Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-11
TO REPAIR FIRE HOUSES
 THOUGHT TO BE UNSAFE
Action Taken at Aldermen's Meeting Held Monday Evening-PoIice Re- ports.


 The June meeting of the Wi1liman- tic Board of Aldermen was held at the council chamber Monday evening with all of the aldermen present.
 After the reading of the minutes of the last meeting, the following bus mess was taken up:
 Reports of departments Police. 17 arrests, Is intoxication, 8 violations of automobile law, most of which were nolled on paying of costs, and 2 were sent to jail Street department ex- penses for the month, S1,615.14. Health officer. contagious diseases, 1 diph- theria, measles, 1 tuberculosis.
 Application for sidewalks by Stiles and Huntington on Main street grant ed. Application was given the usual course.
 The resignation of Joseph Cartier as a police officer was read and accept William Dawson applied for per mission to store wood on certain city property not used. Was, referred to the street committee with power
 The fire committee reported that the | floor in the Bank Street Engine house was unsafe and should be replaced, al- son posts in the Jackson Street house The report was accepted. Steel beams will probably be used in the Bank Street house. It was voted to buy g heater and sprayer for the street de 1 partment.
 Material to repair the city streets consisting of oil and calcuirn com pound was voted. Edward L. Mora1 was assigned to Hose Company No. ? l A bill from a New Haven concern fol supplies for the fire department dur ] <; amounting to $500, was referred to tht claims committee. It was voted tc repair the fire houses. following tht report of the fire committee. A resolution was passed authorizins the ordinance committee to chance thu rules in regard to plumbing ordinanc es. The elm trees on city prepert! were ordered sprayed.
 | The street committee voted aeains accepting Park street and report ac cepted. The street is not graded ant | 1t would be necessary to use privat property to do so. A similar reti tion for the proposed Davis street wa denied on the same grounds. l The library committee reported ", requests for wage incheases in thei department. The librarian an increas l of 25 per cent. and assistant 40 pc cent. The increase in the assistant was was granted, but nothing wa done :n regard to the wage of the Ii brarian. It will take effect July l.
 It was voted to give all teams hire by the city during the summer fou hours off every Saturday afternaeI
 After voting new curtains for tn city clerks office a short recess wa taken
 ! The wage of the city engineer wa raised to $S a day and his assistant t $3.50 per day while actually working The meeting adjourned after ses sion of an hour.
 Two bids were received for the cit
 jet by the water committee of tn
 Board of Aldermen, Monday evenin,
 and the contract was given to L.
 Girou3rd.
 1 The contract is for the ice in th
 municipal houses, estimated at abot 5000 tons. and Girouard will pay $1.s
 a ton for it, scale weight. The centrat
 specifics that he is not to sell it i householders for more than 40 cent a hundred pounds. He~has bought tt ,, entire supply
 Mir Girouard has three or four team working in the city, with an auto true
 to carry the ice from the houses { , this city.