Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-31
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

Putnam's daylight saving plan has | been definitely abandoned. Having i listened to many suggestions that were intended to relieve, or at leAst
 abate. the confusion resulting from this city's being on a daylight saving
 plan while all the surrounding terri
 tory adhered to sun time, the common
 council has taken the bull by the
 horns and unanimously voted to re-
 yoke the citys ordinance. specially
 passed some time sinces, providing
 for the change in time.
 It was indicated during the past week that the change would not work out satisfactorily for Putnam on ac- count of the fact that other communi- ties hereabous failed to adopt it for this year and this week the confu- sion was fully as great and conditions as generally unsatisfactory as it was expected they would be, under the cir- cumstances.
 The announcement of the common councils action came like refresh 1 ing breeze and removes with on act all the difficulties that were attendant upon the introduction of daylight saying here this spring. The councils decision was received with general satisfaction, even by many who prefer the daylight saving plan for the warmer seasons of the year.
 Elation over the change also ex- tends over the borders of Putnam and into the surrounding towns from l which so much business comes to this l city. No class hereabouts is more pleased than are the farmers, some 1 of wlaon through representative. l threatened to take their trade to oth-
 CT places hereabouts.
 Attorney E. c. Morse, who ap- l peared before the common council to urge action to relieve the situation that had developed here, made the l following statement to that body: 1 To His Honor. the Mayor and Mem l bers of the Common Council:
 On the second of March, 1920, ap- l peared before you as a representative l of the Chamber of Commerce and urg 1 ed the enactment of an ordinance providing for daylight saving so- called, in the City of Putnam. Before l the chamber of commerce made this request of your body it caused all the 1 Putnam merchants on the lower end of Main street to be canvassed and
 all Jhe prineipal manufacturers in Putnam as well as two in neighboring 1 towns. Without dissent Gone of the ! manufacturers being non committa
 but present as member of your body
 and voting in favor of the ordinance) all declared in favor of it. In mak.
 ing this recommendation the board o
 directors of the chamber of com merce as well as this body discussed ! the disadvantages of daylight savin: and it did not occur to nay member of either body that the farmers il . the nearby towns (there not being
 more than half g. dozen farmers il
 the city of Putnam) would be in an.
 way affected by such an ordinance < The farmers were expressly mentione' and their position carefully consid . cred because neither body would hav sI encourag ged the measure if it had beel 1 | apparent that the farmer would b
 l injured. It is apparent. however tlnt the farmers in the nearby town l would be compelled to follow tn ) hours set in Putnam; consequently
 is doubtful whether the enactment Q
 l the measure was wise one. A : most can it be urged that the chambe e of commerce and your body erred i !. their judgment upon this subject an ! under no circumstances can it be urg T ed that either body intended to of | fend the farmer.
 . Consequently all are eager, I be 2 | lieve, to rectify the situation no, . that it has become apparent. Mor :. than this on, Friday last the ordinanc
 going into effect on Sunday at 2 a. m
 there appeared in a local paper d suggestion made by His Honor, th = Mayor, that the clocks be not move = ahead. While His Honor withol e doubt made this suggestion in order 1 :. avoid confusion because the railroa # was not going to change it's time, tl c fact remains that the result of u : suggestion has caused profound COT d fusion-such confusion, in fact, thi 70 even the friends of the measure b,
 ! liev that the Qrdinance should | repealed. Add to this the fact that u l. mills and the merchants have pos lg poned their going on to the ne lt schedule, some definitely, some fina " ly, there remains nothing to do se seems, but repeal an already usele af ordinance. When I appeared befo SIS you on the former occasion I car 'n under orders from the chamber
 commerce. I now appear merely as D. citizen of Putnam who believe fir U that since the enactment of this ord II 1 nance has unwittingly displeased t a- farmers of the neighboring towns al ss secondly, because of the great co E. fusion that has resulted from an a te parent attempt to avoid confusion :. respectfully urge that the daylig II saving ordinance be repealed.
 n- Considerable interest has be te aroused here in the plan to secu nd through vote. of the town, authority or revalue all of the property in Putna