Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-21
Especial to The Bulletin.)

New London, June 20.-The local
 agent of the bond brokerage firm that
 took over the city bonds to the
 amount of s317,000 disposed of by the
 court of common council, which action
 was disapproved in city meeting and
 direction given that the council make
 effort to have the transaction cancelled
 so that the bond might be regularly
 advertised and sold to the highest re-
 sponsible bidded. was not slow in
 sensing the situation and magnanl-
 mously relieved the city of the obli- gation to stand by the action of the court of common council. AS a result the court of common council has in like appreciative manner rescinded the vote to sell the bonds to that partieu- lar firm, and they will now be offered
 to the highest bidded.
 The city officials who managed that sale. acknowledged the error and apoligized in city meeting and now I the bonds may be disposed of in the 1 orderly and the legitimate way. There was doubt from the start of the as
 stunned authority of the council to bond I the city without the action of the peo- pie in city meeting assembled.
 There were approximately dozen bond bills presented to the legislature 1 from New London and at the hearing before the legislative finance commit 1 tee, at which the mayor, the corpora 1 tion counsel and other officials were I present, it was suggested that the bills | be punched and that they all be em- bodied into two bills and this was l done by the committee before presen- tation to the legislature for action. Sure some of these measures pro- vfded that before the bonds could be issued that they must not only be fa- vored by the court of common coun- I cil, but also by city meeting. It is not | believed that the special isue of $317,- 900 was omitted in the restrictions.
 I Perhaps that in part accounts for
 the magnanimous action of the bonding company. These concerns are very particular when purchasing
 municipal bonds and perhaps were not
 slow to see that all the legal require ments had not been stisctly compiled with. and that their. vaiue might be
 questioned. After all the intervention of Former Mayor Benjamin L. L. Armstrong may have been beneficial to all concerned.
 I The present city administration is E surely the most liberal in the expen- , allure of public money that ever | managed the I1uIlfClDdl dIIdFS TUT tfe f city of New London. The members , appreciate the high cost of living and . have raised the salaries of about every person on the city pay roll, elective f and appointive. Now there is in the |. works an increase of $50 in the pay oi : every school teacher, except the prin- 3 pals and special teachers! The com !. mon: people are wondering why the ex- l ception is made. The salaries were s supposed to have been fairly adjust ed and if there is to be change il t should not be confined to any favored [ class. The principals and special teacher. } are sure worthy of equal consideration n and in fact it is more essential to have ' competent people at the head of tht Q department, to direct the efficien
 work and meet the responsibility thar ], to have the average teachers at in. crease pay. If there is to be more pay n for teachers, it should not be confin Q ed to a certain class, and those high s CT up be ignored.
 The policemen are out for more pay
 1 the increase of a few months ago no : being ample to meet the expenses in al ] cidental to the high cost of living. s !, they say They surely ought to know
 The guardians of the. law are modes Q in. their request. made no demand am
 do not threaten to quit if the increas - Lis not forthcoming. They have bee