Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-04

All the members of the council were
 in attendance, Monday evening for the
 January meeting except Alderman Ely
 The reading of the journal was omit
 ted by unanimous consent.
 The first business was the hearing
 on the remonstrance against the peti- tion for building new walks and cross
 walks in Division street from Oak to Roath street
 Attorney Barnes was informed that there was no report on the petition and he asked that the remonstrants
 Herbert R. Kind was the first speak CT among the remonstrants and he op- posed the building of the walks and crosswalks. He said the remonstrance thoroughly states their position and two years ago the council voted it down, which is good evidence that the improvements are not necessary. A ledge on the brow of the hill would have to be removed and another large sum will be required to take out a ledge on which $500 made a very Small showing in 1906 or 1907. The ex- pense will all work a hardship on the property owners. The walks are now adequate for the street where only one new building has been erected in 25 years.
 Attorney Barnes began to ask MT. Kind questions. but that was objected to by MT. Moran, although MT. Kind seemed to be able to take care of him. self It was decided that the cross examination would be omitted.
 John A. Moran said he signed the petition two years ago without know ing what he was doing. He has since thought the matter was brought by i'll feeling. He thought the walks were proper with few exceptions which can be remedied. He declared that wanted. The people will build if or dered, but where the walks are bad it is due to the street. Mir. Moran di- rected his remarks to G. E. Pitcher, and referred to a letter printed in Mondays Bulletin.
 George Kampf stated that the last time the matter was up it concerned only one side of the street but now walks are wanted on both sides. There are AS families who use it and so do the Polish people in getting to their church. He said they proposed to keep sides. He has lived there over 30 years and there is no feeling in the matter-simply a need of the people. He said the walks could be stopped at the lodges, where the expense would be too great.
 A. w. Jarvis said he couldn't sec why there is objection to the walks. He said he had lived on the hill for 15 to 16 years, and part of that time he had been obliged to walk in th@ road to get there. He declared that there is need of the walks.
 Attorney Barnes presented two peti- tions, one from c. W. Hill, who wrote that the walks are bad and he hoped the new ones would be voted. He is willing to do his share.
 Mrs. Susan Lippitt Hill wrote that she favored the grade and walk, having been a taxpayer for forty years and limb and a disgrace to the city She declared she was not a suffragetfe, but a sufferette, and hoped the walks would be built.
 At the request of Attorney Barnes there were eight to ten who stood up when those favoring the walks were called for.
 Justin Holden declared the walks are in bad condition, there being no repairs on walks in front of vacant lots, own CTS paying no attention to them- Be- cause of the bad condition the only safe place is the middle of the road.
 Ernest Cherry said he had lived in street twenty years. and he confessed it a disgrace to the city. Be- cause of bad walks it is necessary to go in the road
 c. F. Reynolds said that he had wanted a walk ever since living there, ten years. It is within five minutes of Franklin square, and only four living on the street don't want the walks.
 George Pitcher said he drew the pe- titlon at the request of neighborS, and had lived in the stret for 39 years. He described the different pieces of prop erty in the stret on both sides, stating that the Walker, Kind and SimondS walks are stony and dangerous. and that the Higgins walk is four inches below the gutter and the James proper poison children as they go $.-.. ty is on a slope. An orchard of alders poisons children as they go along the street at the Sfmonds property. There is a large rock in the Blackburn walk, but the walks in front of the Hall, Me Nickle. TrushanSkI and Weinert prop critics are all right. MT. Pitcher said he had monument in front of his house and Mir. Malner whas a rocky walk, but wants a. peter one. The Driscoll walk is in bad shape and has been get ting worse for ten years. MT. Moran had the ledge in his walk blasted out oy the city, and it is rough. MT. Keub- er's walk is first rate. There was a grade for portion of the street adopt ad in 1882, and MT. Pitchers mother mad a walk in front of her property, which neds some repairs, while he de- scribed the ledge in front of her prop erty and stated that one piece of prop 5rty could be sold if there were walks here. He referred to the Boynton front and the wants of MT. Hill, Mrs. Hill, 1 dessrs Kampf, James, Welch, Yer 1