Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-03
WEST SIDE CITIZENS MADE PLEAS
Two Appeared Before Common Council Advocating Lights on Palmer Street and Myers Avenue--Are Told That There is No Money for More Lights Anywhere Trolley Company Petitions for New Branch Track From Central Avenue to Car Barn.

tion that is taken now on all peti-
 tons for lights in view of the situa- ton regarding the money available.
 A petition for a bug light at the northeriy end of Falls avenue was put
 in by the John T. Young Boiler Co. 1t
 was laid on the table for future rel
 efence.
 Palmer and WhippIe Avenue Lights.
 A petition for lights on Palmer ave-
 nue and Myers avenue on the west Side was presented by Mrs. James Rankin and 10 others and had two advocates present to speak for it in the persons of James J. Sullivan and Ambrose Wilson.
 On motion of Alderman Thomas Fl. Beckley, it was voted that they De given permission to address the coun- ciL
 Mir. Sullivan said he had been live ing in that neighborhood many years
 and paying city taxes, but wasn't getting much city Improvements. IT he could get the lights he could get along with the other deprivaticns.
 Ambrose Wilson also spoke fer the petition, saying he had lived in that
 section for 16 to 17 years and hSd often fixed the street so as to make it passable, and he thought the city was not dealing justly in collecting the taxes and giving them nothing. It was dangerous to go there in the dark | and you couldn't get a doctor to go there at night on account of the con- dition of the streets.
 Alderman Beckley addressed the | council and said these people were deserving of lights and the condition | of the streets was dangerous. He asked to have Alderman Mclaughlin ditions regarding lights are and why l more lights cannot be promised just now.
 Alderman Mclaughlin, who is chair man of the police commissioners, said
 in explanation that the police commis- sioners had made their estimates Of what would be needed for the street lighting, but the amount had been cut ! down by the finance committee of the common council and it was now inn possible to put in any more lights with | the amount of money that was avail able on the present appropriation. If | any more lights were to be put in it | meant that they would have to come
 before the people and ask for an ex- | tra city tax and the commissioners did
 not feel like doing this. Under these | circumstances the policy had been
 adopted of laying all petitions on the table for future consideration. The alderman said that if the gas | and electric commissioners would make
 a lower price to the city for the electric
 light they would be able to put more | m, but there could be no more at the present price. Whenever the city sets | a lower price, however, he said more | lights would be put in.
 ! Mayor Murphy suggested that the police commissioners might wait on | the gas and electric commissioners to
 see what they could do about giving
 a lower rate for the rest of the year, | but the alderman replied that the gas
 and electric commissioners were com | pelled by law to give the city it's lights
 at cost and he did not see any use in waiting on them.
 After a few more remarks from Mir l Wilson, who said he dld not think t
 was honest in the city to be taking
 the tax money and not giving a fair
 return, the matter was closed. James B. shannon and 15 others
 represented in a petition that portion ! Of Washington street, near Carroll
 avenue, was not properly lighted, and wanted more lights there This pe-i- ton was also laid on the table. The Norwich Police association in-
 Vlted the mayor and common council
 to the annual ball of the association
 ana the invitation was accepted, City
 Sheriff T. 4. Carey distributed the I complimentary tickets to the members
 of the council.
 Street Department Report.
 The report of the street department | was accepted without reading. Et | showed total expenditures of $327g SA
 in the past month. in which the larges; | amounts had been s391 for macadan | repairs, $4S5 for collecting garbage and
 ashes, $427 for care of brick and block pavement, and $s64 for care of the | streets and gltters.
 | Bills Ordered Paid. The department bills were ordered | paid and the meeting adjourned to | Tuesday evening, Nov. 10th. | The following were the bills: Police department, $2,SS6.l1; street lighting
 ment, s2,499. .o6; park departnnent | SS1447; public works department s4 | s91.15; cemeteries department, S706 33
 gas and electric department, si2,596.13:
 finance department $45, 5,46s.66; water | department, $1,571.95 | The poils will be open in each of ] S Q. " @I ISIn1