Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-06
SEWER ASSESSMENTS ARE LAID
Committee Finds Three Thames Street Property Owners
Benefited Widening of Sachem Street From Oneco
Street Lafayette-Linden Parkway be Accepted
Public Highway.

The April meeting of the common
council on Monday evening in the
council chamber was half hour SEES
sion presided over by Mayor T. C. Muir
ply. One interesting item Of business
transacted was the report of the COM
mittee to which had been given the
laying of the assessments for the
sewer built on Thames street from a
point near the residence of Elizabeth
Murphy to Page lane. At a previous
hearing before the committee residents
on both the easterly and-westerly side
Of Thames street had protested against
having any assessment laid on them.
Tho committee made it's final report,
placing the assessments only on three
owners of property on the westerly side
of Thames street.
Mayor Murphy called the council to
order at sos o'clock. The roll call
showed Alderman Mclaughlin and
Councflmen Cruthers, Baker, Kinder
and Connolly absent.
Alderman NJ. H. Hourigan. for the
public works committee, reported prog
ress on the petition of William H.
Allen.
Petitions for Sewers.
Clerk Stephen D. Moore read the Pc
tition of Carter avenue residents to
have a sewer laid there. 1t was re-
ferred to the finance committee.
Edgar H. Allen and four others Pc
t1t1oned for a sewer on Elmwood ave-
nue.. This was referred to the finance
Linden Parkway Accepted.
Resolutions accepting deeds from
Mettie NJ. Porter and Alice M. c. Cary
to the city were passed and it was
voted to open Linden parkway as a
public street on April 10, 1915.
Thames Street Sewer Assessments.
The public works committee, Alder
man NJ. II. Hourigan, Councilmen Jo-
| seph F. Williams and J. J. Connolly,
construction Of a sewer in Thames
street near Page lane. The assess
ments laid were as follows, to be paid
on or before July 1, 1915: For prop
erty abutting, on westerly side of
| Thames street, Annie Cussen Ladd
s4S.44, Thomas Murphy 1920, John
| Murphy $4462.
The report was accepted and the
resolution adopted.
Mayor T. c. Murphy announced the
appointment for three years from April
| l. 1915, of Henry F. Parker and William
| A Norton as park commissioners.
Invitations Received.
An invitation from Norwich, Conn,
lodge, No. $50, L. o. o. NJ, to partici-
pate in the Moose carnival parade in
June was read by Clerk Moore. 1t was
accepted.
There was also an invitation from
| the Moulders' union to attend their
| fifth annual smoker. This was also
accepted.
| Widening of Sachem Street.
! A resolution providing for the widen
| ing and altering Of Sachem street be-
tween Yantic street and Lafayette
street was presented. 1t changes the
| southerly line of the street. Mayor
| Murphy stated that Mr.. White as pres
| ident of the Falls company has given
| the city a strip Of land 10 feet wide
| and about $40 feet long and has also
given a strip IS feet wide on Sherman
| street. The mayor referred to this as
| a very kind action on the part of Mr.
White and said the deeds had been
sent for execution. The resolution was
adopted.
The quarterly report of DR.. N. B.
| Lewis, health officer was presented
| accepted, and the usual number OF
| copies ordered printed.