Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18
JEWETT CITY
Road Delays Due to Property Owners -SyIVandaIe to Have Water Service Humane Agent Rescues Abused Horse at Voiuntown,

Deputy Street Commissioner Saun- l ders and Engineer Campbell were in l town Wednesday looking over the new road operations in the borough. The contractors are in no way responsible for what seems to be @ partial hold up 1 in operations. Seleetman EShea says i in operations. Seieetman Shea says stone all on now up te the residenee of Daniel Finn only that he has had to | change the grade by filling in several l places where it has been altered since l he made his excavations as per the 1 survey stakes of the engineer These changes were made on account of the strenuous objections of abUtting prop i erty owners. The principal item of re- filling had to be done in front of DeaTnley & Clarke's store where the grade seemed to be unnecessarily low, Commissioners Bennett has shown his in tention to be c0nsiderate of eVeEy- ones property interests.
 Any extra expense in these matters Of regulating the grade will probably be borne by the state as the town of Griswo}d Is in no way to blame It is the general opinion of the se- lectmen and the property abutterss that where radical changes in grade were to be made. they should have been mo- tified how much fill or cut. Then in a meeting with the engineers and com missfoners arrangements could have been perfected which would have elin- mated the extra work being done at present. and the apparent dissatisfac- tion-
 Water Service for SyivandaIea
 The Jewett City Water Go has men at work under the supervision of A A Young, putting in 8 water supply for SyivanGale~ The water will be taken across the Lisbon bridge in a three inch pipe; it will extend through Sylvandale street to a point 500 feet 
 thus reaching St Marys cemetery, where it can be used by those who have lots there The alterations and improvements recently made by Rev. E. A. Hayes were made with the in tentIon of a future water supply being a probability
 What seems strange is that the wa ter will be taken all the way in wood en pipes. For the pressure to be con sidered they are ches per and last long CT. There is in Sylvandale at pres ent the BurlegOn meter system, the finest of clear spring water, coming from the very top of the high hill in the rear of the George Young property J. c. Sweet had water from the bOr- ough brought across the Lisbon bridge in an iron pipe but in winter 1t was useless. Later Mr Sweet had it car ried in a pipe under the bed of the river. It was furnished to him by a meter Now with the new system Syl- vandale will be supplied at a flat rate.
 Green Street IrapFovenq erts.
 The borough has well along toward completion important improvements on Green street. The bad hill just west of the residence of Maxcy Seymour has been cut down two feet an the gravel put into the sag near c. D. Babcoek's store. Thus the rise to North Main street and the drop to Mechanic street are improved.
 New House Begun.
 The batter boards are in position for the new house to be built by J. c. Hawkins on the corner of East Main and Palmer streets.
 Those who have occasion to pass over the road to Pachaug are admir- ing the splendid field of corn belong ing to Fred Gilbert. He has six acres of the finest in town. and all on re- claimed land.
 Horse Abused by VoIuntown Owner.
 Wednesday morning at o'clock Hu- mane Agent Dr. $. H. Holmes was summoned to Voluntowr on the com