Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-08
NEW LONDON FEARS FERRY LOSSES

spected trolley car on which he was rider and then. and there declared to himself that he was going after the trolley company and see to it that the cars were Kept in a cleaner condition or he would not allow them to be operated in the city.
 It would bring him no glory if he filed complain, or order, with the trolley company, even if the windows of the cars were washed oftener and peanut eaters compelled to pocket the shucks instead of throwing them on the car floor. So he declared. his in- tentions through the newspapers be- fore filing formal conf>>lint with the party that could apply tlse remedy, or try to. That tsllow wi Y coined Deeds, Not Words, was some fellow z While comment Son the mayors at titude was hardly at 9white heat, out he comes again in public print and tells what he would do in the event the sNew London police department unionized, became affiliated, with the American Federation of Labor. and demanded more pay anG shorter
 hours. He would take a stand fully as strong as did the police commits | sioner of Boston, and who knows, his \ acts might be heralded. broadcast, made a local political issue, perhaps, and he would be lauded locally just as Governor Coolidge Is by the people all over the country, and he might get a note of congratulation on his | reflection as mayor as did the Mas sachusetts lssernor n his reelection from the highest office holders in the United States. Bat the funny part .of l the whole matter is that thepolice-
 men have not the. remotest idea of 1 unionizing or make demands that would precipitate strike.
 The raise in salaries of city. off, ficials, great and small, was evidently general, and every now and then it
 comes out that raises have been made with general knowledge of the members of the court. ef ; common council but were tucked away in the
 budget where it could get. by unob- served. This was shown at the last
 meeting of the court of common council when thsfbill for the pay | Donohue, superintendent of the alms- house was reached. In all she in- creases in salaries that have been
 made in the past yearssor two there
 has been DO serious objection due to
 the high cost of living. I. was afso- lutely necessary that increase should come to meet the increases that were
 necessary to get subsistence. But, tc Alderman -at-large. Cook this did not
 seem to apply to the superintendent of the almshonse, as the nigh, cost oi
 living did not affect him, as the city
 paid the bills.
 l The increase, however, was moi
 large, only S25 month and tbere was not serious objection to Iise increase | Superintendent Donohue can be relied upon to guard his own interests That is commendable, and he has | developed into a, very good keeper oi 1 the almshouse.
 | Alter many years owners of Darrow street. one of the main streets of til(
 city laid out 50 as kp provide the | greatest number of building lots with
 out regard to street lines, have con-
 veyed deeds of the street to the city The council has accepted the same
 and now that street is regular citS
 street, and entitled to ordinarytns in. | tenace by the city. It is a very muct
 travelled thoroughfare, although with
 out sidewalks and unsafe highway The city has considerably placed g
 couple of bug lights in the street anC 1 the eleven houses in the street have l sewer, water, gas and electric service Now that the street is city owned il
 is in order to have sidewalks and l macadam road, and just q little more l artificial illumination during the night | season. SI.&s hfa5
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