Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-20


 without spreading. If the weather did not permit of black-sandtng, why we
 went junking,t and bone hunting and
 sold our find to Kelly the junkman.
 "5ut my hoy, it's supper time and it
 is about time l was home, but before
 go, I'll tell you of something on that wharf. that think is the best ind1ca-
 London. that know of There were
 no paved streets those days. and in
 dry weather. in the summer time. some
 Of .ra the streets streets in the business center
 was no city water system, where a | watering cart could take in a supply
 from a hydran-. Down on this city
 wharf, I have heen telling you of. was elevated staging. From one of these was piping that led to the river. Att tached thereto was 8 Douglass pump. This pump was manipulated by col cred man, whose name has gone from me. He pumped the water into these | casks, and from them the water cart received the supply of water that was used in sprinkling the streets of New receptacle was constructed; more wa ter carts were put into service by Cap tain William H. Bentley and a small steam engine was substituted for the colored man at the pump. If had the time. and you had the patience. I could rattle soff a mile of sstuff about Old New London and confine myself to the foot of State street. ARd I was a boy ~Aen John c. Turner was a young man. How old is Ann?"
 Judging from the remarks of some of the trolley car patrons, there is not a man among them who has not missed his calling, as every mothers son of them, to hear them tell it, knows more about the trolley financ- ing, maintaining and running than do the men engaged fin the business. It is really amusing to hear some of these chaps talk talk right out loud on a car and tell all about the busi- ness, and then to sit back and laugh at the ignorance of the talker.. In most instances it reminds one of the uncouth saying of opening your mouth and putting your foot in it." It Is plain that the trolley management is making clear statements of the con- service is not better than it really is, and also for the reason for the ad- vancement of the fares. Now these trolley fellows khow the business or they would not be retained in it by the ever may be the ruling power. It is evidently not the policy of any public service corporation to antagonize its patrons, it's customers. it's support CTS, but to give them the best possi- ble service, and all that, but surely rot for the sake of pleasure art1 amusement.
 Perhaps the people who invested money in the trolley enterprise did so | with the expectation of getting re- turn for the money invested. That's | business. If by reason of the in | creased cost of maintenance and oper- ation this cannot be done, some other 1 avenue must be opened for needed fin ancial support. The. trolley men in their published statement in the news | n a in he for Ina isting conditions. and none knows them better. Ie the statements made l by the trolley company cannot be sub stantiated, that they are making in | stead of losing money, and that there is no need for increase in revenue, l then. and not till then had the dear | public ought to register a very stiff | kick. The people are mighty few in the Land of Steady Habits, who know lngly would permit any group of men to pay any part of their trolley fare. This is what has been and is being done today according to the published statements of the trolley company.
 Mayor Rogers prior to his departure on hunting trip way down in Maine, made known the reason for the addi- tion of a regular detective corps to the police force. It was for the pur- pose of demonstrating to the federal government that the city would en- deavor to put an end to the sale of liGuOr to soldiers and sailors and to rid the city of places of disrepute and make the city clean for the young men of the military service stationed in this vicinity This became abso- lutely necessary as the government demanded it aud has a representative in New London to report the result. The police department has been do- lrS it's very best along these lines added by the state police, and the navy and army patrols. Whether the re- sults are satisfying to the federal gov is an open question. It is a foregone conclusion that the city must have a thorough cleaning by the civic uthorities or the federal government will take charge and do the cleansing on it's own account.