Putnam patriot., 1908-12-04
 Common Council,

evening with Mayor McGarry pFesid- ding. Present. Aldermen Carpenter,
 Brown, Dady, Bredeur. Miner. Dumas
 and LaRue.
 Records of the previous meeting
 were Fead and ordered filed.
 The Mayor stated that he had had a conference with the seieesasca relative to the tramp question. He had also
 talked with the Captain of Police re l garding the matter. II would seem to
 be good thing To harbor them in the l lookup but if this WIS done there would
 have 10 be some necessary changes
 made. The sanitary condition of the i place was also considered. The select men suggested that fl the city would fix up the place il could collect 50 much per head of the town for tramps
 lodged. If the city didn't care to fix
 up the place the town would built an- other tramp house similar te the one
 destroyed by fire, only build il of stone
 so it couldn't burn. Some tramps have
 been lodged in the lookup. Voted
 that police committee take up the mat ter with the seleetmen.
 The mayor also stated that he was ! in receipt of communication from 1 the Consolidated road relative to the acceptance of the commissioners of the changes on front street bridge and de pot and suggesting that 1t was now time for the city to make the payment of s2o, ,0Oo as agreed. The mayor stated that il seemed that the srailroad company had done their part. Had been advised by the attorney for the city that 1t would be useless 10 put of the matter of payment longer. As there might be some small teehinicali- ties ard legal points in the manner of raising the money he recommended that the matter be taken up at a special meeting. The present meeting can adjourn to December 22 if the council so wish. It was voted to con slider the matter at a special meeting to be held Dec. ?.
 The police report showed 23 arrests, 9 sent to jail. 5 doors found open. Light out 70 hours.
 The following petitions were granted. F.. NJ. Wheaton for two story brick building corner Front and School .4t. !. Ag h..t. Fremont and Bradley streets, , on Grove, on Grove and Pleasant Peter Dumas for barn on Lamont street.
 There was some discussion relative 10 this petition lead by Alderman Bro deur who stated that the building was being erected from old lumber and scraps and that the surrounding prop efiy owners were finding fault as they considered il dangerous as apt to take talked with the applicant and was told that il was his intention to ela- board the building. Permit granted. The Light X Power company petition ed the council to be allowed To eonli- nue their seperate pole service on school street in order to bring trans- this city Manager Thurston appeared before the council to explain the mat ter. He said he realized that accord ing to the ordinance that it was the duty of the company to carry their wires on the poles of the telephone company, which has been done all over the city except on School and Providence streets, and it had not been done there as the telephone company's poles were not high enough to admit of it. He considered that if the wires were put upon the poles it would be very dangerous and also greatly iBjure the telephone eompaay's service.
 He wanted the permit to continue until such time as the telephone com pany reset their poles and made them high enough 10 enable him to use them with safety. He said the company were building water power plant at Mechanicsville and hoped to be able to use il by the 18th. They were very anxious to get the new plant running so the power station in this city can be done away with except as an emer- gency station. The Mechanicsville plant would run A hours per day, but At the same time steam would be kept up at the power station in this city to be ready instantly in case of any emer- gency. Many new improvements had been installed in the new plant that could not be installed in the old one, and this would greatly inhance the service. The company had also pur- chased the Dosne plant in Thompson and light for Thompson would here after be furnished from the: new power plant at Mechanicsville. It was voted to grant the petition allowing the conn pany to maintain it's poles on school street until such time as the telephone company shall renew its poles and and make them high enough for use by the light company.
 W. H. sharpe and other tax payers asked that the light nov located At the Twenty. Foot oe moved to the foot of May treet so that street would be ben efitted by 1t. Referred.
 Petition from M. NJ. Dwyer and ofhars for arc light al eastefiy end oi I-ni,p street was laid on the table.
 X N. Bowen communicated to the couucil that a surface water sewer on