Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-01-05

and ladder be purchased Immediately.
Our police department has been a cred
1t to the city. 1 would dislike to see
any change. The entire department has
q reputation throughout the state and ]
have been often complimented on its eff
fcency. I think it is u calamity to any
city to change the police every two years.
This ought to be changed so that each
member would continue during good be-
havior and not be dependent OF the ups
and downs of political favor
Our lighting system in the business
section is Inadequate and unsatisfactory.
We should give our merchants q better
system of illumination. I believe that
arrangements could be made with our
local electric light company so that a
great Improvement could be made at
small cost to the city. recommend that
this be taken Up by the committee Inme-
diately.
In his farewell address, Mayor A. w.
Marcy, who has been an able and eff
cient official. said:
In comparing with the year previous
the operating expense Of the three most
import antderartments Under our direct
supervision, Snd the fire department 10
be about $1,000 less the highway de-
partment $4,000 Tess and the police de-
partment 1855 more than for 1920. This
general expense account after reimburse
ment from property owners for sidewalk
repairs will also show a net reduction of
approximately 81 900 less than the year
previous. Included in the fire department
expense for tie year is SITS for q motor
generator equipment and four new alarm
boxes. which can be considered as per-
manent Investment
The amount spent for permanent i'm
provenents has been unusually small. ap-
+. proxiulatins sS,4O0 for a sewer screen pit
and Canal street construction.
According to your treasurers report
| the debt Of the city exclusive of the water
+ department is S149,355, 4 net reduction
Of $11.3S5 from the previous year. which
is the first time this debt has been below
| S150o00 since 1912. Five thousand dol
i lars OF this reduction is by payment upon
| sewer bonds now being retired by like
/ amount annually.
| Our water department has likewise
/ made a bond payment of $4,000 and also
| added a substantial amount to its surplus
account.
A total reduction OF s21 300 upon the
| cit5F's debt during the year should I be-
lieve, be welcome news to ali of our citi-
zens, and merit the consideration justly
| du ethese who by faithful service and
economical management made this pos
sibie
The several departments have been op-
Grating quite smoothly upon genera;
routine basis. and right here I desire to
! thank the officers and members OF ali
Departments for the uniform courtesy and
consideration extended to me at all times,
which I highly appreciate.
Members OF the Telephone EMPLOYEES
association representing the Putnam
Danielson and Moosup divisions held
their first social Of the new year ia Odd
Fellows haH Wednesday evening. A
lunch. card games and dancing were fea-
lures of the evening. Music was by the
newly organized orchestra Of the asso,
citation.
l Ice harvesting Is In full swing al
through this territory. or was on Wed
nesday, when storm that was threaten
ing suggested a possibility OF holding W
} operations. Ice from nine to twelve inch.
es thick is being taken from different
bodies OF water hereabouts.
Cyril Renillard of the Byrne company
store has returned from a brief visit Will
friends in Springfield
Karl B. Musser. eastern field repre-
sentative of the American Guernsey Cat
tie club. will give a dairy talk tomorrow
(Friday) evening az S o'clock at tn,
rooms of the Windnam County Farmers
association in this city. Mr. Musser il
well known to Windham county dairy
men. For period few years ago h
was the dairy specialist at the Connect
cut Agricultural college at Storrs H
is on the Connecticut Dairymen's asso
citation program for the forty-frst an
, nual convention to be held in Hartford
; Mr.. Musser will bring back to Windhar
! county on his appearance here the inter
. est and enthusiasm gathered froDr tn
; best dairy and stock breeders all owe
. the eastern United States. His talk +
. Putnam Friday evening VIII provide a
. opportunity to hear him without attend
ance at the coming dairymens meetin
| in Hartford.