Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-16
NEW LONDON STREET LAYOUT
Alderman Miner Wants New Plan Put Into Operation Wants Crooked Streets Abolished and Building Lines Established - Congressman Mahan's Appointment - City Brook DaIay.

III In6s manner. QEOA1O6NN Dy b61N- CAAS- of said members shall be chosen tor the term ending on the date of the council meeting in October 1914, and the other for the term ending on the. date of the council meeting in OcEo- Der, 1915. The term of office of each member of said board. except the
 mayor, chosen to succeed the present members of said board and the two members herein provided for, shall Joe for, a term of five years and until his successor shall be chosen and qault-
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 Section H. It shall be the duty of said board to preDare a. comprehensive plan for the systematic and harn1oni- ous development of the city, and to that end said board shall have power to employ expert advisors and to pay therefor and for such other expenses as may be necessary, not exceeding the amount appropriated for. such. purpose at any time by the city of New Lon don.
 Section r. All questions concerning the location of any street, avenue highway, boulevard, or parkway shall be referred to said board by the court of common council of said city for it's consideration and report before final action is taken.
 Section 13 Said board shall make or cause to- be made map or maps of the entire city Of New London showing the various pronerties situated in said city and all the streets. avenues, high ways, boulevards or paTkWayS of said city, ;showfn" locations proposed by it for any new street, avenue, highway, boulevard, or parkway and grades thereof. and may employ such engineer or engines and employees as it may deem necessary in the making of such may or maps. Said map or maps shall be approved by the court of common council. The court of common council shall have nower to change said map or maps from time to time. For the purpose of making said n1cp or ma ps, said board, its engineer. or engineers, servants or agents. are. authorized to enter upon the land of any person.
 Section 14.' After said map or maps has or have been approved by the. com mon council no water or sewer pipes shall be laid by the board of water and sewer commissions, except upon such streets, avenues, and highways. boule- shown on said map or maps
 Section 15. Said map or maps shall be. used by the board of assessors of said city. to aid them in determining the property. owned by any person or corporation, and for such other pur- pose as may. be necessary in making the proper assessments for taxation.
 Section. f6. The court of common council is hereby authorized to pur- chase, harvest, manufac ture, house, and sell ice, harvested from any. .reser- voir of the city of- New London, or other source. as it may deem, advis- able, or to. establish a plant for the manufacture. of ice and to do all other acts incident to the. harvesting manu- featuring. or selling of iceT as herein authorized. - '-'
 That cSnsressrnan Mahan proposes to get all the fruit within reach is shown in the recommendst ton made Of William .. Fish of New London for the position of. special agent of the census department in Connecticut for the department of manufactures, and it -isi the hope of the great majority of the democrats of the city that the appointment will be made
 Mr. Fish, like the. congressman, is a native of New London and. they have always known each other. Mir Fish has been q democrat ever since he be- ed. for the position. He is an expert bookkeeper- and has held responsible positions, with the C. D. Boss company, the Central Vermont railroad com panyy and with the New London! Gas and Electric company and it's sue cessor the Connecticut Power con- pany, his last employment. Soon after the change in ownership the company $ efficiency men commenced. work . in New London. With the-result that the hatronS nave to pay more TOT the ser vice than ever before and the new customer has to pay at the beginning for, the privilege of becoming a patron. The. changes along this line gno doubt is for the benefit of the company, but at the expense of the people.
 The time was right here in New London. when the city book, so- called was printed with .'.neatnessf and edes- patch" and was ready for public in spection within a few weeks after the reports of the various. city departments were presented to the court. of comm on council. -and the book was out never later than November y1st of each year. How this thing has changed! Here it is well into the month of January and no city book in sight and no prospect of immediate production Even all the reports are not submitted to the coun- cil,. but go to- the printer after being edited by a specially selected. person. There, is s- something radically wrong about the printing or rather the com : pletion Q, fthat city book the value of which Is lost by the unusually long delay in getting it to the people. There have been delays and delays. before but none to cornpare with ti1er present time. Somebody is responsible for the delay and perhaps It is, just asa well to put it. up to the printer, whoever he may. be. lust as did the writers for newspaperS years ago, when every error tha: appeared in. print was charged Ilp