Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-03

The February meeting of the com mon council was held on Monday evening and was mainly occupied with routine business, although two special matters were brought up in petitions from the Connecticut company and the Southern New England Telephone company for new pole-line locations on several streets on the West Side. Hearings on these were set for Feb. 18th.
 Mayor T. c. Murphy called the meeting to order 8 minute or two af- ter 8 o'clock. Alderman w. C. Nc Laughlin, Councilmen E. F. Baker and c. k. Bailey were the absentees when the roll was called. but Councilman Bailey came in before the business began. The meeting was over in 35 minutes, which is the shortest for the present council.
 Petitions.
 A petition from Edward Cook and 20 others for street lights on Laurel Hill was referred to the police com missioners.
 A petition from Miss Jane Bill and 25 others for a light on the westerly side of Shetucket street. between Main and Water streets. was referred to the police commissioners.
 Pole Line Petitions.
 A petition, accompanied by blue print plan, from the Connecticut com
 
 32 poles to be placed on Thames street and West Thames street was acted upon by passing a resolution present. ed by Alderman Henry Gebrath which called for a hearing on the matter on the evening of Feb. 18th in the council chamber.
 The relocation of the poles has been ordered by the public utilities com mission from Thames square to the top of the West Thames street hill, where the track takes the center line of the street
 A petition from the Southern New England Telephone company to set nine 40-foot poles and four 45-foot poles on West Thames street and one 45-foot pole on High street was also acted upon by assigning the hearing on 1t for Feb. 16th. The petition was ac- companied by plan. This line will carry telephone wires. city electric and fire alarm and police signal wires.
 Authorized Signing of Bonds.
 The council passed resolution au- thorizing tl<p@city bond issue of $479, 900 as approved by the legislature of 1911. The bonds have a term of 25 years and interest is payable at the First National bank of Boston at 1-4 per cent Of the bonds $75, 900 are to be known as for the city water works, $S4,000 are to be known as floating debt bonds and $920.000 for the Stony Brook reservoir expenses. The bonds are of $1,000 in denomination. The mayor was authorized to sign and de- liver the bonds, which shall be coun- tersigned by the treasurer. and the of fer of Merrill, Oldham & Co. of Boston to take the bonds at par was accepted and ratified
 The sum of s25 was voted to Charles N. Chappell of Montville for injuries claimed in a fall on Washington street in January.
 Steamboat company regarding the Block Islands dock was read by the clerk. The committee expressed the opinion that it should not be asked to share in expense of dredging at the dock. The writer claimed that no refuse from the boat was thrown into the water at this point and the action of the boat wheels tended to deepen the water alongside dock. The matter was referred to the finance committee.
 $1,oo0 for Sprinkiing and Washing.
 The water board sent the common council notice in a communication that they would charge the city s1,000 in the present year for street sprinkling