Putnam patriot., 1913-12-05
COMMON COUNCIL
Alderman Mann Ready to Resign
State Charges Town and City $500 for
Street Improvement

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Common Council was held Tuesday
night with Mayor Macdonald presid-
ing land all of the members of the
council present. The police report
showed II arrests for the, month of No
vember, , sent to Jail, electric light out
l70 hours and doors found open 3. A
building permit WAS granted +. u.
Card for barn ON Frank street. Re-
quest from Peter Dumas 10 erect frame
building ON Lamont street was referred
10 the highway committee with power
TO act.
Alderman LsRue, health officer, re-
ported that he had written the County
Health Officer relative 10 the proposed
system of licensing garbage wagons
asking him what systems II any were
used in other cities. Tie had.received
no reply and asked the council for
more time before making his report.
The request was granted
The health officer also read his re-
port which showed that the city had
been moderately free from contagious
diseases, in August rot one case hav-
ing been reported. He said that con-
nections for the most part had been
made with the new sewer. lie also
pointed out that the health officers
duties are continually increasing, not,
he said, that he was dissatisfied with
the salary of the Office but to show that
the officer was earning his money.
The police committee were granted
more time to lnake their report CON
corning the charges preferred by the
county coroner relative TO two police
men whom the coroner complained
were remiss in duty in the matter of
the arrest of Guissippe Minervi, the
Italian who shot Frank Roze in Put
nam last August.
Alderman Mann told the council
that he was about To move from ward
| to ward and wished to resign. He
stated that he did not know just the
manner of proceeding but he did not
wish to embarrass the council in any
way. There was some discussion con-
corning the matter and il was decided
that the alderman should remain
member of the council for the rest of
this month Mt least as he was ON vari-
GUS committees and his services would
be required. Whatever proceedings
are necessary will be taken at the next
meeting when the new council takes
oath of office. The charter provides
that when an alderman elected from n
particular ward, shall remove from
that ward, the council after notice and
hearing, shall declare said office va
cant, and shall forthwith proceed to
fill said vacancy in the manner pre-
scribed in Section 3. Section 8 pro-
vides that when any vacancy shall oc-
eur the common council, having been
called together for that purpose by the
| clerk of said city, shall proceed to fill
said vacancy. As Alderman Mann Is
ready and willing to resign whenever
the council thinks it is the proper time
for him to do so the matter may be
easily disposed of.
A bill was received from the High
way Commissioner office in Hartford
! for $500 for street Improvements
made by the state. The mayor stated
! that $1,000 of the amount should have
been billed To the town as the eity's
share was only $500, which amount
was especially appropriated for the
| Improvements fromSchool street 30 the
bridge on Pomfret street. The clerk
was instructed TO notify the Commits
sioner to send the city bill forsits
share and the town bill for Its pro-
portion and they would be paid. The
| Highway Commissioner stated that IL
cost the state 5000 to get the founda-
ton ready for the work.
Among the larger bills ordered paid
were the following:
Iight A. Power Go. S497 43
! +. W. Seward ~ %
Court officers los ~
| Special police uniforms 80 90
O.. w. Perry - W
Highway department teams 81 30
Theodore Phillips 4s5 II
| II. q. Carver 80 90
The city property committee asked
for more time relative TO the change Of
offices in the municipal building. 1t
was stated by member OF the com.
mittee that he had had an informal
talk with The water commissioners