Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-12

told CT plans which MT, Carroll had for new building there If the city would carry out its agreement, c, D, Moves also advocated the appropriation, He explained conditions under which the Crane Realty company deeded land to the city eight years ago,
 The appropriation was voted when Mir. Moves concluded.
 Debate Over saoEena Street,
 Tine appropriation Of 7,S68 fer wide hing and macadafniziHg Saehem street was opposed by ex- Mayor Fred L. Os- good, who said this would spell 21 fine trees, seven of them iR frent of his house. An act of vandalism in destroying trees sixty years old for the sake of widening the street 82 inches. As the largest private proper ty owner he felt a great interest there in saving the trees and he thought to widen the street at the expense of The trees would make the street de- serve to be called tFeeless street and not Sachem street.
 City Engineer Pitcher answered questions put by A. A. Robinson upon the removal of the trees, saying that it would mean trees on both sides of the street. The trees stood in the street and leaned towards the center. Three feet would be gained by the re- moval of the trees.
 The appropriation asked for, MT. Pit cher said, would macadam 8 readbed F 12 feet wide along Sachem street on both sides from Washington to Yantic street and from there on to Lafayette street on one side. There would be $500 coming from the rail- road in addition to what the city was to appropriate.
 Withdraws Proposal to Widen Street. Mir Robinson described Sachem street as a cartpath which one could travel only in certain months of the year, with traffic increasing and con 1 sequent congestion. The street is too narrow and is complained of by the | fire department, and wagons have to | get up against the trees to pass a car l in the street. MT. Robinson told of 1 getting up petitions for paving and l widening, He said there were no 1 residents on Sachem street who want 1 d to advocate widening that would l hurt the property or feelings of prop l erty owners on Sachem street, and he was authorised 10 withdraw the part of the petition regarding widening 1 hut he wanted suitable pavement CT 1 the street
 Dr. E. H. Linnell also spoke against l the widening of the street and the taking down of the trees.
 Mir. Kirby spoke for the appropria. ton and c. D. Moves said there wasn't country road within 40 miles O.
 Norwich in as bad condition and ht
 wanted his neighbors to live on a de cent street.
 i Corporation Counsel Tanning fguret
 out that $22,150 in extras had beer
 appropriated up to this time and st informed the meeting, stating that
 there was still leeway to appropriate 3S,S92 more and keep within tn !, amount that two mills would raise
 Cut Appropriation in Two.
 On motion of Henry G. Peck, tn
 sum for paving Sachem street wa
 made half of what was originally pro posed, and so voted at $3,650, with tn widening proposition left out
 Two Matters Voted Down.
 The motion of George w. Pratt fo i an appropriation of s5,877 for Turn
 CTS pond culvert was lost and tn
 appropriation of S1,825 for Brook stree
 improvement was laid on the table Alderman Gebrath advocated the wor as something needing to be done.
 The usual resolution authorizing tn council to pay the necessary amount 1, for city expenses, a resolution mal1in ] the tax rate 12 mills, and another plac ing the collectors commission at l Dc
 cent. of amount collected, were offere by the corporation counsel and passet An abatement of Szis in city taxe { 1 vas also voted.
 For Comm Issen to Examine Streets 3 By this time ehiy q handful ef me ? we're Jeff in ths hail, the exodus hay 7 ing begun after the Saslem stree I matter was decided, but James I , Case came forward with 6 shel = speech in which he adEeeated the az ?. iointment of commission of five wl { | sheuid serve without pay aRd take e ! general survey ef tAs streets sf tt