Putnam patriot., 1915-08-06
COMMON COUNCIL Regular Meeting Thrown Open to Dis,
 euSsiOn of Street Improvement
Matter Put Over for Another Week


 common council was held Tuesday evening. In the absence of Mayor Macdonald Alderman at-large John A. Dady presided. Present Aldermen Johnson, Marcy, Byrne, Duvert, Pad gett, BouthiIlette and LaRue.
 The police report for July showed that there had been b arrests and 1 of lenders sent to jail. Electric ligh. out 55 hours and doors found open and secured.
 A permit was granted Joseph Dumas for a building on the corner of Church and Providence streets to contain stores and tenements.
 A petition 10 have water mains laid on Mechanics and Overlook streets was referred to the water commission CTS.
 A petition to have Providence and Elm streets, and such other streets as the council may decide, improved was submitted. The petition had about 200 signatures. There were 25 or 50 citizens of the north end of the city present and the meeting was thrown open to general discussion of the matter. Alderman Johnson of the highway committee stated that after the petition had been received by the committee it had met and given the matter careful consideration and made recommendation to the council in the form of vote which was that the council call special city meeting for Tuesday, Aug. 10th, to see If the city would vote to appropriate the sum Of SS000 to improve Union square, Union street, Elm street from May to Provi- dence street and Providence street from the railroad bridge to Marshall street. He spoke at length on the matter pointing out that if the propos- ed permanent improvements were made the debt accruing therefrom could be wiped out in eight years and that no extra taxation wosd be re- quired It was stated that the city could get along on an annual appro- priation for highways of 5000, q reduce ton of $500 over last year and d fe. duclion of $500 over the present year.
 Frank H. Cordier read letter from Rev c. +. Bedard in which he stated that his position in the matter of inn proving Providence street had uo5 changed and that he thought it should be improved.
 Joseph Lapalme asked why the con- mittee had not recommended improv ing the whole of Providence street in. stead of leaving out the two ends, from the railroad bridge to School street, and from Marshall street to Wood. stock avenue.
 Alderman Johnson answered this by stating that these two ends had not been seriously considered by the com mittee It was thought that it would be easier to get an appropriation Of l SSO00 than larger sum at this time. That if the two ends mentioned were also improved it would cost S3SS0 mo e making an appropriation of approxi- mately S12000 necessary. Asked what material would be used he stated that that matter had not been decided upon but that amicite was talked of for the square and tpr- bound maeadam for the rest of the im- provement.
 The matter was generally discussed and it seemed to be the feeling of the north-end citizens present that if the work was done al all the whole of Providence street should receive at- tention.
 Ralph Thurston, perintendent of the Putnam Light X Power Company stated that it would work hardship on his company If the improvement of Elm street was undertakenhmmedia Iy as at present there is but four inch gas main in that street and ten inch pipe is necess aFy 10 give the proper pressure in the north end. Others who spoke were w. $. John son, Joseph Carroll, Henry N. Benoit, J. J. Dupre, Joseph Lapalme, Frank Dumas. Alexander Gilm an and Frank Il. Cordier.
 During the talk side issues of i'm proving other streets and matters of a possible appropriation for State Trade School were mentioned. It was finally decided to let the matter go over to another meeting oi the co uncil to be held next Tuesday evening.
 lt was voted to allow Robert Sher- man, an old soldier, q taxation exemp- ton of 5000.
 The fire committee were authorized to procure badges for Chemical Com pany No. I.
 Voted that the matter of q public drinking fountain be referred to the highway committee.
 The following were the larger bills ordered paid:
 F NJ. Cole 5 80.8s 1 A Light 25 0O 1 C. fl Brown z9.UU i Patriot za 9o Police uniforms 50.Uo Light X Power Company 10o.4o Observer 54. 50 Court officers l0s.54 | C. l.. Torrey Corporation Council
 July, 1914, to May, 1915, 55O.a5 |
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