Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-14
ANNUAL REPORTS AT
 ALDERMENs MEETING.
City Treasurer Shows Balance on Hand of $12,97e. .26-Profit in Water Department.

Willimantic, Nov. 13-- The board of aldermen held the last
 regular meeting for the fiscal year in the council chamber Monday evening. The minutes of the last and special meetings were read and accepted. A resolution was adopted accepting the mayors annual statement and author izing it's incorporation in the city's an- nual printed report
 The report of the chief Of poilce was
 accepted. The report of the superin- tendent of streets for five weeks, with expenses of $1,043.16, was accepted The report of the city treasurer, showing a balance on hand of $12,- 979.26, was accepted.
 The report of the treasurer of the
 water works, showing a balance of
 sS.1G7-59, was also accepted Abate- ments of $172.62 requested by Collec-
 tor J. B. Baldwin on the list of 1909 were voted. A petition from Delphis Boucher for a tar sidewalk in front of his property and that if his brother. on Union street, was accepted and the street committee authorized to do the work. A request for the establishment of lines and grades on upper High street. near J. C. Barstow's property was granted.
 bill for damages sustained from water by w. J. Miller was referred to the claims committee for inyestiga- ton and report.
 rquisition for boots and coats for the fire department was referred to the purchasing committee with power.
 An application for a drain layers license. accompanied by bond, from Ahearn Bros. was granted The re- port of the water department commit tee with reference to the investiga tion Of the city's water supply was accept ed.
 Recommendations of the appropria- tions committee of estimates of ex- penses for the ensuing year, with an additional appropriation of $500 for Ol n e were accepted.
 A resolution was adopted authoriz- ing the water committee to have mo- tices printed and posted relative to the penalties for anyone caught contam- inating the city's water supply.
 The mayor was authorized to secure polling places for the coming city election.
 A resolution was adopted authoriz- ing the fire department committee to repaint and redecorate the rooms of the Ecelsior Hook and Ladder company at an expense not to exceed $50.
 The matter of Ford, Buck and She1- don's excessive bill for work in con- nection with the Main street paving contract was discussed at some length and finally the finance committee and corporation counsel were empowered to fix the same with them on 8 basis of ST day for IS 3-4 days, for inSpec- tion. and to take steps to recover from the Connecticut company the propor- ton or the expense which must be borne by it for the work done in 1909, 1910 and 1911, on account of inspecting that has been paid for by the city. A resolution was adopted authorizing action towards a satisfactory adjust ment-
 An application from David P. Ahearn for a street light on Mansfield avenue was referred to the light committee for investigation and report. Alder man J. M. Sheppard, chairman of the street committee, said that he desir- ed to make the following statement because of much criticism made rela- tive to the work of the Main street paving contract:
 'The work for engineering the job in 1909 cost s64 per $1 LOGO appropriat- ed, as against $50 per $1,O00 appro- priated the present year. which will readily be seen is considerably less than for last year.
 A resolution authorizing the city treasurer to pay upon a certificate of the corporation counsel a bill of S1,- 5S1-63 balance due Contractor A. J. Langefeld, that was attached by the l institution of a suit, to the assignee,tl Thomas J. Kelly, was adopted
 The regular current monthly bills 1 were ordered paid as read and ad- i iournment was taken until Wednesday l evening, Nov p, at o'clock.