Putnam patriot., 1912-03-22
Common Council

A special meeting of the common
council was held Tuesday evening.
The mayor presided and all of the al
dermen were In their seats.
A petition signed by nearly every
business man In the city, and others,
was presented. IL stated that the
rates for gas and electricity in the city
were excessive, and the petitioners
could not understand why Putnam
can't have II as cheap ms other places.
They thought that gas for lighting and
heating purposes should be III per
thousand feet, or less, and requested
the council to take up the matter.
The mayor thought that the petit
ton ought TO receive due consideration
by the council as it was matter of
importance to all citizens. He sug-
gested that committee consisting of
two members from the council and
three members outside the council be
appointed to take up the matter. 1t
was .voted that the mayor appoint
such committee to present the petit
ton to the Putnam Light II Power
Company and take such further steps
as they deem best. The following
committee was appointed: Aldermen
Johnson and LaRue, b. ID. Bugbee,
w. S. johnson and e. G. Rogers.
Chairman Divert of the police COM
mittee made report. lie said the
committee had found that they could
not hire the present lookup for one
month but that If they held over they
would be made TO pay three months
rent. That the captain of policies Of
flee could be hired from week 10 week
at 81 per week and that the lookup in
the north end of the city could be con.
tinued providing 1t was not let in the
meantime. IT was voted to vacate the
present lockups when the term ex-
pires the first of April and to immedi-
| ately remove the cage in the north-end
lookup to the Town and City building;
also To keep the captains Office for the
present.
Bids for furnishing five steel cells
were received from the Berlin Iron
Bridge Company and from the Van
Dorm Iron Works of Cleveland, Ohio.
The former company's bid was $500 for
the cells, $40 for each window grating,
to be put in place by the city, and $40
| for doors. As figured by the COM
mittee this would make the cost TO the
city $3.50 besides the cost of installing
gratings. The latter company bid
$725, which included cells, doors,
hunks in each cell, extra bunk wom-
| ans cell, buckets and set Of brackets
| so that one cell can be used for pad
ded cell If desired. With barred doors
| instead of solid doors the bid was 1918.
| These bids the company stated might
| be shaded a little and telegram re-
ceived stated that the new bid was on
the way. On account of the lower
price and more advantageous PROPOSE
ton regarding installation the COM
mittee recommended giving the con-
4 lTdtl 10 tiS dti tgofh NoiaRo ~
was voted that the committee be au-
thorized to have the cells erected.
Voted that the city property com.
mittee be instructed TO see that all city
property be removed to the new Town
and City building.
! Voted that the highway corlmitte'
be authorized TO make suitable prepa
rations on the lot on Grove street I,
receive the soldiers monument To b.
/ erected there.
Voted that previous vote passed b,
/ the council relative 10 street sprinklin
be rescinded so far as it pertained u
The following streets: Church stree
from Green to Providence street, PROV
idence street from Church:to the raj
road bridge, and Elm from ProvIdenc
street to the line OF the city propert
just north of May street.
4 Albert Light was elected janitor, dul
ing the pleasure of the council, Of th
; new City building.
Meeting adjourned.