Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-02

1 Alderman Robinson said this was
 necessary in order to have the street better lighted there.
 Gilbert and Leona Bowers petition | ed for a street light in Tyler avenue,
 north of Sturtevant street. It was re- ferred to the police commissioners. | w. R. Stevens and several others
 reported that the southerly end of River avenue terminates in sharp de-
 clivity of fifty foot fall and there is no | light there. and asked for one south of Walnut street. It was referred to the police commissioners.
 Sign and Clock. The Plant Gladden. company, owners | of the brick block No. IA Main street, | stated that they desire to erect an up- right illuminated sign on the front of their building, and also to place in the curbing post to be surmounted by an accurate tin.piece, to be illuminat- l ed at night, and asked for the privil- | ege of erecting the same.
 The matter of the sign was referred l to the street commissioner and that of | the post and clock was referred to the | public works committee. This was done at the suggestion of the corpora | tion counsel.
 Fire Apparatus at crsenevi He. | The fire commissioners made their
 report upon the petition of the United States Finishing company and other
 manufacturers in the Greeneville dis | trict for better protection there; that they find the conditions as follows: | There is a six year old modern truck
 in the double station with 210 feet oi | modern ladders, two hired horses De- | ing used to draw the apparatus. It is
 a volunteer company of more thar enough men to handle the ladders and
 apparatus. The only way to make ii | efficient will be to have horses in tht
 station with not less than two perma- nent men.
 There is a three year old, fourtf | size Metropolian engine with capac. l ity of 800 gallons minute handled bJ a competent engineer, stoker and cal | men. Two horses hired outside hau l the apparatus, and as a rule the re.
 sponse is satisfactory. The tender fol | the engine is a four wheel hose car. riage, hand drawn, and by crowdint
 can be made to carry 800 feet of hose l which is not enough. It is AS year. l old and the only piece of apparatus ii | the city hand drawn. There is no room to carry fire extinguishers for smal
 fires, or cellar pipes, deulge sets oi larger tools. The weakest point in th' fire protection of the Greeneville dis trict appears to be in the hand drawi
 hose carriage The company is vol unteer, with no permanent men, GOV
 ering a large district, and in addition to the large industries, there is the an. nexed district and the buildings wes of Central avenue to Sachem park
 which demand something more than , hand drawn carriage. particularly il | winter with snow on the ground, ant
 the distance to be coveerd, and s'
 men in the station.
 The committee recommended that al | soon as possible combination chem ical wagon be purchased and installel
 in place of the old hose carriage, ant
 hire horses to respond from some sta ble located near the station, or pur
 chase an automobile combination
 chemical machine and install it in 'th l-center of the city and move the horse
 and combination wagon to the Greene 1 vile station. Also have not less thai | two permanent men at this station with sufficient number of call me- l sleeping in the station at night. A
 the amount of money appropriated fo 1909 and 1910 will not allow of tn
 above recommendations. your commit tee can make the above and other nee
 essary changes as soon as sufficien money is appropriated. The report wa | accepted.
 I Payment of Bills.
 The council authorized the paymen I of the following bills connected wit the Meadow Brook work: Thoma l Dodd $S32.10, Chandler & Palme $21.50. IT. B. Cruttenden $125.
 These bills were approved: Wate
 department, s1,3e6.5s; gas and electri department, $7,196.S4. The followin
 were approved and ordered paid: Fi
 nance. s4.5S5.se; public works, s5, 24g.23; fire. s1,142.70; police, S2,0S3.64 street lighting, s2,132.0S; cemetery
 k7S5.ss; park. $694.03.