Putnam patriot., 1921-07-15
COMMERCE CHAMBER
 TRYING TO HELP
Invites Connecticut Company Representative to Confer
 enee.-After State Park
st.p. Taken To Obtain Appropriation
 For This Purpose

The Putnam Chamber of Com neree az their regular monthly meet iar held in the Chamber rooms Mon dav evening. decided Co take steps te see that the Connecticut trolley com panv provide better service for the city It was voted to extend an in- vitation to President Storrs of the trolley company, asking that a re sponsible representative be sent to confer with the Chamber of Com merce board of directors concerning ways and means of improving Put nam transportation service.
 q. L Padgett suggested that since the public utilities commission had ordered the discontinuance of ji:nev service between Putnam and neigh boring towns, t might be well for the Chamber to do what it could about improving trolley service. He said he understood the trolley company had made no definite plans for an im- proved schedule and felt that some thing should be done at once to rene dy the present situation
 The members of the Chamber de- eided to have a committee. consisting of President 4 Newton Vaughn and Judge F. F. Russell. consult with the state park commissioners about state park to be located somewhere in the vicinity of Putnam. President Vaughn said public parks were being maintained in other parts of the state and he thought one should be located somewhere between Worcester and Providence, preferably al Putnam. He suggested Sap Tree Run. state owned grove near the F. O Foster home. Pomfret. as a convenient place for such a park.
 President Vaughn said these parks he had in mind were used as camping places for tourist picnic parties and as convenient outing sites. He thought that Putnam could obtain an appropri- a:ion fl f took the proper steps. He said he had other spots nearer Putnam in mind as suitable for park.
 1 committee. made up Of Whitman Danielson F. C. Rogers and F. F. Russell, was appointed to report to the Common Council that it was the opinion of the Chamber of Commerce that signs should be erected al inter- ssctiug roads and at the public square saowing the directions to neighboring cities
 4 committee, C E. Dean, s. D. Fisher. Charles 4 Thayer. F. (. Rog- CTS and Whitman Danielson was ap- pointed to consider the advisahility of holding a field day next month and report their decision at the meeting of the board of directors in August. l. was suggested that an event such as the fed day Of six or seven years ago held at Point Breeze would be pleas ant for this summer.
 The board of directors was author zed tu take up with the assessors the matter of reyaluation of taxable prop e-tv. if was pointed out that the state has ruled that no money can be obtained for schools and other public institutions unless town property IS rcvalued with the sid of state special is.s
 l. was decided that to increase the attendance at the regular meetings of the Chamber, some sort of program be arranged. This program would consist of a speech by somt specialist oa given subject. A committee, consisting of c. L. Padgett, Charles r Dean and C. Dwight Sharpe, was chosen to arrange for the September program.
 President Vaughn announced the appointment of the following com- uttees Co carry on routine business, aad t8 take care of special subjects, aHtHr the year:
 Executive committee, A Newton 4agha. John c. Johnson, Oscar Du= .s. F F Russell and E. C. Rogers; embesshin committee, F. (. Rogers, chairman: George L. Padgett, Chas. Richard, Oscar Dugas and Robert Y Boys: merchants committee, War rea S Ames. chairman. Ralph \. Hurbee. Alexander Gilman. MHa Katherine Byrne, Walter J. Bartlett, Alfred Bonneville. F. O. Marion, and two other members to be appointed later
 Gear. !. Padgett asked 70 have ms aame omitted from the executive committee. as he desired 10 take a eagatiou. 4 his suggestion F. C. tf.-,=. ,r-..s .,,s7.s,4r,+,s4 ia his ulace