Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-03-26

Putnam at its last regular session
passed an ordinance which goes into
effect next Sunday changing the
known as the Daylight Saving Plan.
The plan has been nationwide for
the past two years, but the Congress
repealed the law governing the mat
ter.
There was considerable objection
to having the law repealed, and states
and cities have taken up the matter
locally and passed laws and ordinance
rs to suit themselves, but all in ac-
cordance with the national law recent
" repealed, which, in effect, is to set
clocks ahead one hour at midnight
next Sunday, and to move them back
again the last Sunday in October.
The Putnam Chamber of Commerce
advocated the change and sent E. c.
Morse as a representative before the
council to urge the adoption of suit
able ordinance. At that time it was
stated that business men of Putnam
were unanimous for the plan and also
the manufacturers in Putnam and
some Of the surrounding villages. The
ordinance was accordingly passed
unanimously
No Criticism In City
While there has been little or no
criticism in the city proper there has
been some criticism and protest from
the outlying districts. There has been
much speculation as to what the out
come would be with the surrounding
towns. Thompson, Woodstock, POM
fret and Killingly, on different time
than Patnam. Some fear has been ex-
pressed as to the situation that. will
exist and one of the features most of
ton alluded to was the fact that train
service would be ON different time
than LEGAL time. This feature has
now been eliminated as appears in a
communication sent to Mayor Marcy
by G. L. Bardo, general manager of
the N. Y, N. Fl. & Fl. railroad, in
which he says that the Daylight Saw
ing plan will be adopted by the road
and points out the reason for the road
adopting It in an interesting letter,
which Is as follows:
Raaroad Manaser's Statement
Hon. A. w. Marcy, Mayor. City of
Patnam, Conn.,
Dear SIR
ana informed that the Daylight
Saving law in Massachusetts, passed
the House on Friday last, and that in
all probability it may become law
before the end Of this week. The law
as it is now framed becomes effective
the last Sunday in March and will con
tinue until the last Sunday in Octo-
Der, but in all probability the effective
date viii be changed from the last
Sunday in March to the last Sunday in
April.
There is now pending before the
Legislature of Rhode Island, similar
bill, which l understand will become
law effective during the same period
as the Massachusetts, law when finally
passed.
The City of New York has a Day
light Saving Ordinance, which is eff
fective from the last Sunday in March
to the last Sunday IN October. There
is also a Daylight Saving law in the
State Of New York, effective as be
tween the same dates, which is now
before the State Legislature for re-
peal.
The City of Hartford has a Day
light Saving ordinance, to become ef-
fective the last Sunday in April and
to continue until the last Sunday In
October
Whether the New York state law re-
mains on the statute books or not, l
understand the City of New York will
continue under the Daylight Saving
schedule as provided by the city Or
dinance. At the present moment 1t
seems entirely probable that there will
be Daylight Saving laws in the states
Of Massachusetts, and Rhode Island,
and in the City of Hartford, effective
from the last Sunday in April to the
last Sunday in October, and in the
City of New York from the last Sun
day in March to the last Sunday in
October. The New Haven railroad, as
the principal transportation agency
between Boston, Providence, New
York, and intermediate points, will
therefore be obliged to operate its
trains upon daylight saving time.
am therefore placing this matter
before you in order that you may vn-
derstand the situation and that we
may have your cooperation in work
ing out our train schedules so as to
conform to the wishes of the majority
of the people we serve.
We have arranged for a new time
table, becoming effective March 2Sth,
which, while not changing the basic
time of our trains, will provide for
the handling of local trains between
New Canaan, Stamford and New
York, upon the basis of daylight saw
ing time, and we will be prepared to
revise our schedules so as to conform
to the state laws in Massachusetts and
Rhode Island upon their effective