Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05
Meeting Called to Order.

The meeting was called to order at {. Is o'clock by His Honor Mayor Allyn L. Brown and the minutes of the pre- viouE meeting were accepted.
 A memorandum of the. action taken at the special city meeting held re- cently when $75,000 was voted as an additional appropriation for the gas and electric department for mainte- nance expenses for the remainder of 1 the departments fiscal year was or dered printed in the journal.
 Tho clerk read the certificate of ap- pointment of Lee Roy Robbins, J. u. HaEiland and Gilbert s. Raymond as the special committee to estimate the damage sustained by property holders through the proposed layout of South street, and the certificate was ordered printed in the iournel
 Improving the Social Evil. Addressing the council, Mayor l Brown said:
 Since the last council meeting, when extended the invitation to every citizen of the city to cooperate in reporting to me or to the police de- l partment all facts which might prove useful in improving the conditions confronted by the soldiers and sailors l who visit this city, there has been a l gratifying response. Much information has been received. While some of fl
 has been acted upon already, witt definite results, more of it has called
 for further investigation, promising l more inclusive results in the ne<S fu- 1 ture. I am satisfied of the value ei I this form. of co operation. hope 1 that the attention of the people, whicf I has been directed to this matter, vii I not only result in the accumulation oi
 much useful information but will also | give rise to an aroused public sents. ment which will not tolerate the evils ] complained of.
 | Not Candidate for Reelection. I express my appreciation for tlis I response already made. The problem ] will grow greater with the approach O II the summer season. My term of officI I expires on the first Monday of June I 1918, and as I stated before I wa elected to office in 1916, and have re l peatedly reiterated since that time, l will under no circumstances be a can
 didate for renomination or reelection During the three months which re
 main, however before my place i
 taken by another, I desire to do al that can be done to deal with ,thi l problem. l am confident that with
 good start made, and the public senti : lment aroused, whatever changes ma,
 come in the personnel of the city's ad I'm inistration at the election next June Il the problem will be effectively deal with. I therefore make this furthe ] request for assistance.
 T pr. Brewers Claim 1isaIiowed. I The finance committee reporte l that they had investigated the clair
 of Edward P. Brewer, M. D, for $149.4
 damages, caused by employees of tn V city to flag and clrbstones which wer Ipartly destroyed in constructing tn 4i new sidewalk in front of his propert { on Union, street. They recommends lthat the claim be disallowed. Th
 council voted to disallow the claim.
 The finance committee also reporte
 that they had investigated the clair
 of Mary Weleh for damages sustaine ] through a fall at Summit and Hig
 streets Jan. 8th. They recommends
 that the claim be allowed, and it wa
 allowed by the council.
 Two Other Claims DisaIIowed.
 I I've other claims for damage
 through falls on sidewalks said to | defective were disallowed. It wa found that the falls occurred just afts
 an ice and sleet storm and that tE 4 condition of the sidewalks was nt = due to any fault of the city. It ws 5 also stated that the claims had nt