Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-09
PETITION GRANTED.
Mayor Authorized to Call Special .ing to Vote by Ballot on Muni- cipaI Ice Question.

At the city council meeting Mon 1 day evening all the aldermen were 1 present except Alderman Webber. The i important matter that came before the | board was action on the petition of 1 w. B. Jordan and 54 others asking l the board to call another meeting to ! take action by ballot on the municipal 1 ice question. M. E. Lincoln, of the Lincoln and Boss Lumber company 1 w B. Knight, agent of the Quidnick- Windham company, Samuel Chesboro Ernest Chesboro and J. M. Shepard were present in support of the peti- ton.
 NJ E.. Lincoln said he thought it would be a great mistake for the city !! to establish city ice houses, as it would not only be poor business proposition but for sanitary reasons as well He contended that the city water was not fit for drinking and that the city ice would be contaminated.
 Alderman Martin said the contami- nation was all talk and the aldermen should not recognize the petition be- cause some had signed it he claimed through representation but he did not back his claim up by any names" and also because he said the petition was circulated by a person who was not voter or taxpayer. Mir. Lincoln replied to Alderman Martin and said that the men on the petition knew per- fectly well what they were signing.
 Alderman Jackson said the petition was B representative one and he did not believe any who signed it did so through any misunderstanding and he thought Alderman Martin was trying to creep out of a mighty small hole Ernest Chesboro spoke in support of the petition because he was opposed to the municipal ice proposition both for sanitary and business reasons Agent w. E. Knight of the Quidnick- Windham company also supported the petition on business grounds and espe- Cially, he said, because he resented the city's being misrepresented as it has been, in the local paper and the Hart ford Courant. He said he resented the report that the signers of that petition had been intimidated by their employees into placing their names on that petition and he took sharp ex- ception to the writer of those articles trying to create class prejudice be- tween employers and employees in Will limantic. He said he had been a. working man himself since he wa$ v years old and no man was obliged to hire him if he did not want him. Since he assumed the management of the Quidnick- Windham mills the payroll had increased from $1,S00 to $3600 a week and he did not think he was an enemy to the city's interests A municipal plant would make no differ ence to him. he said because he had
 
 Alderman O'ConnOr thought some had signed the petition through some misunderstanding. but favored the re- quest of the petitioners being granted
 Mayor Dunn said he was favorable to granting the request of the peti- tioners. but felt that the person who circulated it should have presented if 10 him personally instead of paying 9 cents for postage. He sharply scored the reported of the Hartford Times for stating in his report of the special meeting that Comptroller Dunn's appointees from Hartford and gang of Italian laborers from the sewer department were present to help put the municipal ice measure through Mayor Dunn said If any men came from Hartford to vote they were legal voters and had a right to do so. Mayor Dunn was favora ble to calling another special meeting to vote on the matter by ballot and said he was sure the city would support the measure.
 L. B. Lincoln, reporter for the Hart ford Times sharply denied the mayors accusation and bet His Honor could not produce the article with the accu- sations made as Mayor Dunn stated them. M E. Lincoln stated ne had seen werkmen from the sewer depart ment a the last special city meeting
 The aldermen voted to authorize Mayor Dunn to grant the request of the petitioners fer a special city meet ing to take action by ballot on the municipal ice measure: the polls are to be open from A. m. to 10 D. m.
 Sidewalk and sewer matters were brought before the board and routine bills were ordered paid.
 Personals.
 Miss Mabel Holden of Westerly, R. l.. is visiting at the home of MT. and Mrs. Howard Gray.
 Miss Amelia Leide has returned to her home in Boston after visiting at the home of MT. and Mrs A. P. Benner.
 Mrs James Eadie and son, James. Jr., of Cambridge, Mass, have return ed after a visit in this city with rel ativeS.
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