Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-11
WILLIMANTIC
ALDERMEN YET.
c.sy's Business Transacted = Traffic
 Rules Wanted by the Mayor.

c.sy's Business Transacted = Traffic
 Rules Wanted by the Mayer.
 The regular nnonfhIy meeting of the board of aldermen was held Monday evening in their rooms in the town bu4lding and was called to order by Mayor D.. P. Dunn shortly after eight o'clock, with two ahBentees-
 Clerk A. c. Scripture read the min utes of the previous meeting. which were accepted as read.
 The report of Chief H- H. Richmond of the police department for the month of July showed 52 arrests for the fol- lowing causes: Drunkenness 25, as- sauIt 5. breach of the peace f. larceny 1, embezzlement 1, carrying concealed ing house of Ill fame l. fugitive from justice 2, drunk and breach of the peace 2. vagrancy l. non-support 3. re- sfstance to officer ?. seduction 1, suspi- cious person 1. putting filthy substance on building 1; II were committed to jail; 16 paid fines and costs. Is re- jail, 16 paid fines and costs. released by chief 10. otherwise disposed of IT; 146 complaints were made, tramps lodged at station house. electric lights out 162 hours. doors found open and secured 10, s4s worth of stolen property recovered
 The report of Superintendent of Streets E. O. Sumner for the period July II to Aug. showed a total ex- penditure of $1,116.13.
 A requisition from H. S. Mouit on, superintendent of the water depart ment, for. coal, oil and supplies was referred to the purchasing committee vita power.
 A requisition from the fire<depart- ment for oilcloth was referred to the fire committee with power.
 A communication was read from C.. W. Raynes of Haynes court, who was ordered at the last meeting to connect his property with the sewer. MT. Raynes is on his vacation and wished an extension of time. He was granted until Oct 18th
 A letter from George F. Taylor, chairman of the building committee of the Natchaug school, requesting a new crosSwalk on the Mills street side and a slight change of location in the crosswalk on the west side of the school, was referred to the street com mittee with power.
 petition from H. c. Murray and IS others asking for a top dressing of trap rock on West Main street from Robert Stanton's property to the cf.y line was left to the street committee to use their best judgment as to whether or not the improvement shall be made.
 A bill was sent in, together with a communication. from Thomas F. Con- nelly of S4 Oak street. acting for Mrs Connolly and the Misses Margaret Elizabeth and Loretta Maxwell. re- questing reimbursement for break ir the sewer pipe. claimed to have beeu caused by the laying of the sidewalk The plumbers bills for repairing the break amounted to 31s.sO MT. Con. nelly was present and stated his side or the case. The matter was referred to the claims committee for investiga. tion and report
 The second reading of application. for sidewalk construction was had or the following, and they were granted Harry Chasen. Joseph Delude, A. c Bugbee.
 | Applications from Laura G. Davisor Tor sidewalk on Prospect and Oal streets, the Willimantic Machine com pany, Mills street, Fadlow Saba. Mill street. William Birmingham, Prospec street, Austin D. Boss, Windham road followed the usual course The applI cation from Mir. Boss enclosed a blu l print Of the proposed sidewalk leayin, a grass plot between 1t and the street similar to that at the Natchaus schoo on account of the fact that the line and grades on the street are to be re cast. the matter of accepting Mir. Boss apphcat1on was laid on the table untj 1 such lines are established
 A petition from John R. Pickett an tnIee others Tor crosswalk on Sum mt ana belIeVue streets was referre 10 the street committee with power.
 The sewer committee reported th completion of three sections of sewe on Valley street, totalling 9s5 fee ana another on Windham road, be tween Fairview street and Potte street. and the standing committee O
 hold g. hearing and assess the costs c
 same on the abutting property.
 On recommendation of the sewe
 committee and because of the inabil
 ity to get proper grade, the peti
 tioners were granted leave to with
 draw their petition for a sewer Q
 Manners avenue.
 On recommendation of the stree
 committee. the extension of Leblanc
 avenue south for 500 feet at an. estj
 mated cost of s400 will be proceede
 with and hearing held on the es
 tablishment of lines and grades there . l on.
 A resolution establishing the line
 and grades on Godfrey street to Fran
 cis street was adopted, pursuant 1
 the report of the street committee. , The street committee was authorize ' by resolution to hold a hearing Sep
 on the establishment of lines an l grades on Windham road betwee Park street and Quercus avenue ar
 also on Main street between Clar . street and the tracks of the N. !
 N. H. and H. railroad B The lines and grades on Churc 2 street between Lewiston avenue ar : Bolivia street were established pul : suant to the report of the commit,
 and the land accepted as publ street
 = The American Thread company we given permission to connect the I boarding house. 2s7 Main street, . the city water mains for the purpo v of installing two standpipes for fl F protection.
 7 After the mayor had been autho v ized to borrow the sum of s5,000 f , current expenses he called the alter z ton of the board to the need of tra 5 flee rules for the city, stating tn il most other cities had such rules al
 in his opinion it would be advisah
 for this city.
 After the reading of the bills, u