Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-04
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS

bers of the newly formed veterans or Foreign Wars organization of Killingly. and all overseas men are invited to at- tend, it was announced Monday by Ar thur Duprey, secretary of the local post of the American Legion, It Is hoped at this meeting to perfect the organiza- ton of the local post. to elect officers and to select name for the post. which probably will be named in honor of Merrill Smith, who made the supreme sacrifice over there MT. Smith was son of Mrs J. IT. Smith of Broad street. About two score overseas men have al- ready signed the charter of the new or ganization, but 1t is hoped to have many more affiliate and all service men who were overseas are invited to be present.
 Hundreds of KfIlingly's voters found no issue of interest, 1t may be inferred from their absence from the polls, In Mondays annual town meeting and cleo tion The voting was what many who watch politics closely described as slow" and up to the noon hour less than 700 votes had been cast out of ap proximately 2400 in the town.
 Denisen P. Jordan, who was shaken up and somewhat bruised when he fell in the street near the Congregational church Saturday, was reported on Mon day as resting comfortably and recover ing from the shaking up he received.
 At thu annual business meeting of the town Monday afternoon. Judge Mill ton A. Shumway presiding as modera- tor, nearly 300, including many women voters were in attendance.
 Reports of various town officials were accepted as printed in the annual town reports Messrs Rowland James, James N. Tucker and Ernest R. Warren were again appointed a committee to dis 1 tribute the income from the Shubael Hutchins fund.
 I On motion of Henry Babson, s22o was | appropriated for Memorial day observ- to East Killingly and s1040 to Daniel son. Because there was no one present to make motion in behalf of the World war veterans. apparently, no action was taken on a resolution providing for an appropriation for Armistice day. On motion of N. Lorne Greig, chairman of l the town school committee. an appro- priation of s115 was voted for the pur- chase of books and apparatus, thus making an appropriation from the state available. Also upon motion of MT Greig $500 was appropriated for de- | fraying the expense of teaching music | was voiced to this in the voting, but fl was not strong enough to defeat the mo- tion.
 Without opposition s4o0 was appro- rriated to pay for a free bed for Xii
 lirglv patients who are poor at the Day Kimball hospital.
 Walter Anderson of the public i'm lnrovem"nts committee of the chamber
 of commerce and in behalf Of that or ganization offered a resolution providins for the appointment of a committee tt be made uD of q member of the board O selectmen, the warden or a member O
 the court of burgesses of Danielson ant
 a local attorney to investigate and re
 port to a 5sequent meeting relativ,
 to formulating 2 plan for building nev
 sidewalks where needed in Danielson 0
 putting present walks in good repair
 The sidewalks improvement subject, Nil Anderson said occupied first place il
 the nl Is of the majority of those wh
 recently answered questionnaires as . what nanielSon most needed in the wa of public improvements H B. Mowr of Davville objected to the meeting talk
 in~ action on the resolution, which per tained, l'e said. to a matter solely con [, ""rrin@ tha Ho-ou"h e Dsr!el-~n rof'7c ~-"n th- town ns wHo1n TTe move
 -ho resolution he tabled and it was s voted hv the meeting but it was calle , m again later in the meeting by B. ( , Hopkins, who asked that the matter b reconsidered and explained that sucl
 action as might be taken to imnrove tn horougN sidewalks would entail no ez nnnse upon the town. but merely o r abutting nroperty owners.
 . MT. Anderson. again acting as a Ter l reSentati of the chamber of c6mmerc | iT1fr establishment of two comfort station . for the use of the public in the tow . hall building. asking $500 appropris
 ton and s1o0 for maintenance G.
 l-arkin moved that this resolution be t;
 bied, but the motion to table was d. teated and the appropriation voted. A proposal that s300 be appropr'a Q ed to repair the old town house at Ki E ilngiY Center. the structure represente s upon motion of William M. Frank mat the select"' be authorized to SC T the building. This was voted.
 - Mrs. James Bacon, Goodyear, plead,
 with the meeting to make an apuropri = ton to meet part of the cost of tran l. porting children to Killingly High scho
 who live five or more miles distant fro . the institution. A motion to table ca rled, but later the matter was aga
 taken from the table following an f n teresting explanation of why such q n appropriation would make it possb n for some children to attend high scho 5. who otherwise would be unable to do S T The meeting needed Mrs Bacon an q called the matter from the stable. b | no motion being made for specif l. amount of money the subject was pas d ed without further action.
 q Thomas c. Clarie of Goodyear ol a t~"ted 10 an appropriation for the pu
 pose above indicated and moved tn . the matter be indefinitely postpone
 which was the action taken
 The matter of oiling borough stree
 was left with the selectmen.
 No action on the matter of gettil
 improved bridge accommodations fc
 Riverview was taken other than the a s pointment of a committee consisting
 Tohmas Bradford, John A. Gilbert al
 A. G. Bill who are to investigate al
 report to a later meeting relative
 the feasibility and to the probable co
 of acuuirlnx a highway site through t
 Burrows Or Davis property from Ra
 road square to Water street as a rou
 to bridge terminus on the west bal