Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-26
New LOndon's Old Time Race Experiences

Sam odo 8 little Chinese brush work.
 Sam to do little Shinese brush work.
 paper to Mir. Baggs, and at the same
 time said New York; in pigeon English,
 the Telegram man adding Guess he's
 from the New York Chinese newspaper.
 Bags handed over the press boat card,
 and prided himself on the honor of being
 the first to issue a pass to the press boat
 to Chinaman. Hill then thanked
 Bags in the most appreciative English
 terms. Then there was general laugh.
 and Bags handed Hill an extra pass for some friend.
 This same man Hill put 8 good one
 over on the late James c. Blaine when that gentleman was the foremost citizen of the United States Hill was in the insurance business and erected small one-story wooden building in Main street. near State, for his office. He opend com nunication with Blaine telling of the construction of the new building in the
 business section and asked if there was any objection to naming the new struc-
 ture Blaine Block, in honor of the typi- cal American citizen and that the city and the owner of the building would be like honored. Blaine sent back reply in appreciation of the honor, and the Blaine letter was printed in a local news paper at the time
 That little building was known for years as the Blaine Block. Subsequent l ly the building was moved to another To- l cation a little farther up Main street, 1 addition made thereto and is now known i as McMullen's smoke shop. Mr Hill re- I tired from active business several years i ago. He is one of the oldest members of St. James Episcopal church
 The court of common council has au- l IL GT.- IL ances for the conduct of city business ! and that includes ordinances for the reg | ulation of traffic. The council has adopted an ordinance for the regulation 1 of jitneys, so-called, which requires them l to keep off Montauk avenue when plying 1 their business, and go to Ocean beach l by way of Peauot and Ocean avenues l and to keep away from upper Bank street
 on the down trips and to make only speci- {; fed stops in that street on the up trips 1 This action was taken to relieve the con- gested condition of Bank street, to make i traffic safe in Montauk avenue, and, in cidentally to give the trolley company g square deal The ordinance is strongly 1 backed by Mayor Morgan and is ap. proved by the great majority of c;t1- zens.
 The traffic ordinance did not suit tht jitneymen, and they circulated a petition ! in protest. reqUsz ted that the whole mat Ter be referred to city meeting to be held in the evening that the opponents might be given opportunity to be heard The petition received the required mum 1 Der of signatures. and this matter is in. cluded in the call for the city meeting 1 to be held next Monday morning. Tht ! petition is headed with the names of the six aldermen who were opposed to the | adoption of the ordinance, and some c, l whom has st0ngly advocated in the pas 1 standing by the ajority vote of tht | court Of common council. These alder l men were beaten in council meeting an( l it was generally supposed that the, | would take their medicine like aldermen 1 good and true
 This traffic ordinance is but one of thu | items of the special city meeting and b! many believed to be of the least import
 ance and opinion prevails that it reall.
 has no place in cAy meeting and ough
 to have been landed in the discard Tha
 ordinance may be ordered repealed, bu
 not if a bunch of fair-minded unpreju diced citizens attend that meeting, an