Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-22
WILL OPEN UP SOUTH STREET
To be Made Public Highway Petition of Winchester Wool en Company Peloquin Objects to Plan Through Counsel-Four Men Appointed Special Constables at Common Counicl Meeting.

At the adjourned council meeting in the council chamber on Monday even- ing the resolution presented at the regular January meeting the, first Monday of the month calling for the laying out of South street as public highway of the city was adopted. The petition asking the laying out and opening up of South street was pre- scented to the council by the Winches- ter Weolen Company who have been desirous of the change for a year or more. Paul Peloquin, through coun sel, objected to the proposed layout, as the new street will pass over his land.
 The meeting was called to order by His Honor, Mayor Allyn L. Brown, a few minutes after s o'clock. and after the minutes of the previous meeting had been approved the South street hearing was declared open.
 . Joseph T. Tanning said that he rep resented Paul Peloquin who is prac- tieally the sole owner of the land en- hraced by the limits of South street. Mr. Tanning said the proposed layout was before the council a year ago and tbat there is no new evidence of the necessity of the proposed opening than there was at that time.
 He said that if the petition was granted it means that property owTed by MT. Peloquin must be given up to another purpose and that that pur pose is to satisfy the request of a corporation. Because this artificial person desires some special accom- n1odation is not a sufficient reason. on the face of it for the granting of the petition against the wishes of the AF- r, did not think it could be proved that public necessity requires the layout He further said that in his opinion | it isn't necessary to take MT. PeIo- quin's land. and that it was hardly right to ask municipality to make such layout.
 Thought Matter Should Be Dropped Mr. Tanning said that the reason l the Winchester Woolen company's pc tition was withdrawn year ago was | that the woolen company would no pay the expense of the layout as stunned; by the city He claimed the matter should be dropped as Mr. Pei. oquin did net desire to give up his | land to this purpose.
 No Preference in Matter. Mayor Brown said that personally ne naQ no pfel6Tenc6- m the nlaIs-l | except to see the right thing done. Ii,
 then outlined the entire situation Q follows: A little over q year as8 >ti' Winchester Noolen Company asked t. have the street cpaned up. The peti l ten was presented to 1Ee council SIG ! the resolution W3s aiol&ea T. N.a,
 felt at that time that it was net ad
 Fisahle to call a special c;tY Yuee-sn nE,
 The Winchester people were the, akie | ed if they cared to stand the expans of the layout and they said they Git
 not feel that they should be asked t
 do this.
 Several months ago the Wineneste company, claiming that they had na3 T substantial investment, again asi. 1 ed for the improvement The steel
 grade on Shipping street makes haul
 ing difficult for their teams
 Worthy of Serious Consideration
 The mayor said it seemed wise,
 the council saw fit to adopt the reso lution, to let the matter go to tn point of assessing damasesS and the
 call special city meeting for actio
 on the appropriation. He thought tn
 petition was worthy serious consider
 ation by the council
 Several members of the council ask
 ed questions in regard to Mir. Pelo
 du1n's land, etc. and then the reso
 ton was adopted by the council.
 Several members of the council ask
 ed questions i'll regard to MT. Pelo
 quins land. etc. and then the reso Hutton was adopted by the council.