Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-05

the SlEnS SuppOTtcu DY QOSES III me curb, such as those formerly main. tained in front of Faganis Smoke Shop, the United Cigar store, Smiths Drug store, Wards saloon on Main street, and Bruckner's second hand store on Franklin street, have been removed upon special instructions, few, if any, of the overhanging signs have been taken down or changed to a position against the face of the building, as required by the ordinance. Since the street commissioner and the employees of the public works department have been fully engaged upon other and more pressing outside work up to this time, it seemed best not to undertake the removal of these signs which are maintained in violation of the ordi- nance until now. few days more will be allowed to give anyone desiring to attend to the matter the further op- portunity of changing ilis sign to meet the requirements Of the ordinance, but I have instructed the street commits sioner to proceed to remove any signs which have not been taken care of by the respective owners by Dec. 18th. It seems to me that the ordinance is a wise one and that the enforcement of it will be for the safety and better ap- pearance of the public streets.
 Snow, SIeet and Ice.
 Section 16 of the same chapter of
 
 CT or owners, occupant or occupants, private corporation, or any person hav- ing the care of any building or lot of land, bordering on any street, square or public space within the city where there is a sidewalk, graded, or graded and paved, shall cause to be removed l therefrom any and all snow, sleet and | ice, within three hours after the same | shall have fallen, been deposited, o1 l found, or within three hours after sum- l rise when the same shall have fa1ier l in the night season." Section IT o1 l the same chapter clearly provides fol the removal or sanding of any ict | which may collect upon a sidewalk ol 1 public place, within the space of two l hours during the day time after it ha: so accumulated, and section IS of tht l same chapter imposes penalty of 5; for every four hours that such snow o l ice is allowed to remain in violation O l the two preceding sections, after notic, thereof has been given by the city. 4 I subsequent section provides for tn, collection of these penalties and fur l ther for the publication of notice O these ordinances in the newspapers.
 Police to Report VioIators.
 At times in the past 1t seems to laav been the practice to run a weekly ad vertisement of these ordinances in tn newspaper from the beginning of win
 
 8 more effective way to spend tn city's money is to give simply sucl application of the ordinances ss is le gally required, that is during rh month of December, and to employ necessary extra patrolmen to patrol al of the city streets, to notify ever party who violates the ordinance above quoted, and upon the failure O such parties to clear their walks, afte fair notice, to report them so that the, may be prosecuted, and the penalt, collected for the benefit of tie city see no reason why the sidewalk should not be kept free from ice an 1 snow throughout the winter season and I have therefore given the stree commissioner and the police depart ment instructions to see to it that thes ordinances are strictly and systemat ically enforced.
 1 I trust the citizens may show tn same spirit Of cooperation which the have already shown in other matter and that thus every resident may b insured of the rights to which he entitled under the law.
 Houses Ordered Numbered. | Committee reports were then calle for. Alderman Casper K. Bailey re | ported that the public works committe were in favor of the petition askin the numbering of houses between Sur l nyside avenue and the southerly cit line. He introduced a resolution order ing the houses on the followin [ streets numbered.
 Laurel Hill avenue from the poir to which 1t is already numbere