Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-09
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
After Transaction of Regular Business
Star Chamber sessionls HeId-Mun
is the Word at the Close.

At tn. regular March meeting OF the
board of aldermen Monday evening the
minutes Of the February sessions were
approved.
The reports of the captain OF police
and superintendent of streets, entail
cept. The report OF the superintendent
Of streets Of all property owners not
connected with sewers was accepted.
The superintendent of water works
report, with recomn1 endations, showing
that eight sewers had been cared for,
eight water meters installed and four
leaks repaired from Nov. to March /.
one water meter frozen and one hy-
drapt repaired and that repairs at the
pumping station are needed, was ac-
cepted.
A communication from the Wind
ham Manufacturing company request
ing the city to construct two CROSS
walks on Bridge street was referred to
the street committee with power, and
a request Of the company for permits
sion to string wires and appliances for
conveying electric power over Bridge
street to mill No. was referred to the
committee on streets and the corpora
ton counsel.
petition for an electric light at
Thread Mill square from J. E Brick
and thirteen others was referred to the
committee on lights.
The standing committee reported ia
vorably on the petition Of A. d. Spell
man and others for a sewer on Pleas
ant street and Lebanon avenue and it
was accepted and the committee on
sewers was authorized to construct the
sewer.
The mayor was authorized to borrow
$4,000 for the city's use.
The committee or streets was order
ed to take necessary precaution for the
preservation of elm trees to an amount
not TO exceed $500.
A resolution that section SO be
amended so that in all public hospi-
tails such as St. Joseph's the water
rates be four cents for each 1000 gall
Ions was adopted Previously it has
been Is cents.
The standing committee on streets
was authorized to advertise for pro-
posals to furnish teams for city work
and for superintendent of streets for
the year.
The fire department committee was
instructed to investigate the necessity
Of the installation Of a storage bat
terry.
The finance committees report on
the bonded Indebtedness of the city and
the issuing of suitable bonds was ac-
cepted and they were authorized to
prepare q resolution regarding such
to be presented at the present session
Of the general assembly was also
adopted
The eight reports of the sewer as
sessment committee relative to the as
sessments for benefits from sewers
constructed on Godfrey and Windham
streets, Quercus avenue, Pleasant,
Bridge, High and Main streets were
accepted and resolution approving
the same was passed. The assess
ments are due and payable Aug. /.
The water department committee
was instructed to secure material for
repairs at the pumping station not to
exceed $500.
1t was voted that the current
monthly bills be approved as read and
they were ordered paid.
Upon motion Of Alderman Hayden,
the board went into executive session
at 10 o'clock, the first time during
Mayor Dunn's administration OF nearly
two terms The secret session broke
up in a rather chilly atmosphere al
11.30, and none Of the members Of the
council would give out any statement
Of what rad taken place.
Mayor Dunn said he was the presid-
ing officer only and had no statement
to make. Assistant City Clerk Edgar
ton said he had nothing to say. and
the entire board Of aldermen were
closer mouthed than unopened quahogs.