Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-18

the efficient president of the board of school visitors. although he modestly stated that he preferred the honor should go to some of the good men departed.
 While in the distribution of honors the school visitors went a step farther and effaced the old Colt Street school In the records and changed the name to the Jennings school for the present supervisor of schools, who has been connected with the schools for forty years and at a pretty fair salary While it may be all right for the school visitors to name new school buildings in honor of members of the board there Is objection to the chang ing of the names of old schools from those of the original christening. There are many men of today who studied and played as boys in the Colt street school who, for sentimen- tai reasons, hate like sin to have the name changed, and for such a cause.
 That parklet at the junction of Mon tauk avenue, Bank Truman and Bank streets has been graded and fenced in and an idea is given of what a beau ty spot 1t will be in the good old sum- mer time. The old buildings that stood on the parlI1et site were an eye sore and a public disgrace to pro- gressive city. This resting spot has not been officvially named and the hope has been expressed that it be designated Columbus park in recOg- hilton of the large number of citiZnes who are descendants of the great dis coverer and who reside in the immedl- ate vicinity. The Italians are a pro- gressive, patriotic and liberal people, and it's a safe bet that if the parNIet is 3med in honor of Christopher Co., lumbus, that his fellow countrymen will within a year have a fine Colum- bus statue in the center of the enclos- ure, and see to 1t that the place is kept in flrst-class condition.
 It's a pity that while the surround ings of that Hebe drinking fountain were eXcavated for the brick pave ment that something was not done to prevent the continuous overflow of water into the street That was the opportune time but it was permitted to slip by The remedy should be ap- piled before the real freezing weather comes for then the fountain vicinity will be a little ice field and not only be nuisance but a real danger. That lea5y fountain does not add to the aesthetic appearnCe of the nearby new parklet or the general surroundings.
 Speaking of parIdets reminds of the one located or the parade, in the rear of the Soldiers and Sailors monument, which has a leaky drinking fountain near the depot end That fountain should be removed forthwith and per haps placed in a less conspicuous place, for the day has gone when drinking fountains are placed in the most pub lie places. While it is the policy of the city to establish a park system, and large appropriations made for that purpose, it may be termed high treas on to suggest the abOHshment of one that already exists: but a young feI- low named Steve took a chance and got by. That parlkIet on the parade is neither beautiful or useful and it's room Is more desirable than it's pres enCe. That parklet should go and the sooner the better the whole people will be served. for all are interested in accommodating the increased traffic that has come to progressive New London. That parklet is in the public way and detracts from that business section. There's a place for everything, not ex- cepting parklets. and that place is not in the traffic centre of the city, in the most Congested section.
 That parklet was created away back in the days when James P. Johnston was mayor and before the city really was a city more than in name only, and at a time when the parklet per haps served as a filler Times and con- ditions have changed since MT. Johns ton was mayor and the space cover ed by the parklet is needed for the ac- comodation of vehicular traffic. It is time that this obstruction to progress was removed. It never was a beauty spot but like the little tot in the song, was always in the way. The granite coping and the low iron fence might be transferred to the spare section of the Dart property at the corner of Bank and Howard streets. that section that is not used for highway purposes.