Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-13
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
 OF BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Woman's Charitable Fund Enter Pe-
 tition for Park.

A delegation of ladies representing the wonan's Charitable Fund were present at the regular monthly meet ing of the board of aldermen, held ir1 the council chamber of the town hall
 Monday evening. Attorney William A King, representing the American Thread company and engineer Ken meth B. Millett of that company, were
 present in regard to the bridge which
 the company will erect over Windham road
 Mayor Daniel P. Dunn called the meeting to order shortly after o.
 clock and Clerk A. C. Scripture read the minutes of the last meeting which were accepted. The reports were then read and accepted. The report of Chief E. H. Richmond showed that 36 month for various offenses. Twenty five tramps were locked in the station house during the past month.
 In order that the sladies present would not have to wait. until the rest of the regular business was transacted Mayor Dunn asked that their petition in regard to making a playground out of the land on Lebanon avenue, ROW owned by the city and known as Case then spoke in regard to the mat ter, saying that the association had some money in the treasury which they would spend in making the pro- posed improvements which would be- long to the city after they had been completed As the association is to pay for the improvements themselves they thought that they should be given the privilege of laying out the park Counsel T. J. Kelley stated that the park would have to be laid out under the supervision of some one represent ing the city. The matter was taken I-k0 Sv,nr rre turned over to the street committee and the superintendent of streets to investigate.
 A petition for the making of a street from Bolivia and Purr street was re- ferred to the street committee to in vestigate and report. Mrs. Terry of fered in favor of the petition.
 Attorney King then offered a new petition in regard to the bridge that the American Thread company is to erect between Mills No. 1 and 5. En- gineer Millet explained the features of the plans and stated that the com pany wished to get in their order for steel as soon as possible so they could commence work early in the spring. The petition was referred to the cor porat1on counSefy mayor and common council to investigate and report at a special meeting to be called for that purpose.
 The petition entered by Attorney King was somewhat different from the original and is as follows:s
 That permission be and it hereby is given to The American Thread Co. to erect and maintain. pursuant to law, a steel bridge across Windham road in said city. connecting with Nos. l and mills of said company, provided said bridge shall cross said road at an angle of approximately 69 degrees to the west wall of No. , mill. shall not exceed Ii feet insheight at the cen ter of the span and 21 feet in height at the abutments. and the bottom chords of the trusses thereof shall not be less than 30 feet above the es- abolished grade of the roadway and of said Windham Road. nor shall the bottom of the stucco siding be less than 29 feet above the estab- lished grade of the roadway nor less than A feet above the sidewalks of said Windham road. and provided fur ther that said American Thread com pany shall save said city from, and said company shall be liable for any injury to person. or damage to prop erty resulting from the erection, main tenance or defective condition of the bridge aforesaid, and further provided that said American Thread company shall not acquire a permanent right or other easement in, upon or over said Windham road by the adverse use or enjoyment thereof by the erection and of the bridge aforesaid, through the continued or uninterrupt-