Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-15
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Much Business Presented at Monthly
Meeting.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
board of aldermen was held Monday
evening in the council chambers with
the full board in attendance and Mayor
Dunn presiding. The minutes of the
last regular and special meetings were
accepted. A petition from Mullen &
ST. Onge and twenty-five others for a
street light on Milk street was referred
to the light committee, and one for a
street light on Godfrey street, signed
by Thomas Jones and eight others, was
referred to the same committee, as
was also a petition for q light at the
corner of Spring and Pearl streets,
signed by James A. Shea and forty
two others The $1,000 bond of Henry
S. Moulton, superintendent of streets.
was accepted The report of the cap
tain of police for January was accept
ed. 1t showed that thirty tramps had
been lodged during the month and
fifty five complaints had been attend
ed to by officers where arrests were
tendent of streets for four weeks end
ing Jan. 29, entaiHng an expense of
$323.37, was accepted. A reQuisition
for three months supplies for the
water department was referred to the
purchasing committee with power. The
application for drain layers licenses
of Maurice M WEIGH and Fred w.
sberfch, each accompanied by a $1,000
of Henry p. Potter for $12 for stone
was referred to the claims committee
for investigation and report. The re-
port of the library committee reap
pointing Belle B. Riggleman as libra
rian was accepted and q resolution rat
flying her appointment adopted. A
resolution was adopted authorizing the
library committee to purchase books
and periodicals not exceeding $50. A
resolution was adopted authorizing the
mayor to appoint an industrial COM
mittee of three men and a resolution
whereby the sewer assessment COM
mittee shall be constituted by Alder
men Pomeroy, Case and Tew was
adopted by a rising vote. An ordinance
amending an ordinance relating to
sewers, section 5, reading to wit: The
com nibtee shall annually in January
recommend some suitable person for
superintendent of sewers, and if such
recommendation is not ratified to make
a second recommends ton, which If not
ratified by the council the mayor shall
then hire a person for the balance of
the year or until a successor be ap-
pointed, was adopted by a vote of 4-3.
The council then elected by ballot the
balance OF the unconffrmed officers.
Aldermen Whitman and Holbrook were
Corporation counsel. George w. Me-
loney 4, Thomas J. Kelley 3; collector
of taxes and assessments, Jerome 3.
Baldwin 4, Frank NJ. Lincoln 8; super
of streets, Edwin o. Sumner
4, Luke Flynn 8; chief engineer of fire
department, fire marshal, inspector of
buildings and superintendent of fire
alarms, Wade L. Webster 4, Herbert
w. Clark 3; first assistant engineer.
Nelson o. Daniels 4, John O'Rourke
8; second assistant engineer, John
O'RourlQe 7; third assistant engineer,
Fred w. Derrick. 4, BLANK.
A resolution was then adopted au-
thorizing the city clerk to have 200
lists of the officers printed. A reso-
luton was also adopted to have the
sewer amendment printed. Current
monthly bills were ordered paid as
read.
Mayor Dunn stated to the council
that he believed it was up to the coun-
oil to see that the book of the col
lector of taxes and assessments should
be balanced so that they can be au-
dited, which has not been done since
the present incumbent has been in Of
flee. The mayor said that while he did
not question the present collectors
honesty, he thought that the books
should be balanced so that the city
would know where it stands No ac-
ton was taken. Adjournment was
then taken.