Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-05

I sell their goods at. the corner of Main
and Market streets, as 1t causes much
annoyance. It went to the executive
| committee
Condemnation of Land.
! The following action of the water
board was submitted and approved by
| the council:
| commissioners of the city of Norwich
! for and in behalf OF said city, does
| hereby condemn. appropriate and take
| for the purpose of executing the pow
| ers conferred upon them by the char
! ter and amendments thereof, of the
! city of Norwich and for furnishing
such supply of water as the necessi-
| ties and convenience of the inhabitants
| of the city of Norwich require, all
| the water and water rights of a GER
| tain brook or stream of water in the
| town of Montyilie. known as Stony
brook, which VIII be affected, detained,
] diverted, taken and used by means of
| the location. construction ana main
| tenance of certain dams. reservoir,
| pipes and other works, all as shown
| by a survey, plan and description OF
the same, made by Chandler & Palm
! err, civil engineers, which was adopted
| by the board February 6, 1911, and is
on file in this office, and further
Resolved, That said board under the
authority and for the purposes afore
| said, does hereby condemn, appropri
| ate and take the following land locat-
| ed in said town of Montville. bounded
| and described as follows: Beginning
at the northerly corner of the land
| hereby taken on the dividing line be-
| tween land of George A. Gardner and
/ land formerly of Jost Landolt. now
| owned by the city of Norwich, and
running thence south Sc degrees east
| ST 1-2 feet along a wall; thence de-
! fiecting 80 degrees 43 minutes to the
/ rio Of 100 feet Qfnn0
| wall to a bound: thence DETECTING IS
| degrees 80 minutes to the right and
running Sos feet to the center of Stony
| brook, passing through bound
thence up Stony brook to land
of heirs of Elisha A. c. Palmer;
| thence northeasterly to the place of
/ beginning, bounding northWesterly on
| said Palmer land and land of George
| A. Gardner; said land being required
| for the establishment and ma1nte-
| nance of said pipes and works accord
| ing to said survey and plan.
The International Municipal congress
and exposition committee sent copy
| of the programme but the reading of
| it was waived.
Many Boxes Needed.
Alderman Beckley for the fire COM
| missioners reported that permission
was given C. H. Preston to erect build
|
proof material is used. The report
was accepted and action approved. He
also reported that the petition of John
| Wischuski for a fire alarm box in East
Baltic street had been investigated,
| but it was found that there are
| many more deserving places where
| boxes are needed. numbering IS, and
moved that the petitioner be given
leave to withdraw. He told of numer-
Gus places where fire alarm boxes are
| at greater distance. The recommended
! ton was adopted
| Though fully realizing that there is
need of a box on the street, Mr.. Beck
| ley said that there are houses on but
one side of East Baltic street, which
| is $50 feet long. From the half way
point on tho street to the nearest box
| is 1,425 feet, but he showed that from
Boswell avenue and North Main street
| to the nearest box is $500 feet, from
West Main street at city line to near
| est box is 1900 feet from Laurel Hill
! avenue at city line to nearest box is
| 1900 feet. Boswell avenue at Thir-
| teenth street to city line is 1900 feet
Washington street at city line to near
! est box is 1,400 feet, and from West
Main street at Connell street is 1900
feet, and there is need of boxes i'll the
| business section. Ths department,
however, has not the money to locate
any boxes at present.
Bills Paid.
l
These bills were approved and or
! dered paid: Public works department
| s5,35430; finance s2.S55.o2: police
s2,235 10; street lighting $25S.53; fire
| $2,16s; cemetery $517.94.
| The following bills We're approved:
Gas and electric department $40, 35e.-
| rs; park department $619.e1; water
department regular) s2.745.96; Stony
| brook S26, 406.29
| The following are the bills for the
/ Stony brook reservoir and dam:
| Case, Lockwood & Brainard SO: pay
rolls S1,929.s6; Thomas j. Dodd s916-
| Sc; the Petrossi Co. s14.S0e.41; Arch
ibald Torrance s4,454; E. B. Palmer
| s12S; r. D. Wood & Co. s1,936.24;
Chandler & Palmer $76725: water de-
/ partment, cash payments. 1885; G. e.
| Hodge SO; J. Raymond Palmer $40;
i H. Hamburn s13; The Fairbanks Co.
| $1,000; Vaughn Foundry Co. 1894;
| C. s. Holbrook $3.50; w. w. Backus
| hospital s20.06; Peter Cecearelli $3.50:
| Eaton Chase Co. s14.60; Charles Os-
| good & Co. 1858; A. D. Lathrop s105.-
| Sc; Joseph L. Tanning $1,12T93 Qegal
| fees, expert witnesses and stenogra-
| piers expenses). Total $26, 406.29
| Adjournment was taken at $40.