Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-05-21

adjacent to the Turner mill pond prop
erty and water rights, the widening
of a section of West Main street, and
a declaration as to the city's future at
| titude towards the erection of poles in
| the streets were among the most inter
esting matters that came before a
meeting of the common council on
Thursday evening. This was an adj
| journed meeting from the regular May
meeting of the council and it had been
( expected that the finance committee
would be able to present the estimates
for the year to come, but the commit
tee was not able to do so as q definite
decision on several matters is yet to
be reached
When Mayor T. c. Murphy called
the meeting to order at shortly after
o'clock, the roll call by Clerk Stephen
D. Moore showed the absentees to be
Alderman w. c. Mclaughlin, Coun-
ci1men A. E. Cruthers, E. E. Baker,
spectators seats held Corporation
Counsel J. T. flaming, Civil Engineer
George E. Pitcher and two or three
other citizens.
Estimates Not Ready.
Alderman Henry Gebrath' stated for
the finance committee that they were
unable to furnish the estimates for
the coming year for this meeting ow-
ing to number Of matters which had
come 4Q6IOT6 IL anu ln0T0 WOu1u. pIOU-
ably have to be another council meet
ing.
Hearing on Sachenn Street Grade.
Alderman NJ. H. Hourigan for the
public works committee recommended
June II as the date for the hearing
on the petition Of the Shore Line Elec-
trio Co. for change of grade on Sa-
chem street.
Clerk Moore read the report of the
public works committee recommend
ing permission be given the Norwich
Savings society to connect property
on a lane leading northerly from Bal
tic street with a public sewer in Bal
tic street by means of a private drain.
The council voted the permission.
The same committee also recon-
mended a new sidewalk grade for the
southerly side of Sachem street from
Yantic street westerly to Lafayette
street. The change is made in view of
the widening of the street and the
sidewalk is to be feet wide. Hearing
on the matter was placed for June
18th by vote of the council.
Offer to Sell for $500.
A communication from c. L. Stew
art as trustee of the estate Of Maria
t Turner offered to sell to the city
for $500 the vacant lot off Baltic
street and the Turner basin with the
adjacent land to Hickory street and
the WdlSI Tights IL O1I1 Lie Cu1N SIl Ou
the Lake street Fairgrounds to Hick-
Dry street. 1t was referred to the
| finance committee.
Urge Thames Street Improvement.
By a communication to the council
the board of trade urged that the i'm
| provement of Thames street be consid-
| cred in making up the annual city
estimates. This also went to the
| finance committee
Fairgrounds and Band Concerts.
The sum of $500 was asked by the
| Fairgrounds association for apparatus,
equipment and maintenance of the
Fairgrounds, and Tubbs' band asked
20 have $500 put in the estimates for
band concerts. Both were referred to
/ he finance committee.
Rose Place Improvement.
The improvement of Rose place and
the municipal dock was asked for in
the following petition from the City
Beautiful association, signed by w. F.
Lester, chairman:
From time to time the conditions
existing at Rose place have been the
subject Of public comment, and in the
hope that the association which rep
resent might have a modest part in the
matter, our committee on streets ETC..
has previously added its plea for bet
terment. 1t has seemed, however that
circumstances have interviewed to pre-
vent the accomplishment of the desired
ends. and as yet little progress has
been made.
With the steadily increasing use of
Franklin square, and in view of the
fact that Rose place is its direct con-
nection with approach to the city by
water, it is to be hoped that proper
improvements will be made soon. We
can think of no one spot in the city
where a moderate amount could be ex-
pended to greater advantage, or its
outlay enjoyed by greater number of
people, than at this point on our main
square.
We therefore respectfully urge that
consideration be. given for appropria-
ton of a sufficient sum to complete
the municipal wharf, grade and surface
Rose place and the wharf areas-or
any part of this work that can best be
executed at this time
The board of trade also presented a
communication asking that these mat
tiers be included in the estimates. They
were referred to the finance commit
tee.
A petition from August Bergman
for permission to connect a new build
ing on Durham street with the public
sewer in Durham street by private
drain was referred to the public works
committee.
For Laurel Hill Avenue Sewer,
A petition from % Sunnyside resi-
dents for a sewer in Laurel Hill ave-
nue. southerly from Norman chapel
was referred to the finance commit
tee.
To the finance committee was also
referred the petition Of George E.
Pitcher and others for $500 for the
purchase of the Turner basin rights for
the purpose of extending and contin-
uing the culvert from the Lake street
playground to Hickory street
Hassam Pavement.
Meyer B1umenthal and IS others Pc
titioned for a sum sufficient to put
a hassam pavement in Thames street
northerly from High street and in
West Main street as far as the first
bridge.
This likewise went to the finance
committee as did petition from Her
bert w. Gallup and % others for ex-
tension Of Improvement Of Sachem
street roadbed westerly from the pres
ent limit Of the improved roadbed.
West Main Street Widening.