Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-03


 ter I would like Oplnions expressed, as to the aavfsahflity Of calling a special city meeting for action on this bond
 IF tho city voted in favor of issuing sidswais sones 2. sns sss interest s's @ for the half per cent. would be sLSso. At the end of Che first year 5000 or the bonds would Dc paid and the interest for the second year would be sL1zS.
 Five thousand dollars of the bonde would he paid each year. I'm the third year the irltaresf would be $500; in the fourth year eef5. In the firth year s450, and for the sixth year $225. The largest payment would, of course, be the Hrmf year, $S,e00, on the principal and $1.SS5e interest total s6.S50, which Is about equivalent to one-half mill of tax.
 The mayor invited an expression of opinion.
 Alderman eebrath was the first to speak. He said sidewalks were bad fn some places and he could sec no harm in having e special city meeting. He moved that the mayor be authorized to ca1 a special city meeting at his con- venience to take action on the question of the sidewalks bonds issue. It was voted unanimously.
 Notice in Sidewalk Cases.
 Mayor Murphy also presented the following resolution. which he said had no particular relation to the sidewaz6s bonds. whether the city meeting took any action on them or not:
 Resolved. That notwithstanding any notice heretofore given, the street com missioner shall. without delay, give notice in writing, personally or by mail, to every person on front of whose property there exists any sidewalk which is insufficient. defective or out  or repair such sidewalk, or to cause the same to be formed or repaired to the satisfaction Of said commissioner by the 18th day of September, 1915.
 Resolved. That should any proprietor of land or building so notified to form or repair such sidewalk neglect or fall to form or repair the same within the time limited as aforesaid, the street commissioner shall report to this body in writing the name of such proprietor the location of said land and building and the condition of said sidewalk; and the commissioner shall report like wise as to the kind of sidewalk that should be formed to replace such in- sufficient or defective sidewalk or the nature of the repairs that should be made thereon.
 Resolved. That it is the opinion oi this body that first class sidewalks should be the rule for the entire city and that existing sidewalks, if stil suitable for repairs, should be placed and maintained in first class order ana repair. with defects uniformly elim. mated, in order that the convenience and safety of travel may be provided for fully, that the appearance of tht streets may be improved and that ar .end may be put to the continuous claDnor for damages which results from the injuries, actual or imaginary, du, to accidents happening to pedestrian from the more or less serious defecti In the sidewalks; and that the inn provement should come voluntaril, from such sense of duty as each lant owner should have concerning hil property and it's appearance, from al enforcement of the present provisioni of the city charter, or from an apph. cation of the special act passed by tn, last legislature. which can be put int effect by the vote of the people an( which provides that bonds to tn, amount of $30.000 can be issued, tn proceeds of the same to be used to pa! one-half of the cost of sidewalks, tn property owner paying the other hal of such cost.
 On motion of Alderman Gebrath, tn, resolution was adopted.
 Lower Tenement Flooded. Notice of a claim for damages b, Mrs. M. J. Reardon of No. 1s1 Yves
 
 her lower tenement on July 14 wa given as follows: One barrel four $S 5( | four pairs shoes SS.60, four bags ce ment g, labor and cleaning $10.50, lino l leum for rooms $41.34
 It was referred to the finance com l mittee.
 Street Department. | In the report of Street Commissione | E. c. Lillibridge, total expenditure O $2.735.31 for the month was showT with an average of 66 men employed | The largest items in the expenditure included s97 at crusher, $94.06 for sur face repairs, $640.29 for cleanin streets and gutters, $264.38 for clean l ing catch basins, s519.75 for garbag and ashes. $1s6.2e for trimming an removing trees, $467.67 for cleanin and flushing streets.
 | Bills Approved. The following department bills wer | approved: Public works department | S4,557.93;' police department, $2,429.20 l lighting department, $1,427; f1nanc department. $26,020.11: fire department l $3,417.5S: cemetery department, $929. l 76; park department, $69S.56; wate department, $2,32o.35; gas and electri department. $16,431.s4.
 Just before adjournment at S.3 Councilman W. S. Murray inquire | what was the custom about the Sep