Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21

town hall on Friday night the widen Ing Of Thames street, the southern ap- pfoach to the city of Norwich, was voted at cost not to exceed $45, 900. In addition the voters of the city au- thorlzed the court of common council to provide for the expense of regra ding and repairing that part of Forest street between the southeasterly cor ner of land formerly of Joseph c. worth and the northerly end of said street; to provide for the expense of widening West Main street between Thames square and High street: to provide for the expense of continuing the new pavement from the northerly end of the pavement for which an ap- preparation was authorized at the last city meeting, on Franklin street as tar north as Grove street; to provide for the construction and extension of a sewer at Sunnyside in addition to the appropriation authorized for this purpose at the last city meeting; to provide for The additional expenses of the health department necessitated by the threatened epidemic of infantile paralysis, in addition to the appropria- ton authorized at the last city meet ing for the regular expenses of the department, and to expend any bal ances of special appropriations here tofore made and not needed for the purposes for which the appropriation was made, for other legitimate pur- pOoeS O1 lIl6 ClGy.
 The meeting was called to order at 5 o'clock by His Honor Mayor Allyn L. Brown, and City Clerk Arthur G. CroweH read the call.
 Thames Street Resolution,
 The first matter to be considered was the Thames street widening. Councilman Walter F. Lester presented the following resolutions:
 That this meeting approves of the widening by and under the direction of the court of common council, of Thames street, between Thames square and High street, such widening to be on the westerly side of said street, except where the curb bends out into the street on the westerly side thereof. and at that place to be made or the easterly side, the widening to be such that the layout of said street shall be not less than 27 feet wide between curbs and six feet for sidewalks on the easterly side of said street and six feet TOT sidewalks on the westerly side from Thames square to a point just below Pages lane, and for the rest of the way four feet for sidewalk, procur- Ing such land and making such changes as may be necessary for such purpose, at an expense not to exceed S43,OOU, to be paid in six approximate iy equal, successive annual payments the first payment to be made in 1917. and the court of common council Is hereby authorized to appropriate the sum of $45,000 or such part of same as may be necessary for the above purpose, and the borrowing of said amount for such purpose is hereby sanctioned.
 Worst Condition in State.
 Several attempted to second the res olution, but James c. Macpherson got the floor first He spoke at length of the widening, which he said would be a great improvement, and one which the expense of the project had been Variously estimated at from $10o.O00 upwards, MT. Macpherson said that he has been in close touch with the property holders there and that their anxiety for the Improvements has been as great as that of any citizen and that they were willing to quote very low prices on their property. It would be waste of money to pave the street and not put 1t into perrna- nent condition. said the speaker. The highway commissioner has said to our mayor that there is not a worse con- dltton on a trunk line throughout the state than that condition on Thames street The figure Is the lowest esti- mate that anyone has ever been able 10 place upon 1t. There has not been in the past 20 years a proposed i'm pavement from which so much good will accrue to the mercantile interests of Norwich than the Improvement of Thames street, and I heartily second the resolution.
 Engineer Palmer Explains Project.
 Shepard B. Palmer of the firm of Chandler & Palmer, city engineers, who prepared the plans for the i'm provement, offered few words of ex- planation. The mayor and public works committee have had this in mind since they took office, said MT. Palmer. On visit made by the mayor and committee to Hartford to interview the highway commissioner in regard to the matter of assistance, the highway commissioner said he would give no assistance unless the street was widened. He told them that if they would have plans made and presented to him he would then tell them what he would do. The plans were made. presented to him and ap- proved, and he then said that the state would appropriate as much towards the paving, after the widening, as the city appropriate; in other words, one half of the amount. appropriated by the cfty.sa Tie state zwfIfFao any.