Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-08-17

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| street to the Fay property and on She
| tucket street from Main street corner
| to the corner of Little Water street at
! a meeting Of the court of common
council held Wednesday evening in the
| council chamber A hearing on the
proposed walks will be held on Sept. 4.
Also the establishment of a grade
| on Broadway was ordered and a new
| excavation ordinance was proposed.
His Honor, Mayor Allyn L. Brown
| called the meeting to order shortly af-
| ter 8 o'clock. Clerk Arthur G. Crow
! ell presented his returns of pubIiCa-
| ton and they were accepted.
| The first matter to come before the
| council was the hearing on the grade
| and line for the walk on the northerly
| side Of Washington street, between the
| property of A. Kramer, United Work
| ers and William H. Allen and the res
olution previously submitted was
adopted.
on the hearing Of the construction
of the new grarolithic walks and
| curbs on the easterIy and westerly
sides of Broadway several appeared.
J. z. Tanning asked if a grade had
| already been established on Broadway.
| City Engineer Chandler stated that
| he has never reached the records for
! the grade and Mr.. flaming said he
| thought it would be we'll for the
| property owners if a grade should be
| established at this time. The grade
| at present seems satisfactory and the
| property owners would not want to
| construct a sidewalk at this time and
have the grade changed later. Engineer
! Chandler suggested that Mr.. Tanning
put in a petition for the establishing
| of a grade if the present grade is not
| satisfactory.
James J. Casey appeared in behalf
| of the St. Mary's T A and 3. society
and a recess was taken.
To Survey Sidewalks.
Alderman Bailey presented the fol-
| lowing resolution. which was adopted:
! Resolved, That the public works
! committee employ Chandler and Pal
mer civil engineers, to forthwith make
! a survey of the sidewalk on lower
| Broadway in front of the property of
the estate of Abbie A Cooke, Frank
lin II. Brown, Adelaide Spencer. estate
of Henrietta KOrns, Adelaide G.. Colt
| John z. Tanning. Alice I. Brewer and
| st. ATary's r. A. and 3. rooms on the
westerly side. and of the New London
| County Mutual Fire Insurance Co,
| Efzabe Mabrey, Herbert A. Davis,
the Central Building Co. and William
| H. Shields on the easterly side to de-
ternline the existing grade thereof
that said record so ascertained be
printed rlriI in the council journal ana the
grade as thus described be and is
hereby established.
Clerk CroweIl read a letter from Mrs
F. S. Camp that an injury to the iron
cemetery lot in the Yantic cemetery.
caused by the falling of a large tree
on the adjoining a public driveway and
asks that the city either restore the
fence or arrange for it to be done In
some way at its expense.
| Alderman DOlEeare moved that the
matter be referred to the finance and
public works committee, which was
seconded.
Alderman George H. Loring gave a
oh 1a1 an or Mt in Of
a building permit to the Edward
Chappell Co. The report was accepted,
Want Trees Removed.
A petition was read by the clerk
from the town school committee, re-
questing the removal of trees on the
curb line in front of the Broadway
school house The petition follows:
! The undersigned respectfully re-
quests your honorable body to remove
the trees in the curb line in front of
the Broadway school property to al
low for the proper installation of a
4granOlithiC walk.
Town School Committee.
H NJ. L1EROU,
Secretary.
Mayor Brown said that a self-ap-
! pointed committee of ladies are urg-
| ing the saving of the trees. Alderman
William H. Allen stated that person
ally he would like to see the trees pre-
served as number of the larger ones
have been taken down and these are
smaller ones and they furnish good
shade.
Councilman w. F. Lester said that
the school committee requests the re
moval of the trees with regret, but
they feel that the trees in the school
yard are stunning the growth of the
trees outside. He thought it would be
wise to have the trees removed.
Alderman Casper Bailey told of how
| | trees lower down on the street blew
over when new walks were laid
! A resolution was adopted stating
, that the petition of the school commit
tee in regard to the removal of the
trees be referred to the tree warden
with power.
Proceed With Street Improvement.
The following resolution proposed by
Alderman Bailey, was adopted after
: Councilman Murray seconded it:
That the committee on public works
be and hereby is authorized to proceed
| with the Improvement of Franklin
street, North Main street and OF
| | Thames street as authorized by a
resolution passed at the adjourned an
nuaI meeting Of the city Of Norwich on
, ! June u. 1916, and to enter into a writ
l ten contract in the name and on behalf
of said city, with the Connecticut Has
sam Paving company of New Haven
Conn, for the work of improving said
street all to be done in conformity
| A~DSN
thorizing same and to make appropri-
atoms therefore.
New Excavation Ordinance.
? A new excavation ordinance was
proposed by Alderman Bailey which
) will be considered at the next regular
meeting of the council.
The ordinance states that no person
; shall make any excavation in the
I streets or sidewalks within the city OF
f Norwich, except by special authorize
= ton of the court Of common council
E and, in case of any excavation with
such consent of the commissioner, the
= refl1ing of the same shall be done by
l said commissioner only, at the expense
, of the person so authorized to make
such excavation. This ordinance shall
apply to all department officers and
employers of said city as we'll as other
persons, but shall not effect the rights
of public service corporation given by
law.
Herbert B. WIghtman petitioned to
the council for rights to connect his
dwelling on Elmwood avenue with the
public sewer in F1n1wood avenue
Councilman Murray moved that the
t matter be referred to the public works
= | committees which was Seconded