Putnam patriot., 1910-04-08
Common Council.

The regular meeting oi the common
 Council was held on Tuesday evening,
 Mayor Macdonald presiding.
 Present: Aldermen Dady Carpenter, Joslyn, Hawkins, Brodeur, Miner, La Rue and Bouthillette.
 The records of the previous meeting
 was read and ordered filed. Petitions were received and disposed of as follows:
 s. $. Carpenter and others for an arc light near cemetery, referred.
 Mrs. Mary Medhurs 10 have South
 Main street sprinkled from John A. Carpenter estate to Arch bridge, she
 agreeing to be responsible for the ex- pense. referred.
 L. Bennor for hennery on Chapman street, granted.
 B. F. Chaffee and others not 10 sprin.
 kle South Main street from Carpenter line to Arch bridge at abutters' ex-
 pense, referred.
 F. F. Russell and others to have Se- ward street sprinkled, referred.
 Petition from B. D. Bnghee and T9 others to have Elm street from May street to railroad station. and Front street from bridge to Cargill Falls, sprinkled with crude oil, was referred
 10 highway committee To investigate,
 and if they decided faverably in regard
 to the plan to call a special meeting of
 the council to report. There WAS con-
 siderable discussion regarding the plan
 and il was thought of faeofaoly, the
 the only thing to cause doubt as To its practicability. The mayor stated that
 in talking with the State highway commissioner he had been informed
 that they proposed to sprinkle all
 state road with oil, not only to allay
 the dust, but as preservative of the
 road itself.
 Petition by L. D. Ross and others not to have Woodstock avenue sprin-
 kled, referred.
 C. K. Breault to change barn onLau-
 rel street into house, granted. E. L. Kelley and others for light in
 Cargill Park, referred. H. J. Thayer and others for crosswalk on Pomfret street at Canal, referred. l.. Nj. Keith for building on Grove
 street, granted.
 Fred Labonte and others for permis- sion to close culvert on Marshall street, referred.
 NJ. R. Joy. addition to garage on
 Harris street, granted.I
 $. H. Hopkins and others to,have lights extended up Woodstock avenue | to it's junction with the Thompson 1 road, referred. Walter Turner ad-
 dressed the council regarding this peti- tion stating that time and again he had
 been called upon to help straighten out
 teams that had been upset and got into
 other difficulties in Ithis dark spot by l getting of the highway. Police report showed 16 arrests,
 stores found open. Light out s6 hours. Communication from isuperintend-
 ent of streets relative to poor sidewalks
 was read. Voted to authorize the | highway committee to have proper
 forms printed to be sent to those whose
 sidewalks are out of repair, calling l their attention to the matter.
 The Mayor appointed the following
 sewer committee: Aldermen Dady,
 Hawkins, LaRue, and Bouthilette, E. NJ. Arnold, W. $. Johnson, w. F. Raf- ferty, k. German, Dr. k. A. Morrell, I. Champeau, C. H. Brown, E. M.Whea- 1 ton.
 The highway committee reported | that there was a great deal of trouble 1 in getting laborers to work for the city
 on account of the monthly payment plan. The men depended upon their
 wages to get the necessities of life and
 could not afford to wait a month for their money. They suggested week. ly payment which met the approval of the council and it was voted to adopt
 the plan by having the superintend- ent Of streets take his time report to l the finance committee each Saturday
 and have 1t approved, then to be signed by the mayor so :that payments could be made each Monday. Mir. Main addressed the council rel
 ative to sewerage being allowed 10 flow in the gutter in front of his prem
 ises on Providence street. He was in- structed to make compIsint in writ l ing to the health officer. Alderman LaRue, health officer said that he was continually In receipt Of inquiries from people who wished to
 empty cesspools and vaults, as to where they should dump the matter. He said it was getting to be serious question. He also spoke lof overflow. ing cesspools that 1t was almost impos- sible to prevent, and spoke of one large l institution that had employed man and cart for sixty days at $2-50 day,
 and still their eessp0ol ran over. It was suggested that sewers were badly
 needed. Superintendent Dumas was
 asked if the emptying could be done at the present city dumping ground, and he said he thought It could, as the spot was % isolated that 1t would not prove . nuisance to any one: The mayor spoke on the street sprin- ], kiing question. He thought It was ab- surd to wait until the first Of May to