Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-11

a petition for permission to install a
gasoline pump by Frank T. Arnes was
referred to the street committee with
power to act A petition from D. J.
Willis and nine others for the IN
proving and laying out of Holbrook
avenue as public highway on West
terrace was referred to the street
committee for investigation and fur
ther report on same.
A petition from the permanent
members of Engine Co. No. / for in
crease of salaries was then read by
the citv clerk. 1t was referred to the
fire committee for investigation and
further report
requisition for supplies from the
sewer department was referred to the
purchasing committee with power to
act. A resolution was offered that the
city borrow the sum Of $500 from
time to time as tecame necessary 20
6efray current expenses and it was
moved and adopted A resolution was
then offered by the standing commit
tee on sewers to call a meeting for
April 4, 1919, to assess property own
ers on Lebanon avenue and John
street who had been benefited by the
sewerage system established there. 1t
was moved and adopted. A resolution
offered by W. A King for the pur-
chasing committee to install one set
o. scales for the purpose of weighing
ice at the pumping station was moved
and adopted. The committee on
streets rendered its report on the mat
ter of investigating the purchase of
street and fire departments, which is
now being done by teams as follows:
| To the Common Council of the City
of WillimaDtic:
The committee on streets to whom
| was referred the matter of inVestigat-
| ing the purchase of trucks to perform
the work in the street and fire depart
ments, which is now being done BIZ
teams. report as follows:
Your committee thoroughly. as it
| believes, examined into the above
matter, so far as relates to cost. eff
cheney and the probable benefit to the
| chase and use of trucks in place OF
teams. Two trucks Zone of two ton
capacity and one and half ton ca
nacity) equipped with suitable bodies
will cost about $500. What may be
termed the fixed charges on these
| trucks. including interest, deprecia-
| ton, licenses and insurance, would
approximate $17oo-s1S00 a year.
| The cost Of operation, including gas
cline, oil. and drivers must be added
| to these fixed charges. The estimate
That each driver would cost is SIT pei
week. while employed, probably for q
| period of thirty-two weeks in the case
OF ono truck and fifty weeks i'll the
! case of the other. The cost of oil and
gasoline will of course be variable
! We find that for the year from Dec
J l. 1911. to Nov. 20, 1915. inclusive, the
city paid for teaming in street work
/ $4,S69.51. We understand that team
hire for the fire department woulc
probably bring this amount up to a
least $4,000 and probably more
While We are not able to itemize al
| the costs attendant on the substitu-
ton Of trucks for teams, in the street
work we are satisfied that the city
would make a net saving &c not less
than $1,000 a year if the trucks wer,
|, purchased. In addition to this Saving
we feel certain, from our iuVastiga-
ton that much more work could BIZ
done on the street by means of these
| trucks than ever has been done witi
| teams. We believe that the purchase
| Of the trucks, and their operation by
! the city will go a very great way to-
wards the solution of the question a;
to the best, the most efficient, the mos
| economical way of handling oul
sreets-that we will get e1uch better
streets at considerably reduced ex-
| Lense.
! We therefore recommend the pur.
| case Of two trucks. one Of one ans
onehalf ton capacity and the otheI
OF a two ton capacity, and trust tina
the matter will be brought before ;
city meeting where all the facts ma!
he carefully considered.
Dated at Willimantic, Conn. thi
/ 10th day of March 1919.
j W. n. BROWN,
/ i. W. JACOBS,
p. j. LARAMIE.
Joint Standing Committee on Streets
In connection with said report, on f;
motion by Alderman Bowen, the may
or was requested to call a specia
meeting to see what action the cit,
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