New Britain herald., 1916-05-18

is completed and assessment proper to be laid and the city has the power to lay such an assessment. On the other hand the property owners claim the pavement is defective, but so far as the legality of the assess ment is concerned the assessment can he made and would be valid notwith- standing the claim that it is defec- tive. In my opinion, therefore, an assessment now laid for the work so far done on Lafayette street would be a valid assessment and in mak- ing this statement I am not discuss ing the amount of the assessment, but if the assessment of $1 a foot is made after taking into consideration the amount of the pavement and if this is 6 fair amount to be charged to the property owners, it would be a valid assessment. The corporation coun- sel also reported that if some years later work is done on the street which will constitute not repairs but repavement, then a further assess ment can be laid.
 Reports Received.
 Reports were received from the following boards and formal action recommended:
 From the school board on a reso- 1ution that ordinances to govern mov- ing pictures be enacted by the coun- cil.
 From the board of ompensaton and assessment on the change of grade of Broad street. assessing ben efits and damages on the north side totaling S175.95, on sewers in Burritt street from ctr street, assessing benefits of S5,S5121; on the construction of a sanitary and storm water sewer in Elm street be- all the property having been pre- viously assessed no benefits or dam ages, referred to the council without action, abandonment of building line on the north side of Broad street from Grove street easterly S1 feet benefits of $495 against Joseph Depczinski and Maria Wisk and damages amounting to S495 against the remaining proper ty owners.
 From them board of health recom- mending that Winthrop street between LlnWood and Vance street be con- uemhed that sanitary sewer may be lald to relieve present insanitary con- dition.
 Instructing the board of health to renew the garbage contract with the present contractor for .s2,950 for one year beginning June 1.
 Public Fairgrounds.
 Following the report of Chairman E. H. Prior of the public playground commission asking that action be taken by the council to secure play grounds, Councilman Landers moved to table to the next meeting of the council ln order that MT. Prior might appear before the council and explain just what he desires MT. Ianders said he had talked with Mr. Prior on the matter. The later wished to learn the temper of the council on 8 proposal to use part of the park fund to purchase playgrounds. MT, Tan- ders said he told MT. Prior that he did not believe the council would be willing to part with money aDnronri- ated for a specific purpose
 It was explained that the park fund was voted by city meetinr for the purchase of a park in the southern section of the city and can not be taken for playground purposes. Commissioner Prior's report appears in this issue of the Herald. Council man Curtis thought the school board should be interested in the proposi- tion to secure playgrounds and moved that the playground commission and school board confer and make definite recommendations to the council
 Other Reports.
 From the board of public works the following reports were received.
 That the board be instructed to pur- chase two cars of road oil at a cost not to exceed $lOOO: recommending