Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-22
CITIzENS' MEETING VOTES TO KEEP
 NORWICH CLOCKS ON STANDARD TIME

The daylight saving plan whereby Norwich clocks would be pushed ahead one hour at 12 midnight next Sunday by common consent was voted down Thurs day evening at a largely attended citi- zens' meeting held in the town hall un- der the auspices of the Norwich Chamber of Commerce. The vote showed 196 vot- ing in the negative and TIT in the afr native. As the result of the vote the clocks of Norwich, as far as the general public is concerned, will remain on standard time.
 However, it is understood that in spite of the action taken Thursday evening a number of the local manufacturing plants and stores will inaugurate day light saving plans of their own. This will not involve changing the clock hands to conform with daylight saving time, but will mean that the employees will go to work an hour earlier and will quit work an hour earlier. The United Metal Manufacturing Company is one of the plants that will, adopt this system as beginning Monday morning the employees will go to work at a. m. instead of a. rn Throughout the meeting and especially when the vote was called, those voting | in the negative made a noisy demonstra-
 
 Down" We don't want to go to work al 1 s o'clock,' "We keep the law" We're not law breakers Were working men, | etc.
 Resolution Offered.
 The meeting was called to order at o'clock by Charles F. Wells, president o the chamber of commerce. MT. We'll said the meeting had been called for tn purpose of getting the sentiment of tn public on the proposed daylight plan He said that in December last a referen dunn was taken among the members o the chamber the result showing 259 il | favor of the plan and 63 against it. MI | Wells said that the manufacturers ha been canvassed last week and that tn majority of them are in favor of tn plan. Most of the merchants also ia vored daylight saving. You are ne called here to break laws or to mak laws" said Mr Wells.
 The following resolution was then ot fered:
 states of Massachusetts and Rhode Is and and the New York, New Haven an Hartford railroad will go on dayligf saving time on April 24th and our con muting and transient population, ou mails. our newspapers. schools and bank will therefore be seriously inconvenience ? unless they conform to this schedule,
 is hereby moved and seconded and vote that we, the undersigned, do pledge oul
 selves to move our clocks ahead one hot
 at 12 midnight, April 24, 1921, unt
 midnight of the last Sunday-.Sept. 25t of September, 1921, for ourselves an
 our respective businesses, and we fu,
 ther invite the general public and tt | io1,, fn ady tn
 respond"
 After the resolution had been read |
 John I. O'Rourke, secretary of the chan
 Der of commerce, and had been seconde [ John Woodnansee took the floor strong opposition.
 : Opposes Resolution. MT. Woodmansee wanted to know the state law forbidding daylight savir is simply a scrap of paper and if it to be ignored "I wonder if we are } educate our boys to ignore the state lav and the court of common counciP' sa Mir Woodmansee Tt may not stop herr he added.
 John C. Delaney of the faction oppo . ing the resolution offered an amendmel that the resolution be laid on the tabl
 His amendment was ruled out of order James J. Sheridan said he -couldr { understand why anyone could stand up Q the meeting and say that the breakiI of inc law was being encouraged. I : said he hoped the daylight saving pl; l would go through.
 Dr. Brophy Speaks For Sunlight. T Dr. E. J Brophy spoke in support e the resolution from a standpoint l. health. He said it seemed to him tn ! the people of any city should take a
 vantage of aN the sunlight they can g' s Dr. Brophy said he thought; for the ge s eral welfare of the community, that t s resolution should be passed. . Noisy Faction Opposes Resolution. n A vote was called for and the chair I ' quested all those in favor of the resol . ton to stand While those in fav s of the resolution were being count l. there were shouts and cries from $ noisy opposition.
 # The opposition were equally moi " when they got up for the count, The
 were hurrahs and shouts. Heard \amo s- the general din was the voice of an ( j. cited and almost lone woman shout IT "We keep the law"
 + As the chair was in dofbt as to the a suit of the vote a second vote was talk ,- Secretary O'Rourke and Arthur F. Lib le taking the count
 is Vote Against Resolution. T. The result of the second vote was g l. nounced by the chair as follows:
 Total voting, 373. Affirmative II n negative 196. The resolution was ( II clared lost.