Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-04
DIVISION ST. RESIDENTS DEBATE
Sidewalk Hearing Before Council Brings Out Many Argu ments Pro and Con-Matthew H. Delaney Appointed Pc Jicemsn and Daniel J. Coughin supernumerary-As easements to be Laid For Broad anu Sherman Street Sewers

monstrance were willing to keep their sidewalks in @ reasonable condition, but what they protested against was the order to lay concrete gfanolithic or asphalt walks.
 Mayor Murphy had the names on the remonstranee read.
 George McNickle asked why the property owners had not obeyed the orders that had been made. He claim ed that the walk opposite the McNickle and Hall property was in good shape and it would be hard on property own l CTS to be required to lay walks. Paying Taxes on Ledge of Rocks.
 William Hall. who said he had lived on the street said he had kept his sidewalk in good repair always and on one side of the street he had been paying taxes on a solid ledge and 1t would be a hardship on him to be re- qu1red to lay walk
 In Favor of Walks Proposed. William H. McQuirk said if any street needed a sidewalk this one did, and George Kampf said he was sur prised at the lack of public spirit shown which would block the building of a sidewalk.
 Willing to Leave It to Council.
 
 low remonstrants wanted justice and he was confident that they would get 1t from the council and he was willing to abide by the weight of the re- monstrance by seventeen signers and taxpayers. He said he had gone over the sidewalk within six hours and he was satisfied that the remonstrance was well grounded
 Taking up a comparison of the walk on Division, street with walks on Franklin square, he addressed MT. Pitcher and said that the latter knew there were walks right on Franklin square that were not as good as the present walk on Division street.
 D. J. Mccormick, Jr, said he be- lieyed the expense of a concrete siGe- walk was out of all proportion to the value of the property.
 Quoted Property Owners
 Mir. Pitcher quoted Miss Graham as in favor of the sidewalk and said that Mrs. Hill had written the letter to show her favorable attitude towards the sidewalk, and also said Miss F. Emma Smith was in favor of a walk The speaker had responses from Ju- lius Grochowski, Otto Weinert and Samuel Trushonsky. who all responded fayoring the sidewalks when MT Pitch CT turned to them and asked them their attitude
 MT. Pitcher figured 1t out that the names on the remonstrance represent ed S297 front feet. and those on the petition for sidewalks represented 1,63265 feet of property
 He was asked by MT. Cherry if the Kuebler people had been included in the figures of the remonstrants, and MT. Pitcher replied that they had not because Mir. Mccormick had told him he favored 8 sidewalk and was willing to use the dust and chips from the INI MT. Mccormick said this was right but he was opposed to laying a grano- lithic walk. MT. Pitcher went on to state his position in the matter, that he had drawn petitions on this matter at the requests of others and because of his position as city engineer.
 John A. Moran did not agree with MT, Pitcher on this point exactly, but styled him as father of all these peti- tions on this matter, and went on to explain how he had signed one petition without reading it, as it fas brought to him by & MT. Milmer, and he supposed 1t was for taking out some rock, and found out later it was for sidewalks
 Charles I. Smith. speaking for his sister, said that if cinder or dirt walks are just as good or better than con- crete, the counci1ll could use it's own Judgment, but to omit when Norwich is to be considered.
 
 ed seven families, said a walk was needed
 H. R. Kind inquired of Mr. Pitcher if the big ledge opposite the Pitcher place would have to be removed to put in the sidewalk and was told there Was only a little that projected into the sidewalk line. MT Kind said there was little to show for the $500 that had cnce been appropriated to remove this ledge, and he had been told it would cost the city $1,O00 to get the rock off. He also asked how much was to be taken off the top of the hill, and asked if the city is obliged to put in a retaining wall if the street grade is changed.
 More Expense Than Calculated.
 Mir Kind told of the retaining wall on his property, which was falling down, and to which nothing had been done. although he had called the at tention of the street commissioner and the public works committee to it. The Walker property is about as bad, he said, and the fence is also in bad shape. He said that he believed that if the city should build up the retaining walls