Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-10
ALDERMEN's MEETING.
Report of Fire Committee Shows Pro- gress in the Grading of the Insurance of This City.

The regular monthly meeting of the board of aldermen was held in the council chamber Monday evening at 8 o'clock All of the aldermen were pres ent Mayor Dunn called the meeting to order after which Clerk A. c. Scrip ture read the minutes of the last meet ing. All of the reports were read and accepted. The report of the police de- partment showed that forty-three ar rests had been made curing the past month. The expenses of the street department for the past month were $1,046.5O. Several petitions for the construction of sidewalks were read and granted.
 NJ. L. Fryer was granted drain layers license. A resolution whereby the city should accept Chaplin street as city street was given to the street committee to investigate and report. D. A. Barnes petitioned for permission to erect a gasoline pump on Main street in front Of the Lincoln bloGl. This wa sreferred to the mayor and the street committee with power. A pe- tition for the erection of a light on the corner of Brook and Main streets was given to the light committee with pow CT. This petition had fourteen sign CTS.
 A resolution whereby the city should borrow the whole or a part of $6,000 for the expenses of the city was adopt ed. -A petition was read and adopt ed whereby the city accepted Potter street as a city street. The matter in regard to the placing of a sidewalk on part of Jackson street was referred to the corporation counsel and the street committee with power. A res olutfon was adopted giving the sani- tary committee power to ask for bids and make contracts for the collection of the garbage of the city from two to five years. The fire committee re- ported that it had consulted with Chief Foley of the fire department in regard to the placing Of a fire alarm box on the. corner of Mountain and Pleasant streets and it was found that this box was not necessary. It was voted that thS petition entered by w. w. Hayden fo:' the purpose of erecting such fire box should be withdrawn. A resolu tion was read and adopted whereby a light should be placed on the report er's table in the council chamber. All bills were read and accepted. Alderman Graves, chairman of the fire committee has been corresponding with the New England Insurance Elk change of Boston in regard to having Willimantic placed from Class D of the insurance world into Class c. This would, if possible. lower the rate of insurance to the people in this city The report of the fire committee show ed much progress in the way of motor izing the fire department.
 He 1Ol4OWIIlS are copies or the 16L- ters, one written by Alderman Graves, the other the reply received: September 26, 1916. New England Insurance Exchange, Al Milk Street,
 Boston, Mass.
 MT. J. s. Caldwell:
 Dear Sir: We beg to acknowledge receipt of the specifications which you furnished us on the reorganiza tion of fire companies and equipment. In read ing them over. however, we do not find that an ymention is made of hook and ladders and we notice that under Companies and Apparatus'' you rec ommend Hose Companies. You do not give us any idea as to the Hook and Ladder Companies and in the specifications we do not find that there would be sufficient ladders to handle the fires properly
 Is it your intention that our Hook and Ladder truck at the Bank Street Engine house should remain as it is, or done away with altogether We would like to have this point clear. before we go ahead.
 Very truly yours, Alderman.
 Boston, Sept, 30, 1916 Mrf George N. Graves. Chairman Fire Committee, City of Willimantic, Conn.
 Dear Sir; beg to acknowledge re-