Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-11

builders knowing the favorable cir
 cumstanceS have accepted the con dlt1onal purchase. In this no mistake was made, as the appropriation has
 already been recommended according
 to council action. At the outset the council favored the purchase of ano-
 ther triple combination machine, but | the committee. wisely decided that two
 motor bumpers. and the old reliable ! steam fire engine were apparatus l sufficient in the pumping line. With | a new apparatus for the Nameaugs, l
 the entire department will be motor i
 ized. and that will surely come before |
 the next year is two months old.
 The Chamber of Commerce has finally succeeded in getting the ser vice of a real live wire secretary in the person of James c. Hammond, the well-kEown actor. whose stage. life and experience gained by travel fits
 him to the position. There is nothing that he believes would be- for the bet torment of New London that he is backward about tackling, as he is be- yond the stage fright period, and he
 knows just what fits in to make com | plete the progressive city. He not only
 looks out for the interests of New | London, but also for the interest of other towns in this section, but always
 provided that New London in some way will receive some benefits. He became interested in the location of the proposed Connecticut State Farm for | Women provided for at the last ses-
 sion of the legislature. He soon as- certained that New London had been eliminated and that Norwich was mak- ing a strong bid for the institution. !
 Secretary Hammond then resolved that if the institution would not come
 to New London it might possibly be located in more desirable place than either New London or Norwich could offer within their limits He immedi- ately got busy and kept at it until his efforts were crowned with success,
 which were strongly seconded by Mrs.
 Anne Rogers Minor. of Waterbury, a
 member of the committee. Secretary
 Hammond gives the information that
 the committee appointed to decide up-
 on the location and establishment have ; decided in favor of the Hibbs proper
 ty in East Lyme on the. shore of Brides Lake. Secretary Hammond
 says that there are between 500 and 700 acres in the four farms including , the state holdings to he Incorporated ; in the Hibbs farm. The Hibbs prop i control of the lake of 75 acres. The Angelo Philesa. farm comprises 200 acres. the F. H. Brown farm 42 acres and the Arthur Beebe farm 75 acres. Secretary Hammond has given ou' i for publication these interesting de r tails The price paid for these farms r is between $25 900 and s60,oG0, and : will be very desirable property fol 7 the state. On the Mrs. Frank w 7 Hibbs property are two modern dwell ings, the farmhouse of F rooms ana
 manor house of If rooms. There is ale
 son. ore of the most sanitary dairies . 1 in the state, with cement floors, con c crete silos. overhead trolley manure f carriers, concrete washing and flush 1 ing tanks. and there are some 2 G0t , fruit trees, thousands of cords ot :. wood and two deep wells of excellent - water.
 s It is proposed to house every femaI, e now in the institutions in the state a a the State Farm for Women, including t those who have life sentences Ther r are to be segregated houses and cot : tages for those afflicted by disease. o The waters of Brides lake are to b. d cleared of pickerel and other fish ant WAlH hillCl' IL IS 0A pected will provide an unlimited sup e ply of fresh fish o It is the intention of the trustee ,e to erect mere modern buildings s II that ultimately 1,500 women may b T cared for at the institution. The in ' mates will work at gardening durin II the summer, while small shops will < constructed for indoor labor in tn U winter.
 Q It is proposed to establish an aut l.; service temporarily from New Londo s to the farm which will eventually b a developed into trunk line for tn Q transfer of goods. Passenger traffi # will be cared for from the Mantle sta
 tion.
 The board of trustees of the Con necticut Farm for Women consists ( 10 Prof. William R. Bailey. New Havel ;s chairman; Dr. Valeria H. Parker. ( io Hartford, secretary: Mrs Annie Rog l. CTS Minor of Waterbury, Mrs Hele if W. Rogers, Camden, George P. Clar is of TerTyville, Edward Hazen of Had Ie dam and John H. Goss of Waterbury