Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-12


ton has been made as yet to help
straighten out the existing conditions.
In the meantime, the city fathers
ought to do just a little something to
relieve the dangerous condition of the
Jltney section of State street which is
so congested that human life is en-
dangered. Other vehicles, too, as well
as j1tneys have some right in the pub
lie highways, that the jitney operators
should be compelled to respect.
DR.. J. Torrington Black, he who
resigned as health officer of the city of
New London, with the evident expec-
to receive the carefully prepared doc
ument, and subsequently relented and
wanted his resignation back, is still
the health officer of the city. He as
signed as a cause for resignation the
interference of the mayor with the
duties of the health officer. Then he
determined to battle with the mayor,
and his associates of the New London
Medical society passed resolutions in
praise of the conduct of the health
department by DR.. Black and appoint
ed a committee to appear before the
court of common council to make plea
for the retention of DR.. Black as health
officer and grant him the privilege of
withdrawing the resignation. DR..
Black also received the endorsement Of
Tic CANlC League anu us aCC6nOant IN
Huence to prevent the acceptance of
the resignation. At the council meet
ing Mayor Miner explained his atti-
tude in the plainest of terms, declar-
ing that DR.. Black was unfit to be
health officer end was not of the kind
suggested in the statutes. not that he
was not an efficient health officer, but
he was not the discreet person that
the statutes intended for health off,
Ger and was too autocratic to be en-
trusted with all the power of a health
officer.
Mayor. Miners explanation voiced
the sentiment of a qood part of the
citizenry of New London. When the
matter came to final issue In the court
of common council, the motion to ac-
cept the resignation of DR.. Black was
defeated by a vote of 8 to Z, just
enough to defeat, and that was all
This is the second time that DR.. Black
has resigned and wanted his resigna-
uon back. The next will probably be
a case Of the third strike and out
The general opinion is that DR.. Black
as health officer is efficient but over
ofhc1ous. His salary is $1,000 a year
and the medical society has practically
demanded that the court Of common
council increase the salary to $4,000
Ihls was not done at the June meet
ing.
The Chinese commercial commission
now touring the United States did not
stop in New London last Wednesday,
although the representative committee
of the New London Chamber of Com
merce and the city of New London,
Thomas z. Dorsey, Charles H. Thomp-
son and James O'Neil, made a trip to
New York and gave out the statement
that the distinguished Chinese visi-
tors would arrive in New London at
four in the morning and remain for
seven hours, when enroute to Provi-
dence. This committee did their very
best to induce the commissioners to
change their itinerary and outlined the
plan of reception in New London. But
the invitation was declined with char
acteristic Chinese civility, to become
the guests of New London even for
seven short hours. The gentlemen
from China as a matter of fact did
come to New London on the day des-
ignated by special train, made the US
ual train tarry, and then sped on to
Providence, where they enjoyed the
two days reception prepared for them
beginning at eight o'clock in the morn
ing.
On Tuesday morning Messrs. Dor
Sey and Thompson went to Providence
and had interview with the committee
representing that city and really did
succeed in having that committee yield
to the extent Of consenting to the
commission remaining in New London
not later than 7.90 in the morning
This did not satisfy the New London
committee and the affair was called
Jff for the present.
The genial Harry Bond, Just at pres
ent the prince of entertainers and bus
lily engaged along that line, in con-
nection with his arrangements to
marry during the present month, wants
his friends to not lose sight of the fact
that he is a. candidate for the noInina--