Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-01
NEW LONDON RAILROAD TRAINS
Where Rules Were Violated Precautions Were Taken and Safety Assured $3O 900 Wanted For Highway Charges Which Are not Needed-Liquor Sales Sunday Passing of German Lager Beer Saloon-Pequot Possi- biltics

Tne public utilities commission. af. ter careful investigation of the charg- es preferred by Attorney een5amin H. Hewitt, of Mystic, that the rules gov- erning the movement Of railroad trains at the New London station had, been violated by the New York, New Hay en and Hartford company, has given decision that there was no dasrant violation of rules. but that the mat ters comPfained Of were absolutely necessary under the conditions that
 existed at the time the moving of
 one train while another was at a
 standstill, was made with due caution
 and that no damage could have pos-
 sibiy resulted. Attorney Hewitt and
 witnesses of his own selection gave
 testimony before the commissioners
 and the real situation was explained
 by railroad employees and to the full
 satisfaction of the commission
 New Londoners who are thoroughly
 familiar with conditions at the station,
 its dangers and the precautions taken
 for public safety. have made no com
 plaint of violation of rules to the
 commission This may be due to
 lack of observation and a duilnAss in
 detection of violations, therefore it is
 probably necessary for the attorney from Mystic to guard the interests Of the public at the New London station The commission has warned the rail- road company to exercise more than ordinary caution at all times and dn- der all circumstances owing to the dangerous conditions caused by the present layout at the station which includes the Groton ferry crossing,
 1t is just a iittie bit surprising that in view of the semi-ofhciai allegation that intoxicating liquor is not sold on Sunday that, as a ru1es more cases of intoxication are called to the bar in the police court on Mondays than on any other day of the week Many men are seen going into places that are under suspicion of being places where intoxicating liquors are being sold contrary to law. sober when they go in and under the influence when they come out. As the police know this to be fact. it must be that the visitors simply go just inside the door way and drink from bottles. liquor ob- tained the night before
 Were there positive proof of law violation of course the police would make arrests and prosecution would follow. Therefore 1t must be accept ed as fact that booze is not sold in this city on Sundays.
 The police admit that the cfreum- stances are peculiar but that 1t is ex- stantial evidence, though it be almost as positive as direct evidence. Still in the minds of just a few who are not in the least influenced by the opinion of the police or others higher up there is some booze sold here on the Lords day, but they would not register a kick against the illegal business if it were not conducted SC openly. Some chap about the size of Shakespea said long age something that sounded like none are 50 blind as those that. won't see and none So deaf as those that won't hear
 The citizens of New London in city meeting assembled will act upon the recomrn ndation of the court of com mon council to appropriate the sum of s3O,o0O for the extension of Wash ington into Reed street, and to make alterations in Howard street near Bank and also near the intersection with Willetts avenue, to complete the so- called direct drive to the .PeQuot section. This plan has been projected for many years by James D. Lynch. owner of property in the Peauot sec ton perhaps more than any one per son. The change would be one Of marked improvement, the main feat ure of which would be the widening of Howard street at the two points The connecting of Wash ington and Broad street would simply mean a shortening of the route by with the sharp turn from Colt into Reed street. And for this the citizens are asked to appropriate the big sum of s30,O00.
 The direct drive would tend to straighten out some narrow places II and avoid some sharp curves and, perhaps relieve the congestion in the, upper part of Bank street. but these changes are not urgent and perhaps in the latter part of the next decade ErheTe ara now thraa almost direct