Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-08
Wants Sewer Assessment Abated
John that the Council Did Not Act with
in Its Rights IN Building Sewer and Taxing Adjoin-
ing Property Owners-More Brick Pavement Wanted
in Main Stree:-Eneineers Want Ordinance
Other Petitions.

All the members of the court of COM
mon council We're present for the
March meeting Monday evening, Mayor
Llppitt presiding. The reading of the
journal was unanimously omitted.
The monthly report of the street de-
partment showed the expenditure of
$L449-5S, which was approved, as was
the monthly report of City Treasurer
Peck.
On the petition of Angelo Covelle the
public works committee recommended
crosswalk southerly of the point in
Dictated in North Main street and the
committee will decide on the location.
1t was approved.
More Brick Pavement.
George o. Stead and 81 others asked
to have included in the estimates for
the next city meeting the estimated
expense of paving with brick to match
those already Laid in Main street that
section of Main street from Rose place
to the westerly side of Shetucket street.
1t was referred to the finance commit
tee.
George E.. Pitcher and five others
asked that the northwesterly side of
Division street between Oak street and
the southwesterly side of the property
of Julius Grochowski be fenced off and
maintained until the street is repaired
there and put in proper condition, and
that the clerk be directed to record the
petition in full that it might appear on
record. As regards the fence, il was
the clerk was directed to place the full
petition in the journal
George E. Pitcher, engineer for SOM
ers Brothers, in their behalf called at
tention to the fact that their petition
for a grade in front of their property
in North Main street was referred TO
the public works committee in 1908,
but there has been no report. 1t was
asked that it now go to special COM
mittee.
Alderman Stetson stated that the
public works committee has been try
ing to find out where the street line is
at that point for two years, and he
moved that the matter be referred to
the corporation counsel. which was
done
John Donovan Objects.
Ex-Street Commissioner John Dono-
van petitioned the council to abate the
assessment made against him at the
February meeting of the council for
the construction of a sewer in Roath
street. He gave at length the reasons
for asking for the abatement, the Pc
tition reading You have no legal right
to make any assessment on property
owners abutting said sewer, for the
reason that no detailed estimate had
been made, or no authority given your
honorable body by city meeting to
construct said sewer as required by the
amended charter of the said city of
Norwich" He referred them to COM
mon council records in similar cases
to show what courses were pursued
then as follows: Common council jour
nal page 232, petition to amend char
ter, April II, 1874: page 66, September,
1874, wall on School street; page 20,
June IS, 1876. Franklin street sewer;
page I'LL, Oct. 4, 1876. Pages lane
sewer; page 119, Oct. 81, 1876. special
city meeting; page SO, Dec. 10. 1877.
Franklin street brook; page 167. May
21, 1878, estimates 10 be published:
page 14S. May 81, 1879, appropriations
for board of water commissioners. also
estimates to be published as required
by the amended charter.
He also called attention to the rules
of order adopted by the council in re-
unless authorized by the charter or the
laws of the city. Page of the ordi-
nanceS provides that the street COM
missioner shall render to the council
monthly a full account of all expenses
incurred in the discharge of the du-
ties of his office, the number of men
employed and days they worked the
amount of wages laid TO each and on
what street. sewers. public grounds,
or other places work has been per
formed and the nature and extent of
such work. This ordinance has not
been complied with, therefore I re-
spectfully petition your honorable body
to abate the assessment made against
my property on Roath street. 1t was
referred TO the corporation council.
Engineers Want Ordinance.
F. L. Chapman and many other en-
gineers of the city as well as sew
eral heads of manufacturing concerns,
petitioned the council for the passage
of an ordinance regarding stationary
engineers, to prevent the destruction
of life and --operty in the generation
and transmission of steam as a mo-
tive power. The ordinance desired is
as follows and was referred to the
finance committed:
An Ordinance
Section NO person shall be the
engineer or fireman of or shall have
charge of, or operate any steam boiler
or engine, in the city of Norwich for
a period exceeding one week. who shall
not have a license certificate author
izing him to have charge of. or oper-
ate such engines or boilers. from the
board of examiners hereinafter con-
stituted.
Sec 2--The mayor shall. within 80
days after the passage of this ordi-
nance, appoint a board of examiners.
which shall consist of three members,
one of whom, at least. shall be an
engineer and has had ten years ex-