Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-25
Special to The Bulletin.)

Especial to The Bulletin.) h; Hartford, April 24-The act repeal p' I' | ing an act concerning the superinten- t I dent Of water works in the city of ..( Norwich, upon which there was favor a a.' able majority report and unfavorable ~ ~ minority report of the committee on 5 cities and borouShs, was the issue of i the days session. The house chairman n of the committee, Mr. Sherwood, of D l Northpoft, was one of the three sign o CTS of the minority report and was W busted prior to the opening of the ses- n s1on urging members to support the
 minority report. He has shown con- T siderable personal interest in this mat ter and from the start has been active $ ly at work against the repeal and has resorted to all known legislative meth |
 ods against the repeal. although opI |
 posed by a ma jority of the committee (
 on cities and boroughs. (
 Representative Conneli of Norwich explained that the act sought to be :, repealed was enacted two years ago and changed the conditions of the su-
 perintendent of water works. He moved acceptance of the majority re-
 port of the committee. l Representative Sherwood said this is
 pufely political measure and ought
 to be entitled an act to aid anG assist , the democratic party of Norwich The superintendent of water works is aI
 important position and has been kick 3 ed around as political football Two years ago a man fully qualified filled \ the office and could not under the
 present law be busted only for cause. l The democrats since have come into s power and there is some hungry dem oCrat in Norwich who wants the job
 In order to oust this man this act must be repealed. The superior court has said No, and the matter is now pend V ] ing in the supreme court The argu- !
 ment in favor of repeal will be the ref , = erendum, but referendum in Norwich a would mean nothing, as the republi- O cans had elected but two mayors in i
 1 the last quarter century. It is a clear l n case of republicans wanted to pull i $ democratic chestnuts.
 if Mr. Sherwood, continuing, said he II was a republican and favored keeping r a republican on the job in Norwich
 He waTred every republican to stand ;t up and be counted as such in this mat = ter. He moved that when the vote be d taken it be by roll call. The motion l. prevailed.
 Representative Geary of Waterford, 'r the minority leader, said he had lis e tened with intetest- to the 4remar rka ble m statement of Mr. Sherwood and that to he wanted to talk to the members as
 citizen and man and not as poli- es tician. He wanted to think the mat d ter over as fair men and not be t. guided through the narrow way out e- lined by MT Sherwood. It is an ap-
 peal to reason, not politics. and he be- * lieved his hearers were citizens and as men before politicians and felt they IS would not be guided by the gentleman e. from Northport which was perhaps ne the parliamentary way to refer to Mr.
 Sherwood, and would not be deaf to IS, reason.
 a. MT. Geary reminded that this matter ne was partially thrashed out on the 9th at of April, with the result that the bill as was recommended to committee. This
 Mir. Sherwood did at the suggestion of n- Mir. King. the floor leader and in the SC latter gentleman MT. Geary said he es had complete confidence. He related he that years ago a gentleman from Nor to wich who served as congressman from m. the Third district, the late John T. cd Wait, was an able lawyer. Mir. Wait on had finished a long and arduous case ry and his client asked as to the fee. His all client demurred at the amount and MT Les Wait replied: You say that the fee is
 large, but the charge is more for clean int ing posey garden than sewer" MT to Geary said this matter is no poSey rs garden. This bill was recommitted or u- April 9th and as it did not come out n- from the committee Floor Leader King
 stated to him that the bill was recom-
 mite; to save Harry Sherwood's face
 and would soon be reported. MT. Kins oo adding that the move against repea oo was vicious legislation. But no repor ted came in and We were then discussing CT early adjournment on April 23. MT off Geary said he did not go and set oon Sherwood, but he did go to MT. King tug gentleman in whom he had conf No. dence. Asked if the bill was forth told Jn11F b1I Ign I'm doing all I can to have the repor rty come in" Mr Geary said he did no tes want to be too persistent yet he nen
 to MT King again, and he finally sai' ohy he could do no more than he had t vas hurry this matter to final issue as h ,ily had gone the limit
 1p o,. MT. Geary declared that he the idle went to the speaker of the house an J1t reminded him that this bill had bee hin recommitted and he united with Nil bap King in an effort to get Sherwood t ,Is+ make report of the committee actior The but without result. MT. Geary sai and he would give his check for S0G0 to an
 charitable institution if prominen
 leading member of the house would re
 lease what was told him concernin
 another member of the house who ICE prominent in this debate Mir. Kin re- surely did all he could. but the bill wa ,rt not reported, although the committc )naJ was seven to four in favor of fepea this April was cast on the wane and tn and 23d was near. He then informed tn .ni- house leader that if the report did nc the come in by a certain day, he told NJ
 in King that he would make effort lem defeat certain bills and delay adjourn the n1ent of the legislature to the law limi to MT King repl' ed: John you are jus Iran tified' That effort was started 0 lian Tuesday of this week, and then the'
 was a let-up. He sat as a citiZe lips and representative, hoped decenc odi- would prevail, and that Sherwoc with would let go of the bill, but no sue Ar thing happened.
 that. Continuing, MT. eeary said that Ia Ar Thursday the speaker said that liar the had left the bill with the clerk of bill
 What Harry said was not true,
 found on investigation, and so inform
 ed the speaker. The speaker advise ,RD me to go and see Harry. but said ;n would have no interview With For1 o on this subject This is 7-iga' he history Of the t7voI of r ,,f,,,. bill winch Nj. -le-7 .a9 .u4
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