Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-07

&h1AlSH 4. 44yAIlL OLo Ol lllS AAlOSe successful promoters of property in the Pequot section. and who has been a summer resident for a great many years. and who had considerable to do with the general Identification of that important part of New London, has for the past quarter of century been agitating. at intervals. a new route to the Pequot section by way of Pequot avenue, Now he has brought the matter direct to the court of common council for action, backed by a petition signed by representative tax-paying citizens. MT Lynch's original plan was to fill in a part of the inner cove and run a road parallel to Shaw street part of the way and then swerve off and connect with property in Bank street then owned by Walter Fitzmaurice and James J. Connor, through to Truman street, thus relieving the congestion in Bank street and making a more acceptable driveway The cost of that proposed highway would have been only the cost of construction of the road In the cove and the removal of a house and the purchase of building lot in Tru- man street.
 The present plan is by far the best, and, according to Mir. Lynch, gives direct route from the railway station to the Pequet, without vehicular con gestion dangers as well as the avoid anee of sharp angles and the attendant inconvenience and dangers. The plan contemplates change in Howard street at it's junction with Pequot avenue, which would widen the road nd lnCGan at the railroad cut; the widening of Howard street near Bank by lessening the width of the sidewalks, converting the triangular plot of land owned by the Brannigan and Ahearn estates in- to a small park, making an improved approach to Reed street, opening this street direct into Washington street, and thence on the road would be com plete to State street and thence to the railway station, This is an old pro- jeet revived and the people generally are familiar with the conditions and there is a growing sentiment in favor of the improvement, as something must surely be done to relieve the con- stantly increasing congested condition of Bank street. and 1t is practically inn possible to widen Bank street without the removal of part of nearly all the buildings from Tilley to State street, and New London, progressive as it may be, has not yet attained that pin nacle of citydom where it can afford to do a work of that magnitude, though Mayor Mahan did have that little mat ter under consideration a few years ago, Mf Lynch's plan is feasible and not very expensive, and no doubt the present court of common council will give the project proper consideration. The death of a Providence man In a cell in tke police station at New London, from injuries previously re- eeived, demonstrates that more atten- ton should be paid to injured persons that are brought to the station. The medical examiner declares that had a | physician been called the life of the man might have been saved. He had a fractured skull, and if taken to an hospital the depression might have been relieved. Instead he was placed | in a cell and was given no particular attention until the station house keeper I found him dead on the floor several hours after he was brought in. There | is no doubt but that in the future in- l jured pePsefls will be carefully ex- amined before being taken to the cell room, but 1t required the loss of a human life to bring about this inspec- ton, Though the medical examiner l says that the fracture of the skull was caused by @, blow delivered by some person, it is understood that the police 1 insist that the injury was caused by a fall. The county coroner after the autopsy agreed with the medical ex- aminer that death was probably due to foul play, and at once started an | investigation to ferret out the mur- derer, if murder it was, while the police remained inactive. to very. marked degree at the outset.
 The coroner called to his assistance the sheriff and deputies, and then the
 police force got busy and cooperateo l with the county officers, Every effort is now being made to ascertain just how the Providence man received the fracture of the skull, just where he was assaulted and who struck the blows that resulted in the death of the man, Tn justice to the police, be 1t said that inasmueh as the coroner had taken charge of the case that Il
 was out of their jurisdiction, pendina investigation, and that the police al all times were in readiness to work under the direct orders of the coroner
 The court of common council at tn,
 regular neating this week aeeeptec
 the recommendation of the police com
 mittee and elected Patrolman Benjamin
 Beehe to the newly created office oI
 sergeant of police. and now he is nex
 in command to the lieutenant, hi
 duties being mainly street work, thu
 captain and lieutenant being the dl
 reeting officers at the police station
 the former taking the day and th'
 latter the night trick. and when thu | nlaus of the eopnmittee are oomnleted