Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-15
WILLIM ANTIC

try and fight it out in the courts. Re- port accepted.
 Resolution instructing city treasurer ii pay $1o0. to Angelina Mozzoia's att torney passed.
 A petition from William A. Dawson
 asking for permission to lay drain l across Pleasant street w9s read. Re ferred to street committee with power. Resolution introduced to allow Cleoph Case to connect with the sew CT on Valley street on the payment of i S25. Resolution adopted.
 city treasurer to deliver to American Thread company a check for the amount due them on the sidewalk on West Park street in return for a deed from the Thread Company conveying to the city the title of strip of land approximately five feet wide and 2so feet long along Park street. Resolu- ton adopted.
 Resolution No. 144s. authorizing Sunday movies was presented and called forth some discussion. Alder man Webber said that the movie peo-
 pie have six nights a week and he
 thought they ought to give the churches one night in the week free
 of competition The resolution was
 carried.
 City Clerk Scripture read the bills
 for the various departments during
 the past month and they were ordered
 paid.
 City Engineer Robert E. Mitchell
 spoke of the bad corner which the
 new sidewalk being laid by the Amer
 ican Thread company will be made at
 the corner of Ives and Durham street.
 He said that the proposed repairs
 would be very expensive and that he did not believe there was money enough for this and the sidewalks
 which have been petitioned for The mayor was authorized to make an
 3a ayro xyit fha . company in regard to cutting off the corner between Ives and Durham streets. with the approval of the city engineer. Alderman Flynn opposed the resolution until the city was able to finance the move. The motion was carried.
 Resolution was offered giving the purchasing committee power to pur- chase a pulmotor for the police de- partment if they see fit.
 The matter of the swamp on Chap man street was discussed. The city engineer explained the situation in detail and said now that the hot wea- ther had arrived there was need of immediate action. In order to take care of the drainage by means of a pipe about $6500 would be necessary. Or the situation can be met by fill- ing it up to the American Thread company fill. About 5000 cubic yards will be required and this project would cost S400o. He recommended a fill of from two to three feet over the swale and said that material was al- most on the ground and could be se- cured for ten cents a cubic yard. The real solution of the matter is a sewer on Chapman street it is the cess pools. on the side of the hill which cause the trouble. It was decided that the citya engineer get the names of the proposed fill would be made
 It was decided to hold a. meeting of the street committee and the special committee on jitney fares next Mon- to settle the matter Of parking and jitney fares in the city. = The meeting adjourned at $40
 A bad automobile accident occurred on. tie tHarttord road about 150 yards sssI se5 m the raIlEoaa 2. crossing just be- bee truck owned by the Wick Frost Trucking company of Springfield, Mass, license No. 24o2s. driven by F. 1 P. Skerritt. of Springfield, bound for Watch Hill with a carload of ma achin- 1 cry, seemed to be the cause of the accident.
 According to the story told by Sker- 1 ritt. he was coming up the grade at ] the point where tine accident occurred. 1 in second speed. He alleges that the : by William Trewhella of Providence . struck the rear axle of his truck, fore i ing the front of his car around so that 1t struck the Hotchkiss- Paris car own . ed and driven by A. D. Dodge of Sims i oury. Conn.,, which was following the other car. The TrewhelIa car bore he Rhode Island license No. 21523 and he Dodge car Connecticut license No. i 6-S17.
 Trewhelia claims that he was driv- ng towards Hartford at a speed not exceeding nine or ten miles an hour. He says the truck struck him, pushing lis car off the road into the ditch, and ater causing it to swing around all most directly across the road.
 Al three parties agree pretty we'll hat the truck swung partially across he road after the first accident and