Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-15
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Heard Petitions for Lights Read Move to Clean Up Old Tax and Sewer Liens.

The regular monthly meeting of the board of aldermen was held in the council chamber in the town building Monday evening and was called to or der by Mayor D. P. Dunn at 8 o'clock.
 After the minutes of the previous meetings had been read and approved, the report of Chief E. H. Richmond Of the police department was read. show ing 45 arrests, one-half of which were to jail, g released, 12 paid fines and costs and the balance were otherwise disposed of. Ninety-four tTamps were lodged in the station house. The lights were out 705 hours, and 12I complaints were received.
 The expense of the street depart ment for the preceding month as de- tailed in the Superintendent'S report totalled $701.65, with $4s9.73 for the lower Main street improvements.
 The statement of City Treasurer A. C. Scripture of receipts and expenses during the month of November, as al- ready printed and distributed, was read and approved.
 The report of the standing commit tee on sewers of the work done during the year was read and accepted.
 A petition requesting three addition George NJ. Flint and otherS, was left to the lighting committee with power.
 A petition that tho light on Elm street near the right of way be moved 50 feet to the corner of Main street and the right of way was referred to the same committee with power.
 A petitionl for two lights, one cor ner of Valley and Birch streets and one corner of Valley and Irving Hill (pro- posed), was referred to the light com mittee with power.
 The enlistment papers of the mem HsaT- faf q oysfFl 1ra11f mended by the board of engineers, were presented and by vote accepted as the papers for the ensuing year.
 City Clerk Scripture then read a list of tax liens now standing in favor of the city, as required by vote of the pre- ceding meeting, showing a total of $1.292.60, sewer liens amounting to $3.471.05. The repart was accepted.
 A resolution appropriating to the various departments their allotment of public moneys. as settled by the recent city meeting, was then passed, total ing $S7, 1850. A move was made to strike out the appropriation for $500 for a better system of bookkeeping, but the motion was ruled out by Mayor Dunn on advice of Corporation Counsel T. J. Kelley. A1r. Kelley, who was one of the proponents of a better system in this regard, spoke in favor of the scheme and said the present city clerk had indexed much of his work in de- nartments in which that had never been done before.
 Alderman Jenkins said he opposed any change in the way the treasurer kept his books, which he said were simple and said to be the best he had ever seen by an expert who examined into the financial condition of the city Alderman Gelinas spoke of the need of better system in preparing the an- nual reports. Mayor Dunn said the motion could not be accepted, but the council were under no obligation to spend the full amount.
 4 resolution fixing the salaries of the city officials at the same rate as customary was adopted.
 4 resolution authorizing the mayor to. borrow $5.000 for current expenses was adopted. 8,
 < The committee to which was referred the claim of Joseph Mercer for. an abatement on his property on Main and Bridge streets recommended the payment of the Bridge street assess ment and the abatement of the Main street assessment, and this action was taken.
 Pursuant to the report of the sewer assessment committee, a resolution was adopted authorizing the assess ment for the sewer on Valley street beyond Tingley and a report at the next meeting was adopted. The same course was taken in regard to the re- gently completed sewer on Windham road.
 The committee on streets was au- thorized to proceed to fix lines and