Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-27
DANIELS0N AND PUTNAM NEVIS
-.s PUTNAM

Chamber of Commerce. Attorney E. ' c. Morse. George L. Padgett and Wal
 ter, J. Bartlett, will submit report
 relative to equalization properly as- sessnents in the town Of Putnam, as
 is recommended by many citizens who have made a study of the needs of the town in this respect.
 | That there are many giaring in eQualitiess in property valuation as assessed in Putnam at present is | frankly admitted by the great major r
 ty, of those who have given even cursory study to the subject. It is ai-
 so an unavoidable fact that the ex- perse of running the. town has in- creased very considerably in the past few years, as has been the rule with
 all other. business. The town must | l have more revenue, and to get 1t ! 1 there must be an increase in the tax /! rate or read1ustmeut of valuations 1
 on an increasing basis in many cases
 to produce greater return under the 1 present tax rate. Practically, all property within the l | city limits and much of the property i
 In the town outside the city limits !
 hasmateria1ly increased In value dur | l Ing the past five years This will be quickly demonstrated to anyone who l
 comes into the market as purchas- e-. Notwithstanding this increased valuation of the property Is being as-
 sessed at the old low figures and the town Is losing what Is justly due it In the way Of extra taxes. l In discussing the equalization plan l on "Wednesday, MT. Padgett Of the committee pointed out that 1t has been -s learned that in city outside
 Of Putnam a ceratin piece of proper l ty was going into the grand list for iJ1r nno-fvrnn{iath OS i,o$
 er>vas asking for 1t. This. of course, is an extreme case. but 1t Is indicative of the need of ach and every town to equalization it's assessments at stat
 ed periods.
 1 Conferences by the committee here
 with important interests. including representatives of manufacturing con-
 cer71s, has established that it Is gen.
 orally recognized that there are in-
 equahties in Putnam that should be
 adjusted and in bringing about more equitable basis Of assessment the mill men are willing to cooper
 ate. For the first time in weeks. +raf- .I fic' Is, now passing all the way through Grove street over the newly laid ce- n1ent paving. From King street. to the cemetery corner the south side
 Iof the highway Is completed and was
 Nnobst-uctad during "Wednesday. ,. Many drivers took their ears over the ? new paving which provides excellent riding qualities, and were thereby able to avoid the South Man street de- g tour. which Is not regarded as espe- e cially safe outside the city limits. | Word has Just been received iron, i. l suffrage headquarters that the prin- icipala speaker at the county conyen- <, z ton in Putnam Wednesday. Decem z Der 3rd, will be Mfrs. IT. Anthony : Dreier Of Brooklyn, N. Y. Mrs. Dreier
 l Tho is chairman" of the Brooklyn
 League of Women Voters, has been :. very active in every kind of welfare a lTork and is particularly known for | her interest in better conditions fos z 1 working women
 c Mrs. Dreier, who was Miss Ethe' o Valentine; has a family interest in. this . northeast section of Connecticut as [ in her girlhood she spent the sum ! naers in the town of Windham Her ; grandfather owned the farm at Storrs :, 1 Conn, which Is TOW the site of the Conhecticut Agricultural college. ,. District Deputy James P. Hayes, of 2 Norwich. was greeted .by, many rner- n herss of Putnam lodge Of Elks, when 2 he. came here Tuesday evening to AsiE1aCt FISiEd t1cil.t lff COIfnSCLlCntrNPlIF ! the tpis.t of the district deputy, who 2 addressed tie members. there was an !. initiation, nine members being re- 2 lcetved,, and a social session. 70 y The new members are: Guy L. ;Eak- :. err John H. KenpfS, William Ear y Hughes James D. Murray, John IT :. Macdonald, William B. Murphy, Ar ' thur J; Brodeur. William s. Johnson and pr. George T. LaMarche. 0 During the social session chicker e salad, rolls, coffee and Ice cream were . served. a n Putnam lodge recently voted to ac- a cept the proposition of Byron -., D I Bugbee and; to purchase the Bugbee ; block for $45.00o.. The lodge rooms are located on the third floor of this ,. building. which is located in the hear U Of sPutnam's business district. Tht , lodge has made plans to, finance tht t deal, which will give the organization V a fine. home and permanent quarters tst A Wir4hsm County Suffraae con 1T ventien Is to be held in Putnam, Wed d resday,. December Srd. in accordanc, with the new plan of the Connection 1t Woman Suffrage association for Gcoun 'e tyr organization. Odd Fellows hall i n the place of meeting. The conven Z ttoH will be called to order at il a -- H. Dy MISS ftOS1I1OnQt Dan1elSOE.~ .Wll st for several years has served as Wind at ham County chairman on the 'execu 'e tive board Of the tate suffrage asso IS ciation.
 se On the programme for the morning
 session will be addresses by Nis
 Katherine Yuddington, president o n the Connecticut Woman Suffrage as
 sociation. and Miss Mabel c. Wash
 burn of Hartford. It is planned t er have a basket luncheon and socia
 hour at l2.So. Coffee will be provided
 At the afternoon session beginning a K 1.S0 3 constitution for the county as
 sociatiou will be presented and or ganization win be effected. v Copies have been received here c
 3 letter issued by the state automo s bile department and mailed to all in nj spectors in Connecticut This lette
 directs that public service vehicI Be drivers be. made to conform wit, tn
 :. state law requiring that they sha : limit the number of passengers car
 lied on any one trip to not more tha m two in excess Of the actual seatin
 capacity. The letter ,s issued, tn Id department states. on account C ,s, complaints Of overlooking public ser f. vice vehicles in many parts of th state.
 s Holiday viaitors who crowded th he afternoon and evening trains throus ss' this city had an, unpleasant day of k. for their Thanksgiving journeys. d. Neavy and incesSant rain made trave