Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-06-10
ONLY oNE MORE CARNIVAL
AFTER THIS ONE SAYS MAYOR
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4 wish it To be under TODD. how
ever" said the mayor. that ! am not
holding any brief for the carnlvals ~
mixing these remarks But do not
think they are as bad as claimed bF
some. who criticize because they are
afraid they will not make enough
proiits themselves. As far as the mer
chants are concerned, | don't think
little competition will do them very
much hurt. doubt whether the mer=
chants buy all their goods from Put
nam dealers
Samuel smith. landlord Of the City
Hotel. asked for permission to speak
ON the carnival situation before the
council Permission was granted and
Smith made the contention thai the
earnivals brought into "a city more
money than they ever took out. Ihey
patronized the truck owners, the bake
shops and food stores, shoe stores aud
other places Of business. he said. The
manager Of one Of the carniyals show
cd me the eempany's weekly expense
Of $1,000 while he was here DO the
pr1ple 81 Putnam spend that much
money at the carnvals2" he asked
Speaking Of granting permit =
Smith continued. Why not tate
thes,a peopie who advertise Re 'H. -
Rent pay hotel license
Alderman padRctt auestionel the
ruQof'. statement that the merchants
UcTr Directing 20 earnivala Alder
mann Dean replied that be- Was wiling
Ia wager boN Of good ctFaf that
nifty pct cent ~ the merchants Of
Putnam would say eNo 5fnNais II
asked
Alderman puiTe, said =th3t Ga" at
Htnae n the merchant through the
Chamber 81 Commerce toward amuse=
nt.pt4 Ia this city was leading many
te srend their money out of town. and
this they would continue To do II the
bd was kept down too tight
The meeting was presided over by
MAYOR Marcy. with Aldermen Pad
Trtt. Dean. nuras. nuifcy and Wheel
erk present The report Of the cap
tain Of police showed that ~ arrests
land been made the last month and
four persons had been consigned to
iail Property valued az S2,los bad
been stolen. Of which s., cal had been
recovered Fines had amounted to
Sl.T2e2a
Permits fer garages wcfe granite i
to G. NJ. Duraud. julius Carlson apd
Joe Iombardo. A permit TO build g
cottage ON Church street was granted
To Mrs. Laura reneault The request
fora bvdraut at 431 Woodstock ave
nue made hv G.. L. Miller. was re-
| ferred TO the fire committee
| letter from the Second Coneesa
/ tenal Church Society regarding me
sidewalk adjacent to their property OF
\ Seward and Grove streets was read
The society said that they had exam
med the sidewalk and had not found d
dangerous In ans place, so they eN
pressed the hope that the council
would not exercise its prerogatiNe e
force their rebuilding the sidewalk I"
they feared there might be difficulty
foand in the collection 81 the bill
Superintendent Of Streets Dumas r.
ported that although the sidewalk VA
not dangerous 70 pedestrians It wa
Ia a very bad condition The iette
was referred 20 the highway commit
tee.
4 letter from Mrs Nitaline Il
Levitt requesting that the temporar
sidewalk constructed in front Of he
home last fan be removed. was re
ferred TO the highway committee,
The advisahility Of constructing
more modern traffic post in the ee
ter Of the city was discussed. Il VA
decided to place nee q the old tfaiii
posts al the corner Of School an
Providence streets The question Q
a new post FOR the center Of the cit
was referred 20 the police COMMITTEES
The police and ordinance commit
tees we're instructed te consider IN