Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-08
Petitions And Bills Before Council
City Fathers Dispose of Routine Business August Meeting-Hourigan Lane Change Voted After Hear ing-$22,357 Appropriated on Stony Brook Work East Baltic Street Wants Fire Alarm Box.

The August meeting of the court of common council was held on Monday evening Tn the council chamber, the session beginning at s.55 o'clock fol- lowing a meeting of the executive committee. All the members of the council, except Mayor Thayer. were present. The mayor was understood to be in tha city, but in his absence from the meeting Senior Alderman Henry Gebrath called the meeting to order and presided. Corporation Coun sel Joseph T. Tanning and Civil Engi- l neer George E. Pitcher were the only ones in the spectators seats. The minutes of the previous meeting were omitted as usual. The first mat ter called up was the continued hear ing on the so-called Hourigan lane. No one appeared to be heard and the hearing was declared closed by Alder man Gebrath. Clerk Moore then read the resolutions disseminating the use of the lane for vehicles and laying it out as a public walk On motion of Alderman Parker they were adopted. The different matters presented dur ing the evening came as usual with recommendation from the finance committee.
 Alderman Gebrath stated that the abutting property owners had executed deeds to the city waiving damage. The deeds were accepted, ordered printed in the appendix of the journal and re- corded in the town clerks office.
 For the executive committee Alder man Gebrath reported approval of the application by C. H. Preston to erect three buildings on Chestnut street for the Reynolds stable property and the matter was referred to the fire com mittee with power.
 For Services-Aksessing Land Damages. A resolution was presented and pass ed to pay $10 each to R. B. $. Wash burn, z. R. Robbins. and estate of c. J. Winters for services in eStima ting property damages in changing the line of West Main street from the North High street corner westward.
 A request from Joseph A. CIoran for permission to law out a street forty feet wide at Golden and Oak ridge streets was referred to the board of public works.
 Alderman Beckley reported the fire committees recommendation for per mission tt. the Crescent Firearms com pany to erect building on Falls ave- nue. It was so voted.
 Several Petitions.
 The executive committee recom- mended that the petition of Charles J. Burton, William A. Somers and others fro grade on the westerly side of North Main street from George McClure's to the southerly line of Bos- we'll avenue be referred to the cor Loration counsel and this action was taken.
 A petition from John MeWilliams was referred to the public works com mittee with power, asking for change Of grade on the norther1y side of Cliff street from James Dawson's to the westerly line of Elm street.
 Alderman Gebrath reported for the executive committee that a tree on Broad street has been removed as oti hy Souir aIS that a defect Tn a gutter in the old City cemetery had been attended to, the same having been complained of by James A. Hiscox
 I was reported that the public works committee had discovered that some petitioners who had asked for side walk on the northerly side of Ship ping street had really meant to ask for a change of grade and they would present a new petition to that effect. They were given leave to withdraw on their former petition.
 Deficit Provided For.
 After the report of the amusement committee had been read by Clerk Moore, showing deficit of s396.5S on the Fourth of July celebration, an ap- propriation not to exceed S400 was vo- ted to pay the outstanding bills. In the total receipts of s1,387.15 were $200 from common council, $165.50 from public subscription and S421.55 from sale of tickets. The total bills were s1,767.5s. of which s1,36110 had been paid
 Asking. Another Fire Alarm Box
 The petition of Alex Wischnewski and twenty-one others for a new fire alarm box at about the center of East Baltic street. was referred to the ex- ecutive committee. The petitioners stated their belief that the Vars fire recently in that neighborhood would have been better handled if there had been more boxes in that neighborhood, mentioning that there were three boxes
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