Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-03
Lighting Department Profit $4,000
Net Gain After Payment of Bills and Interest-Annual
Report Submitted to Counci1-Sidewalk Hearings,
Reports, Assessments and Petitions

All the members of the court of
common council We're in attendance
Monday evening at the September
meeting except Alderman McLaugh-
lin
Mayor Thayer presided and the
reading of the journal was omitted.
The first matter taken up was the
hearing on the walk in Shipping
street. F. w. Browning of the Sterling
Machine company said the walk is
dangerous and the company is will
ing to stand the expense of improve
ment. Merton Armstrong also spoke
in favor of it. c. A. Sherman of the
cutlery said the walk is needed and
]. L. Riley said he was willing to
have the repairs made, but he favored
a gravel walk, though he thought the
city should lay the walks
Mr. Browning thought a walk that
will not wash should be laid, while
Mr.. Riley and Mr.. Sherman thought a
cinder walk would be good, but good
sinders should be provided. In view
of the suggested change action was
deferred until the next meeting
Regarding the petition of Lester
Greenman for a grade on the north
erly side of Walnut street, no one
appeared and the hearing was at once
closed and the resolution establishing
the grade was adopted.
No one appeared at the hearing on
the establishment of a grade on the
northerly side of Cliff street, as asked
for by John McWilliams, The reso-
luton establishing it was granted.
The committee named to assess he
benefits for the North Main street and
Laurel Hill avenue sewers reported
these assessments, which were APP
proved:
Laurel Hill avenue-Byron O'Brien
s60.6s J. J. Desmond $3.50: Anna M.
Spicer s77.6s: Ella S., Bill $50: Frank
Q. Smith S37.93: Mrs. Frank @. Smith
s37.93, E. b. Dawley $500; Rogers
heirs s21.09: Mrs f. b. Selden $14.44;
Jane E. Bill s14.44; w. H. Baker 500
So: J. L. Case s6433; Gertrude P.
Woodward s71.61.
West Thames street sewer-H. F.
Land 1887; Mrs. H. F. Land 1897;
Mrs. J. T. Fitzpatrick $3.50; Julia A.
DOYLE SLIP: Ellen Murphy S33.40;
Elinor Canty s11.22; Frank Hertz
s2062; Abraham Hertz s20.62; Nellie
Sullivan s20.35; Frank Hertz 1855;
Abraham Hertz $3.50; William Strew
lows1zi 1888: Mrs William Strewiow-
ski 1888.
c. II. Preston asked for the right
to put up a corrugated iron building
for Oliver Reynolds, to be used as
q carriage shed. Alderman l3eckley
reported that the fire commissioners
had investigated and moved the pc
titioner be given leave to withdraw,
which action was taken, the executive
cOm1lilI6P HAVING app ONSo II.
Permission was given to f. e. Beck
with to erect a corrugated iron auto
shed on property of Mrs. Charles Fox,
upon recommendation of the fire COM
missioners and the executive commit
tee.
On the A. c. Swan company petition
for permission to erect a corrugated
iron building, Alderman Beckley Tor
the fire commissioners recommended
that they be given permission to with
draw, which action was taken.
Department Reports.
The monthly report of the city treas
urer was ordered printed in the jour-
nal.
The quarterly report of the chief of
police was read and approved. There
were 172 given quarters and 343 arrests
were made
The monthly report of the street de-
partnsnt showed an average number
of men employed during September.
The total. expenditure was. S,191.14
Electric Department Made $4,000.
The seventh annual report of the
gas and electric commissioners was
presented and the reading was omit
ted. 1t was referred back to the com
missioners to have 500 copies printed.
Mayor Tllayer called attention to the
city lighting, saying that in the last
seven years the light has increased
while the actual expense has hardly in
creased at all. The past year there
were 246 arc lights and 312 incan
descent lights, the former costing s65.97
against $50 each under the old system.
The incandescent lights cost $11.16
each, slightly more than last year, be-
cause many of the 25 c. p. lights have
been increa sed to so c. p. lights.
He told of visiting Richmond. Va,
which started in 1853 a municipal gas
light plant. and in a year started a.
municipal electric light plant, getting
it at about one half what it costs us.
Tkis is because it is operated by water