Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-20
NEW LONDON FIRE AUTO SPEED
Likely Be Restricted By Ordinance Paid Department Considered Unnecessary-G Armor Plant For Navy Yard-Move to Straighten Shaw Street.

The late John R. BoIes lost in his fight against League Island as a navy yard, but he secured the present naval site on the Thames, succeeded in se- curing the endorsement of naval and army boards on the natural adVan- tages of the site and it's admirable water approach but he lacked the substantial backing of the people of his day and had to do his work from the outside and practically alone. He did his work we'll and won the sobri
 quet, Father of the New London Navy Yard" MT. Mahan is on the inside. He has all the persistency of MT, Bolles and considerable more tact and his opportunities are greater than were those of MT. Bolles. He usually gets what he goes after and he is after that armor plant with just as much vigor as he was after that mil lion dollars for a state terminal pier for steamships at New London
 Corporation Counsel William T.. Connor is the owner of the building corner of Bank and Shaw streets, which extends away beyond the regu- lar street line of Shaw street, although it is claimed the building does not encroach on the original highway. Be that as it may. MT. Connor is de- sirous of improving the section by widening the street, so that the sur roundings will better conform to the new parklet at the junction of Bank and Shaw street. He offers the city, free of charge, IS much of the lano whereon his building stands as is necessary for the proper widening of the street and only asks as recom- pense that the city stand for the ex- pense of the removal of the building to new location on the lot.
 This is in marked contrast to the of Ar& ,ayIzA he city paid fancy price for his prop erty to widen Howard street. Mir. Dart first offered to sell the city a strip of his property, but later in sisted that the city take the whole or none, and now declares that under the sale the city must use all the property purchased from him for highway pur- poses, although only 8 part of it can be used to advantage. It is probable, however, that the section not wanted by the city will be devoted to private purposes in the not far distant future.
 No name has yet been given to that parllet at the junction Of Bank street and Montauk avenue although it has been fully graded and enclosed with a neat iron fence. This parklet is lo- cated near the Italian colony, much of the property in the vicinity is owned by Italians who are greatly improving the location It has been suggested that the place be designated as Columbus park in honor of the dis coyerer of the country, and in appre- citation the Italian residents of New London would show appreciation by erecting a handsome statue of Colum- bus in the park It is said that prominent Italian residents are favor able to the plan but they are not dis posed to ask for the recognition iron, the park commissioners, the court of common council or the whole citizenry of New London, but that if they re- ceived the honorable recognition, they would show appreciation by the erec- tion of a magnificent monument that would endure forever.