Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-18
DAkIELSoN AND PUTNAM NEWS
..DANIELSON

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 Fred S. Reach of New Haven nnotored here Tuesday to visit his parents, MT land Mrs. James E. Reach.
 A. Weisberg. was in Boston on busi- ness Tuesday.
 MT. and Mrs. Roscus Back, MT. anj Mrs. HarrN Back and their sons Samuel and Harry, Jr, attended the Old Home Day celebration at Nit. Ochepetuc. Union Tuesday. Harry E. Back was one of the speakers.
 4 picture of Judge. W. Fenner Wood- ward has. been presented the Danielson FHemeh's Asseciation,s the members having requested one particularly be- cause Judge Woodward is president of the Connecticut State Firernen's Associa- tion- The portrait, -attractively framed, has been hung on the wall at the fire station
 MT and Mrs L.. J. ~ Fournier Mrs. Pierre Goudreau and Mir and Mrs. A. F: Roulais and child left early Tuesday morning onsza nsstor trip through North ern New England. They will visit in Montreal and vicinity before returning in about two weeks Making the same trip are MT. and Mrs. Joseph La '.l- lee. their son Arson and daughter Miss Cora, also Mrs. Stanislas Gingras.
 Miss Winifred Lash has returned from her vacation spent at Providence, NarraganSett Pier and Jamestown
 Chief Water Tender Herbert Clifford and Chief Gtinner's Mate James Mo Dowell from naval recruiting station at New London paid a visit to Danielson Tuesday, seeking recruit for the navy and distributing literature and pasting rp posters. They interviewed a number of young men residing in this district, pointing out that the navy affords a real opportunity for young men to ! see the world andy-to learn trade in any one of the naVy's 57 trade schools, while he is serving his enlistment They stated that three payviiie men have taken the examination and were sched- uled to report for active service Tues day
 which the city Of Providence will pay the Providence and Danielson road .un- der. lease, to The Rhode Island company. the sum of .$2e0s0o0 there. is possibility that the. service. the P. and D. renders may not be permanently lost. -s5z
 It has been. announced that the wat CT, supply hoard has voted to accept the compromise offer of the road for the set tlenent; of claims against the city of Providence just as soon as 1t is possible for the road to give the city a complete ! release fro. mall responsibility. for the damages inflicted through the develop ment of the Scituate water supply, 1 mitlcily SuElpiyy WliE serve the city.
 In making this announcement Alder man Thomas Potter, chairman of the water board of Providence stated that the consdmnation of the compromise settlement must await reorganization of the railroad, which. will probably be carried through after the line has been turned back to it's owners. on Septern- 1 Der s, by the Rhode Island company l The business interests of Providence are working actively to avoid the per naanent abandonment of the line is indi- l cated in various ways Providence newspaper had had writer and pho tcsrapher in DAnielson. getting the viewpoint of local people and pictures of Danielson with which to sarnish 8 story relative to the road. the territory 1t serves and the. chances. of retaining the servic. Tn newspaper. man was givn to understand that Danielson would feel that it has suffered a real transportation loss if the line is permanently aban- doned.
 D. F. Sherman. former ~pre sident of the -Danieisons-r road, -.who represented the owners nj the conferences with repre- sentatiyes of. the} city of Providence ac- een.ed the offer made on behalf of his priucinles. -@.
 In, accepting the compromise. MT. Sherman declared it probable that the
 
 at least temporarily suspended after it is turned back to it's owners next month.s .i .5.
 There will be no funds -ith which to onerate the property i . "lptely, he said. and a reorganizat .o.. will have to he effected by the road before it will be in a position to avail itself of tine s2oo,- 00n that the city is to pay over.
 Mir. Sherman is hopeful. however that a. way will be found to resume the service eventually on at least a part of the line after the owners have had an
 10 s"udy- the situation Part of the line" probably means the parent that some active work mas. he done by misunderstanding and busr"Ss IT, terests in this part of eastern C. i' d. cut if this end of the line Is c have that is. coming on September G.
 The following statement rela+i;s 'c '->".t's .hures was given out oy Mfr. Sf,erman:s
 s'The city of Providence aeaaired by condemnation. in 1916 about 1-2 miles Of the Providence and Danielson Rail- way Company's electric railway locate and in operation for over 1S years te- tween 'orth 4scituate and Rockland in the town of scituate. including the pow erhouse riant and building. water rights and sundry lands and other property By such condemnation, the railway core pany claimed that the city became liable for payment for the property taken, the depreciated value of which had been placed at about s250.oo0 by the spacia' commission created by the General As- senbly to investigate the affairs of the Rhode Island Company system The railway company further claine1 very substantial damages for loss of business, due to elimination of mill and villages within the condemned area. NeEoEia- tions for settlement had been en1ing for about four years. without results and long and expensive litigation was in sight for both the city and the. railway . company.
 "As eonspron1ise alH e'ry has agreed to pa-v the railway co;npcny S26o.eon n full settlement of it's liah.il-:' under act of condenlna tion 4; and s;iia railway coia- pa nv subject. to it's .hAity to deliver re- ou,red reieasesf will nc>>.'f t:, same, but. it may. be a considerable time be- fore the deal may De full ccnsuInnaaSed. By order of, the :oltr; t!se railway prop3rty is to be, deiiEa~a'i tn tn: owners on Sept. next and c,7S'.'utiitiy the road iwl likely be clo'ei down 'enirc- rarily at least as the co'n1arly .wil1 be without funds for oper L:ior. The. re- ceiyers of the lessee con?a7y have ren- resented that the gross revrin is rot n3w l sl,ff3cint to meet tho rayroils, hrnee 1T 1 this condition cannot be oVerc':'te m some way. obviously the railway Will have to 20 out of existon'r. ltsa fofeo, boweye,. athat when ..3e re1l -ownecs nD- | :. ;,,' ,.n,t,oi. of fheir.f roperty, a privi-