Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-21
BILL FOR LINTON TRIAL APPROVED
Sum of $71 9S Voted William H. ShieIds-Annua Reports of the Cemetery Department and Street Commissioners Estimates Coming Friday Night.

All were in attendance at the ad- jeurned meeting of the court of com mon council Monday evening, with Mayor Thayer presiding. It was s15 when the session opened owing to preliminary meeting of the executive committee
 The reading of the journal was omit ted, but an error was corrected, the payroll which had been approved at the regular meeting having included by mistake the pay from May 1 to 1, amounting to s53s,25. This, it was stat ed, belongs to the next months bills and the total for the month of April was therefore corrected.
 Upon the petition of Fannie H. Tur- ner, Alderman Gebrath reported that the tree at the corner of Broad and Cedar streets had been removed, which was accepted.
 Cemetery Department Report Supt. A. W. Jarvis of the depart- ment of cemeteries reported receipts for the year to be $7,23o01, from in terest on trust funds $1,Ss5.4s. and all other sources $5,344.5s. The estimat ed receipts for the year were s6,sD0, so there was an excess of S9S0.O1. The disbursements amounted to $7.07S.74 or $42e.26 less than the appropriation, There are due the department S1,47T.s1 in bills receivable. There were 1g7 deaths during the year. of which TIT were in Yantic cemetery There were four disinteTments and sale of graves amounted to $4125O During the year 15 new graves were laid out on the 1 terrace,
 During the year several dead trees were removed and disposed of, also the | hcrw fWr. ff 1 been kept at the City cemetery through the year and at the Hamilton avenue cemetery, a water service has been installed Lots are being surveyed there by G, F, Pitcher, which will be source of Income later. Three teants have been repaired at Yantic ceme- tery and two new lowering devices purchased. The report was approved and ordered printed in the journal.
 Street Commissioners Report. The annual report of the street commissioner, E. c. Lillibridge, was submitted. It showed that the appro- priations for the year for the public works department were Ss5, ,440.s1. The disbursements amounted to 92,25s 6S,
 leaving tn unexpeIEded balance of sS,1S2.25. The outside work account showed that s1009.09 was received all bills being paid. From the contingent account, licenses. rents and town of 1 Norwich, and the outside work the 1 total receipts were $21,679.o4. 1 A detailed account of the ordinary ] street repairs was given. together with repairs to fences and stairs. Thames street was remacadamized from 1 Thames square to Shipping street, and l Broadway, FrSH1klin, North Main and 1 Central avenue were reparied with crushed stone. Bath street was re-
 macadamized and tarvia B was placed
 on Broadway the entire length proving ] an excellent preserver of macadam road beds. A continuance of it's use 1 is recommended.
 The collection of garbage and ashes
 was taken care of with very few com
 plaints, a total of 5,1O4 loads being col ] Iected at a cost of $5,996.06, or about | SLY load.
 l The necessary attention has been given to catchbasins and their repairs
 and to the parks, many trees being 1 trimmed or removed. During May and
 June, the trees were extensively spray | ed, a total of 544 being treated, at a