Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-23

The special city meeting in the town hall on Monday evening recorded the unanimous vote of the close to 500 citizens present against the proposed partition of the town by. making a
 new town called Old Norwich out of what Is practically all included in the fourth and fifth voting districts of
 the present town of Norwich. Elm bodied in the vote passed by the meet ing after about an hour of discussion
 Of the subject was declaration
 against any plan to annex to the city
 consent of the inhabitants of the sec
 tion outside the city.
 Resolutions Passed.
 The following were the resolutions
 offered by Corporation Counsel Joseph T. Tanning and passed by unanimous
 vote when the vote was taken:
 Whereas, the proposition before the present general assembly of dividing into two towns, the town of Norwich, whose boundaries have remained sub
 stantially unchanged since 1786, must
 be considered as a matter of grave concern to the inhabitants of this city, which holds more than thirds of
 the population of the town and pro- vides 76 per cent. of it's grand list. and this movement has been initiated and promoted without the indorsement of town meeting or even of any public gathering of those inhabitants of the town who will be pressed arbitrarily into the new municipal corporation; and
 Whereas, the citizens of this com- munity view the project as a measure
 which interferes with the regular and l justly expected growth of the com | munity and subjects 1t to the public weakness which invariably marks the course of separation and disunion, and Whereas, particular and serious dis | advantages will result to the city from carrying out the proposed plan which will not only affect its financial in- | terests, but undou btedly will make | necessary many changes in the city | charter, and under the new arrange ment the city's water works at Fair view and Meadow Brook will be S1b- l ject to taxation in the new town, the. Jurisdiction of the city court will be | affected and the net cost to the city | for the courts maintenance will be increased, the amount payable to the city as the towns share for maintain ing highways will be subject to serious reduction. if not taken away entirely any additions to Mohegan park at or | towards the north will mean that the | park will not lie entirely within the town of Norwich, while similarly at | many points what under present con- | ditions, would be the natural expan- l sion of the city. would, under the l change, mean the growth and finan- cial improvement of the new town | rather than of the city itself, and the change involves two separate systems | of town officers in place of one. leaves | the existing town partly within and partly without the city, and would | work to the great detriment of the l entire present town: therefore without l reciting other disadvantages which become more and more apparent as | the proposed enactment Is carefully | scrutinized and realizing that it will | mean to the community a loss which cannot be repaired by the progress of
 many years and against which all
 honorable influence should be exerted; be it
 | Resolved. that it is the sense of this meeting that the city of Norwich
 should, and it does hereby oppose the
 plan now under consideration in the
 legislature of dividing the town of l Norwich into two towns; that it re- gards such plan if carried into ef- | feet as a sure means of detracting from the public importance and stand ing of the community. and that its | effect would be devoid of public good. | Resolved. that the city is opposed to | any plan whereby an effort would be
 made to annex to the city any portion
 of the town without the consent of | the inhabitants of such outside sec- | tion.
 | Resolved, that it further Is the sense l of this meeting that any and every plan of Joining, consolidating or sep
 arating communities or parts of the same, which would affect local muni- | cipal conditions should be submitted | for ratification by vote to the people
 to be<affected before going into effect. l Resolved, that a general committee | of citizens be appointed by the chair with the mayor to act as chairman of
 such committee. to oppose the plan of | separation herein referred to and said committee may increase it's own mem bership if considered advisable and all citizens of the community opposed to
 said plan are invited to work with the committee for the purpose stated. And be it furthermore
 Resolved. that the Hon. John H. Barnes of Norwich, senator in the gen. | eral assembly, and Albert J. Bailey, Esquire. and Joseph H. Henderson.
 Esquire, of Norwich: representatives | in the general assembly, he and they ] are hereby respectfully requested and l urged to use all fair and honorable
 efforts to prevent the proposed dis l memberment of the town of Norwich 1 Committee to Go to Hartford.
 In conformity with the vote, Mayor T. c. Murphy named the following on the committee to go to Hartford, say
 ing that he intended to add other
 names to the number later.
 Charles F. Thayer. Costello Lippitt L. oS5OOdp oOA. w AtAA0AA A. kA4aCL
 Oliver M. Johnson. James B. Shannon A. H. Brewer, F. J. King, Archibald Mitchell. Charles D. Moves, James C.
 Macpherson, c. L. Hubbard, William H. Cruickshank. F. H. Pullen, Henry
 B. Davenport. C.. W. Pearson. Charles O. Murphy, Robert McNeely, Thomas H. Beckley, Frederick W. Cary. John McWilliarns Charles s. Avery, Martin E. Jenson, George W. Carroll, Charles W. Gale, John Williams. Vine S. Stet- son.
 Il William E. Young, Dr. James J Don- ohue, J. J. Desmond Herbert M. Lerou
 John H. Scott. William A. Somers
 Herman Alofsin. Henry Gebrath, Dr lP. Cassidy. J. D. Haviland. Edward
 Kirby, Frank A. Robinson. L. O
 Smith, Charles Chapman, M. H. Hour.
 igan, Michael Malone, James W. Sem.
 pie, ". W. Beckwith, D. T. Shea. Gil
 bert Hewitt. William H. Oat. Henry
 l.. Parker, David s. Gilmore, Thomas
 McMahon, Dr. Edward P Brewer
 Cornelius J. Downes, Tyler D. Guy.
 James l.. Case, J. J. Cor9kery, Sam.
 uel Kronig. A. D. Lathrop, Otto Wulf
 Charles Holbrook. R. B. Washburn
 Dr. Rush W. Kimbail, Judge N. J
 Ay1ing, M. J.. Curran- John Steiner
 John M. Lee. John D. Hall. A. H lDisco, Frank H, Smith, M. c. Higgins Henry w. TibbItts Albert Boardn1an
 I1lci1lS Brown l. w Gladden., John c