Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-13

of the fire district would be satisfied
to bear The expense of the change.
The original estimated cost of
changing the grade of this street, was
$4,000, which the town council con-
sidered excessive and, on that basis,
has thus far ignored the vote of the
town meeting. This original estimate
was made before the town voted for
the new town hall and courthouse, and
included damages to Edward w. Bah
cock, whose property has since been
purchased by the town. and also the
lowering of the present town hall to
conform to the new Grade With these
large items eliminated, and the offer
Of the late James A. Welch, which
VIII probably be honored by Mrs.
WeiCh, and Of Frank w. Coy, the
largest owners of property abutting
on the street to make no claims for
damages, and the owners of Hibernisn
hall being satisfied with reasonable
damages, it is estimated that the i'm
provoment can DE made at d cost to
the town of less than $1,000.
At 90 meeting Of the town council
about month ago, in order to accom-
MEDIATE the plans of the new town
building and courthouse, it was voted
to change TO a five per cent. grade,
that portion of Union street from the
ire house to Broad street. To ac-
commOdate this new grade, two addi-
tional steps would be added to the
new building; the architect says this
can Re done without Inconvenience or
ueuilhent 10 the building.
The disputed ownership of the piece
ct land ct or near the northwest cor
ner of property of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad Co, in
Canal street, is liable to be again
passed upon by the courts, but perhaps
in a different light. The railroad COM
pany gave authority to Natalie Ben
Nenuti to erect a saloon building at
The point in question in consideration
of his removal from a building on the
opposite side of the street that was
subsequently sold by the railroad COM
pany and removed to another location.
Concertino, wife of Joseph S. GIRLS,
set up claim that she was owner of
the land where this building was be-
ing erected by Benvenuti and which
adjOined the Grills saloon property
and tenement. Mrs. Grills brought in
junction proceedings and when heard
by the court the injunction was dis
solved. Subsequently the alleged
boundary post was uncovered and it
is understood that the railroad COM
pany comedies that the Benvenuti
building is partially on the Grills land.
At the meeting of the town council
week ago, counsel for Grills claimed
that the building was wholly on the
Grills land, and for that reason liquor
was being illegally sold there, as 4the
license was transferred to a building
to be erected on the northwest corner
Of the railroad property. Complaint
was also made that the place was in
an unsanitary condition and the mat
ter was referred to the health officer.
When an attempt was made to build
a cesspQol the workmen were driven
off the job after being threatened with
a baseball bat in the hands of the al
legged owner of the property.
Sunday, when no civil process could
be served, at the direction of Grills,
q fence was erected in front of the
new saloon building. starting at the
end of the Grills building and run
ming TO a point directly opposite the
farther corner Of the front of the
Benvenuti building. From this point
the fence was extended to the corner
Of the building, effectually closing the
front door of the saloon to patrons,
and indicating that the boundary line
claimed by Grills ran diagonally
through hthe building from corner to
corner, and that therefore only half
the building was an alleged encroach-
ment.
The fence did not preclude entrance
70 the saloon from the rear, but the
law requires that the main entrance
u a saloon must face the street. Mr..
i'envenuti early Monday morning made
demand upon Grills that the section Of
the fence that INSTRUCTED the main
entrance to the saloon be removed
forthwith, and this was finally done.
There the matter stands for the pres
ent, pending preparations for legal
proceedings that will definitely deter
mine the rights of all concerned.