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 The adjourned monthly meeting Of the Common Council was held Thurs day evening with Mayor MeGaffy in the chair. Present, Aldermen Dady, Broducf, Brown, Dumas, Carpenter, Miner, reftt, and Laliue.
 The records of the previous meeting were fead and placed on fife.
 The Mayor stated that he was to meet the city tax collector Friday night relative to the matter ol collecting back taxes due lhe city.
 Petitions were granted as follows. Y. r. Brady, ell to house on Providence street r.. NJ. Afneld. additions lo buildings un taffows street, and barn on George street; nion Shoe Repair ing Co.,, sign on Canal street Frank Montville, to transform barn into Il house. F. NJ. Mayafd, h build two tenement houses for Adolphns La chance. on smith street; C. Nerfon, n blacksmith shop on Livery street
 \ petition received from Julius Cor. dier and three other property owners, on Mil street, requesting the Council to take immediate steps to repair that street IA they were threatened with da- mage to their property, II there should be heavy rainfali, Referred
 Attorney J. r. Carpenter appeared for E. p. Bagbee, relative to the mat Ter Of license fof his hall. Ills yearly license recently eNpired Last Satur day night, the hall being let, MT. Bug. bee WIS required to pay license lee Of =. He paid 9he license and filed Il protest with the city clerk upon paying 1t.
 Air. Carpenter stated that he appear ed on behalf of Mir. Rugbee, uel Niih any feeling 0f antagonism towards the Council, As he believed the Council meant to do what they thought wns right, and he entertained the best of feeling towards the Council in the matter, bnl he thought that in impas- iug this license on Mir. i4ughee they had mistakenly exceeded their powers. II was not the two dollars they were after, as it might cost great deal more than that to get il, but they thought the matter should he settled once for all. He therefore formally demanded the return of the s2 paid under pro. test by hiseient, ndlnfofmally asked the Council to take np the matter so that 1t might be settled, He slated that the license imposed by the city was more than a mere lieense-that u Mas tax, and therefore Illegal. That, in issuing license, the city had only a right to charge enough to cover the ac. tual expense of issuance. Hts whole contention was. that the city had no right tn lew lleense that amounts ie a tax, but Just to cover their expense. The protest Was solely 10 bring up the matter.
 Mr. hughee also addressed the Coun- cil regarding the matter.
 II was voted to place the matter in the hands of the Mayor, and that he he empowered to employ counsel to ad- wise him.
 The Mayor stated that he would take immediate steps To ascertain what the city's rights were In the matter, and would let the attorney for Mrs Bugbee know the result of his decision.
 Police report: Arrests,ss, of which 4was sent to jail and one to the Con- pecticut School for Boys. Light out l7 hours.
 The Putnam Light and Power Co. reported that they had installed three ineandesecnt lights on south Main street. The lights had been burning since October a7 ,ibut they should make no charge for same for that month, nor for expense of installing them.
 IL was voted to reduce the license of The moving picture show, on Pomfret street, from STb to Sco per year--the amount paid by the theatre.
 More time was granted the rloliee committee regarding the investigation of the charges against patfolman na- pre-.
 The Health officer then made hts an.  naal Tepogt as follows;
 Health omoers. Report
 Honorable Council of the city of Put.
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 The following is ny Feaott for he year to ~eptemher lst
 During the year We have had bat Il few eases of measels and whooping cough, two or three eases ol dinhihefia and no scarlet fever. In December, 1907, We had P cases of typhoid fever on and around Mill sircet, caused by the water of well contaminated by sewage from surrounding cesspools. The suspected well was closed as soon