Putnam patriot., 1911-09-08
Dailies, within three months, Waaklies. within One Year,
Common Council.

The regular monthly meeting Of the common council was held Tuesday evening with Mayor Macdonald pre- siding. Present: Aldermen Carpenter Nichols, Hawkins, Brodeuf, Bouthil- lette, and Davis.
 The record, of the previous meeting were read and approved.
 Permits were granted John Carroll for addition to house on Church street, E. MulIan addition to house on Chap pie street, Frank Mignaut addition to house on Battey street. Petition of Adalade Durfee regarding retaining wall and surface water on Franklin street was referred. Petition of Mrs. George Farley and others to have SC. wer line continued on Harrison, CleVe- land and Harrison street, referred.
 The police report showed IT arrests, sent to jail, light out 304 hours.
 The bids for laying concrete were opened These bids were sought by the city as walks are to be constructed where the abutters have failed to com ply with the order of the council to repair their walks and the expenses collected from the abutter. There were but two bids that of Nelson King this city, was cents square foot and that Of the NJ. N. Cartier Sons Co.,, of Providence l-2 cents. Alderman Brodeur moved to give the contract to the lowest bidder. Alderman Bouth- illett said that as MT. King was local man and taxpayer in the city he thou ght, there beging such slight different in price, the work should be given to him. Brouder replied that as the work was to be done and charged up to the abbutter he thought that 1t was the councils duty to see that 1t was done as cheaply as possible. The mo ton was carried.
 Voted that orders on the city signed by the Connecticut Contracting Comp any for money due employees by the company to the amount of S360 be paid
 Voted that orders given by the com pany on the city for pay of men in completion of the company's contract be paid In regard to this matter il was stated that 1t was drought to com plete the work this week.
 Alderman Bouthillette asked for in formation as to whether there would be any objections to abbutters making their own connections with the sewers Alderman Hawkins replied by saying that connections and pipe laying should be done by experienced men but there was no objection to tn, abbutters digging their own trench Alderman Bouthilletie said he aske, for the information because the ques tion was frequently asked him ant That some of the abbutters who wer' not working full time would like t' save what money they could in thi way.
 Alderman Broduer, as chairman o the fire committee, said that there wa great need of a fire alarm box in tn north end of the city the only boxe being at the corner of Marshall stree and Providence street and in front O the Putnam Manufacturing company mill He said that they were so fa away from some of the back street that buildings would almost be burned down before the alarm could be given The mayor replied that il cost slO0 t' install box and that there was n, money in the appropriation to mee the expense. He said there were sev eral places where boxes were needed and the next council should bear thi in mind when making up the year appropriations.
 It was reported by the committee L investigate that there was not sutlici ent money in the police appropriation to allow the increase .of 5oc a day il the salaries of patrolmen
 The following bills were ordere,