Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-05-11
ALDERMEN MEETING.
outlawed TAX Liens Disposed Of
Main Street Paving Adopted.

President William A. Dawson pre-
sided Monday evening at the meeting
of the board of aldermen. Arthur Nc
Guillan appeared for Mrs. A. J. Doom.
requesting that an extension of time
be allowed for four liens for back
taxes aggregating $500. Proceedings
we're ordered stopped, provided Mr..
McQuillan took up and paid one lien
per month beginning June 10.
The April report of the captain Of
police was accepted. Invitations from
the fire and police departments to the
city officials were accepted to attend
annual inspections of the departments
May %.
Report of superintendent of streets
submitting a list of 344 unmetered
property owners using city water was
accepted.
A petition for the installation Of
new fire alarm box at the corner of
Mountain and Pleasant streets, signed
George B. McCracken, and fourteen
others, was referred to the fire COM
mittee.
Report of standing committee on
streets relative to the petition of E. F.
Reed and 80 others for an electric light
on Pleasant street about 500 feet west
erly from Lebanon avenue, was accept
ed and the light ordered
report from the same committee
relative to its findings with regard to
best pavement adapted to the city's
use was accepted, and a resolution
authorizing the paving Of Main street
with block stone pavement, grouted
and cement from North street west
erly as far as appropriation would per-
nit was adopted. Style of pavement
reported as costing from 81 to $3.50
per square yard.
Report of standing committee on
sewers for a sewer on Pleasant street
on or near Park street westerly to
West Park street was accepted and its
construction authorized by resolution
Town Clerk Fenton appeared before
the board with reference to having
some 100 or more old water liens, dat
ing back as far as 1875 on the town
records and outlawed, wiped off. A
resolution was adopted alternating the
same. Mr.. Fenton sought a relief of
a city tax lien on the property of one
Victoria Denault for q lot in Prospect
park, which is outside of the city lin
Its. Corporation counsel was empow-
cred to have same stricken from the
records. The town clerk also appeared
in behalf of Mrs. Sarah A. Beckwit1
Of Spring street, who Is over 70 years
old, and without means of paying her
taxes, to request the board to provide
some means.for relieving her of a por-
ton of the burden of said taxes due
On motion of Alderman Smith, the tax
collector was empowered to adjust the
same.
Standing committee on sewers re-
ported favorably upon the petition of
II. Dion and four others for a sewer on
Ash street from Main to Natchaug. It's
construction was authorized.
Charles A. Young asked adjustment
by the execution of a deed by the
city relating to property on South
street affected by a change in the
street layout in 1900. The mayor was
authorized to execute the necessary
papers.
Reports Of the standing committee
on streets relating to West Main
street matchmaking was accepted and
a resolution adopted governing it's con-
structing.
Resolution 318 was so amended that
all taxes unpaid since August l, 1906,
be due and payable May 1. 1909, and
corporation counsel is empowered to
enforce their collection.
A resolution relating to unpaid wa
ter rents was adopted. About $4,000
Of such remain unpaid at the present
time. The standing committee on
streets was authorized to have a sur
vey of Valley street for the establish
1rent of lines and grades. May 20 was
set for a hearing on same. The same