Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-12
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
DANIELsON


 erly of Danielson. is president of the Rowe Calk and Chalk company now in the hands of a receiver. Edwin s. Todd, of Southingten. has been nam ed as permanent receiver for. the con- cern by Judge Thomas of the United States district court, sitting at New Haven, upon certificate filed by the company. The company has been em- ploying about 200 hands in it's fac tory at Southington and during the present week about half this number were let go.
 Receiver Todd is quoted as saying that no statement of the assets and liabilities had been prepared for him, but that the management had assured him that the assets of the company were sufficient to meet the demands of creditors.
 It was stated in New Haven, fol- l lowing the court proceedings, that the action taken was a friendly one and l for the protection of <the creditors, to 1 conserve the assets until a fair amount could be realized from their sale; that the nature of the winter was not favorable to the conduct of 1 the business; that it was impossible 1 at times to secure raw material, and that other conditions compelled the l piling up of large stocks of finished 1 product, the market for which should become active within a few months. The Rowe Calk company moved from Hartford to Seuthington about five years ago. In addition to MT Chase the officers are: Louis Chisni Springfield, treasurer; Edward Dea. New York assistant treasurer and auditor.
 The company manufactures auto skid chains for automobiles, paten jacks, etc. In addition to the South l ington plant a small plant is operat- ed at York, Penn.
 l Sigmar Elmas, the Goodyear Alba nian who is charged with assaultine i Martin Littlefair of Railroad street Danielson, with intent to kill. remain ed at the police station during Thurs day awainting a hearing that has beer SC for o'clock this afternoon.
 Elmas has retained Attorney Charle: l.. Torrey of Putnam as counsel, ani MT. Torrey was unable to come tt Danielson during Thursday.
 The condition of the state hishwas 5I between this place and Danielson he came so wreached during Thursda! 1 1 that the bus line service had to h. abandoned after some morning trip had been made. The thawing spel I has played havoc with the travelet U | l been running for weeks. for thes 1 ways, especially the ruts, offer the lin 1 sf least resistance for the quantitie 1 of water and through them the wa 5 ter ran, piling up behind snow carrier 1 at low places and creating ponds 0 fl 1 considerable dimensions. One of tn worst places on the entire route is a a Stones corner, just north of Judd av enue, on the Elmville road. At thi point it was necessary for a force C men to go at the ice barriers and cha o it out, so as to make the highway a | all passahle It is likely that tn d busses will be hack on the job toda, n They were greatly missed durin n Thursday, though service was kept u : as far north as Dayville.
 y In discussing the special horoae y meeting that unanimously voted I l. contest the proposed advances in rate hy the Crystal Water company. Al torney Harry F. Back, representa- the Connecticut Mills company, no # one of the largest of the borough ss taxpayers, called attention to the fa '- that a gread deal that residents the borough have long desired to kho about the water eempany's affairs wi h likely be brought out at the hearir N before the public utilities commi,
 
 all probability will be brought out the hearings, Danielson people wi a learn whether or not the Crystal W; ; ter company is a paying concern af as to how well it pays. This inform ation, MT. Back has pointed out, wi, be valuable in considering whether u borough would do well to purcha the water company's rights and prol eFty If the company is earning b returns, this will be an argume against so remarkable an advance
 rates as is proposed; if the compal
 is earning only meagre returns,
 losing money, this may be used
 ground for contending that the pr perty. if the borought desides to bu
 should be had at a reasonable prit
 Embodied in the resolution that t
 meeting adopted is paragraph tn requests that the Public Utilities cor
 mission give consideration to t
 amount of pressure furnished by t
 company's service. Vice Preside
 Obadiah Butler of the conneetic
 Mills company contended before | M meeting that the pressure of the wat v service as supplied to his company
 not adequate as full pretecti
 against fire, and cited the fact tl
 it has been necessary for his eenee
 to erect tanks to hold reserve sSl
 ply of water in order to meet the I
 quirements of insurance compani
 carrying risks on the big plant )O Just when the borough officials, nj
 having full power to act in contesti
 the rates, will do so, has not be
 definitely decided, it was stated
 Thursday. but some announcemt
 relative to what is to be done is (
 peeted within few days.
 
 Superintendent Hope, of the Sh, M Line Electric Railway company on " local lines said Thursday that he he
 ed that cars would be running az;
 here during the coming week. This
 all dependent, however, upon {
 speed with which the ice covering rails disappears. Through Danielso
 streets the rails are still imbedded
 ice, but out in the open country .h line is clearin9 up very rapidly ant
 car could be run on some parts of
 line. The company will delay no lol
 CT than is necessary in restoring S
 vice. Mir. Hope said, clearing aV
 what remains of the ice when nat