Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-19

present traffic regulations. to thirty minutes and suspension of the rules | from D. n1 until a. m. were ordered on Monday evening at a meeting of 1 the court of common council in the ! council chamber and the police com | missioners were requested to inform 1 the police of the modification in the rules. The change is in the nature of 1 an experiment and if the experiment | proves satisfactory it is understood 1 that the traffic ordinance will be | changed ill accordance with the modi- l f1cation
 1 The meeting was called to order at l S45 o'clock by His Honor Mayor Allyn 1 L. Brown, and the minutes of the pre- l vious meeting were accepted without l reading.
 | Clerk Crowell read his return of pub | lication with reference to the estab- l lishment of grades and lines for the 1 sidewalk on the northerly and south l erly sides of Main street, for the es- 1 tablishment of grade for the north 1 erly side and southerly side of West l Main street and grade and line for the l sidewalk on the easterly and south l easterly side of Shetucket street The
 return was accepted and approved. | Clerk Crowell read his return of pub l lication of the order for new side walks on Main street easterly of
 Preston bridge, new walks CT repairs | on Shetucket, Main and West Main
 
 1 Market and Water, West Main and l Main streets. These walks were or dered at the council meeting on Sept. | 4th. The return was approved and &C., cepted.
 Grade and Curb Hearings. The hearing relative to the estab- lishment of the grade and cur5 line l on Shetucket street was opened. c. J. | Isbister asked that the resolution be
 read, and it was read by the clerk. . MT. Isbister said he was instructed
 to speak for the sidewalk under the
 care of the New Haven's divisional en- | gineer. It has always been well cared | for and he did not see any necessity
 for a granolithic walk. Mayor Brown | reminded him that this was the curb ! and line hearing and that the sidewalk | hearing would open later. MT. Isbister | said he did not see the necessity for a | change of the grade.
 | AS there was no one else to be hea-H | the mayor declared the hearing closed
 and on motion of Alderman DOlbeare 1 the resolution regarding the establish
 n1ent of the grade was passed. 1 The second hearing was on the es- 1 tablishment of the grade on West Main street There was no enc who wished
 to be heard. The hearing was declared
 closed by the mayor, and the resolu-
 ton regarding the establishment of
 this grade was adopted on motion of i Alderman Dolbeare.
 | The third hearing was on the estab- lishment of the grade on Main street
 easterIy of Preston bridge. It was re- | quested that the resolution be read and I it was read by the clerk.
 John R. Fowler asked why the grade stopped at the Walz property. Mayor Brown said that the only reason he
 could see was that it carried it as far as the Junction of the streets. MT Fowler said there is a gra de already established there.
 s. B. Palmer said the grade was es
 abolished by the state in 1893. He said
 there is but little change in the new grade and that it really fixes the grade
 esta blished by the highway commits
 sioner some 23 years ago. He had with
 him Q profile showing the difference o1
 the grade ordered and the present
 grade.
 } The hearing was then declared closed
 as there was no Afle -else to be heard The resolutions were then adopted or
 motion of Alderman Bailey. Sidewalk Hearings Opened. The sidewalk hearings were ther
 opened The first was on the resolu-
 ton ordering new granoiithic walks
 In front of certain property on Mair street easter1y of Preston bridge. The
 clerk read the resolutions as printed
 in the journal.
 John R. Fowler said he thought the
 resolution was not absolutely correct
 as there appeared to be several prop , erty owners omitted. Mayor Browr
 said he would welcome any suggestion! that would correct any part of the resolution.
 MT. Harris spoke as to the width O , the walk, which is to te six feet wide He said the walk measures now il
 places from 10 to 12 feet. On tha f side of the street there are trees
 To lay a walk six feet wid' , would leave the trees in the road. H. : thought the trees ought to be removed f before the walks are laid. He said h.
 realized the need of walks. Mayo , Brown said six feet was the width or
 dered. He further said he did no agree with MT. Harris statement tha , the removal of the trees will beautif, 5 the city. The line, he said, has beer , ordered so that the roots of the tree
 will not endanger the pernanency o the walks.
 r MT. Palmer said there are a mum . Der of streets in she city which hay, I the same construction as is intendeI
 there.
 There was no one else who wishe,
 to be heard and the mayor declare' the hearing closed The resolution l with several minor changes, such a . initials of property owners, was adopt 3 ed on motion of Alderman Bailey !. The next matter was the hearin. regarding the laying of walks (grano
  t walks and curbS on Shetucket street l Main street and West Main street Tn 5 mayor declared the hearing closed, a l no one wished to be heard and tn 3 resolutions were adopted on motion o ! Alderman Bailey.
 The next hearing was on the reso l. lution orderSsg property owners name ; to lay granolithic walks and curbs O, = Main street. Market street, Market an f Water streets, Shetucket street, an f West Main street
 :. On Behalf of Rockwell Building. Attorney John Huntington appeare ! on behalf of the Rockwell building. H u said 1t is felt the present walk on tn Water street side is adequate to tn n q demands. He asked that the order b < modified regarding the Market an 7 Water street side. He said that in Jul 5 the street commissioner had ordere
 the sidewalk relafd in sections. Tn order had been compiled with with tn : understanding that this would cove 5 the situation.
 Clerk Crowen said that Jennie N -' Williams had appeared before him re
 questing him to remonstrate agains 6 the sidewalk ordered in front of he property. There was no one else