Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-07

and others that the brick pavement on Main street from Market street to Burnham square be flushed on Tues day, Thursday and Saturday nights each week. It was voted
 Petitions Presented. Petitions were presented from the Norwich Land Improvement associa- tion for acceptance of Geer avenue between West Thames street and Woodmansee avenue; from B. P. Bish- op chairman of the school board, for grade on the so1therly side of smith avenue from Burton avenue to HamI- ton avenue; from Frank c. Rice for grade at 11S Asylum street.
 Another petition was from Mrs. Jane E. Dathrop of If Asylum street for a change in grade as reimburse ment of damages she has sustained, and also to relay the sidewalk. Councilman Rice claimed that when 1 the grade at his place was fixed there would be no further trouble at the Lathrop place.
 | Both matters were referred to the public works committee.
 l Claim for $120 damages to the cellar and contents at the house of L. H. Balcolm of Stetson street from water getting into the cellar was made and I Balcolm also asked for an improve i ment in grade there.
 Petition for a layout of 220 feet of l Cliff street extension easterly from Roath street was made by Angelo 1 Covello and others. It was referred to the public works committee. 1 c. $. Fairclough and five others, op- I orators of passenger automobiles for hire, complained against express de- l livery trucks using Rose place and asked to have the exclusive use of Rose place for the parking of public service automobiles. It was referred titioners claimed that the express l trucks were crowding them out of Rose place. Joseph B. Lariyere, Harry Rosenberg, Nathan Blumenthal, George R. Brown and Gus Heber were the 1 other petitioners.
 Petition from c. F. Wells and others for two pumping engines to be added to the fire department was presented Alderman Dolbeare explained that this probably resulted from recent dis cussion by business men of the firt conditions in Greeneville and Thames
 vile and he believed these sections were insufficiently protected.
 Sentry Boxes For Marlin. Rockwell.
 The Marlin Rockwell company peti toned for the right to erect two guarc houses or sentry boxes at the Will
 low and Franklin and Willow ant
 Chestnut street corners of their factor, building They would be attached t
 and suspended from the sides of tn
 building about feet above the street Referred to public works committee.
 Improve the Highways.
 c. F. Wells and others petitione for the appropriation of sum sufh
 cient to improve north Main street an
 Laurel Hill avenue to the city line. an residents of Gilmore street, headed b
 Emil Q. Zahn, asked for a public sew
 CT in that street. Their petitioned wa accompanied by a statement from Dl
 BroDhy. health officer that this was public necessity. Referred to the pub 1 lie works committee.
 Improve Union Street.
 Oliver L. Johnson and others aske
 for a modern roadway on Union stree
 Referred to finance committee.
 To the finance committee was als
 referred the petition from the Play grounds association for an appropriatio of $500, the same as last year.
 Claims Damages From Boy coastin! Dr. K. K. Tingley presented a clail
 for damages of $1.475 on account of
 boy coasting down Church street, whic
 caused Mrs. Tingley, who was drivin 5 an automobile to swerve rapidly 1 = avoid hitting the boy and his sled. St 4 | escaped hitting the boy but ran int