Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-02
TO THE EDITOR
How beacon Otis peeded Property.

MT. Editor:-In the Bulletin of Sep
 ternber 29th, a quotation from the an-
 nual report of the Otis Library con
 tains these words: If good Deacon
 Otis ilad foreseen the growth of the
 library bearing his name, he would, l
 think, never have limited its occupa-
 tion to the lower story of the neat and
 symmetrical two-story building which
 he erected. The use by the library of
 the second story would relieve undue
 pressure in the present reading room
 and furnish quarters for the children,
 such as are deemed indispensable in
 all modern libraries. giving needed
 space and additional quiet to the large
 number of adults who alone often fill
 the main reading room to capacity.
 This handicap is especially felt be-
 cause of the extreme difficulty of fur
 ther utilizing the lot on which the H-
 brary stands for the purpose. The trus-
 tees have been thus far unxuccessful
 in 1nteir efforts to obtain the use of the
 whole or a part of the aforesaid sec-
 ond story. As the pressure of the
 times increases, they permit them
 selves to indulge in hopes of better
 success"
 AS the obvious import of the forego- ing is that the present occupants of the second story of the library build ing are obstructing the public welfare in declining to vacate the coveted rooms, will you grant me additional space for a brief word of explanation,
 that the reading public may judge alright in this matter? Without going into a discussion of the comparative merits of the present and the pro- posed uses of the rooms in question, | let me quote frc-1 the deed of Deacon Otis the exact words, with which the l writer of the library report above | noted must be acquainted, and yet which absolutely preclude the possi- | bility of such transfer of rights and uses as he describes: ITO have and | to hold the afore granted premises | unto them, the aforesaid Alvan Bond | Get al.) and to their successors for ever, to the use and upon the special | trust and confidence however as fol- | lows, and for no other purpose what soeXer: wis, The first story of said | building shall be used for the purpose | of a public library for the inhabitants of said City of Norwich forever; and | the second story of said building shall | be for the uses of a pastoral library l to be under the charge of the pastor and deacons of the Second Congrega- tional Church of Norwich, of which 1 the said Alvan Bond is now pastor, and | Of their successors forever"
 I trust this quotation for the origi- | nal deed will serve to clear one group | of trustees from the stigma of playing dog in the manager" toward another group equally interested in carrying | out these related benefactions or good 1 Deacon Otis.'
 | HERBERT J. wYCKOFF'.a | Norwich, Oct. l. 1914.
 Who Pays Bozrah's Taxes.
 MT. Editor:| see by the newspaper that the democrats of Bozrah claim l that while the democrats were running | the town that times in Bozrah were | good: also that the town affairs have l been handled in first class shape. | Probably they are, but whose money | is paying the bills of Bozrah? Surely
 the democrat party realizes that ovel l three e-quarters of the taxes are pai6 | by republican taxpayers. Also they | say times have been of the best. They | certainly are, but who is it that has | made times good? Do they stop t6 | think that over nine-tenths of the mer | employed in the town are employed by republican capitalists? If they thlnl l that the town is to be run in the fu' | ture by the democratic party they may 1 be sadly mistaken as every one turn: once in a while.
 l A WILL BE. | Bozcah, Oct. 1, 1914.
 l Seconds Mir. Wercester's Remarks. | MT. Editor:-I was glad, in a recen 1 issue of the Bulletin, to see a latter | from Rev. E. S. Worcester, calling at 1 tention to the Presidents proclama. l tion. In his arpeal for large, loca
 response to the suggestions and spirit | of that proclamation, Mr. Worcester ls surely expressing the feeling of every minister of Norwich. No word Of mine