Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-02
BOG MEADOW PLAN APPROVED.
Common Council Sanctions the Expenditure of $4,000
There-Widening of Franklin Street Started Ac-
cordins to ACCOMPLISHMENTS for Sewer Bene-
fits-Votng Machine Proposition-Many Petitions
Presented


Mayor Lppitt presided at the March
meeting of the court Of common coun-
Gil Monday evening. all being present
except Councilman Baker.
The reading of the journal was omit
ted.
The COMMITTEES named to hear those
interested in the ASSESSMENT of bene-
fits for the Mt Pleasant street and
Hickory street sewers reported the
amounts of the assessments as follows
and the reports were accepted and the
resolution adopted ordering the pay
ment by Oct. 1, 1909:
MI. Pleasant Street Sewer.
James Sullivan $45.2s, Harold G.
Stark $3.50. Lydia NJ. J. Sourbier
$s7.0S, Hadley Gray $15.47. Daniel
Gray $15.47. Philip Gray $16.47. Amos
Laura +. Jackson 5000, Sarah j. n.
Hotchkiss $51.74. Hezekiah Huntington
5000, Ella Johnson $S1.43. Julia E.
Palmer $49.26, Julia A. Stetson $56.27,
Jeremiah Crowley s127.S8. Rose z.
Senay $9S.94. Grace Memorial church
$20s64, Albert Marshall $39.26, Thomas
q. Wormsley 1926. Emma Gamble
l. Swan $3.50, Thomas ]. Beckley
$104s1, Marion L. Huntley $4s.2O. Dam
lei Halasey $51.4o, Alonzo r. Aborn
$51.63, Edward ADJUST $51.40, John II.
Lee $2S.72, Abbie T. Lee $2s.72, Mary
o'Neil 1902, Patrick O'Neil 1902. Dan
Hickory Street Sewer.
The Shetucket Co. $524.63, Jane Hig-
gins $50. Mary Downes $50, Thomas
Downes $12.44. Thomas J. Dodd $144.67,
Alfred Turngern $50. Nicholas Heigi
$31.71, Louise NJ. K. Heigl $31.71, estate
of Michael LOBBY s3S, Mary LOBBY $33
Mary Duggan $3.50. Catherine s.
Lumsden $24.09, Adam Spanier S4158.
Hannah Spanier 9415s, Daniel Cough
lin $50, Mary Coughlin $40. John
Coughlin Sc, estate of Patrick Griffin
1913, William J. Enright s4S56, Mary A.
Enright 1886, Elizabeth o. ]. Enright
$43.56.
The street Commissioner reported
the expenditure Of $1,243.67 during the
month OF February, which was ap-
proved.
The monthly report Of the city
treasurer was ordered printed in the
journal.
The public works committee, re-
porting on the petition of Frances r.
D. Hoffman, who asked for grade for
a walk on the southerly side of Rock
well street, said that they found that
a grade was established in 1888. The
report was accepted.
The public works committee, on the
petition CT James Ringland, who asked
for a grade for a walk on the north
easterly side of Hickory street, report
ed that a grade should be established
from Prospect to Golden street, which
was described, but action on 1t was
deferred to April 5. 1909.
The same committee reported favor
ably on the petition of John Woodman-
see for a grade for a walk in front of
his property on Geer and Woodmansee
avenues and fixed the 9Th Of April for
a hearing.
w. A. Briscoe and w. T. Crandall
asked for the establishment of a grade
on Rockwell street from Mckinley ave-
nue. to the Broad street school prop
erty It was referred to the pubS=s
works committee and they reported
favorably after giving the matter at
tention and set April 5 for q hearing
on the change.
There was a communication from
Superintendent Anderson Of the cleo
trio road regarding the street sprink-
ling contract for the coming season, a
was referred to the finance committee
and corporation counsel with power.
Mrs. Ida Werner OF Galveston, Tex,
claims the walk built by the city In
front Of the Trueman property is a
damage to the property, the CRATES
were not put back right. the old walk
was taken away without her privilege
and instead of her paying for the walk
she has a claim for damages. It was
referred to the public works commit
tee.
Several Petitions.
James Riley of No. BIT Central ave-
nue. asked to have two trees in front
of his property trimmed. 1t was re-
ferred to the tree warden with power.
Lucius Brown and twenty one others
asked for the immediate removal OF the
electric light wires which have been
recently erected over the sidewalk in
Mckinley avenue, as there is very
great peril to pedestrians there. They
believe the method of construction is
entirely unnecessary and increases
danger to life. 1t was referred to the
police commissioners.
Arthur NJ Brown and seventeen 9TH
ers asked the council to assign a day
patroiman to that part of the city
known as "the business district OF the
West Side. from Washington square TO
North High street" There are fire.
Quent disturbances from a lawless
class which menace public welfare and
safety. II was referred to the police
commissioners.
A ]. Wholey and eleven others,
representing the plumbers, asked the
council to pass an ordinance to regu-
late plumbing, house drainage and the
licensing Of master Numbers, with the
view to safeguarding the public from
the dangers of unsanitary plumbing