Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-20
Norwich Bulletin, ..WiIIimantie OF.
flee, % Church ST. Telephone 1oo.
what Is Geing On Tonight.

Norwich Bulletin, .sWillimantie OIL
flee, 23 Church St., Telephone 1uo.
What Is Geing On Tonight.
Obwebetuck Lodge, No. 16, I. o. Q.
F. meets at So7 Main street.
LADIES' Catholic Benevolent Associa-
ton meets in St. Joseph's hall
Relieving 9 survey Of housing condl- /
lions prevailing in other cities the nous
ing committee of the Willimantic. Cham
Der of Commerce has made a report to |
that body the substance Of which fol-
lows:
Several methods of obtaining more
houses In the community have been
brought to our attention, but this re-
mort will not go in detail into this as
pect of the situation, as it will suffice
to say that your committee agrees that
any one of them is at the present time
inadyisable.
The main and compelling reason is,
that figure as one may, the fact re-
mains that the builder or owner OF
house at the present time would be
Obliged to pay, at conservative figures,
a rental or cost price of approximately
thirty-five to forty-five dollars per
month. in the case Of three-tenement
houses, and more in the case of double
or single houses; and this figure seems
prohibitive for the bulk of those who de-
| sire to own their own homes in this
city. These figures were arrived at after
consultation with builders, with bankers
and in comparison with the rentals or
monthly charges made in. cities which
| have adopted housing program, and
your committee considers them conser-
vatiye.
We recommend the creation of a spe-
cial committee of three, whose names
shall be given such publicity as may
seem advisable, to whom all who desire
| to build or cwn a home may apply i;
| that is, to act as a sort of clearing
house for the building needs of the COM
nunity, to gradually obtain the names
Of all those in this city who desire to
obtain tie aid and benefit of a housing
program, SO that when the time is rir
we need not delay but be ready for the
! task
We further recommend the retention,
| if you see fit, of your present commit
tee, to continue their efforts to fornlu-
| late a workable plan, so that the plan
may be ready when the time comes to
aid those who. have signified their In
tention of benefitting by it.
We also urge the manufacturers to
4 take care of some of their own short
ages. either of their own initiative, or
in conjunction with your committee.
FRANK H. FosS,
Secretary;
i For the Committee: Charles w Hill,
James P. Mustard, H. W. Huber, Valen-
tine P. Murphy, Frank II. Foss.
Mrs. John Beckwith of WIndham has
a broken right hip as the result of an
automobile accident Tuesday night on
Cooiey's Hill in the town of Franklin.
! q 10 y iS ,kaf
Mrs. John Beckwth and Miss Marion
Potter of Windham. were coming toward
this city when a car driven by James
: P. Counihan was headed towards Nor
Wich. At this section of the road the
Beckwith car struck the Counihan car
The occupants of the Counihan car were
} 1ninjured, but Mrs. Beckwith' complain
ed of injury to her right hip and an ex-
animation disclosed a broken bone An
argument as to the party to blame
: arose. Counilian claiming he was on the
right of the road when struck and Beck
with disagreeing with him. = Coliniffar
also claimed Beckwith agreed to settle
for the damages but this was denied or
! Wednesday morning when the question
| was put to BeckWith. The accident was
reported to Chief of Police KilloureS
I Wednesday afternoon by John p Beck
! with, father of the driver of the ma
t chine at the time of the accident. Mr.
!, Beckwith IN making his claim that tn,
0 Counihan machine was at fault has en-
S making his claim that the Counihan ma
q chine was at fault has engaged City En-
gineer r. e. Mitchell to make blue print
of that section OF the highway Accord
ing to the claims of Mr.. Beckwitl ant
a. party of friends who visited the sit
OF the accident his car was well owe
to the right and the Counihan car nigh
have been out of its proper place MI
| Counihan has made no statement sine
the accident. Persons passing the loca
ton of the accident Tuesday night no
y ticed that the road was torn up for som
It distance but this may have been cause
d by both parties failing to give wild
enough space for the automobiles to pas
without colliding
n Many automobiles have passed owe
: the spot since the accident. The Count
n han car had a broken left front Whee
and damages 10 the running board TIL
Beckwith car was also damaged at tn
. running aboard and the left front whee
was damaged Both cars slid to oppo
site sides Of the road following the in
pact.
When the Thread City Continents
drum corns plays at the drumming cor
test in Webster. Mass. Saturday, mex
twelve new snare drums and three ne1
bass drums will be used These drum
were made by Odel1 NJ. Chapman of thi
city, major of the corps.
Wilfred Arthur Cote, son of Mrs. En-
ma Cote, and Joseph Eugene Miilett. so
Of Mrs. Jennie MiIlette, both of tht
city, enlisted in the L. S. navy at til
New Haven recruiting station recent
They have been sent to Hampton Road
Virginia, for training. Each received
rating Of A. S. for electrician, class G.
A new kind of a fimfiam game W,
worked in this city recently by your