Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-04

To the Honorable Court of Common
 Conn.,:
 Gentlemen: At a meeting of the Board of Water Commissioners held in their office in the city hall, Friday evening, June 30th, 1916, it was voted to amend and add to the schedule of metered water rates, same to read as follows:
 For more than 200, 900 cubic feet and less than 350.000 cubic feet, $130.00 for 100000 cubic feet. and 40 cents per thousand in excess of 100000 cubic feet.
 For more than 35O, 900 cubic feet and less than ,000 cubic feet, S190.00 for 350,0O0 cubic feet and 30 cents per thousand in excess or 350.oO0 cubic feet.
 For more than 5oO,OOO cubic feet, s235.OO for 5O0.OOO cubic feet. and 25 cents per thousand in excess of 500,0O0 cubic feet.
 The above change and addition to proval of the Court of Common Coun- cil of the City of Norwich, Connectt- cut
 Monthly bills were approved as fol- lows:
 works, $6,748.72; park department, $452.97: fire department, $3,57487 gas and electric department, $21,485.S3; department of cemeteries, $99O.86; po- lice department, $2, ,39O.72; street light ing, $1,30o.23; finance department, $22,762OO.
 Local Contract Awarded.
 The committee on finance was en. bowed to sign the rate bill.
 Adjournment was taken at 9.55 after Mayor Brown had read this summing up:
 Gentlemen of the Court of Common Council:
 You may be interested to know that in accordance with the general policy already adopted by this Court of Com mon Council, I have awarded the con- tract for the 200 tons of coal required for the court house for the coming year to the lowest bidder. An invita- tiOn to submit bids was sent to all of the local deaIegs. Three bids were re- ceived.
 The Edward ChappeT companys bid was 1915 per ton for the 150 tons to be delivered before September 1st, and 30 per cent. additional per ton for the 50 tons to be delivered thereafter John A. Morgan 6, Sons bid was $7.05 per ton for the 150 tons to be de- livfwed before September 1st, and 25 cents less than the prevailing rate for the 50 tons to be delivered thereaft- CT.
 The Shetucket Coal and Wood Com pany's bid was $6.97 per ton for the
 whole 200 tons. The contract was therefore awarded to the last named bidder.
 1 am glad to note the recommenda- tion made by the police committee concerning the strict enforcement, on and after Wednesday. July 12th, of the traffic ordnance. The chief feature of the enforcement of this ordnance which calls for attention is that pro- hibiting the parking of automobiles or Ot thor vehicles on lower Broadway and on Main street. between the limit de- fined, for a longer interval than fifteen minutes except when engaged in load ing or unloading. These streets are narrow and cOngested at the best and should be kept clear or standing ve- l hicles so far as possible. I believe | that the opportunities for parking ! places on ETnion square and near the l easterly end of Water street, together l with the accommodations afforded by | Bath street, ShetucI1et street, and oth-
 CT intersecting streets, will be suffi- cient to provide for the enforcement l of this ordinance, without imposing a l hardship on anyone. Its enforcement | will certainly make our streets safer 1 for public travel
 1 I wish once more to call to the at l tention of the various committees the
 need far the strictest economy, par 1 ticularlY during the present year, for you will do well to bear in mind that 1 SAG, ,900.00 of the appropriations for the | year had been borrowed and spent by 1 the previous administration between | May 18th, the beginning of the present 1 fiscal year, and June 5th, the date when the present administration was 1 elected. You will realize the signtf- | canoe of this situation and the conse- l quent limitations under the appropria- 1 tions as made at the city meeting, | June 12th, 1916.