Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-07

Vigorous protest on the part of the l property owners on Cliff street. Sa- ] chem street and Crescent street 1 against laying new sidewalks and 1 curbs caused the poStponemenI Of ac- l ton on the resolutions presented by 1 the public works committee ordering l the laying of walks on those streets 1 by the owners of property, at the regu- 1 lar monthly meeting of the court of ] common codncil held in the superior l court room Monday evening. There l were about 25 citizens present and 1 nearly all of these were there to regis ter protest against the passage of the l resolutions as presented,
 Hearings Opened.
 Clerk Stephen D, Moore read the roll showing one absentee, Council | man F, E, Baker The first matter was the hearing on the Sachem street
 walks, After Mayor Murphy declared the hearing open no one stirred Tor about five minutes. The mayor sug-
 gested that this was the last oppor-
 tunity to be heard on the matter, and
 still no one responded, so he declared
 the hearing closed. DT. E. H. LinneIl
 then requested that the resolution pre-
 pared by the public works committee
 ordering the building of granoIthic
 walks on the street be read, and thlS was done by Clerk Moore Dr. Linneu
 then said he wished to protest against
 being forced to build cement walk
 He said he had been directed to repair
 his walk by the street commissioner
 early in SeDtcmber and that he now
 has a sidewalk of large flags, as good
 as the average in the city. The pres
 ent walk vas perfectly safe and ne
 said that he felt that it would be
 hardship to have to lay cement walk now George L. Cary said that he had received the same order as Dr.
 To than the street, which was macadam only part way, and in very poor condi- ton the balance of the distance. Fred erick SudloW stated that the road in front of his house was in very poor condition 9n& very muddy whenever 1t rains. He said he was willing to conform his walk to the lines pre- scribed by Inc committee and to put in a curb, but that he felt that the resi- dents should not be compelled to lay cement walks at least until the high way was in decent condition. He said he also by request voiced the protest of Lucy Luce, also a property owner who would be affected by the order James P. Leary also objected to the laying of the walk.
 Miss Nancy Lucas. speaking for her self and Miss Mary Lucas, was the only ChampI11 of the proposed walks. Miss Lucas said she felt that the walks should be laid as suggested and was anxious to have such a walk in front of her property. In view of the num- Der of protests, on motion of Alderman Beckley action on the matter was de- ferred until the next meeting.
 On Crescent Street Walk.
 The next business was the hearing on the matter of ordering the owners on the easterly side of Crescent street between Rockwell street and Williams avenue to lay a curb and q bluestOne and cement walk Francis J. Leavens, representing the Norwich Free Acad- eTny, said tfat there was already good walk Of Limestone in front of the school and that the institution could i'll afford 70 lay new walk. The walk had been repaired during the he said. There is no curb g [ this point there being 8 stretch of turf about two feet wide between the walk and the road. -Hr Leavens said that there was no need for a curb here and that the walk is already in good condition. Costello Lippitt also Fep- resenting the Academy, said that to lay a new walk would entail extra ex- Bense to the institution in regarding the lawn and that the money required were better spent towards education of the young people. Mayor Murphy said he understood that very little change would De required in front of the Academy and that the worst part of | IlG Wdlh OH the street was rom Ln9 Norwich club to the corner of Rock ! well street. This section is below the road and during the winter it is neees- sary te use the road as the walks are always covered with slush and water.
 Represented Rockwell Estate.
 John P. Huntingdon representing the Arthur P. Rockwell estate and John A. Rockwell personally, said he realized that the walk was below the street, but he felt that the city was bearing hard on this particular sec ton. as this property had been forced 1