Putnam patriot., 1910-06-10
NO 23
Common Council.

The regular meeting of the Common Council was held on Tuesday evening" Mayor Mae Donald presiding.
 Present: Aldermen nady, Carpenter, Josiyn, Hawkins, Brodeur, Miner and Roathillettel
 The records of the previous meeting was read and ordered Iile,:.
 The police report showed s0 arrcsts-- : sent to jail; stores found open, and light out t hours.
 Petitions wee received and disposed of as follows:
 For electric lights on Franklin and May streets. Referred.
 That ithe full width of Woodstock avenue tsa i.s feet be preserved by tho city when making any new layouts or changes,
 Bids were received for the city tax collectors bond from E. c. Wright, s7o; J. Harry Mann, S6l,as.
 Voted, That the bld of Mr. Mann be accepted.
 The Chief of the Fire Department re- ported that there were 2,600 feet of good hose and i,7oo feet of poor hose on hand, and asked that s,o0o more feet of hose, dozen jacketsaud a dozen wash CTS he furnished. No action taken.
 Voted, That fire headquarters be rc- novated at an approximate cost of s2is.
 Committee on lights reported that . light had b5en installed near the cem- etery.
 Voted, That the light committee be empowered to make contract with the Putnam Light and Power compa- ny, and provide fer as many lights aa possible within the appropriation.
 The Mayor suggested that the blll from the Putnam Water company. for Si ,l00 be held over one meeting. It was also suggested that the hydrant tests that had been made should bo furnished the Council so that it could see whether or not the watcr company had been furnishing what their contrace called for. It wH stated that . hy- drAnt on Grand View had been found to have but 26 lbs. pressure, and one on Walnut street, that had been installed for 70 years, to have but 2s lbs. pre- sure. And for these the city had beea paying the full contract pr!ac. Alderman Hawkins stated that la view of the business about to he trans- acted by the city In the matter of sew- CTS and water contract, 6c., that tho city should have corporation counssl. The Council then went Into executive session, and elected Attorney J. F. Gar. pcnter Corporation Counsel.
 The Mayor brought up the seweraGs matter, and said something should be done about It nt this meeting.
 The highway committee asked for instructions as to how to proceed.
 The Mayor said he hoped the work would bc commenced immediately, ae he thought It was the duty Of the ctty to relieve the pressing needs ot the Cou- vent--which he referred to as gfand institution, and one Of which the city was proud. He also alluded to the way the residents at the north end of tho city turned out to vote the scwcsaUe appropriation.
 Alderman Hawkins thou,1ht that tho work should be done in th6rouah bu. siness-like manner, and that It should not be the sole aim Of the city to savo all the money 1t could at the expsnse oi . good system: but that the bent men for the work should be employed.
 The, Mayor said that the sewer sys- tenn would be monument to sae nsm~ bers of the present Council, and the members should mnke 1t one for which they would have cause to be proud.
 T. II. Mckenzie, Engineer of tho State Hoard of Health, was present. and outlined for the benefit of the Coun- ciI some of the preIiminnries necessary on commencing the work.
 Voted. That the highway commIttee be authorized to get terms and propos- als from competent engineers for carry ing out the decision of the voters of tho city relative to ia sewer system, from the outlet on the Quinebaug liver to . point on Marshall street.
 Voted, That the fire-alarm battery be re charged at cost of tl00.
 The Mayor stated that the present battery had lasted four years at an ex- pcnse of but s0 cents after the first cost, and that the present expenditure q si0O would likewise cover . period oG four years.
 The following bfIlu were 0rdaeed paids