Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-30

From developments at the hearings before the cities and boroushs com mlttee of the state legislature at Hart ford at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon it town known as Sunnyside will become a part of the city of Norwich and what was even more pronounced was the fact that there would undoubted- ly be no consolidation of the govern ments of the city and town of Nor wich The resolution introduced by Senator C. s. Avery providing for the consolidation of the two governments was knocked as dead as a nail when 30 or 40 residents of the city and town appeared before the committee to voice their protests, while not one solitary individual put himself on record in favor of consolidation.
 Annexation of the Sunnyside section by the city seemed generally desired as but one protested over such action. and his protest was withdrawn when he found that he had misunderstood the conditions. The bill introduced by Representative John F. Craney provid- ed for the annexation of both Sunny side and the Norwich Town and Bean position to the annexation of the latter territory, with none pressing it strong ly.
 There was a delegation of about 40 from Norwich at the hearing, includ- ing Mayor T. c. Murphy, Corporation Counsel Tanning, Attorney Charles W. Comstock, President J. c. Macpherson of the Board of Trade, City Engineer Branche, vice president of the Busi- ness SMen's association.
 Wanted 1t Put Over.
 Attorney John H. Barnes moved to put over the hearing so that both mat ters could be brought up before the Business Mems association and the Norwich Board of Trade, to get the opinion of both organizations.
 Chairman King said thtt if the hear ings were put over the matter would be too late for consideration at this session of the legislature.
 Mir Barnes said that a new city charter would be necessitated and that action by the citizens of the town would be necessary so that the matter would go over to later session of tht7 legislature anyway,
 Opposition to Consolidation.
 Corporation Counsel Tanning said that the Board of Trade was opposed to the consolidation of the city and town governments. President Mac phersen of the Board of Trade statsd that that organization was the spsn- sor7 of the bill for annexation of the and Norwich Town districts, but that it was opposed to the eonsoH- dation of town and city. The two suburbs mentioned he said, were re- ceiving city benefits without city taxes.
 Claimed Hearing Not Advertised.
 Attorney Comsteek objected to the hearing in that the matter had not been properly advertised and brought to the attention of the public, as the statutes require.
 s6 Vote Against Consolidation.
 Corporation Counsel Tanning said that consolidation meant a new char ter and that an advertisement of the nearing was therefore required.
 Those opposed to annexation were asked to rise, and about thirty people rose. showing a general opinion op posed, and the hearing was declared closed
 Hearing en Annexation.
 The act concerning the annexation , sf Sunnyside and Norwich Town to he city of Norwich was next taken IP. Corporation Counsel Tanning said l hat last fall the Norwich board hf rade appointed a committee to con ;ider the annexation of Sunnyside anI he matter of making the town and 1 ,ity limits the same. The committee l