Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-21
NEW LONDON FlREMEN AND PARKS

machine IS compared with the motor ap2aratEs of the present ame. was steain-driyen carried sllaaks s-stack, and while not Q bumper, it served a chem icaf and hose wagon, and sArYed the city well. That old maeAfns was trad ed in when modern apparafHs WAS sub- stituted, and subseauenH: again pur- chased by the Niagara That machine is now an antique. It has heen in cold storage. for the past ten years and ab solutely neglected, Recnatiy st was talk en out of Storage and is, noB' being re Fstored with a view to preservation. That old machine is now ID the Niagara house and with it is the latest there is in the fire fighting line The contrast is interesting
 There sure is mead of mzze spaas e the parade to aecopase1@te the inNr~an.ri vehicular traffic and for years ths re- moval of that little parklet has been advocated. and this work has been be- gun The curbing has been removed to the triangular spot recently nurchnael by the city and before part of tt Is given oyer to traffic it will Aays COG the city at least ,$4o,00 This newly purchased plot is practically at the junction of Howard, Blinmaa aAA Reed streets, facing on. Bank. rAr 0t the plot is to be devoted to highway plr- poses, and the rest is to hn czayns4 2 l into a parklet so that the curnins tfor1 1 the parade can be utilted. ' has d.. veloped, however, that the -RnntnA as. 1 of tn parklet on the parade ~AA r., for the relf of. traffic congst,on. bat :a make way for a building to bs .c-cI-.: l by an individual, and at c,~ &nA ot l twenty-five years bs donated is the c.ty
 
 1 ture is to com6ags station And .he rest is for commercial purposes ts bring revenue to the eWnss so that he eHn give it away afsR us. for the period specified. A builshs in lhe eants4 st 1 the parade is not a propB Rt1e far 8 comfort stati,Ns ana it toe far HeER0ved from the sidewAh te be e~u~1nIent o< in the Isast JRasszAA JwM .YtlAi " .. E of commerce.. nA<aA would p~ves puY- ing propositioa D azzsadias lonztetl there is PsrnApa ewvr 10 the erntle- man who is h vp~sA Gss sSEa ef Sfs,- 900 in It's co@As4zaeaaA ch~ va1zzasaa sg1s being Aon4saA ...
 The pTopueA @saRns sn lAs p--.As l will defeat AA :ruAnH for ehs fnl1ef oi traffic censeGhA geA se@es she ht1serss contained VT A~e9aAN pAA up~zt
 
 a sort of -er1m seAeA ~AaEs asn .oxna were Ieie: ass s'~Hs zl@ szE4s ask p.znfe. ted to. fs% @ = sRNus1 uAne Ansses ate thsil HAdA4 s-~A <Ae cAaxA Csn- EvenieEtiy eAs sera "a eAa psws sss,ns where th s~ss es r.A sr<ar1e ~eEs x4fcr ed. IT s--wTttarA sFvA1RIU gave way to progr' ~R. cd Sv@I1y nls 1sae .fvs cleared e &s1- ~~5 a~ :hs AolA:er. and Sailore u~aE4tArt e :rR=x&s4 10 th, memory ans .s- ~--as Aa eG who serv#t on land sea h- p~H var It wa. given to the city ~- s~~1s of Jos-7f Lawrence and dedicated to sematn or the spot where it now stands sor.yer
 There is serious talk of removin, that monument and placing it down il the Ranrod district as a centre-piec for the curbing that has been removes from the parklet on the parade. Thi project is also advanced in order tt give more needed space on the parad for vehicular traffic. If it ever is moved it is to be hoped that it will not b done until evey civil war veteran in tn city has answered the final roll call, s that the ingratitude of those for whom they risked their lives that the uniol might survive would never be knoW7 | to them. After all the proposition t,
 
 traffic may be only bluff to get it ou of the way. for another building on tn, parade. There has been some queer doings along the lines her outlined il New London during the past few year and it is about time there was hal for consideration.
 The Salvation Army, of creditabIe wa record, now owns the Nentune buildins in State street on the north side of tn, parade and it will be devoted to re ligious and general welfare work tn der these conditions it is quite likely that petition will be made to the nex egislature to. exempt the property iron 1 taxation. This building was purchase: for $99,0 900, and is under the direction If the general headquarters direct. I is no. part of the work of the local con tingent of. the army. that will contfnu it's line of work as usual. The loca branch of the army is to erect a nev i