Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-07
New London Against Milk PasteurizatiOn

 is real inspection of the pr. Black type, in the minds of many who know, is far preferred to the general plan of milk pasteurfzation.
 There was not a whinper at the December meeting Of the court of com- mon council, not even by the mayor or the chairUan of the police commit tee concerning the lieutenancy of the police force of the city of New London nor has Lieutenant Jeffers made any public comment. concerning the action of the committe deciding to retire the lieutenant on account of his age and physical condition. There are older men than the lieutenant or the force, so that cannot be a Justification for the action of the committee. and the committeeman reached decision as. to his physical condition without medical examination. The lieutenant does not believe that he physically unit for continuation in service and does not think his mentality has been impaired by age, as he is now just ia the prime of life and fully seasoned for active police duty. He has been in the po- lice department the greater part of his life and done his duty with courage and fidelity, and does not be- lieve there is any valid cause for his enforced retirement. It is simply q case of getting him out of the way to make room for the other fellow.
 Former Mayor Rogers is responsible for the disaffection that is alleged to exist in the police department in his persistent and successful effort to have patrolman slip over several sergeantS and natrolmen and land him as captain of police, succeeding Lieu tenant Jeffers, who was acting captain, and, so it is said, just to satisfy some of his political hackers. not all repub licans. who did not approve of the activity of Jeffers in tho enforcement of tF. law. The police lieutenancy became an issue. Mayor Morgan was nominated with the approval of May ! or Rogers and it was but natural that he would take up the police matter where Mayor RSgers dropped it. By 8 change in the make up Of the police committee, the mayor was more suc- ! cessfully from the present view point. 1t may be that Lieutenant Jeffers will submit tc the action If the com mittee and accept retirement, rather | than be subjected to what some of the friends of Jeffers term persecu- 1 tion. He can retire with a clean rec
 
 | printed of him in the past two years l by those who for some hidden cause have persistently advocated his retire | ment on bald assertions.
 Based on the belief that retirement is sure to ccme with the New Year 1 there is much gossip as 10 who will succeed Lieutenant ,leffers. Among the ] prospects are men in line of promo ! haf of I1v service, and others new to the police game but who have played well their cards during their comparatively short police service. Of aH the can didates mentioned there is not a mar l 2mcnG them that measures well up tc the .Tefers standard even at this stage of the game. Therefore if the change | is to be. 1t does not mean any i'm provement in the efficiency of the DO lice department By tho way, since the change in captaincy there has beer | ? considerable increase in nembershiI in the policS department, and the cap. tain is beineNfiven mayoraltY and com mttee suppor; such as never was giv. on 2. captain since the creat;nr of a no Nice department in the city of New London. This is as it should be, but i is not as it used to be. Instead of en.
 
 ' justiiable fault-finding.
 New London will have it's share 0 business at tfe coming session of tn legislature. unless the usual and an oient custom is unobserved even i but few legislative measures hay as yet come to the surface It is no to te expected that projects of the i'm portance as the million dollar stat pier or even the rejected grain ele Vator proposition will bs> introduces hy either Senator Fox or Representa- avs Holt or Goss. comDaient and abl 'l"n. but not the type of legislators t
 iaudle real big projects such as hay come to New London in the days tha 7,re gone. They are net of the per s'Stent and progressive Mahan twp who delighted in real big contests be fore the legislature.
 So far as known up to the presen t'e only measures frnn, tho city vel ative to the commission to manage tn municipal ferry. which will carry wit q 4 power for thn citv tn eN~age noar conduct the business and get real mon ey for service rendered rnd relieve tb \ burden of thc commi+teo s,r ta1de--,re who are required to do the ferry bust ness withou-' pay. Another measur will come from New London to pro \ vide for party minority representatio
 on the boarl of assessors, just as pre vails on the school board in New Lon
 dan. and boards of selectnen through
 out the state.
 
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