Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-04
TOOK VOTE ON BUILDING PERMIT
Majority in Common Council Refers IL 20 Fire MarshaDste
Set for Hearing Of Charges Against Police Officer
Sewer Assessments TO Be Laid on EImsvood Avenue
Property Owners.

GRAFTON and he advised to refer the
matter to the IRE commissioners.
Councilman M. R. Waters declared
that II the petitioner wanted to clear
up a right OF way he should have Pc
tifioned for that. If the building is to
be Of the right aiateriai, the fire mar
shal will grant the permit.
Corporation Counsel Tanning ex-
planned that this matter was reguiat-
ed by the city ordinances and that
the proper thing to do in this case
was to refer to the fire commission
ers.
| 1t might be the duty OF the FIRE COM
missioners to straighten out any deeds
and he moved an amendment referring
the matter Of the permit to them.
Alderman Bailey insisted that the
fire marshal was the one to refer this
petition to and on a viva voce vote
which was taken twice Mayor MUIR
| ply declared he could declare no re-
suit. He called for a rising vote. Al
derman Gebrath and Alderman M. H.
HouriEan voted for Alderman Ge-
brath's amendment and all the 9TH
| ers in the council against it. The
mayor declared this amendment lost.
| The vote on the other amendment to
refer 1t to the fire marshal was then
i passed.
| Charges Against Policeman Ebbets.
| A communication from the police
4 COIItIllSSlOn6IS WAS E6dQ C0aI&1QR 70
hceman Charles S. Ebbets with being
absent from his post from about to
| IL o'clock on the night of December
% and with being found upon the
streets in uniform in an intoxicated
! condition.
! The notice of the suspension of the
officer by Captain d. ]. Twomey was
| also read 1t contained the following
names as witnesses in the case: Capt
D. J. Twomey, SergeInts A. C.
citizens, Louis NJ. Cranda1l and Ed
ward g. Rawson.
Resolutions were adopted setting the
| evening of January 10 as the time for
a hearing in the case of Officer Eb-
berts
John Donovan's petition for the
abatement of a sewer assessment
upon a vacant lot on Roath street was
referred to the finance committee.
Elrnwood Ave. Sewer Cost $461.72.
The public works committee re-
ported that the Elmwood avenue sew
er for which $465 had been appropri-
ated had been completed at a cost OF
$461.72 and that those benefited and
/ liable to assessment therefor were
the following: On northerly side Of
street Agnes H Paine, Fannie L
Chapman, Minnie S. n. Gates. Caro-
line T. Behrisch, Fed c. Crowell
James T. Woods and George w. Car.
stead. Helen B. p. Huntington, Edgar
H. Allen, Jennie NJ Cough, Elizabeth
/ F. Tarrant, and Henrietta Kupkey.
i The evening of Jan. 10 was set as
the time for a hearing in the matter
of the sewer assessment and Mayor
Murphy, Alderman Hourigan an6
Councilmen Kramer and W. F. Bailey
were appointed as a committee to heal
the parties in interest.
4 So Building Permits in Quarter.
Fire Marshal Howard L. Stanton
made his quarterly report of building
permits granted, totalling IS, as fol-
lows: New frame 3S, new brick 9
new concrete 1, additions frame Z, ad-
ditions brick 8.
The quarterly report of Police Chic,
George Linton was also presented and
was accepted without reading.
The same was done with the month
" report of City Treasurer William
Caruthers.
The monthly report of Street Com
total Of $1,592.53 expended and ar
average of 80 men employed. The
largest items included $2S3.25 fol
kcleaning sewers and cutters, $150.25 fol
cleaning catch basins, $522 for col
lecting garbage and ashes, $259y82 fol
shoveling snow and sanding, $1S4.24
for sweeping block and brick pave
ment.
/ Department Bills Paid.
) The following department bills were
approved and ordered paid and the
meeting adjourned at S.45: Water de-
partment, $2,5e5.37; police department
2,50s.5S: street lighting, $2,179.S6;
finance department, $9,332.23; cemetery
department, $430.69; public works de.
$167.75; gas and electric department
| 1S,645.42; fire department, S12.5S5. 81