Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-01
Special to The Bulletin.)

New London, October 1.-Surely
 Former Governor Waller was at the
 annual city meeting and was the old
 est and most active man of all who attended. That Is he mas the most active in debate. and the only man who succeeded in advocating a change in the appropriations recommended. It was not much of a victory and, per- hape, 1t would have been more profit
 able to the city and fairer to the board
 of assessors as whole, had he di-
 portant direction. The court of com
 mon council in order to give the as-
 sessors what the councilmen believed
 to be fair pay for services rendered, or $500 above their salaries, by having the mayor name them as an equaliza- ton board which carried with 1t sal- aries of $500 for the year. It was year and the council included suf- fcient sum in the budget to meet that increase, and the recommendation would undoubtedly had gone through without a question, had not the former governor and former mayor interposed. It was all right to give the assessor to be elected next Monday the in creased pay, he claimed. but not to raise the pay of the other two while they were in office, as that was con- trary to city ordinance. He made a motion to that effect and the motion prevailed.
 Later in the meeting the governor was not quite as successful. He tried to get a $2000 slice recommended for contingent expenses, or miscellaneous fund. to be appropriated for highway purposes at Ocean beach. and made guessing. but Alderman Miner and Corporation Counsel Hankey came to his rescue. and it was declared that it would not be legal to appropriate money for any purpose that was not first recommended to the city meeting by the court of common council. It was just as illegal as it was to raise the salaries of the assessors while in perhaps just little bit more so. The governor insised that his plan was within the law and that he was willing to take it into court. That opportunity is now open.
 It is not to be expected that New
 London court of common council can
 be composed of experts in every line edge of consequence concerning sur
 veying, or even passing upon the worth of a steamboat, even of the ferry design. Just at this moment the members of the ferry committee can not be called to mind. But it has been announced that Alderman B. Frank Morgan had secured option on a New York ferryboat which it was planned to place on the New London Groton line. in place of the Governor Win throp, when the ferry comes under municipal management. It was later announced that the option was to ex- pife on Saturday of the present week, and that effort was to be made to have. the option, secured by MT. Morgan. for another week. In this connection 1t was also announced that Alderman Lawrence Cook, and perhaps Alderman Malcolm Scott, bank clerk were go- ing to New York. to pass judgment on She fitness and worth of the boat se- lected by MT. Morgan. and also to look over some other boats, with the idea in view of getting the best boat pos- sible for the local ferry. These gen. tlemen could not be held responsible for any mistake that may be made in the purchase of a discarded New York ferryboat for use in ferry business be- tween Groton and New London. The gentlemen are endeavoring to do their l best, but what they don't know about | the values of steamboats would fill at least a small book. In this connec- l