Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-06

only went to show that all are not anxious to cl ! D on the water wagon.
 Putnam, for years past, has been 9, license city. so it was but natural that the majority of voters here should be pleased over Senator Macdonald's $ vote, no matter how disappointed the drys were about it.
 The drive for members Of the Wo- mans Board of the Day Kimball hos pital was in full swing in this c ty on
 Wednesday and was meeting with fine success. The Canvassers representing tho organization were we'll received wherever they went and many a man i!i the city has contributed a dollar and is in line to become q member of the woman's board. Only pra SC IS heard for the work of tIA hospital organization. There are few here who Qo not realize and appreciate the good work that the board does and of the great service rendered to humanity by the institution for which they are working.
 In his annual message to the com cussed a number of topics of spec al interest to the people of the city, saying in substance:
 In reviewing the work of the past ear outside of tho water department VIC can justly feel well pleased that UT debt has been reduced $10 g 6 ringing the total down to $50 907 -he lowest amount since 1912, and this m face of the greatly increased cost Of everything connected with the city l needs. It should be borne in mind l however, that owing to war conditions
 etc, 1918 was a year of retrench- ment as to new work, extensions and 1 improvements, and that anything gained because of this must be offs 1 somewhat by necessary expenditures l for the immediate future.
 1 One year ago, with an empty stand
 pipe, frozen mains and a more or less eTratic pumping outfit. we all hac 1 reasons to feel alarmed as to the wa 1 ter situation, but I believe it is witt 2 feeling of relief and greater secur- l ity that we now have a reliable | pump ng outfit and a new 16 incl main from the pumping station tC
 Pomfret street.
 If our water requirements increase 1 as no doubt they will in the course O
 time, further improvements will bt | necessary, such as additional filtera tion beds, storage capacity, and in. creased pumping faci! ties. If I wer' to make any recommendations affect 1 ing this department at the presen time it would be to urge the univer sal use of meters which I believ,
 would materially reduce the daily con
 sumption and prove more equitabl
 than the present method.
 In the matter of highways, Grow
 and South Main streets clearly neet
 first attention, and I have hopes 0
 securing state aid for at least a par
 or Grove street. I also hope we ma
 be able through our own departmen to resurface a part of South Main ar, perhaps part of Grove street. Gu street department during 1918 lai
 FATS feet of paved gutters, which i more than double the amount of tn year previous and also 2760 feet c gravel surfacing, and I hope to SC this work continue especially upon tn unlmproved streets in the hilly sec tions which are continual source c expense through frequent washouts The cost of paved gutters and keep Ing them open s e001 saved in tn reduced repair expense.
 Regarding sewers, to comply wit the state laws it is absolutely neces sary to discontinue discharging int the Quinebaug river the auxiliary lin upon South Meadow street. As thi me is approximately ten feet lowe than the main sewer, it will require receiving pit and motor driven pump
 ing outfit to lift and discharge thi
 sewage into the main me. and
 strongly urga prompt action in tn
 matter
 The disposal of garbage Is a mat ter which ought to have early atten
 tion as the accumulation of refus matter of all sorts is becoming mor and more serious: endangerins th general health of the community, an