Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-04-02
Common Council Repeats Ordinance and Ends
Confusion. Farmers Threatened to Boy
colt Putnam if Law Remains In Force
Only Observed the Ordinance Sunday and Monday
Steeple Clocks Tick An Hour Apart.-People Go to
Church At Different Hours

neither body would have encouraged
the measure if it had been apparent
that the farmers would be injured.
1t is apparent, however, that the farm
ers in the nearby towns would be COM
PEELED to follow the hours set in Put
nam, consequently it is doubtful
whether the enactment of the measure
was a wise one.
At most can it be urged that the
Chamber of Commerce and your. body
erred in their judgment upon this SUBJ
ject and under no circumstances can
it be urged that either body intended
to offend the farmer. Consequently,
all are eager, believe, to rectify the
situation now that it has become APP
parent.
More than this, on Friday last, the
ordinance going into effect on Sunday
at 2 p. M, there appeared in a local
paper suggestion made by His Hon
or, the Mayor, that the clocks be not
moved ahead While His Honor,
without doubt, made this suggestion
in order to avoid confusion because
the railroad was not going to change
its time, the fact remains that the re-
suit of the suggestion has caused pro-
found confusion--sueh confusion, in
fact, that even the friends of the
measure believe that the ordinance
should be repealed.
Add to this the fact. that the mills
and the merchants have postponed
their going onto the new schedule,
some indefinitely, some finally, there
remains nothing to do, il seems, but
repeal an already useless ordinance
When | appeared before you on the
former occasion came under orders
from the Chamber of Commerce. J.
now appear merely as citizen of Put
nam who believes first, that since the
enactment of this ordinance has un-I
Willingly displeased the farmers in
the neighbering towns, and secondly,
because of the great confusion that
has resulted from an apparent at
tempt to avoid confusion, respect
fully urge that the Daylight Saving
ordinance be repealed.
commends Mr.. Morse
After a few moments of silence AL
-derman Johnson addressed the coun-
ciland commended Mr.. Morse for tax
ing the stand he did when it was well
known that Mr.. Morse was in favor of
Daylight Saving. He said that since
the council passed the measure an ex-
preston of feeling had been received
from outside towns. Mr. johnson
said that the man on the farm should
be kept satisfied and he realized that
the farmer has to contend with the
high wages mills are paying and that
it is hard for him to keep help on the
farm. and that if the council had I'M
Willingly done anything to injure the
farmer it should be undone.
Mayor Favors Repeal
Mayor Marcy said that while per-
sonally he was in favor of daylight
saving he was of the same opinion as
Mr.. johnson. He said that he did not
feel that in advocating that clocks be
unchanged that he had added to the
confusion.
Unanimous Vote
To bring the matter before the |
council Alderman Dean made mo-
ton that the ordinance be repealed |
and it was unanimously voted by a |
roll call vote, Aldermen Byrne and |
Padgett being the only members alb
sent.