Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-30

Mayor Daniel p. Dunn called the
special meeting of the board of alder
men to order at sos o'clock Friday
evening. He read a short message
that briefly summarized the recon-
ne ndations in his annual printed
statement. This was incorporated N
lie minutes of the meeting. He then
announced the appointment OF Rhe
following committees for the ensuing
ear: Streets, Aldermen O'Connor.
-Ahern and jackson; sewers, Aldermen
4iolbrook, Ahern and Clark; lights
Aldermen Martin. OConnor and Clark.
claims, Aldermen Ahern, Martin and
Jackson; finance, Aldermen OConnor,
Holbrook and Weber; fire depart
n5ent, Aldermen Holbrook, O'Connor
and Weber; police, Aldermen hol-
brook, O'Connor and Weber; water,
Aldermen OCOnnor, Martin and Clark,
appropriations. Aldermen Martin,
Aherll and jackson; sanitary. Alder
men Jackson, Holbroolz and Ahern;
sewer assessments, Aldermen Ahern,
Martin ard Weber; footbridge, Alder
men Clarke, Martin and HclbroOk; or
chances, Aldermen Martin, AoloTook
anG Jackson, the mayer and corpora
ton counsel ex-offfcio members; pur-
chasing committee, Aldermen O'Con-
ror ard Weber, with the mayor as
chairman: library, Aldermen Weber,
Martin and Holbrook, with Eleanor
4. Riley. Jeremiah O. Sullivan. H. Z.
f. Tiesing and Rose c. Fenton; san
itary, Aldermen Ahern, O'Conner and
Clark; highway. Aldermen Martin,
Akern and Jackson.
The regular appointments were then
taken up, Aldermen Weber and
O'Cohnor being appointed teiiers. The
mayor then appointed these officers:
Superintendent OF water works, Hen
derson 5. Mouiton, yes Z. confirmed;
SUI erintendent of pumping station,
George :. Allen, yes 6, one for G. A.
Allen confirmed; corporation counsel,
Pa trick H Danihey. one yes. i've no
and one for p. ]: Dainty, appointment
Tot confirmed: collector OF taxes, Wilt
lam A. Costello, yes .. no :, confirmed;
superintendent OF streets. Michael Sui
Ivan, yes 1, no 8, confirmed; chief
engineer OF fire department, fire mar
shall. inspector of buildings and super
intepdent OF tire alarms, Thomas p.
Foley, yes Z, confirmed; first assistant
engineer, John O'Rourke, yes Z, con-
firmed; second assistant, Fred Ger
rick, yes g. no ]. blank one; third as
sislant Frederick Hornberger, yes 6,
no /, confirmed; fire police, William
A Eaufield, yes z, Clinton c Rood,
yes z, Walter J. Costello, yes Z, John
Koran, yes 6, no !. Hollis II. Lyman.
confirmed.
The mayor announced that all ap-
continents save that of corporation
counsel had been confirmed and that
he was allowed under the circum-
stances seven days in which TO make
another, but said he would make the
appointment at once. lie said: Cen
tIemen, I appoint ". A King, corpora
ton counsel" A ballot was taken
and resulted yes 4, no 3. Corporation
Counsel King returned to the council
chamber and thanked the aldermen
and mayor for their confidence in him.
A communica ton from the Will
mantle gas and electric light company
relative to a new contract for street
lighting was read and placed on file.
A resolution authorizing the street
committee to contract with John Lucy
as, foreman for the ensuing year was
adopted. resolution was adopted
pCwering the ordinance committee
to frame an ordinance relative to the
creation of a city engineer. The sewer
committee was authorized 20 wake
necessary steps TO connect the Oaks
school with the sewer as soon as pos
sibIe
A resolution was adopted that the
salaries of officers remain as III the
past ear. A resolution adopted au-
tholized the clerk to have printed goa
ceries of the officers and various COM
nlittees' reports.