Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-07
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS.

expressed his belief that all drunken drivers of motor cars should be sent to jail on first offence because. they are such dreadful menace on highways
 The big plant of the Quineb3ug Com rany will resume operations next Mon day morning The work of putting in new gates in the canal has now pro- gressed. to the poiny where it can bel said definitely that work will be resun1- ed next Monday. The concrete is all poured and in place as are the steel frames in which the gates are to be set. Twelve tons of apparatus that will be used in operating the gates will be put in place this week and the gatehouse to cover the apparatus will he hurried to completion.
 The improvement work that has been | underway during the past two weeks. and more is very important and Agent J. F. Gardner, IT., of the plant states 1 that the water flow will be increased 25 per cent. as the result of the new equip ment, which will have three gates in4tead of five, giving a freer flow of water i through the canal.
 l It is considered very frtunate that up i to Tuesday night there had not been 1 a single rainy day to hamper the work. which has been rushed through on Sum. ] days and holidays without rest. This week will witness the removal of the cof- l fer dam which was built of hundreds of bags of sand of a total weight of 250 tons, tae closing of tie sluiceways l in order to allow the river to fill up so that it will be ready to furnish power for the coming week. The mill company derives about 1900 horsepower from its water privilege.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry II. Crewen and Herbert J. Bainett are to leave today to motor to California. Mr. and Mrs. Cro- well are residents Of North Sterling MT ] Barnett said Tuesday that no definite schedule has been made for the trip The party will motor westward by easy stages, stopping wherever and as long as the party fancies. It is likely that the tourists will be absent from DanieI- son until spring.
 l More prosecutions were promised Tues day of persons who are disregarding the
 quarantine regulations for dogs. The quarantine is to be rigidly enforced in llhngiy and some court actions are pro- missed because some have elected to dis obey.
 It was finally decided on Tuesday to make an important change in the rorte of the new state highway between Dan ielson and South KilIingly Under this change the present highway will be abandoned at a point near what is known
 as the Burquist cottage and the new state highway will follow a route across a big open field in the rear of the Mea.
 dow Brook Inn and rejoin the pr ssent
 route near the residence of Edward Hal
 at the foot of the Dig hill leading into
 South Killingly. This change will cu- , out big arc in the route of the pre-. scent highway and eliminate one shart and dangerous curve. Contractors yhf
 have the job of building the road have
 done no more as yet thai. cut brusi
 along the route of the new highway a
 points where it does not follow the pre-
 sent road. It is understood that ther,
 Will be material changes in the grade o
 South killingly hill, which is norE a hard
 steep pull for cars so that it VII b,
 easier for anscen
 William Bennett, who was manage
 here for the s. \. E. T. company nearl-
 ascore of years ago. was a visitor il Danielson, Tuesday. accompanied by hi
 son, William, medical student at Tuft
 college. The senior MT. Bennett is re
 membered as the live wire manager Q
 the Danielson league basketball team tfa
 swept all before it in the days whe,
 professional basketball was engrossiu ' the attention of all of the towns here