Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-03
Assessment For Three Sewers Laid
Benefits Accrung Are Apporoned to Property Owners in
 Water, Lafayette and Durham Sueets-COnnectcut
 Company Presents Track Layout For Boswell Avenue Troley-Common Council Dbposes of Various Matters.

The December meeting of the court of common council, with his honor, Mayor T. c. Murphy, presiding, was called to order Monday evening at 8.05 o'clock in the council chamber, With Counctlmen Baker and Bailey the only absentees. The reading of the journal was omitted as usual.
 Mayor Murphy called first for the hearing on sidewalk grade on Spruce street. No one appeared and the hear ing was declared closed.
 Change in Yantic Street Lights.
 Alderman Mclaughlin for the po- lice commissioners recommended the removal of all arc lights on Yantic street to be replaced with double the number incandescent lights placed on alternate. poles. It would mean diff ference in expense of from $305 to $134 per year. This was voted.
 Alderman Gebrath reported for the finance committee recommending an appropriation of $50 to Valentine Lup- pert for claim for injury to a horse. This was voted.
 The public works committee, through Alderman E4ourigan reported progress on two matters, and Alderman Mo Laughlin for the police commissioners, reported favorably on petition for an arc light at corner of Sherman street and Grosvenor place, petitioned for by Robert A. Smith and six others ,but diversity to an additional incandescent light on Reynolds avenue. These re- ports were accepted
 On petition of John O'Neil and oth- CTS for arc light on Cliff street, pro- gress was reported.
 Light on Broadway.
 On petition of Lucius Briggs for ar electric light south of Mrs. B. P Learned's house on Broadway, the po- lice commissioners recommended 6 light north of Mrs. Learneds about opposite Huntington place. It was ac- cepted and adopted.
 ChappeII Go. Not to Rebuild Soon.
 Alderman Thomas H. Beckley re- ported on the application of Edward Chappell company for building permi to lay the application on the table a; the eompany's president had declared his intention of not building in the i'm mediate future. This was voted. On petition from Estate of Franl H. Lowell, the committee reported ia verably to the petition, having had al agreement from the Lowell estate tha the city should not waive any righ thereby in granting the building per init desired.
 Herbert Wiley petitioned to connec an Asylum street house with a sewe on Maple street by private drain wa granted upon recommendation of tn public works committee.
 Mrs. J. D. Young's petition for sidewalk grade on Fourteenth stree 1 on the northeasterly side of the stree was granted, and the grade establish l ed, with a sidewalk six feet wide an a two foot strip for planting trees l Dec. 18th was placed as the date for | hearing.
 Alderman Mclaughlin, for the polio l commissioners, reported on the plaein of traffic signs at the city limits an 1 the printing of new traffic regulations | which are for distribution at polio l headquarters. This report was accept ed as was also the committees repoi of progress on the matter of licensin 1 peddlers.
 l Fred Dziomba petitioned for the re moval of tree in front of his home 2 | 77 Union street, dangerous to trav, | and injurious to his house. It was re | ferred to the public works oommitte
 Tree Damaged House. | Robert McNeeley presented a clail for $60 for damages to the roof an other parts of his house in Greene l vile by the limb of a tree falling 0 | it. stating that he had asked to hay
 the tree removed more than a year az because of it's dangerous condition, bi
 now, since the damage had been don
 the tree had been taken down. Tn
 was referred to the finance committe
 Annexation of Sunnyside.
 A petition from William H. Bakt and 25 others to instruct the cOrpors
 tion counsel to take action towards u
 annexation of Sunnyside to the eli