Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-12

At the Buckingham Memorial on
 Tuesday evening President Frank J. I King was in the chair at the annual meeting of the board of trade at which
 the reports made showed year of active work and the prominent part
 that the board had played in matters
 pertaining to the welfare and advance
 ment of the city.
 \ The election of officers, which came
 at the end of the meeting was re- election for President King and those i who have been associated with him in the past twelve months.
 After Secretary Henry ". Tibbetts had read his minutes of the last an-
 meeting. one new name. Gilbert s. Raymond was proposed and voted into
 membership.
 City Beautiful.
 | Walter F. Lester made report for the City Beautiful association that the annual spring cleanup was success 1 fully carried out and other matters been looked after. There was a ball. l ance of about $500 in the treasury. li J. B. Stanton for the education conn .i nittee reported that one of it's fields of labor had been to see that the mo- ton to have the town pay the tuition of Academy pupils was brought be- fore the annual town meeting. The I question of medical inspection was now inviting the attention of the town land involved the grant of school money from the state amounting to $14,000. President King referred to some matters that had come up in the last monthly meeting. saying that the side I walk at the corner of Market and
 Water streets had been put in good
 shape and also that it had been learn
 ed that property owners own to the middle of the street, but there is ar
 easement to the city for the purpose
 of maintaining sidewalks and that the
 city had the right to require property
 owners to maintain a suitable side
 walk.
 He also spoke of the conference g committee had had with MT. Smith oi the New Haven road in which he
 showed that that congestion of freights along the main line had been the req ' son for changing the route of the State of Maine express.
 Treasurers Report,
 Treasurer Dwight l.. Underwood
 made his annual report, showing tha
 there was a balance of $34.89 to be. . gin the year, that the receipts had beer { $1,613.63, of which $1,213 was iron
 dues, and that the total expenditure
 left cash balance of $15.53. The tota assets were $511.S7.
 New industries Committee. Il Secretary Tibbitts read the report O GCOIS0 w. SdTTOll 1OE lIlG aCW lIl0uS
 tries committee which showed that
 number of new industries had ex pressed willingness to locate here, bu ! their financial requirements were no , such as could be met. Several hat z looked at sites. At the present tim : the committee was particularly inter ested in the Hopkins & Allen develop
 ment and felt that every member O the board ought to do all possible t, aid in this.
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 of the latest industries to want al opportunity to- locate in Norwich wa one that wanted free light, free water
 free heat and free taxes and to hav'
 their building given to them after
 term of years. This had been drop
 ped under the present circumstances
 l.. M. Crandall read the report iron
 James L. Case for the committee oi
 municipal improvement which covere,
 the points regarding sidewalks, etc 2 that President King had already men 3 toned.
 Report by Secretary Tibbits. al Secretary Tibbits made his annua report as follows:
 :. The year 1915 has been an activ , period in and about Norwich. the re : suits of which will be a benefit to Nor i wich and it's business men and ou
 residents generally during the presen year of 1916.
 aI The changes that the Hopkins { | Allen plant are making in getting read Efor the large war orders which the , have secured are well known to ou . members, and we feel that the Boar . of Trade has been of no little assist f ance to the directors of the Housinl . company. and we hope to continue tha
 assistance in the future. We are yer
 glad to have the directors of the Hous
 ing company use the Board of Trad rooms for their frequent meetings an : as stated, the Board of Trade ha
 been pleased to extend any possipl i, courtesy to the committee in charge c } the important matter Of supplyin : houses for the large number of work 2 men who will be brought to Norwic 2 in the next few months. More none Is needed to secure the erection 0
 necessary houses for the H. & A. en ployes. There has been considerabl
 building in and about Norwich durin the past year. The large weave she 2 being erected by the Shetucket Co, tn [ changes in addition being made b ! Joseph Hall at the Trading Cove mi :. being the principal items of construc : ton.
 I The ground left vacant at Taftvill . by the large fire which occurred f
 that part of the town a year ago ha : been covered by new buildings erecte
 by Dr. Thompson and others, and quit
 a good many buildings are being erect
 ed in this part of the town.
 The Board of Trade have held tn
 usual monthly meetings during tn year, which have been well attended ? The different committees of the boar I have held frequent meetings and muc Interest has been shown by the mem
 bers of the different committees y matters which have been placed | their hands. As stated by the chair g man of the new industries committe, T many applications have been receive a by the Board of Trade from peopl who are seeking location for manu
 featuring plants Some Of these ap . plications are from parties who's ? plants have already been established i t other places who are seeking a chang ' of location, but most of the applica q tions come from persons who are seek t ing additional capital to establish :, new business. It has not been though e best under the present conditions {
 try to raise money to establish ne- s business in Norwich. The Board ( j Trade did valuable work in preventin . the division of the town, and 1t e hoped that the matter of keeping tn Q | foxxr-, foCofhar 11ndor the T1rAeanf o~