Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-04-02

daylight. Whether you will save any
more depends upon you individually.
There is no law to govern you and
you can do just as you please. The
daylight saving law has been repealed.
The action was taken at special
meeting of the common council Mon
day night, called to see if action
would be taken on petition from the
Manhasset Company relative to i'm
proving streets in the company's vii
lage.
Confusion Arrived As Predicted
The confusion that was predicted
when the city council passed the day
light saving ordinance, arrived in all
Of the glory of its mixup. 1t was
thorough in its confusion and people
seemed to enjoy not knowing where
they s.were at."
Steeple Clocks At Variance
Up in the steeple of the Congrega-
tional church the clock that has fur
nished the time uninterruptedly for
many years, licked gloriously on
throughout the day, proud of being
an hour ahead of most other clocks in
town, for there were comparatively
few citizens that interfered with their
time pieces, owing to the uncertainty
Early and Late At Church
The church service at the churches
with the clocks, were held in accord
s.nce with the time on the steeple but,
owing to the uncertainty that had
arisen, people came wandering in at
any hour during the service. Where
the new time was observed, people
who did not observe the change were
late, and where the old time was main
tanned those who obeyed the law were
early. 1t is even said that one or two
people missed the morning worship
because they went early and refused
to wait the hour to service time.
Followed Mayors Suggestion
One leading member of another
church said that ''his' church obeyed
the edict of the mayor and did not set
the clock ahead. But church services
were held and the congregations were
large as it was beautiful Palm Sun
day.
Little Observance La Business Sec
Monday morning there were but
ton
few business men on the street an
hour ahead of the week before. One
or two stores opened on new" time.
At the last minute the mills decided
not to change time for week at
least. During the day there was much
sport made of the mixup and people
with watches at variance argued as to
who had the correct time. Daylight
Saving was the chief topic of CONVEX
sation throughout the city.
Daylight Saving No More
Now daylight saving is no more.
The individual may go to work an
hour earlier and quit an hour earlier
if he wishes, and he may set his clock
one hour ahead or two, but if he does
he will take the full responsibility.
Putnam is out of the daylight saving
column and it was the influence of the
farmers in the surrounding towns
that caused the change. 1t was rumor-
ed on the street all day Monday that
threats had been made by outsiders to
boycott Putnam if the daylight saving
law was continued.
&c. Morse Reads Communication
Following the business of the coun-
Gil for which the meeting was called
Attorney Ernest c. Morse asked the
privilege of addressing the council
He stated that he appeared as cIti-
zen with the interests of the city at
heart, and read the following COM
munication:
To His Honor the Mayor and Men,
bers of the Common Council:
On the second of March, 1920, II
appeared before you as representa-
tive of the Chamber of Commerce ana
urged the enactment of an ordinance
providing for Daylight Saving, so
called, in the City of Putnam. Before
the Chamber of Commerce made TINS
request of your body, it caused all the
Putnam merchants on the lower end
of Main street to be canvassed and all
the principal manufacturers IN
Putnam as well as two in neighboring
towns. Without dissent Tone OF the
manufacturers being non-commIttai
but present as member OF your pody
and voting in favor of the ordnance,
all declared in favor of it. In making
this recommendation the Board of Di-
rectors of the Chamber of Commerce
as well as this body discussed the dis
advantages of Daylight Saving. and 1t
did not occur to any member Of either
body that the farmers in the nearby
towns (there not being more than
half dozen farmers in the City of Put
nam) would be in any way affected by
such an ordinance. The farmers were
expressly mentioned and their posi-
ios carefully considered, because