Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-05
COMMON C0ullCE VIII kf1IlhpT
 ID SETTLE RIDLEY STRIKE

! thepapplication with reservation that final action on the matter be taken at a hearing before the council on Sept. A standardization from $. | Kehoe, | superintendent of the gas and electric department, was read by the clerk. It called attention to the dangerous con ditiDn- of the entrance to. the gas and electric plant on North Main street. Tracks Of the New Haven road cross the entrance. The communication asked that the eoancil request the New Haven road to place a fasman at the crossing or install a gate or electric signal. It also asked that the cnuncil bring the matter to the attenv tion of the public utilities commis- sion. A resolution embodying the re- quests was adopted.
 The auditors report of the water departments finances was accepted and. ordered printed in the journal A petition was received from the CncaS National bank asking the re- appointment of George Elliott and Daniel Maher special constab bles for another term. They were re-elected the clerk being authorized to cast one ballot.
 A petition from the Plaut- Cadden Company to erect a gasolene pump in front of 154 Water street was referred to the public works committee.
 A petition from Ring Brothers to move their gasoiene pump from q Chestnut street to 12 Chestnut street
 was referred to the public works com
 mittee.
 and others -eas.fns attention to the
 fact that some of the gates at the Yantic cemetery are closed part of the
 time and others are closed. all the time. The petition represented that
 this causes grelt deal of inconven-
 fence to those who visit the cemetery Some go there and can't get in and others who do get in sometimes find themselves locked in when trey at tempt to come out. Petition asked that all gates be kept open at all times.
 Alderman Wells moved that the su- perintendent of the cemetery be di- rected to keep the. gates open day and
 night He. afterwards withdrew his
 motion and the matter was referred
 to the public works committee with
 power on motion of Counci, ma n Crooks.
 The monthly report of the city
 treasurer was accepted and ordered printed in the Journal
 A resolution adopted authorizes pay
 ment of s25 to Martin E. Jensen for
 his services as auditor Of the water
 accounts.
 Another resolution adopted author lzes payment of S35 to Anthony Iz-
 bieli for damages to his property at
 Id Sturtevant avenue
 StiH another resolution adopted authorizes payment of .s37.5O to, Frank J. Ford for use of water and appurte- nances in connection with the main tenanee of the watering trough on East Main street. This amount cov- CTS a period of a year and a haIe. 2 lease having been executed in Sep temper 1917. Mayor Desmond ex- plained the matter. He said that the. city hired the right to supply the wa terlng trough from. spring on land owned by MT. Ford. The yearly ren-l tai is $25. This is the first payment
 Mayor Desmond said he has re- ,ceived a request from a man operat- ing a small boat between Norwich and Thames river points. for the use of the municipal wharf. The public works committee was authorized to get in touch with the boat owner and arrange for thearental and use of the wharf.
 Councilman Glea son then presented resolution asking that the council appoint a committee of three mem bers of the council to act as media tors in the Shore Line trolley strike in an endeaver to settle the differ ences between the Shore Line com pany and the striking crews The strike has been going on for three weeks now and Couneilman Gleason said he felt that the mayor and the some action. The resolution was unanimously adopted and Councilman Gleason. Aldernaan J. A. George and Alderman Wells were named as the committee.
 Alderman George suggested that the mayor be appointed member of the committee, but the mayor said that his time would not permit of his serv- ing on the committee but that he