Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-01
NEW LONDON'S AUTO EXPERIENCES
Opponents of New Fire Apparatus Find Much Discuss Opposition to Bill Board in Main Street - Hatch Oil Engine Co., to Move Here-Commtee Wrestling With Fire Prevention.

claim for loss. Little matters of that
 kind are not noticed by the reporter
 with the lead hammer. The new ap-
 paratus was formally accepted by the
 fire committee on Thursday and IS
 now in commission, the property or
 subject for adverse criticism from one
 certain source. It is well that the
 general public appreciates the work
 of the firemen and the fire apparatus
 and their judgment Is not anecteq py
 unwarranted advers. criticism.
 The Municipal Art society Of New
 London has a skeleton bill before the
 legislature relative to bill boards and
 the proposed law is now in course or
 preparation to be submitted to the
 judiciary committee. Therefore It
 was no surprise for remonStrance
 from the society against having a Dill
 board in State street. the fence front
 ing the site of the new Manwarring
 building. There was no objection to
 the fence as that was a precaution Tor
 safety and a real necessity, but there
 was strong objection to the use of
 that fence as a bill board or even an
 advertising sign. Protest was made
 at a meeting of the society and re-
 quest was to have been made to the court of common council against the maintenance of the bill board But
 there was Eo need for such action
 Just as soon as Contractor Douglass heard that the use of the fence Tor advertising purposes was ob1ection- a bIe he removed the cause forthwith Ex- Representative Lucius E. Whlton represents the art society In the in
 troduction of the act relating to Dill | boards and the skeleton bill was in trduced so as to get it in before the expiration of the time for the receiv- ing of new business. It is the only bill of like nature that has been pre- sented at the present session Of the central assembly.
 The Hatch Oil Engine company, of Brooklyn, N. Y., having outgrown its plant in that city and on account of the great cost for enlargement owing to the high land values in that city, decided to remove elsewhere. Th1s information came to the New London Business Mems association and nego- tiations opened with the Hatch Oil Engine company, which resulted in in vitation to locate in New. London. This was accepted conditioned that New LondOners evidence of good faith and moral support would pay a part of the expense of removal of the plant, the citys share being $1.50o. The raising of the money was easy and within a month the new concern to New London will be in operation in the buildings formerly occRpied by the Forbes company.
 This company manufactures oil engines similar to those made at the plant of the New London Ship and Engine company though much smaller and of a much less expensive type | There is no opposition between the 1 new industries, but as matter of fact officials of the New London Ship l and Engine company, with F. Leroy l were instrumental in get | ting the Hatch company to locate in | New London The company is now l em ploying forty men and expect to l double that number when the plant is 1 in operation in the new location. The Hatch company asked for no f1nan- l cia1 assistance either by sale of stock 1 Or furnishing real estate and buildings. |
 The fire committee of the New Lon l don Business Mems association that l has been making special study of the l question of prevention of fires, has l finally made report in the form of an l ordinance that is to be presented for l the consideration of the court of com | mon council. The document Is long l and full of provisions that ought to l result in lessening the number of | fires that are caused by carelessness and neglect by removing the causes. 1 Provision is made for the semi-annual l inspection of all buildings and prem | ises by the. chief engineer and closer l ins spection of new buildings by the | building inspector all new buildings 1 being supplied with fire stops that 1 will prevent the spreading of fires by | me partition route The Or01nance IS | patterned after those that are in force i in some of the larger cities and there 1 is question whether all the require | ments are applicable to a city the size of New London. especially in the | sections where there Is l much space between the buildings and | where conditions differ materially in 1 comparison with large cities.
 However the council will perhaps l remove the chaff from the grain and | ,d mt ivaY Hat f,11j all the requirements without some of , he objectionable features of the ordi- | nance as originally drafted. The New | London Business Mems assoeia ton 1as done it's part towards preventing | fires and it's Is up to the council to 10 the rest. At one of the preliminary sessions of the committee 1t was sug- | rested that enc way te lessen the num- per of fires to refuse insurance to parties whose premises are frequ ent- V visited by fires that originate under circumstances.