Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-28
DISCUSS ROADS AND FIRE APPARATUS
Chamber of Commerce Gets Opinions From Two Candidates For Mayor=-Menbers of Chamber Endorse Appropria- tions For Laurel Hill Avenue West Thames Street and North Main Street = Want Motor Fire Apparatus For Greeneville and Thamesville

seriously handicapped by this con- dition. Chief Stanton also thought that the city could do without the Main street station and that the Falls and West Side stations should tI re- located.
 Edward Crooks endorsed Chief Stan tons remarks and stated that he would like to see the department mo- torized. He said that if Norwich should have one big fire the people would wake up to the fact that more motor driven apparatus was needed,
 The Chamber of Commerce voted to endorse the action of the Manufac turers' Bureau in supporting the S21.- 900 appropriation proposed for the swo motor bumpers.
 Highway Improvements. The next matter to be considered hy the meeting was the matter of improv- ed highways in the city and after few remarks by President Cary in which he stated that certain streets weer in need of repair and that High way Commissioner Bennett had ex- pressed himself as interested in tbs northerly and southerly entrances to the city. he called upon Mr Palmer tc give report of the meeting between the public works committee and the commissioner in Hartford.
 l State Will Give $to,eoo. 1 MT. Palmer stated that the com missioner on Monday said that his de- partnlent was at the present time in | no way to take up rhe matter of iiri- proving the northerly entrance to the 1 city but finally he consented to consId CT the matter of the West Thames street improvement. After some con- sideratjon Mir. Bennett announced to
 the committee that he was willing to
 contribute $10,o00 to the improvement; | of West Thames street as the states share.
 MT. Palmer stated that the present 1 cost of the improvement would prob- ably be $34,000, substracting tue states share the total to be axpende'
 by the city would be S24 1000. MT. Pal mer said that Mir Bennett was nUt
 anxious to take up the matter of the
 North Main street improvement al
 this time. George E. Fellows statei
 that at first the cost of the new pave. nent had been estimated at $250 pei square yard but that owing to cordi
 tons prevailing it would most aoou B per yard.
 C. ". Pearson and James P. Shcr: N'AiA f2oAo IAdI I1iCS IlipuSlAI ludt Ifl' North Main street should be i'm
 proved as they said it was the wers
 piece of road in the state. Postmaste
 John P. Murphy also spoke on tn, question.
 Candidates Speak.
 Democratic candidate for mayo,
 Jeremiah J. Desmond made a shor address which he expressed himself a
 :. citizen and tax payer and not as a
 aspirant to public office. He said h took the same interest in the city a i, the other citizens. He said that r.
 man could promise anything but tha he would live up to the oath of ofiyt
 RFp 1blican candidate Robert F McNeelE said that he was presen- a , a citizen and taxpayer and that he en dorsed MT. Desmonds remarks. Ml
 McNeely said that he was in favor ( improving the tfroroughfares and sai
 that the West Main street hill shob, ] also be included in the list of in, 2 movements. He said that Mort
 Main street was a terrible piece (
 road and wished that every citize
 should get back of the movement t l better the streets
 l After Mir. McNeeIy's talk til : chamber voted to endorse the aciic of the Manufa cturers' Bureau in sup : porting the appropriation for in r proved streets.