Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-25
HACK DRIVERS NOT SATISFIED
With New Regulations IN Norwich Fifty Years Ago-Town
Pump Dry For the First Time in Many Years-Nor-
wich Line Build New Boat, the Finest the Sound
Odd Fellows to Dedicate Their New HaIl-New Stage
Line to Hanover and EasleviIle.

The Central Baptist church, which
observed it's 10th birthday several days
ago with special prayer services. was
approaching its e5th anniversary 80
then being made for the anniversary
celebration. The same week new hack
regulations, not to the liking OF the
hack drivers, went into effect. The
new regulations stated that the hack
men had to stick to q certain stand
near tho Otis library and also that
they had to charge stated rate.
There was some talk Of the drivers
taking the matter up in contest as
there was some question as to wheth-
er the city could regulate the fares or
not Extracts from the files OF the
Bulletin of 1865 are as follows:
Monday, Sept. Is, 1S65-The 25th
anniversary Of the Central Baptist
church occurs next week. A historical
discourse will be preached by Rev.
DR.. Graves on Sunday next, and a re-
union viii take place on Tuesday eve
ming, the 26th. All pastors, deacons
and members, past and present, of the
church and society are invited.
After the regular EXERCISES Of the
Sunday school connected with Rev.
Mr.. Dana's church were closed yes
terday a resolution was offered and
passed expressive of their apprecia-
tion of the services Of Prof. Smith as
a teacher in the school during the past
eight years and thanking him for
those services so ably rendered.
Death Report Exaggerated.
Horace Walker. Esq, who has twice
been reported dead during the past
week, surprised and gratifed his
friends by making his appearance at
home Sunday morning. He has been
quite i'll and is still weak, but is get
ting on famously. DR.. L. L. Button
went to Niagara Falls for him and
accompanied him home.
Hackmen Don't Like Il.
Tuesday, September 10, 1s65-The
new hack regulations go into effect
today. The hackmen will be Obliged
hereafter to stick to their stands near
the Otis library and to come down
| a little from their exorbitant charges
| for carrying passengers. 1t is report
| ed that some of the hack owners pro-
| pose to contest the right of the city
| to regulate their charges. The rates
fixed by the common council are tht
same as those of Hartford and New
! Haven. II the hscklnen of Norwich
| can't make living at those price:
| the. best thing they can do is to gS
into some other business.
Where to Find n Policeman.
The room in Breed hall building
/, heretofore occupied as a police cour
! room, is, under the new system, th'
police headquarters of the city. 1
will be open night and day, not ex
cepting Sundays, and either captain
| lieutenant or some other member o
the force will be constantly in at
| tendance. The plan of having a gen
eral headquarters for the police is
good one. 1t saves the trouble o
chasing all over town for an Office
as has sometimes been necessary.
!! Town Pump Dry.
The town pump. that blessed insti
| tuition south of the town house ruins
yesterday morning for the first tim
in several years, succumbed to tn
general drouth and refused even t
spit cotton. Later in the day, how
ever, it responded feebly to the suck
; er and this morning, we presume, |
spouts as freely as ever.
Wednesday, September 20, 1S65-Fo
some time past it has been evider
, that the present steamers of the Nor
| witch line could not accommodate a
comfortably as they wish, the mum
} bers that throng them nightly. Thi
being the case the question of build
; ing another steamboat for the line ha