Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-08

Two veteran policemen of the Nor wich police force. John Irish, who would have been in active service fer forty years next January, and Thomas Brock, who has been on the force for thirty three years. were retired to the henorary grade Of veteran reserve by the October meeting of the common council on Monday evening.
 In making their report recommend ing the transfer of the two officers to the reserve list the police conamis- sioners stated that it was done at their own, reenest in view of their long and honorable service and placed the rate of coTppensation which they will resolve at $41.s2 per month, which is the same as granted to Patrelman William S. Dety who was retired sev- eral months age. These make three officers above the age of seventy who have recently been retired after long and creditable records on the force. RatTslmsn Brock is the seflief of the group as he is 7s. Patrolrnan Irish is Ts and Ratrolmsn Dety is fs The transfer of the two officers vot- ed on Monday night was effective at once
 John F. Carroll and John O'Neill
 
 men were voted onto the regular list and Peter Sullivan was made a su- pernuHerary.
 Councilman Earl E. Mathewsan, who instituted an attempt at an inquiry into an alleged contract made with Harvey E. Mole. an electrical expert, by the gas and electrical commission by 9 motion of the councilman pre- sented at the September meeting of tEe council, came to the front and center again when the bills of the commission were presented for ap- praTal
 The total was ss3,154.s2 and MT. Mathewson said this included two bills | fer s4,5e0 for MT. Mole. He was op- posed to approving these. There was no way of telling what they were for although one said new improvements and the oIher said new machinery Mayor l. I, Desmond. Alderman Mi 1 10 R. Waters, and Councilman John H. 1 Carney participated in the discussion which resulted when Councilman I Mathewson proposed to have the cor poration counsel instructed to prepare an amendment to the ordinances which would ehlige the gas and electrical commission to show original bills. Councilman Mathewson indicated i lHdJ ITe COHlHiSSlOH SeSIIleQ lp pC IluI suing ''eoi1ncil be damned" policy as they were holding the common council in contempt or else there is something they didn't want to show 1 up They have made no answer tf 1 the councils demand for a report or l the rumored contract by which expert l Mole would be naid. the councilman has estimated. about $s0 900. The councilman said he understood that it made no difference whether thf l council approved the bills or not and 1 Councilman Carney and Alderman Wa ters backed him up in the position l that this was an unhusinagslike way 1 of doing to ask them to annrove bills that they could know nothing about On motion of Councilman Mathew son the council voted to have Mayor | Desmond appoint committee o1 three besides the mayor to interview the commission.
 Mayor Desmond named Alderman
 Waters. Ceuneilmen Jehn R. Fowlel and Frank c. Aubrey as the com mittee
 The corporation counsel was direct
 cd to confer with this committee al
 to drafting the amendment tethe ord ino nces.
 Garnorat:on Counsel Jaseph T. Fan flfnS presented the Hoitp"iIl2 ueCl
 sion ruling against the petition pre-
 sented by George F. Pitcher and other
 at the last meeting to have stree
 epriugkling assessments declared void
 To the Honorable Court of Common Council Of the City Of Norwich
 At your meeting of the 9th ultiHo petition was referred to me for ua ,, opinion thereon, in which petition I you were requested "to authorize tn