Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-08

occupied houses. have found fzpfn personal experience that little or, no damage is done to the house or con-
 tents by shutting of the heat. pro- yided proper drainage Of all pipes, etc. is attended 10. s
 I believe that after the experiences of the past tsfo weeks the majority of the people of Norwich will appfeeiaae the wisdom of some of the foregoing -snggestions and will deem 1t com pliance with, patriotic duty by sthose | who may carry them out. hope that these requests of the Fuel Administra- taf rnay oe answered locally by action along a9he lines suggested in- dividaals are affected, by individual &C., tion4and where groups in business or other lines of activity are affected, by l a mutual agreement and voluntary Ilrl- Ilderstanding which will prevent arls ur1- due sacrifice upon the part Of any one. am sure that our local administrator, l Martin E. Jensen, will be willing to | take this action up with any who de- sire further information upon it.
 Eieetrie Sign Ordinance.
 The meeting was called to order at s3o o'clock by Mayor Brown ands the Iclerls read the return of publication. Of 1.-the, proposed ordinance relating to Eeieetrif business signs. A motion was made and seconded that the ordinance be adopted. 1 Councilman J. H. Carney said he l thought the words 'tsaid sign shall be of the value of at least one hundred dollars should be stricken out. < He did not believe that the merchants l should be obliged to erect signs cost l ing not more than s100. This he thought would be hardship onst the \ smaller merchants. Alderman Milo R. I Waters moved that the words be l stricken out and this motion was sec
 ended by Councilman Carney.
 I Alderman Guy E. Dofbeare said he believed the ordinance ought to stand
 without change.o This would prayent the appearance Of cheap and unsigf1t- : the ordinance was drafted after sini- lar ordinances in force in other. eft : ies. n - After some discussion pro and con i, the motion to strike out as made by Alderman Waters was put to vote ! and resulted in. tie. The tie. was ! dissolved by the mayor and thee mo-
 ton was lost by his deciding vote.
 l The Ordinance Adopted. :.
 Then the adoption of the ordinance , WlIIloul SHdnSc,aWdS put tO c SUtGs A1 suited in a tie. the tie was dissolved by the mayor and the ordinance was adopted by the mayors vote
 Final report of the finance commit l tee on the claim of B. P. Brewer, N < D., for $149.40 for flag stones and4eurt stones which were used by the Fcon 1 tractor in constructing the granolithit
 walk in front of his property on Unier street under order of the common
 council as a part of it's foundations
 went over to the next meeting.
 Le~ Inspection of Fire Hydrants.%>sz i In regard to the matter of the in. specflon .of fire hydrants by the ,frt
 department which was brought up a i the last meeting of the council, actior
 at that meeting having been deferred
 until after a joint meeting of the fiirt committee and water commissioner. l. and subsequent report to the council
 Alderman Dolbeare said it had beer impossible to hold a joint meeting bu l that he had conferred with Mfr. Com
 stock of the water commissioners ant
 knew he had conferred with Chief. H
 l.. Stanton, and that it had beer
 agreed that it would not be practicabl l for the, fire department to take aAoFe s1 the hydrant inspection. 9ises-
 Alderman Waters, who was in favo
 Of the fire department taking over tn
 inspection of the hydrants said tha
 it was a case of friction between tn
 two departments. He said he wouI al like to. know the reason why the fir I fdepartn1e ef1t could not look after tn . Ehydrants. g Alderman Dolbeare said the depart
 ment is not equipped for the wori
 He said Chief Stanton hasn't the me 3 and can't spare them from the sta = tons. 4Nt ? Alderman Waters said he though