Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-09
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Common Council Meeting Businsss Men's Association Hears Address by
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 The monthly meeting of the common council was held Tuesday evening with Mayor Macdonald presiding. Present, Aldermen Dady, Carpenter, Nichols, Hawkins, Broduer, Miner and Bouthil- lette. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and. placed ons file. x The police report for the month showed IA arrests, 3 sent to jail, elec- tric light out B hours, doors found open and secured 9.
 A petition signed by number of the storekeepers on Manhattan square re- Questing that Franklin's lunch cart be allowed to remain in it's present posi- tiOn aAd that he be granted license for same was read and the license was granted.
 A petition was read from the several fro companies asking the council to insert in their recommendations for ap- propriations at the Mafch meeting an item of $20O for the fxemen's muster,
 The report of the milk inspector was read and accepted. He had only found seven cases where milk was not up to the fat test, and these cases were con- fined to two dealers. There ara 62 dealers furnishing milk in the city and they are disposed to deliver pure clean milk, and he suggested that their cus- toners cooperate with them by pro- vid1ng clean receptacles for same.
 
 way committee it was voted that the W0man's Relief corps be given per- mission to place a monument on the plot of ground at the junction of Ring and Grove streets and that when erect ed the plot shall ever be nlaintained by the city as a public park.
 It was voted to install sewers on Arch, Main, Chapman, King, Center, Pleasant Fremont. Seward. Bradley, Ring. Grove, Wilkinson. Hammond. Florence; Brown, George and Tatem streets in accordance with plans pre- The mayor and highway committee were authorized to advertise for bids for carrying out the work.
 Alderman Hawkins stated that it was the opinion of the engineer, that the whole city could be severed within the appropriation of $o0,0o0 voted for this purpose.
 Bids were received for hose for the lire department from the Eureka Fire Hose company and the Boston Woven Hose company. The former bid 80, 10 and 70 cents per foot, according to foot, and the latter 6S and 65 cents per foot, 10 per cent. off ten days. Voted to buy 1000 feet of the latter company.
 The meeting adjourned to Friday evening, Feb. 24 when the budget for the ensuing year will be made up.
 The following bills wera ordered to be paid: Connecticut Contracting com pany, $342.57; Joseph Burke. 20 cents i; George w. Perry, $257.S8;.4 Perry & Brown, $4.14; A. w. Bowen, $12.04; for police uniforms, $37.50: Myron Kinney q Son, sS0; H. A. Gagne. 50 cents: P. Cloutier, g; M. R. Joy, $5.50; F. S. Bruce, $13.50; J. O. Fox, "A cents F. F'oisey, $2.1O: w. H. Mansfield & com pany, $1.6O; Putnam Coal and Wood company, s30; J..R. Carpenter, agent $So.49; L. H. Fuller, agent, SPA; F. A Gardner, $l.75; city court officers, $1e8.s4; G. F. Hofbrook, $s; A. s. Mac donald, 8; Bosworth Bros, $39S; Wheaton Building and Lumber com pany, 31sO; F. ". Seward, $10; Put nam Patriot, $s6: Charles H. Brown, $15; A. Light, s1s6s: J. H. Mann. $15: Putnam Light and Power company, $49214; repairing engine house, S120. v