Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-15

ordinance on the carrying of ex- plosives was read and referred to the ordinance committee to investigate and report. The local men that at tended the meetin gto speak in favor of the amendment said that they were willing to discuss the change with the committee which would report at the next meeting.
 Plumbing Inspector J. C. French stated that the amount appropriated for the work was insufficient as $135 of the $200 appropriated had been spent and he thought that $100 more should be appropriated. After some discussion on the matter it was re- ferred to the sanitary committee to in vestigate and report at the next meeting.
 A. D. Ladd and eight others petition ed that the proposed extension of Chestnut street be carried straight out as was first proposed. Some discus sion on the petition was held and it was later referred to the street com mittee to investigate and report at the next meeting.
 s. E. DoUiittIe wanted to hear the report of the water committee on the petition that was presented two months ago. The report stated that the rates charged in this city were as low as any other city and recommend ed that the petitioners be allowed to
 
 of The committee was accepted.
 Lydia A. Card presented a petition for the construction of a sewer on WalnGs street to extend from Prospect street to Summit street. The petition met with favor and was referred to the sewer committee with power. It was stated by Clerk A. c. Scripture that $5.00O of the $8.000 appropriated for the construction of sewers had been already expended. City Engineer Mitchell thought that if the contem plted sewers on Whitop and Pleasant streets were completed the appropria- tiOn would be used up.
 The American, Thread Go. entered two petitions to connect some of their tenement houses with the water main One was granted and the other was referred to the water committee with power. The company also petitioned to be allowed to cross Windham road and Main street W ith wires. The pe- tition was referred to the street com mittee and corporation counsel to in Yestigate and report.
 The Master Plumbers association petitiOned that some action be taken in regard to the grounding of e&ctric wires on the pipes running under the street, as it was dangerous for the men that had to work of the pipes The petition was referred to the water committee to investigate and report.
 A petition for a water main to be laid on McDermott avenue to supply water to the Card Memorial Home was referred to the water committee with power.
 A petition to extend the water main on HolbroOk avenue was referred to the water committee to investigate and report.
 Several applications for the con struction of sidewalks were read and they took their usual course.
 A number of applications for the erection of pumps on the stree-s were read and they were referred to the street committe to investigate and to mako a report at the next meeting.
 The committee on sewers reported that the petitioners on the proposed constructing of a sewer on Walnut street from Lewiston avenue be al- lowed to withdraw their petition as it was unadvisabIe to construct the sewer at this time.
 A special resolution for the appro- priation of $3,000 for the construction of sewers was adopted as was a, reso- lution for establishing the lines and grades on Union street.
 The resolution for the transfer of poles on the Windham road by the Southern New England Telephone Co. was adopted. It was also decided to increase the pay of the assistant Ii- brarian to 500.