New Britain herald., 1917-09-20
COUNCIL WILL PAY
 FIREMEN IN ARMY
Men in Service to Get Jobs Back
 on Return

The common council, at its monthly
 meeting last night. went on record as being in favor of holding open po- sitions for all regular firemen who
 are drafted or who volunteer for fed
 eral service and also to pay such men
 the difference between their army pay and their pay while in the city's en- ploy. Other routine business of a
 formal nature was transacted. includ- ing the appropriation of $220 to
 cover the expenses of the city's cele-
 bration in honor of it's departing sol-
 diers today and on October 4. Public Works Report. The board of public works report ed as follows: That dead trees on the east side of Central park and in front of " Winthrop street be cut
 down; that concrete walks he laid
 on both sides of Norden street from
 Arch to Linwood streets on or before
 October 15; that Santi Puzzo be given
 permission to connect property on north side of Belden street east of the brook at Day street, with the Bel
 den street sewer, on payment Of money to the sewer fund to tho amount named by the board of com
 pensation and assessment: that the board of water commissioners extend the Derby street water main 300 feet northerly from the present terminus and an agreement be made so that the city may not be liable for accept a.nce of the street; that permission be given to the Connecticut Light & Power company to set one 4O-foot pole on the south side of Park street between No. 4S1 and No. 4s3. under the supervision of the city engineer and electrical superintendent; that one partly dead tree in front of No. 139 Lake street be cut down.. that concrete walks be laid on the west side of Cherry street between Ellis and Ash on or before November l; that the water main in McClintock l street be extended northerly to Mag nolia street, provided the usual bond Is furnished; that the sewer in Bur 1 ritt street be extended north to West 1 Main street and the necessary man. i holes and catch basins be built at an | estimated cost of $525; that concrete 1 walks be laid on both sides of West street from Oak to Fremont streets on or before October 15; that notifi- | cation be made to have flag sidewalks repaired where needed on or before | November 15; that the Connecticut 1 Light & Power company be given per
  and to relocate two other poles on ! north side of Hart street, west of | Lincoln, under direction of city en- l gineer and electrical superintendent; | that the comptroller be instructed to | draw his order on the treasurer for l $95OO in favor of the National Spring Bed company and charge the amount to the street department appropria- ton, in payment for land bought to eliminate Lake street grade crossing; that the previous resolution whereby S16,O00 to purchase land and do other work on Lake street be rescinded. It was voted to change the date of side walk repairs from November 15 to November 1.
 Petitions Received.
 Petitions were received as follows: w. w. Leland for a light in front of | No. 777 Hart street; w. w. Leland for | sprinkling of Hart street between l Corbin avenue and Lincoln street; l Joseph Meizkowski for con- crete gutter on west side of Booth l street and Broad street, also for l crosswalks on Booth and Broad streets; H. Zevin for concrete 1 walk on east side of Lawlor street between No. s7 and No. 129. all re- fefred to the board of public works; l from B. Dobrowolski, by Lawyer 1 Henry Nowicki, for compensation for damage done to crops in his yard | at Mo- 10 Clinto street to the l amount of $15O, resulting, he says, 1 from overflow of Clinton street reser- voir in July; John Jackson, through l Lawyer E. J. Danberg, petitioned for another hearing on his claim for damages, he recently having been turned down by the claims committee, referred to claims committed; Adolf Greulich petitioned for removal of 8 dead tree in front of his property at No. 14O Whiting street, referred to the board of public works; the Edwin Ellis estate petitioned for abatement of in- terest on the street improvement as- sessment laid February s, 1907, amounting to SAY and a lien of fifty cents. referred to the mayor and alder men,
 Mrs. Tracy Must Pay.
 The mayor and aldermen report ed as follows: That abatement of in- terest and lien be made on an old assessment for taxes on property now owned by Charlotte Rackliffe provided that principal is paid on or before Jan l., 1918; that petition of Felix kasproW, ct al, for abatment of part of assessment for street sprinkling on Oak street from Lasalle to Allen, be granted: that leave to withdraw be given to Mary F.. Tracy, who asked abatement of taxes on her property used for the municipal farm: that leave to withdraw be given in the petition of George K Macauley for abatement of interest on sewer assess ments totalling $30.19; that charge against Edward Cornwall estate for laying sidewalk be abated The charge WaSc $6.66