Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-08

not meet the necessary requirements
Empowered to Purchase Land.
The following resolution was then
introduced by Councilman Murray Of
the water commissioners:
Resolved, That petition having been
made by the board Of water commits
sioEers for authority to purchase 81
6-1O acres Of land of Henry C. Hense-
Ter upon the terms named in said pc
tition, the approval of the common
council is hereby given the board of
water commissioners to make such
purchase.
The resolution was accepted.
President Albert s. Comstock Of the
board who was present said that the
matter had been before the board for
some time, that the land is often food
ed by water from Bog Meadow and
that unless the land was purchased
by the department the city would
probably have TO stand damages soon
or or later.
The Connecticut company, through
the Shore Line Electric railway. lessee.
petitioned for permission to erect a
new pole at the corner Of West Main
and Thames streets. Their petition
was referred to the public works COM
mittee with power.
A petition to accept layout and
maintain that part of Sturtevant ave-
nue. lying between Harrison avenue
and Tyler avenue as a public highway
Neb'o ISLG11 Ell " TIE pubic WORKS com
nittee.
The petition was signed by Gilbert
Bowers, R. A. KrGhn and Patrick Sulli-
van.
A petition to have removed from the
sidewalk in front of the Third BAPTIST
church, at Sixth street and Central
avenue, a certain tree now in the way
Of the new sidewalk to be put in on
the Central avenue side was referred
10 the tree warden.
The petition was signed by H. H.
Baldwin, H. I. PeCkharn and Sterling
Nelson.
Communication from Postmaster Muir
ply.
The clerk then read the following
communication from Postmaster Muir
ply:
To the Honorable Court of Common
Council:
AS it is my desire to establish de-
livery by city carrier in that section
of the city known as Potter manor
and Prospect park, and as one of the
requirements laid down by the post
office department is that all houses
should be numbered, I would respect
fully ask that the houses in that Sec
ton be designated by numbers and
that the occupant be informed what
their proper number is. This will be
an Improvement that will be appre-
ciated by all living in that section
1SCSkCCILet4Ay yours
JOHN P. MURPHY,
Postmaster,
This petition was referred to the
public works committee.
Claims $3.50 Damages.
James A. EIiscox, through his attor-
ney, presented q claim for $3.50 dam
ages arising from f1owage from the
City cemetery upon his property. The
claim was referred to the finance COM
T76 IL rCV-1yl-
tee.
The auditing Of the water depart
menL for three months to June 80 was
accepted and ordered printed in the
usual manner.
Contract Approved.
Alderman Bailey then presented the
following resolution, which was adopt
ed:
Resolved, That the contract made
between Ellen Murphy and the city of
Norwich, BY Allyn 7. Brown, mayor,
dated July 29th, 1915, providing for the
payment Of the sum of $500 to the
Peck, McWiIliams company for
changes in the contract fol, the CON
struction of a building for said Muir
ply at the corner of North Thames
street and West Main street, and pro-
Viding for the putting in of a proper
sidewalk on the West Main street side
or said building, in return for the
agreement of said Murphy to give to
the city a warranty deed of a certain
triangular tract of land on the north
erly side of West Main street at said
point, is hereby ratified and approved
and that said sum Of $400 be paid by
the city Of Norwich to said the Peck,
McWilliams company as soon after
Oct. 18th, 1915, as said building is
completed, and that the public works
committee is hereby instructed to
build said sidewalk upon the compile
ton of said building.
Must Lay GranoIithio Sidewalks.
Alderman Bailey presented a reso-
luton ordering the following property
holders on the westerly side Of Broad
way to construct in front Of their
property granoiithic sidewalks in ac-
cordance with specifications of the
street commissioner: Estate Abby A
Cooke, Adelaide Spencer, estate Hen
rtetta Korn, Adelaide G. Colt, John E.
Tanning, Alice L. Brewer, ST Mary's
7. A. and B. society, The resolution
was adopted
Alderman Bailey then presented q
similar resolution ordering the follow
ing property holders on the easterIy
side Of Broadway to build granoItth1c
walks: New London County Fire In
surance company, Elizabeth Mabrey
Herbert A, Davis, Central Building
company and William H. Shields. The
resolution was adopted.
The treasurer's report was accepted.