Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-02
NEED TO FINISH PRATT STREET
By Next May Gift of Land is Not Revert Dr. Rock well-Mayor Calls Matter to Common Councils At tenton and President of Park Board Tells of Conditions of Gift-Many Petitions Before Common Council

W. Piilsbury. major U. s. corps of en- gineers. which told of complaints about dumping into the Shetucket river al Rose place.
 sponse to this complaint a sign forbid ding dumping had been placed at the spot indicated, The letter was put on file,
 ulner Leather Company Letter.
 The UImer Leather company sent letter commenting the application made by Rich S. Lubin for a grade on Forest street and calling attention to the poor approach into the street from West Main street.
 Mayor to 5s Delegate. A letter of invitation to send dele-- gates to >the annual national rivers was read by Clerk Crowell. Alderman Gebrath moved that the mayor be sent as delegate and this was voted.
 Rebates Voted.
 Mayor Murphy read list of names which had been furnished him by the tax collector as names of Seventh street property owners who had paid for for street - sprinkling or or oiling, on but The council voted. to rebate the amounts, which were as follows:
 Anthony Super s1.3S. Mary EnriEht S1.s1, Theodore Levitsky 9S cents, David s. Gilmour SAB, Anthony Sa- lommick s2.e1.
 Must Complete Pratt Street. Mayor Murphy called the attention of the public works committee to Pratt street, where he said a start in forming the street ought to be made in order to comply with the terms of gift from Dr. Rockwell.
 Alderman Hourigan replied that the
  going on for some time, but said some thing more than the dumping of ashes was needed to make a street at this point
 Corporation Counsel Joseph T. Fan ming added the information that the deed of gift required the completion of the street by May 5 next He said that the council cannot now recede from the conditions which it accepted and unless these conditions are full filled the land will revert to Dr. Rock well on the eth of May. The park board and the residents of that neigh borhood, he said, join in hoping that this work will go ahead and if the street is done it will be a standing invitation to the street railway com paRy to complete their line to the park.
 The mayor said he hoped the com mittee would do all it could in the matter.
 invitation rom F0Iice. An invitation from the Norwich Po- lice association to its annual ball this month was read and was accepted. The tickets to the members of the council were distributed.
 Street Commissioners Report.
 The monthly report of Street Com missioner E. c. Lillibridge, showing S3,o60.60 spent and an average of 80 men employed, was presented and ac- cepted. It showed the following ex- penditures:
 Preparing stone for macadam re- pairs $sS-64, surface repairs STA, cleaning streets and gutters s1,2Is.5O, cleaning catch basins $3.50, building Division street wall $6, repairing catch basins S14.50, paving Division street gutter $14, garbage and ashes $522. at barn $55. sprinkling streets s3S.75, parks and trees $166.S9, sweeping block and brick pavement S312.99, macad- amizing $1T6,S1, building Elmwood avenue sewer S217.02, Department Bills. The following department bills were approved and ordered paid: Finance department, ss7,349.06; public works department, S5,175.47; police depart ment, $2.324.1I; street lighting, s1,944- IS; water department, $1,S49.62; ceme- tery department, $741.20: fire depart ment. $2,943.S9: gas and electric de- partment, S14.050.02; park department, $447.
 The meeting adjourned at $40.