Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-02
PASSED GASOLINE ORDINANCE
New Regulations Made By Common Council For Keeping This Fluid-$4OO For Expenses of City Delegation to Rivers And Harbors Congress-SeveraI Petitions For New Streets.

The regular December meeting or the
 common council was held on Monday
 evening, with all members present ex- cept Councilman c. k. Bailey when
 Clerk Stephen D. Moore called the roll
 after Mayor T. c. Murphy had called
 the meeting to order, shortly after o'clock.
 Hearing on Gasoline Ordinance. The first matter of business was a
 hearing upon the proposed new ordi-
 nance regarding the keeping and stor- 1 ing of gasoline in the city. as proposed 1 by the fire commissioners. 1 John B. Stoddard. who was one of 1 five persons in the spectators seats, arose and said he would like to ask a few questions. The mayor had Clerk Moore read the proposed ordinance be- fore MT. Stoddard asked his questions. Then Mr. Stoddard asked if the | friends of the ordinance had thorough ly investigated this and thought 1t l necessary.
 Alderman Beckey answered that they thought it necessary because of l the greatly increased use of gasoline l in the city in recent years. and they considered the proposed new ordinance
 safeguarded property.
 MT. Stoddard said he considered 1t l very unjust, and this ordinance would 1 throw out many dealers who could not
 make enough commission in ten years l on the sales of gasoline to pay Tor a receptacle such as was called for. lie claimed that there was much more danger from the gasoline in automo- piles standing in garages than rom the way it is kept at the present time There had been no fires in the city at trfbutable to gasoline, he said, ana such a storage tank as mentioned in the ordinance was not called for. l Alderman Beckley pointed out that
 do O. garding the gasoline in automobiles and they thought the ordinance was wise measure, and he had heard SeV- eral in the automobile business make very favorable comment on 1t. MT. Stoddard claimed that this law would kill off the little dealer and this would be driving trade out of Norwich He argued that there was no safer way than to keep the gasolinet in five gallon cans in a garage To Mayor Murphy s question, he replied that he considered there was as much danger from Keep ing one gallon as from ten. w. w. Lang spoke of the way he kept gasoline on the back of his lot, away from any building, and this ordinance would be unfair to him and to anyone
 else in similar circumstances. Fire Marshal Has Authority. Alderman Beckley replied that the ordinance took care of such circum- stances as applied to MT. Stoddard and MT. Lang, under the authority g1V- en to the fire marshal.
 Corporation Counsel Joseph T. Fan ming was asked about the state laws on this matter and the mayor gave eX- pression to his feeling that an ordi- nance like this ought not to be passed without a thorough understanding of it.
 Mir. Stoddard thought that the in surance companies had made every provision that could be thought of for safety and restriction of gasoline. Gasoline Ordinance Passed. Alderman BackIey presented a reso- IlItion putting the proposed ordinance
 into effect, and it was passed.
 Recommended New Lights.
 For the police commissioners, Alder
 man w c. Mclaughlin recommended
 8 light on Cedar avenue near E1mwoOd
 avenue, on petition of Mrs Caroline T.
 Turner and others, and they also rec commended three bug lights for Tyler
 avenue on petition of Gilbert Bowers.
 These were voted.
 Sherman Street Sewer. The special committee consisting of the mayor and the public works com mittee reported the hearing held on the
 sewer assessments on Sherman street
 and recommended these assessments:
 On northerly side, Falls company,
 $151.19: on southerly side, Falls com
 pany. s13394; Lucia Carr, $33.86.
 They were approved and are to be- paid
 by March 1, 1914.