Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-28
REELECTION IN BOARD OF TRADE
President Macpherson and Associates Returned Office Annual Meeting-Reports For the Year Made-Tax Commissioners Corbn Gives Instructive Talk

1 an attendance of 75 members when | President James c. Macpherson called the meeting to order at 8 o'clock. l The name of Dr. A. J. LaPierre was proposed for membership and he was elected.
 l At the suggestion of President Mac 1 pherson, Secretary Tibbits read ex- l tracts from the minutes of the previ- | ous annual meeting. and they were ac- 1 cepted.
 Committee Reports Given. | Frank J. King made report for the committee on new industries. He re- ] ferred to lack of suitable accommoda- | tions for industries that would like i to come here and he said the proper | kind of industrial building could be ! filled in a short time Several small ] industries had come here in the past year and would grow. He thought the 1 industrial building was something that would have to be taken up in the coming year.
 Trolley Fare and Transfers. For the transportation committee. | John T. Young's report was read by upon which they are working is for IS cent trolley rate between here and New London and trolley transfers on | all connecting lines in this city. John B. Stanton spoke of the sub- ject of trade schools in his report for
 
 1 now been passed over into the hands of the town school committee. A. $. Spalding made a brief report for the entertainment committee GOV ering what it had been called upon to do in the year. He took the oppor- tunity to advise the kickers in the Board of Trade and against the Board of Trade to stop their kicking and do some boosting for the city and the Board of Trade His words were ap- T11o aa6 commended the general work of the committee.
 Advertising Norwich.
 John NJ. Lee reported for the adver- tising committee, stating that an az ricultural convention had been held here through the cooperation of this committee. He made the suggestion that there be regularity in the issue of the Board of Trade Quarterly. and spoke of the proposed week to be ar ranged by the merchants of Norwich of a week to advertise Norwich as trading center.
 The health and sanitation commit tee was reported for by Dr.. F. J. Cas- sidy. He said that Norwich had been singularly fortunate in freedom from epidemicS of the more severe type of infectious diseases, when the fact of the miscellaneous grouping of mill villages which make up it's entity be considered. The committee made the suggestion that during the following year measures be taken to provide better waiting facilities for the street car passengers at the Franklin square transfer point, and that steps be taken for the installation of proper sanitary drinking fountains in the vicinity of Franklin square and Thames square. As a clean pavemented street is not only more sanitary but also more at tractive than a dirty one and as clean ing by dry brushing of such a street is not hyglenic, we would suggest that steps be taken to secure better and more frequent cleaning of our streets in the central portions of the city and those that are payemented in the resi- dential portion. In this connection it would be of advantage to the citizens If a covered vehicle for the collection of ashes and dry garbage be secured. cleaning of our long stairs It seems to your committee that owing to the fact of the many markets containing foodstuffs of various sorts which are situated adjacent to. the Franklin street brook, that the mouth of that brook should be trapped or in some other way protected from the in vasion by rats which are very prolific infection carriers.
 After 300 Membership.
 Secretary Tibbits read the report for G. L. Hewitt of the membership com mittee, F new members being re- ceived, several lost by death, and the membership is two more than last year The committee proposes an ac- tive campaign to increase the member ship to 300.
 A letter from o. L. Johnson was read as chairman of the City Beautiful committee, in which he said that he considered that much for the benefit of the city had been accomplished in quiet way. He wrote that he could not be a candidate for reelection as chairman of the committee.
 President Macpherson announced that Chairman H. w. Gallup of the committee on statistics had assembled a large lot of detail for this report, which would later be issued.
 Treasurs-'s Report.
 Treasurer c. Leslie Hopkins report ed total receipts of s1.S65.71, of which $1,260 was from dues and $402 from lures were s1,729.4S. in which the largest items were s477.74 for ban quet, s305 for rent. SPOT for adYertis- ing and s3S6.70 to the secretary. The Board of Trade now has $150.07 on hand.
 John D. Hall sent his report for the committee on public improvements. The one matter referred to the com mittee had been the project for 8 20- foot channel in the Thames river to lulS clly. lie COLtlIlilISC lldo DSSll dS- sured that efforts will be made in con gress to get the initial step taken for a survey of the river, and this will have to be followed by the presentation of facts and statistics on freight ton mage and other necessary points to be shown before the congressional com mittee.
 Secretarys Report.
 Secretary Tibbits made an annual report calling attention to much that had been done in the city in building lines and other Improvements. Four valued members had died during the year, Rev. pr. Lewellyn Pratt. Donald G. Perkins, A. N. Carpenter and Thomas Leahy. The membership is. now 250.
 Presidents Report.
 President Macpherson covered the work of the year in his annual report and was applauded for the clear and concise statement he made. with it's spirit of optimism for the future of Norwich.
 lfIe expressed the belief that what had transpired in the past year of an unfortunate character in business con- ditions might yet be found to result to the ultimate good. Among the efforts in which the Board of Trade had been concerned for the city's good he men toned how the Board Of Trade had succeeded in inducing the National Roque association to make this their permanent home by the help that the board had given them in fixing the roque courts and in the annexation of the SunuYSide section to the city. He