Putnam patriot., 1917-10-05
POLICE DEMAND
MORE PAY
Give Common Council Until October 18th
to Decide Matter
Fire Truck Accepted. Parking Ordinance
Amended

| They sent in a petition TO that effect
to the common council Tuesday night
giving the council until October 10th
to decide the matter. They also want
the time for ringing in the boxes eX-
tended from three quarters of an hour
to an hour. In addition TO this they
want the special officers to get the puy
of regular men while on duty The
reason given for the adv anee is the
high cost of living. The petition was
signed by officers Cordier, Routhillette,
! Mayette, Gagne, Touchette and La.
parle.
Mayor McGarry asked what penalty
the city would suffer If the request
was not compiled with before the lnsh
but no answer WAS Forthcoming. The
petition was referred To the police
committee by the mayor without mo-
ton being made.
Origene Touehette, special police
man, put in claim for injuries re.
eeived at the Wheaton fire when a
brick fell striking him on the head.
He was present and told the council he
had been unable 10 work and thought
the city should do something to re-
imburse him for time lost and doctors
bills Referred TO the finance and po-
lice committees.
Attorney Eenner Noodwar of Dan.
ielson notified the council shat he lad
put in a claim for his client, Charles
Adams, who, on June 9th, ran his
automobile into a rope stretched ACROSS
Church street breaking the windshield
of the auto He gave notice that IN.
less the matter is adjusted he will
bring suit. Voted that the highway
eomittee take up the matter with the
attorney
permit was granted Augustus
Cutler 10 build a house en- Bellevue
street. Petition Of Motor SUPPLY Com.
pany to build an addition on Canal
street WAS referred To highway com
mittee Emile Legrandeur was granted
permit to buiid a two tenement
house on Smith street.
The police report showed Is arrests
during september of which IA were
sent 10 jail.
Petition for an electric light on west
end of Woodstock avenue was referred
10 the light committee.
a bill Of 5000 A was presented fer
the celebration when the men drafted
for the National army left Putnam.
was stated that II was understood
that the town and city would each
/ pay half of the expense incurred 1t
was voted that the city pay its half,
amounting TO sl04 II, without a dis.
senting vote.
The fire committee reported that the
committee appointed by the council
/ had ms peeted and tested The new ire
truck and recommended that it be nc
cepted The report was accepted and
adopted.
IL WAS voted to,purchase 10 pairs of
rubber boots ana 10 rubber coats for
hose company No. /. II was also
voted 10 change the name Of chemical
company No 4, 10 hose company No.
/, so that the department will have a
hose company No. / and a hose COM
pany No. 2.
Alderman Padgett said that in pas
sing the ordinance relative to parting
AUTOMOBILES a mistake had been made
aud an ordinance forbidding the park
/ ing OF vehicles on the north side or
+ Front street between the Bank corner
and the Tatem property and on the
east side of Elm street in front of the
property OF the Congregational church
was substituted.
1 1t was voted to authorize the regis
4 trars of voters TO make new voters
| who may cast their ballots at the city
I election.
Alderman Davis called attention to
the bill of Wilcox Brothers for repair
| ing side " alks, saying that there was
no appropriation and asking what
| should be done with the bill. Ii was
! stated that the amount will be charged
up to the abutters whose sidewalks
were repaired but it was the sense Of
the council that the contractor should
not have to wait for his money until
such collection is made. 1t was voted
to pay the bill from the general ex-
pense account.
Frank Dumas, superintendent OF
streets, also secretary OF hose'eompany
No. 2, extended an invitation TO the
council, on behalf of the company, to
be its guests at banquet at Putnam
Inn, next Tuesday evening al $50
The affair will be in the nature OF .
celebration OF the arrival Of the ne"
fire truck to be used by the company
The invitation was accepted by th'
council and the mayor expressed hi
personal thanks.
After sspproving the monthly bill
the council adjourned.
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