Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-04
PROPERTY OWNERS WANT MONEY
In Connection With Franklin Street Building Line Special City Meeting be Called Finance Committee to Mod ify Plan of Holyhock bland Leeses-Trolley Turnout nit Fairgrounds to be Asked For.

< count Of widening the street-estimat. !.
 James T. Fitzpatrick makes no de- mand for damages, and no demand for damages is made by the owners of the Wilson land except the sum needed for necessary repairs to building and side- walk. not exceeding t2e0.
 The proposed Improvement will be Of great advantage and benefit to the public. if carried to completion, but as the determination of this entire matter depends on the will of the city. the question of providing funds faf the improvement. the committee rec omnends the adoption of the follow ing resolutions:
 Resolved. That consideration of the resolutions presented at the meeting July q. 1914. on which action was post Poned to the meeting of July 20, 1914, wherein 1t is provided that a new westerly line be established for Frank lin street from land Of the Crane Real ty company to Willow street, be fur thef postponed to meeting of said council to be held on the 11th day of August, 1914.
 Resolved. That the mayor of the city Of Norwich be advised and requested to call q special city meeting witho tt delay in order to determine whether city city will authorize the apprepria- : uon of such sum as will be needed to pay the expenses which may arise From the establishment of said new westerly line for said street.
 Dated at Norwich. Cenn., Aug, g.,
 TIMOTHY c. MURPHY.
 HENRY GEBRATH,
 MILO R. WATERS,
 Committee on Finance
 Ine resolution was adopted.
 Highways and Lights.
 A petition was received from the NoFWich Land Improvement eorpora . tien. Vine s. Stetsen president pray- Ing the city te accept as a public high . way GeeF avenue, running from West names street to Weedmansee avenue. It was referred to the public works committee
 A petition for a third light on Gar held avenue above the Douglass and StaFkWeather houses was presented signed py L. l.. Starkweather and oth- CT residents in that street, and this CTS.
 From Charles PaFdy of YerFineton avenue came petition that the city accept Warrington avenue as a thor ouSnfare and that it see to the light Ing or the street, which is at present in aerkness, The first part of the petf- ton was referred to the public works committee and the latter to the police commissioners.
 Street Department Expensss.
 The street departments monthly re- poFl was accepted, as was that of the clty treasurer. MT. LillibFidge's ae- count showed, among other things that during the month cleaning streets had cost SsS6,ss, and cleaning catch pasins Sl21. Macadam repairs, inelud- ing the work at the eFushef and on BasWeli avenue, amounted to sI53ae ana that the new grade and wall on Boswell avenue near Franklin street cost S4e1.1e. while the Commerce street 6loek paving work amounted to sss2- Sf. Sweeping and flushing block and brick paving for the month totaled an expense of S37s,67.
 Department Bills.
 The bills of the various departments were read and approved as follows: Finance department, s4,s4a.25; fire de- Partment, s3,121.s5; gas and electric department, s14,523,29; park depart- ment, sT54.1S; department of eems- teries. s7s3.22; poice department, s2,- 4sl;os; street lighting, sl,i74ss; de- water department, s4,0e4.Te.
 other business lacking, the eoua zil ad3eurned at s.35 until Tuesday, Aug II. at 8 o'clock.
 ProRossd Fair Grounds Turnout.
 Corporation Counsel Tanning and officials of the trolley company and of the New London County AgriculturaI society were in attendance to ask per mission of the city authorities to con struct a new turnout on the West Side line on West Main street in order to accommodate the heavy traffic of fair week But the plans for the layout were not able to be completed at the last minute, and so President Per hins did not come and the petition was not presented at the meeting. The idea of the fair officials. and they have the public behind them Rutherford C Plaut said Monday night, in having the new turnout, is to double the facilities for handling the tremendous crowds they are expecting at the fair this fall. At presens the string of cars has ta go from the seuaFe clear to the end of the line and then back to the square aga. Fhe West Main street tuTlout wo' q enable tive strings of cars to be Futr. and the running time could also be cut down.
 This is the time when the hay fever