Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-08

T there WAS some other reason than the lack of men to. do, the work. If there | are any otfier reaEons thGt the alder man knows efsstfiey are unknown to me, said Alderman Deibeare in reply. |
 Councilman Carney said he felt the | hydrants ought to be inspected and | that someone ought to be responsible | for them. He felt that some arrange l ments ought tto be made by the fire department whereby that department 1 could look a tef the ,hYdrants.
 s Fire Chief Has Enough to Do.
 Councilman Mathewsop said that in I his sopfrlfdn tiis chief 5f the fire de- partment had enough to do without l taking over tI1e care ssof the hydrants. Councilman Crooks said he thought 1 the hydrant matter should be left with l the water department rather than with the fire department.
 Alderman Higgins said he under stoed that the ff5 chief fhasn't the rle- eessaFy meH and seanE Glo the work be- cause OF the faeK Of mem.
 The council tlfefi voted to relieve the fire .departneTt of the proposed hydraat fbifdeH. zft9Sn s.sf t-
 The quarterly sof. the fire mar sslal was. presented and accepted.
 @ Appofntsd Special Constable.
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 Councilman Crooks presenteti a reso- ll;tion appointing Frederick Fish as ss special constable and MT. Fish was appointed, thes clerk being empowered to; cast one, ballot ,teraflis election. Alderman Higgins presented ,rsso- lsition calling fersthH lasing out of South street as a. spnblio high way and postpo poning action on the. proposed lay- out to an adjonsn snoaneii meeting to De sheld Ianii iiaTsfs 14.s.z The resolution vas adopted,z f.tt;si rssN
 Thames Street Declared Open. = ! A Asresoiutioff declaring Thames street open; was presented by Councilman Arnold as folloWs EsaS
 Whereas, The Court of Common Council does hereby limit the period street, laid out and enlarged in ac- cordance with the survey and descrip- ton accepted by the Cs}iirt of Common pages s4s t6ff ffie fsfs If Council Jour | fiaE shall be openeB to' the time of the 1 passage of this. resolution, all of the damages. assessed having. been paid to the person CT persons entitled to re- cefve them, and the alteration Of said street and sidewalk having been con- pleted in accordance with said layout said land Is hereby appropriated to the purpose for which the same was laid out, altered and enlarged, and said street is hereby declared opened
 The resolution was. adopted. &
 t s.,.-,.seNcW cer,etsry Rates. Alderman DdiBeare presented the fol- lowing resolution 73s.
 That after this date t7the following rates shall be charged for the respec- tive services mentioned by the De. partmente.ef Cemeteries; in the severa, city seenreterie
 Trinining eriaInes7 aduft grave S15e; infant grave -$f~r@ efT s Fertilizing lots Lot containing graves. $i.50 lot containing 8 graves $1: lot containing 2. graves. 50 cents
 That after'ths date ffie superintend. ent of cemeteries shsll render all bill. imm ediafely upon the scompletion O
 the Worke'f for which ehargN is made and al persons whose bills remain un. paid more than 30 days after they ar, 50 rendered, shall be given no f.trthef credits srFl1iss resolution shall alst apply tofalr bitIs now owing; the sait
 thirty day period to iain from the dat
 of the rendering of a sbill athereog nex
 after the passage of this resolution
 The resolution was1 adopted by tn IcouncH. t-a
 Two Petitions Received.
 1. Petitions. were received as follows:
 From Waste and Metal Compan,
 asking permission to install gasolen pumps at 2e2 West Main street and 1 Thames street. Referred to publi works committee.
 From Norwich Woolen Mills asleinl additional street light on ShippinI street. Referred to. the police com nlissioners. - s.
 The police commissioners recon mended that the petition be granite , and their recommendation was adopt ed by the council. 7, The, quarterly report of, the chief c police, the monthly report of the stree commissioner. and the monthly repor of the city treasurer were acceptd. .:-z-@-;. Department Bills. The following bills were approved: | Water department s2,5ss.sS; par 3 departlnent,a $2S2.S gas and elecfri department, $39,547.5 59
 5 The following bills were approve 3 and the appropriations snlade:
 Fire department, $3,6S4.29; police de pertinent, ss2,716.1S; street lghtin. . ls1,705.52; public works committee, s5 I s7S.52; department of ,. cemeterie . S532.36; finance committee, $4,1 ,151 G.
 The meeting then adjourned to Janu [ i ary 14th at D. m. ''
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