Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-11
VOTED DOWN ss.ooo
 FOR FRANKLIN sTREET
improvement South of Willow Street Is Killed Of in Special City Meet, ina.

Ing.
 It took only about 1s minutes for the special. meeting in the town han On Monday evening to vote down the proposal to appropriate the sum of not ever se.ooe to reimburse property own CTS whose buildings would be affected by the proposed establishment of a new property line for Franklin street on the westerly side of the street from Willow street seutheriy to the Bulle- tin building.
 J. J. Desmond appeared in favor of the improvement. while its speaking opponents were Meyer Blumenthal and William W. Beckwith with a running fire of approval led by John Riley with shouts of You're right" and other commendatory remarks on the argu- ments made by the opponents of the matter before the meeting.
 Most of the 4e or IS citizens pres- ent seemed to Ike the Blumenthal- Beckwith- Riley brand of argument and gave frequent demonstrations of their approval.
 Mayer T. c. Murphy called the meet ing to order at o'clock and Clerk Stephen D. Moore read the call The totRl sum asked for was to be not over se, 900. of which t2.000 was to recompense Emil Fox. s220o for Ben jamln C. Hannis and si275 for VII bur S. filling all property owners In tne section 4ftCteQs
 The mayor stated that on July a petition with about 40 signers had been before the common council on the matter and a hearing had been held with no opposition appearing so that the council decided If advisable to cali this special city meeting.
 Jeremiah J. Desmond offered res olution authorizing the appropriation of sum not to exceed s6.00o and di- recting the council to proceed with the work.
 When the resolution had been sec onded, Mir, Desmond remarked that il was a warm night to spend much time Sn the hall and he supposed the matter had been pretty thoroughly talked over and everybody knew about the conditions. If the resolutions were adopted, which he hoped would be the case, the common council could pro- ceed with the work. What the future holds we know not. but the speaker said he knew of other contemplated improvements thaat would enhance the value of the property in this sectioT and that now was the time. if ever to make this improvement, as 1t would 1 surely cost more later if deferred now, This was an opportunity which VI should grasp. There were certain tendencies that indicatS- a raise 1T value in that locality. and the speak CT hoped that the meeting would ia l vor this resolution and improvement. When Mir. Desmond had finished John Riley broke in with some re marks without rising from his seat. H. was rapped to order by the chairman Meyer Blumenthal opposed the ap propriation saying that he thought VI | had already done cur share for Frank | lin street and he thought the poor tax payers could not stand any more ex | pense. He thought some people woul' | like to have automobiles and othe things, but could not affor dthem an. | he did not think the city could af | ford this. He thought too that the, ought to spend money on West Thame \ street.
 w. w Beckwith said that it locke to him as if somebody were comin
 in through the window or the side dool | Thirty-flve years ago there was nor | business in Norwich to the square inc l than there Is to the square mile to 1 day. (Cries of you're right'o. l People were short of money he sai for we've lost through the Unite
 States Finishing Co. and the New Ha | He said that there was more trav' | on Broadway than there was o i Franklin street which was wide enoug
 for all the business there was on 1
 There had been talk about the Cit
 Beautiful and one president of tn board of trade had wanted to plar
 the banks of the river with flower
 What we wanted more than the cit
 beautiful was the city busy.
 He referred to curtaiiment In loc; industries. Hopkins and Aliens. Cres
 cent Firearms Co.,. and The Thermc
 Co, and said it was not a wise thin
 at the present time to vote this e1 penditure-
 He moved to lay the resolution o
 the table.
 On a viva. voce vote, Mayor MuI l phy declared the motion to lay on tt
 table prevailed and the special ell
 meeting adjourned at once sine die.