Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-14
BOARD OF ALDERMEN ORGANIZE.
Charles N. HoIbrook Chosen President
 and Salaries Fixed for Ensuing Year.

The first regular meeting of the new board of aldermen was held Monday evening in the council chamber, with every member present. The new mem bers are William Mcintosh from the First ward and A. N. Vaughn from the Second. Mayor Dunn congratulated the members on their election and stated it was the duty of everyone to take care of the city's business to the best of his ability and express his opinion on any subject just as he saw fit. The board then rose and were sworn in by Corporation Counsel Charles A. Capen.
 After the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting, the standing rules of the board were adopted, being the same as usually in force, giving the mayor, however, the appointment Cf committees. (Under the republican board last year, the board appointed these.) This was the only change in the rules as adopted.
 Only two committees, finance and water, were appointed by the mayor, and the following were named: Fin ance, Aldermen Jenkins, Graves and Holbrook; water committee, Aldermen Holbrook, Graves and Jenkins.
 Charles NJ. Holbrook was chosen president of the board for the ensu- ing year, on motion of Alderman Jen- kins. Mir Holbrook is the oldest rank ing democrat on the board.
 The next matter taken up was that of salaries and the amounts were fixed as in former years, with the exception of the superintendent of the water de- partment, whose salary is raised from $1,000 to $1,25O. This position will call for a much larger salary in the near future, said Mayor Dunn, and this small increase is richly deserved at present. There was no objection on the part of any of the council to the change.
 Plumbing Inspector John Mccarthy appeared before the board and stated that some of the plumbers in town openly defied the inspector, and refused to follow his instructions in regard to sanitation. He asked for aid from the board in enforcing his orders. This matter will be taken up at a subse- quent meeting of the board and some provision for the enforcement made.
 The report of Chief E. H. Richmond of the police department for the month of November showed fl arrests during the month, in IS of which drunken ness figured. Seven were sent to jail, 6 released by chief, 13 paid fines and costs; 40 tramps were lodged in the station house and 136 complaints in Vestigated.
 The expense of the state department from Nov. 9th to Dec. 11th showed a total of S1,S90.47 as presented by Su- perintendent E. O. Sumner.
 The report of City Health Officer w. P. s. Heating, was next read and ac- cepted.
 City Treasurer A. c. Scripture then presented the supplemental report of receipts and expenses, as already pub lished, for the period from Nov. 1st to the 18th, and the same was accepted as read.
 The appropriations for the year en- suing, as voted by the recent city meeting, were then passed by reso- Iution, without change.
 A resolution authorizing the mayor to borrow s6,000 for the use of the city was adopted.
 A petition from eighteen petitioners asking for the extension of the South street sewer some 500 feet southerly was referred to the proposed sewer committee with power.
 A petition for a sewer on Adelbert street to connect with the Ash street sewer followed the same course.
 The sworn list of the members of the fire department as recommended by the board of engineers for the en- suing year was accepted.
 Alderman Jacobs called the atten- tion of the board to conditions at the corner of Park and Pleasant streets