Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-13

Arms compan5. executed by Ills Honor Mayor EfmothY C. Murphy, dated May zg. 1910. be approved and delivered by the present mayor. providea the com Dse right to convey water by sewer as now constructed from Franklin street brook across land of the company to Chestnut street and the sewer therein
 There was a question rai9ed by fP1i- liam H. Shields as to whether the ap- proyai of the deed would mean any expense to the oitys and -Oougress- man Edwin Higgins, e director of the Hopkins e Allen Arms company, an- sWereo the question by stating that instead of the company placing bur- den on the city they had deeded an up-to-date sewer to the city and dat the deed in question releases to the Hopkins 6 Allen company the right to maintain the sewer The resolution was seconded and passed
 Sale of Fire Station Deferred.
 The proposed sale of the Main street fire station and land was the next matter. Corporation Counsel Brown ing introduced resotution authorizing the mayer to sell and execute a deed of the land and building. such deed to be presented for approval to a future city meeting.
 After introducing the resolution the corporation counsel explained that be- fore the sale could become effective it would have to be brought before a city meeting for action and that the pro- ceeds would be dealt with at the same meeting.
 pr. Patrick Cassidy took the floor. He spoke of the Main street fire station as a great protection to that section of the city and said he had property l interests there for that very reason.
 He moved that the matter be inden-
 nttely postponed. Several voices im- l mediately seconded his motion and I when put to a vote the motion to in-
 definitely postpone the resolution was passed.
 The final matter before the meeting
 was the approval of the proposition to unite with the Norwich Town sewer
 district in providing a public sewer to accommodate those residents on Wash
 ington, stree- north of Chelsea parade
 to the city line.
 Judge q. F. Pettis presented reso-
 lution authorizing the mayor and com.
 mon council and directing them ts
 confer with the officials of the Norwich
 Town sewer district and with slrcl ,i other persons as they may deem proper for the purpose of determininl the method and cost Of providing sew
 age facilities for that portion of WafIh. ington street referred to and that the,
 report back to a city meeting to b
 called for that purpose and for tn purpose of taking action on the mat ter.
 Onering a few words of explanation
 JudEe Pettis said that the citizens o 7 Norwich Town, the lower portion, hay formed a sewer district That an ap , propriation has been made for the con a struction of sewer for the accom- ! nodation of the residents on Wash
 ington street northerly from Chelse
 parade to the city line, and Nrat h |. understood that the only way con } neetion could be made would be U $ through Norwich Town That tn F resolution merely directed the mayo
 and council to investigate and repo1 l back to a city meeting.
 Dr. Cassidy said that objection woul a be made by the Falls company if th : sewer emptied into the Yantdc aIboy : the dam. Judge Pettis stated that tn [ resolution was introduced for the pun : pose of getting any such information {. Corporation Counsel Browning said h : had talked Ire matter over with En q gineer Pitcher, who had told him ths :. something had to be done to enable th d l people on that section of Washingto : street to have different sewage facil e ties than they have now
 6 The resolution was voted, and ( e there was no more business the meei s ing adjourned at s.1o o'clock.