Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-08
ASK $45.ooo FOR
 CITY GAS PLANT.
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 whether this expenditure was abso- lutely necessary. The mayor respond = ec that he had emploed MT. Jensen to verify the report that the city treas urer had made and MT. Jensen's report had agreed with the treasurers.
 The mayor said that MT. Tracy had told him that the city ~as plant could not fulfill the contracts which it was under without this addition. The mayor said he thought much money had been spent in the gas plant and he believed 1t was time now that the debt was reduced. In the past the money that had been made had gone into additions and repairs. The mayor welcomed discussion of the gas and electrical department affairs inn the council meeting. The new tank, he said, he had been told would cost $35,- 900, and the balance would be for fit Gingss installation, etc.
 Council After More Light.
 Alderman Beckley advised that thu eouncilnaen were hardly in & position to vote on this matter with the in formation they had at hand and AL german Mclaughlin spoke along the same line, advising that the whole council become acquainted with the matter before they vote on it.
 Councilman Williams moved that the board of aldermen and the mayor be constituted a committee of investiga- ton on the matter which was voted.
 Mayor Murphy announced his ap- pointment of Frank J. King and John NJ Lee as members of the board of which public mention has already been made.
 New Man on Light Commission.
 The mayor also placed in nomination the name of pr. J. J. Donohue for three years as a member of the gas and electrical commission, succeeding Arthur B. Story, who. the mayor said, did not wish reappointment. The council voted unanimously for Dr. ponohue.
 The annual report of the city health officer. Dr. N. B. Lewis. was presented and ordered printed in the appendix to the journal without being read. It will be found elsewhere in The Bulletin this morning.
 The quarterly report of Fire Mar ehal H. L. Stanton. showing 12 per- Tnits granted out of Is applications. A petition from Caroline Gladden. to connect property in Broad street with a public drain was referred to the pub lie works committee
 Clerk Moore read the notice Of pub hcation of the peddlersa' license ordi- nance.
 Chief George Linton's quarterly re- port on police business was presented and accepted, and the report of the street department was accepted with out reading. The sum of s2,542.24 had been spent. The same action was tAksn on the treaSurerS 8 report and IL was ordered printed.
 Appointed Public Weieher.
 Alderman BeckIey spoke for the ap- pointment of M. c. Higgins as a public weigher, if there was 8 vacancy, and he moved the appointment, which was voted by the council.
 Bills Approved.
 The following bills were approved just before the council meeting ad- 5ourned at e.20 o'clock: Public works department. $3,599.69; cemetery de- partment, $3S6.42: park department, s232.54; police department, $2,114.52; street lighting, $1,916.76; fire depart u1ent, $2s842.14; rgas and electrical de- rartment, 11,2f4.42; finance depart ment, $14,404.70; water department, s1.s1s.51: Stony Brook reservoir. s9.- 1e5.1o.