Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-15
NEW LONDON FIRE APPARATUS
Combination Engine Given Hard Test With Satisfactory Results-LiberaI Contributions For Autos Retirement of Commercial Agent Brown - Repeal of Harbor Act Should Not Prevail

t, It is also argued that the machine is l good for many years more of hard service and at a comparatively small outlay, and it is quite probable that effort will be made to purchase the old machine from the LaFrance com pany, and keep the same for use in ] emergencies, a spare machine that could be put in commission in a lew minutes and be of grear a1d should there be fire Of more than the ordin- ary magnitude. There is need for a spare apparatus in the city and 1t may be that the Niagara will supply that need. While $1.o00 has been allowed for the old machine in the purchase of the new, it is understood that the manufacturers would sell the machine back to the Niagaras for hslf that amount Even this sum is more than the citizens should permit the company members to pay under the circumstances, and it is quite probable that Old Maude may yet remain with
 the Niagaras
 The retirement and pensioning Com
 merciaI Agent Brown by reason of long
 and faithful service seems to be feat
 ured by some of the wSpa perS as an innovation for the railroad company Right here in New London several faithful employees were placed on the pension roll of the company several years ago and there are more in the near vicinity. Former Conductor Ho1- man, so well-known to travellers on the Valley road years ago, and now a member of the state @board of chari-s ties, was after many years service re- tired with a pension over five years and he is sounding the praise of the railroad company at every OppOrtunl- ty, for lie declares that the company has surely been good to him. and he adds that the company will be good to all employees who are good to the company
 MT Holman is resident of Say H. h ie ferYf of with the railroad company he ayers that he always worked for the good of the company and the travelling pubIlc and performed all the duties assigned him as best as he could. As a result he never received the slightest repri- mand from any of the officials and none of the working rules were vlo- lated by him He says he is proud of his record as railroad man and it is a pleasure, he says, to know that faithful service is fully appreciated
 Though there has been criticism by some who always criticise because of his progressiveness in advancing the best interest of the city which of course means increased expenditure, some to forget that the mayor IS the heaviest individual taxpayer in the city and in consequence the burden of taxation affects him more than any body else. He has done wonders for New London and his great work here
  go on will be even better appreciated is being made by the Bridge port gang in the general assembly to undo his work in the interest of the whole state and incidentally his native city, but it is not believed that the act to repeal the million dollar appropria- tion for the development of New Lon don harbor as terminal for steamships will prevail In fact it would have never been introduced but for the Kilkenny fight that is on between the leaders of democracy in the state
 This harbor development matter should not be banded about as a po- litical football but the best interests of the state should receive considera- tion- Once that highway commission CT business completed and the legisla- 1 tors get down to real business, there l will be marked cessat ton in the misty | opposition to the project to make New 1 London a Connecticut port of interna- | tional importanee- Just because there 1 is political difference between little l Archie McNefl and Bryan F. Mahan | will not be given consideration when 1 the legislators are ready to take action | on the McNeil bill to repeal the ap- 1 for the improvement of the | harbor.