Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-20
NEW LOND0N'S POPULAR OFFICIAL
Duties of the Park Commissioners Under Increased Powess
 Little Activity For Building Lines Contrast Be tween Old Time ndPresent Day Boat Races.

i street. or public place, between which
 lines no building or part thereof shall
 be erected The mayor was given
 authority to appoint a building line minority representation. to be com posed of three taxpaying citizens. But so far as known there is nothing do- ing in the building line business, al- enforcement Is apparent in many sec tions Of the city. Here's another lit , tie power granted by the legislature but which Is not made applicable by the court of common council. That Is, to provide for the regulation of the emission of smoke from any chimney. smoke stack, or other source within the limits of said city. and to prescribe penalties for violation of such ordin- ance. and provide for the enforcement of the ordinance through inspectors. Another case of wonder why not?
 Although the Yale Harxard boat races were rowed about ten days earl fer than usual, this year there were fully as many yachts in the harbor ious years. and days do count in the opening of the yachting season. Such a large number of yachts in full com mission at this early date indicates will be of large proportions. But this Is the case when Ldpton, or any other man, challenges for the America cup. This event increases interest in yacht ing circles and also among the people who dwell along the coast and es- pecisily those who live in the harbor town of New London. As has been the custom ever since the organization. the craft of the New York Yacht club, the largest of its kind. will visit New It is probable that the trio of big stlckers built as cup defenders will be with the fleet, and of course the points of greatest attraction.
 The time was when New londoners showed appreciation of the visit of the yaehtsman by a general illumination along the shore. the display of fire works and music by the band. Re ciprocation was given by decoration of the yachts with electric lights and some fireworks. In those days there was a summer shore hotel on the New London side of the Thames and it was in front of that hotel where the null titude assembled and made the dem onstration of welcome. The hotel was licked up by the fire fiend. but the , grounds. the wharf and the same wa ter front is still there. The property, the site of the old Pequot house, is owned by Senator Frank B. Brandegee and there is doubt that he would be pleased to have the public use the place in connection with a welcome to the New York Yacht club by the peo- pie as a whole. Here is opportunity for some one to get busy and start
 the ball a rolling for a welcome to the fleet, such as their dadies or granddadies used to do in the days | that are gone and are to come no more
 Congressman and Mayor Mahan has :, aspirations to become a United States senator and is an open candidate against Simeon Baldwin, the present governor of the state and who was elected to the office as a democrat. If | the usual custom prevails of sending | members of the legislature and dele gates to the state convention 1t is a safe prediction that the governor will not be nominated for United States senator. He did not make any friends | of the legislators. So from this dis ] tance the indications are that Con- gressman and Mayor Bryan F. Mahan
 will be the democratic nominee