Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21

street.
 What the Plans Call For.
 The plans call for the placing of the car tracks in the center of the street, width of 27 feet between the curbs and six foot walks MT. Palmer said the property owners have been very fair. The first property owners interviewed were James and Robert Mahoney, who own two houses opoo- site the Richmond stove works. They said that if the city would put their sidewalks in shape and move back their wall they will give the city a deed of the land needed for the widen ing. (Applause) Mir Palmer said that the curbs will be straight through out with the exception of a short stretch below Pages Iane
 The city has already appropriated $n5OO for the paving. One-third of the paving will be paid for by the Shore Line Electric road, one-third by the the state and the other third by the city.
 w. S. AIIin= Approves.
 w. s. AIling asKed MT. Palmer as to the present .widthsof the street be- tween curbS and was told that it is about 20 feet. MT. filling said that he should be ashamed as a citizen and taxpayer to let this matter go by with out voicing his approval. He has used the road a great deal and has never passed over it without feeling ashamed Of it's condition MT. Alling said the tune has come and we cannot afford to let it go by; $45, ,O00 is not a large sum when we consider the in1nOr+anoo of that roadway. He concluded bv saying that he was heartily in favor of the resolution.
 136 For-3 Against.
 As the meeting was then ready for the vote. a ballot was taken. The result showed that cast One hundred and thirty-six faVored the resolution, three were agalnst it's passage, and the mayor oeclared the resolution adopted:
 Forest Street Improvement.
 The next matter was the Forest street project. Judge John H. Barnes presented the following resolution:
 That the sum of one thousand dol lars or so much thereof as may he necessary be and the same is hereby appropriated, to be used and expended under the direction of the street com missioner of the city of Norwich in the proper repairing and grading of torest street in the said city of Nor wien. beginning at a point opposite the southeastrly corner of the land lately owned by Joseph c. Worth to the northerly end of the said street. bv lowering and raising the grade of said street so as to make a good surface for travel over same.
 In case the said street commission CT shall find 1t impossible to repair said street before the winter sets in. he is hereby authorized and empow- cred to let out said work by contract in order that said work may be done before January 1, 1917. The city of Norwich is hereby authorized to bor- row sufficient money, if necessary, to carry out and perform said work on said Forest street.
 Corporation Counsel Amos A. Brown ing offered the following amendment:
 And the court of common council is hereby authorized to appropriate the sum of $1.00o or such part of the same as may be necessary for the above purposes and the borrowing of said amount for such purposes is hereby sanctioned. The amendment stood and the resolution as amended was sec oned.
 Judge Barnes then offered an ex- planatton of the project He said the Ulmer Leather Company had asked for the improvement. They have been here since 1894 and this is the first the city. He further said that Mr. Ulmer is willing to provide all the gravel, sand and stones necessary.
 The ballot was then declared open by which A were in favor, of the resolu- ton and 1t was declared adopted.
 West Main Street Widening.
 The West Mais street widening came up next. Amos A. Browning presented and moved that the follow ing resolution be adopted
 That this meeting approves of the widening of West Main street, by and under the direction of the court of common council, between Thames Square and High street, at an expense not to exceed $500; and the court of common council is hereby authorized to appropriate the sum of $500 or such part of the same as may be necessary for the above purpose and the bor- rowing of said amount for such pur- poses is hereby authorized.
 MT. Palmer said that the old build ing owned by Mrs. Murphy in that section projected over the sidewalk. The building which she proposed to erect projected in the same way. Be- fore the public works committee dis covered this condition part of the foundation had been built. Mrs. Mur- phy agreed to abandon the line and move back to the line suggested pro- ,Uidef7s f11a cjtv .yvo11 n sf he