Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-17
fsrecial to Tie Bulletin,

New London, July 1e.-Unless State Attorney Hull finds a way out no citi- zen of New London will be privileged ts. serve on the jury for the next year, from September next. This condition IS due to the failure of the mayor to ap- Point jury committee to prepare a. list fer the consideration of the county jury commissioners. The law specifies that the mayor shall or the first Monday of January each year appoint three electors, two of the same political party. whose fut- 1t is to prepare the Jury list. This was not done, and the duty is required only of the mayors in cities where the town and the city territorial limits are Identical In all other towns this duty devoives upon the selectmen. It has all ways been the custom of the selectnien of the town of New London to send in the jury list by June I. each year The se- -fectrnen failed to do that little thing this year Therefore the jury commissioners had 10 list from New London to consid- CT.
 When the jury list is not received by the clerk of the superior court by June 1. l. deyoives upon the. clerk nnder the law, 10 So notify the selectnen and the state attorney. This the clerk did. The let te-s of notifcatio were mailed under date of June s. and then no response came Chairman Fitzpatrick of the board of seiectmen says he received the notifca- ft:on. but supposed it was too late to send in the list X little query to the clerk Of fhe court would have settled that ro.nt. The stats attorney declares public print that he received no such notification. but it was sent to him by rhe clerk just the same.
 The fault is really with the selectmen as that representative body of citizens nave prepared the jury lists ever since the present law became effective. They were probably first appointed by some mayor. as a non-psrtisan board and have considered it a part of their duty ever since. IL has become the custom. It nay be that some one of the board knew ss the law requiring the mayor to appoint Inc jury cornr1ittee annually and kept mum. in order to put one over on the mayor. and to have Selectman Fitzpatrick 3eczre that the omission was an over sight Therefore, unless the state at so-ney paves way New London win nave the distinction of being the only town in the county. and probably in the ststs. that will be without iurvmen:
 There are some men among us who forget that they were once young and wanted to get a;Ss there Fas out of the life of the younCster in aiae way of sport. Some of these said men are now sum rleriEs at Ocean beach and would prob ably object to the noise of the waves heating on the beach If it could be ef- fect;ve. These men signed a petition zsk.ng that the new nerry-go-round at the beach and located on private prop srty be put out of business as the ac- coDranying music was an annoyance and q nuisance to them. It's nickel to a ride that none of these men have chil- dren that are now ten or under, and they do not want the young children of other men te have the fun of riding on the -go-round. If these men had their way the public would be barred from the beach. for all that Is not to their com fort is annoying and nuisance to them. Their only basis for objection to the cAildren's sport is the accompanying mu- sic. and this has been ordered untitled !! When these gentlemen located at Ocea. beach they knew that the beach property is owned by the city. and was pur- chased as 2 public resort. and naturally at such places there is liable to be just q little more noise than in a church when She organ is silent and the choir not sing ing Queer how some men become cranky as they grow older.
 The speeiaf city meeting stiifss week added a couple of more mills to the tax rate Of next year. in the passage of ap- rropriations recommended by the cour. Of common council for fire escapes for schools. to comply with the state law, ana sppropris tions for the municipal, piggery and fer the maintenance of the alms- house. These appropriations maybe all right. but just why they are. not includ- cd in the annual budget Is what some or the thickest of citizens, like the writer, cannot comprehend, The powers that