Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-05
EXTENSION OF TROLLEY TRANSFERS
Advocated Before Common Council by Mayor T. C. Murphy Bill to be Presented in Legislature Grades Estabished-Clams Against City for Personal Injuries by Falls in Streets

At the January meeting of the com mon council on Monday evening, in a communication to the council Mayor Murphy fnaugurated a movement to secure an extension of tho trolley transfer system in the city.
 This he did in the following com p4unication addressed to the council: Gentlemen of the Court of Common
 About ten days ago I had inserted in the Bulletin a bill to be presented to the state legislature as an amend ment to our city charter in regard to the different departments of the city having their "fiscal'' year end on the 10th of May, also in regard to raising bonds or notes for the maintenance of sidewalk improvements.
 There is still another bill that would suggest to the council for their approval, that IS i'll regard to the issuing of transfers on the Westerly and New London lines entering and leaving our city. I would suggest that the corporation counsel be directed 10 draw bill compelling the Shore Line Electric railroad to issue transfers to all parts of the city.
 ] think it is our duty as a body to see that our city receives the same treatment in regard to transfers from this company as Is shown to other cities in the state.
 Several petitions have been sent to the Shore Line Electric railroad from time to time. but they have met with no definite results, and I think 1t Is time this affair was definitely settled.
 Referred to Corporation Counsel.
 On motion of Alderman Nj. II. Hour igan 1t was voted to refer the mat ter to the corporation counsel to draft such a bill as indicated and present it before the legislature.
 It is the mayors belief that trans fers to points in the city should be given from the Norwich and Westerly and from the NIoptYilie line. claiming that in other cities in the state under similar conditions of trolley line con nections transfers like this are given.
 Hearings on Sidewalk Grades.
 When the council meeting was call cd to order just after o'clock by the mayor. the roll call by Clerk Ste phen D. Moore showed three coun- ciImen absent. F. E. Baker, w. J. Kramer and Hugh Kinder.
 The first matter taken up was the Clune for a sidewalk grade on Tread way avenue from Broad street to property of James o. London.
 There was no one to be heard and the hearing was declared closed and the resolutions establishing the grade
 
 The next hearing was on the petit ton of John Dodd and others for a sidewalk grade on the westerly side of Roath street from Division street to Cliff street. Civil Engineer George E. Pitcher explained that the layout was given at 1-3 feet to make the curb come in line with curbing of the sidewalk westerly from Division street but that the improved sidewalk to be laid need be only feet wide and the other IS inches might be for trees or grass or gravel between the sidewalk and the curoing. MT. Dodd has presented the petition because he wants to lay a sidewalk in front of his property. The grade was estab- iished according to the resolution.
 The petition of Robert McNeely for 8 sidewalk grade on the southwestern ly side of Eleventh street from North Main street to Central avenue, was closed without anyone appearing to Toe heard and the grade was established.
 Alderman M. H. Hourigan for the public works committee reported fla Vorably on the petition of Laura Su- bert for 8 sidewalk grade. the easterly side of Oneco street. between Sactem street and Lincoln avenue. and a hearing on this was set for Feb. 1st. The sidewalk is to be I-2 feet wide.
 Claim DisaIIowed.
 Alderman Henry Gebrath reported that the finance committee retom- n1ended that the claim of George E. Jennings be disallowed. It was so