Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-14
HOW TO DISPOSE OF
 WILLIMANTIc'S ICE
Discussed Before Water Committee Thread Mill Employees and Hospital Put in Claims.


 The water committee of the city council Aldermen O'Conner. Martin and Clark, with Corporation Counsel Kelley as legal adviser, held public hearing at the council chamber Friday evening to listen to proposals concern ing the disposition of the 1.1O0 tons or less of ice at the municipal ice plant. The troublesome ice baby was intro duced by Chairman O'Conner, who oc- cupied the mayors chair at the hear ing. There were number Of specta tors present who were interested 1n the ante-mortem dissection of the little city child. MT. Jenkins, speaking for the operatives of the American Thread company, who desired the city ice to cool the drinking water at the several mills of the A. T. Co., asked the com mittee to recommend to the city coun- cil that about 150 to 175 tons of the city ice be reserved for them. He sug- gested 30 cents a cWt. as a fair price, they to pay the expenses of its deltv- cry from the city icehouse to the mill. MT. Jenkins said the operatives paid for their own ice for drinking purposes and they were now paying w. Ii. Smith, the local dealer who purchased the Aver ice supply. 50 cents per hun dred pounds. Fayette Goss and A. C. Everest also represented the A. T. Co. operatives and endorsed Mr.. Jenkins views. MT. Sweeney and J. F. Carr, representing Sl. JOS0pu ; lOSplldls dSh ed the committee to reserve about 15 tons of city ice for hospital uses at d fair price, the hospital to pay for it's own delivery. Lawyer w. A. King rep resented w. H. Smith, the local ice dealer He said whether or not with authority he did not know. but MT Smith, his client, understood when he went into the ice business and bought the Aver stock that the city would sell it's ice to him (Smith) and not be- come his competitor He said MT. Smith would undoubtedly be willing to put up as much as $1,ooo so that the hospital the A. T. Co. operatives and the poor people could secure the ice at low terms, even suggesting donation of the Ice to the hospital. Lawyer King said. however. that the real bone of contention would be to designate who were really the poor people
 Mayor Dunn addressed the commit tee as 8 citizen and not as mayor He reviewed the circumstances that led the city to secure legislation giving It the right to cut. sell and harvest ice. The mayor said he did not care how the newspapers reported him. Then he referred to the proceedings that led to the city establishing the city ice plant. his introduction to MT. Cum mings of New Haven. the Dunn- Gates Cummings star chamber dime at the Hooker house" and Cummings 0IOIlS (lIldI Iell lH0 lCeJ F II ) solve the local ice problem. Mayor Dunn stated he had talked with Ice Dealer Smith and told him he was in favor of Accent ice and that if he (Smith) treated Willimantic fairly he would recommend the city council to sell him tSmith) the city ice. Alder man Martin said he knew of a respon- sible party who would give bond to purchase the city ice at s2 a ton and retail it at 40 cents hundred to fam lilies. He was sharply asked by Cor poration Counsel Kelley who the party was and Alderman Martin searched his little red book in vain to find the name. The alderman at large severely criticized the A. T. Go. for not paying for the ice for the use of it's operative; in the mill The hearing ended with the understanding that a city council meeting should be called next Monday evening to hear their report and take action on tho matter