Putnam patriot., 1911-04-07
Common Council.

or Macdonald presiding. Present, AL 1 dermen Dady, Carpenter, Hawkins, Brodeur, Miner, Bouthillette and Da- ! wis.
 The minutes of the previous meet | ings were read and ordered filed. J. Lapalme notified theicouncil that heat had been installed in the lookup building and that hereafter the rent would be S7 instead Of S5 as heretofore. Permit was granted c. NJ. Fenner for garage on Sunnyside avenue.
 Petition signed by E. E. tGhild, F.. Foisey, and B. F. Chatfee, asking the city not to sprinkle South Main street from line of John A. Carpenter estate to Arch bridge was not acted upon. Petition to grade Walnut street from School street to Farrows street, signed by A. w. Marcy and others, was re- | ferred.
 Petition signed by B. D. Bugbee and 9 others for a special city meeting to see if the city will buy Cargil Park for S650 and appropriate the money 1 therefor, was received. It was voted to have the matter incorporated in the warning for the city meeting to short ly be held relative to street sprinkling.
 The police report for the month 1 showed l5 arrests, jail ', light out lS6 hours, doors found open and secured l '.
 Alderman Hawkins of the highway committee reported on the matter of Il road roller and erusher He told of | the committees investigations and said bids had been received frem three 1 concerns. The Peerless roller was ] $500, the Monarch S3150, and the Buff faIo Steam Roller company S3l00 The committee recommended the Buffalo roller. The price was f. o. b. Putnam, and man would be sent to set it up and instruct man in running it. Voted that the report be accepted, 1, recommendation adopted, ,and that the committee be authorized to purchase a roller and crusher of the Buffalo Steam Roller company
 | The question of an engine to run the crusher was then raised. Alderman Hawkins stated that when the matter first came up it was thought that the crusher and roller would cost more it had, and that it was the intention of the committee to get along without an engine for the crusher for year at least by using the roller engine for power But he said that if it was the opinion of the council that an engine was wanted the committee would be l glad to take the matter up. He thought an engine could be bought for S70O. There is $500 left of the appro- pTiation, and he thought an engine could be bought and building for housing all of the machinery be built and still stay within the appropria- tion. It was voted that the commit tee be authorized to purchase an en {. zine and build building for housing same for an amount not to exceed the appropriation.
 Voted that the corporation counsel be authorized to purchase two acres of land of Mrs. William Leonard on School and Mechanic streets. In ex- planation of this Alderman Hawkins said that it had been learned that by owning this strip of land deep cut on School street for laying sewers may be avoided It was also the intention to use part of the land opposite the old ice house for the storage of the new road machinery. Not only will the city get rid of this deep cut, but thousand loads or more of good gravel will come to the city, and in his opin- ion the land will cost the city little or nothing when they have gotten all the good they can out of 1t.
 Alderman Brodeur of the fire com mittee submitted plans and specified. tions of toilet rooms at fire headquar- ters drawn up by w. F. Rafierty. The improvement complete with sew CT connection would cost SS5. Voted that the report be accepted and that the recommendations be adopted.
 The following bills were ordered