Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-01-16
Determined to Stop Sunday Selling
Mayor Allyn Brown Ensts Services Of State Police to do
Away With Prevailing Evl-Says Complaints Have
Been Made With Good Cause and Reasor-South Street
Layout Hearing Adjourned Until Regular Meeting of
Common Council In February.

That Mayor Allyn L. Brown is de-
term1ned to put a stop to the violation
OF the Sunday LIQUOR law by enlist
Ing the services of the state police in
cooperation with the local police as
far as Is necessary was the substance
OF brief message which he delivered
common council at the adjourned
council meeting on Monday evening.
In spite of the warning which the
mayor instructed Police Chief George
Idnton to give to the liquor dealers of
the city to the effect that the law
would be strictly enforced, the mayor
says that although there was some
slight Improvement for a short time
conditions soon became just as bad
as ever. The mayor has called on the
state police to assist the local poficz
in closing up the Sunday bars and
their first move was the raid on Sun
day morning. Following is Mayor
Browns statement to the council
members:
Mayor Browns Message.
wish to say a few words with re-
lation to the effort which we are MAX
ing to put stop to the sale of intox-
fcating liquors on Sunday in this city
contrary to law.
Soon after the present administra-
ton took office last June the police
commissioners instructed the, chief of
police tC give fair warning to all LIQUOR
sellers in the city that the law would
d.
This warning was given by the chief
Of police to the dealers in question
So far as I have been able to learn
there was slight improvement in
eondlt1ons for two or three weeks,
but soon the matters became just as
bad as they had been before.
Some OF the local liquor dealers
seem determined to defy the law and
have continued their practice of Sell
ing Sunday in a manner which has
outraged the sense of public
decency of the great majority of the
citizens of this city. The local DO
lice seem to have been unable to check
the evil.
I accordingly few weeks ago called
to their assistance the state police
force and as result of their investi-
cation and the raid which they have
made, one of the most notorious and
obnoxious offenders has already been
fined in the city court today, and sew
eral others of those who are charg-
ed with breaking the excise law in
this or some other particular have had
warrants served upon them and their
cases will soon be tried in the city
court.
The complaints which we have had
of these violations of the law have
been many and insistent and have been
made with good cause and good reason.
If the situation is such that the vfo-
lators cannot be apprehended by the
local police force I propose to use the
state Officers in cooperation with the
local police just as far as may be nee
essary to put stop to this nuisance
call the matter to your attention that
you may know and that all good citi-
zenS may know that a determined eff
fort is being made and will continue
to be made to do away with the evil
and with the cooperation of the state
police I trust that the desired result
will be obtained and Sunday selling
stopped.
South Street Hearing.
The adjourned meeting was held
for the purpose of holding a hearing
on the proposed laying out of South
street as public highway. The lay
ing out of South street as a public
highway has been requested in pc
t1tion signed by the Winchester Wool
en- company and others
After the meeting had been called