Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-09

Peck, who is occupied in the jitney business in this city, spoke and said the jitney drivers and owners were seeking by this ordinance to safe- guard the people of the community. The matter was referred to the ordi- nance committee for investigation and report. The reports of the police street and health departments were received read and accepted, Several petitions for sidewalk construction were received and referred to the street committee with power A re- quisition from the fire engineers of the fire department was received and referred to the purchasing committee drain layers license to Bergeron and Grimley. A petition from the police department asking for an increase in
 salary was received and referred to
 the police committee for investigation and report. A petition for sewers and water connection was referred to the
 water and sewer committees with
 power
 An invitation from St. Mary's par
 ish to take part in the opening pa-
 rade in the carnival to open WedneS- day night was unanimously accepted.
 A petition for an electric light on
 Mayo and Lafayette streets was re- ferred to the light committee with
 power. Two claims were received to- night by the council from John Mar COLlC d1tO MISS ESSl1GT 1dILdIIl TOT
 juries received on Jan. 2s both live in South Coventry and while here on the day in question the horse that MT. | Narcotic and Miss Latham were
 hole in the highway and both MT. Narcotic and Miss Latham were both injured. The claims were filed by
 their counsels, Samuel B. Harvey of | this city and they were referred to the claims committee of the council for
 investigation and report.
 A resolution was adopted authoriz- 1 ing the city treasurtr to borrow $3000
 for the current expenses of the month. A similar resolution was adopted. in Structing and authorizing the library | committee to expend $150 toward | books. Another resolution was adopt I ed instructing the police committee to estimate the cost of installing a po- 1 lice signal system and report at the l next meeting of the board. One of
 the interesting resolutions passed by the board Monday evening was that l of John Collins, superintendent of l sewers, making him inspector of side 1 walk construction at $4 per day. His l substitute in the sewer department is 1 to receive 25 cents per hour. This
 resolution was unanimously adopted. | It was voted that Louis Poulhus, a | patrolman, who was injured while on traffic duty a short time ago in an l accident, which resulted in the death 1 of Robert Pickett, should be granted l full pay from the contingent fund and | the resolution was adopted. There | was some discussion about a much
 needed water wheel at the pumping | station and the aldermen referred the | matter to the water committee for in- 1 vestigation and report. There were various minor matters brought up in l the meeting which were disposed of Mayor Daniel P Dunn told the al- l dermen that there were several mat | ters which needed the consideration of
 the aldermen in private and secret ses- l sion.
 It was officially voted to adjourn
 until next Monday night at 8 o'clock and Mayor Dunn after conferring with | various reporters in this city very | kindly agreed to allow the reporters
 to attend the meeting, with the pro- | vision that anything detrimental tc 1 the interest ohf the city would be given out by the press.
 The bills were voted paid and the meeting adjourned after two hours 1 session.