Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-07

Thirty-f1ve minutes sufficed for the
January meeting of the common coun-
Gil on Monday evening and little but
routine matters were considered.
There were only two absentees,
Councilmen William H. Bowen and
John T. Gleason, when Mayor J. j.
Desmond called the meeting to order at
S.25 o'clock.
City Clerk ]. A Desmond read the
return of publication of the ordinance
relating to sale of articles exposed to
contagious disease. The ordinance is
now in effect.
Upon recomm endation of the police
commissioners the council voted to
have one bug light placed on Elizabeth
street, one on Whipple avenue, one on
North street and two on Spruce street.
| The finance committee recommended
the payment of $50 to liveryn1an Geo.
| z. Hodge in compromise settlement of
his claim for $50 for board of a wand
ering horse that had been placed in his
| stable when found on the street by the
! police No one had been found who
would admit ownership of the horse,
which it has been stated was of the
"crowbait" variety. The report was
accompanied by a written opinion from
| Corporation Counsel Joseph T. Fan
ming. The council voseS the payment.
I, There was no information on hand
to say what had become Of the horse.
Alderman Milo R. Waters presented
| the report of the audit of the water
| department accounts, which were &C
cepted.
The following petitions were re-
| ceived
Arthur G. Jenkins and six others for
the acceptance Of Hedge avenue ex-
tension as a public highway. 1t is
about 800 feet long and has six houses
on it. Referred to public works COM
mittee
John A. Moran and eight others fol
an electric light at the corner Chestnut
street and Chestnut avenue. Referred
TO police commissioners.
LYMAN Rothman to have a tree a
81 Mechanic street removed. Referred
to tree warden.
Angelic B. Covello for the acceptance
of Cliff street extension as pubIiI
highway. 1t is about 225 feet Ions
and has two houses on it. Referred II
Public Works committee.
Mary ]. Zuckerman and nine othe.
residents of Sturtevant Tyler ant
Watercress avenues for two arc light
instead of bug lights now there. Re
ferred to police commissioners.
The following letter to the mayo
. was read by Clerk Desmond:
Norwich, Conn, Dec. is, 1918.
Hon. J. j. Desmond.
Dear Sir:-I have read with inter
est what is being printed regarding
some suitable memorial for our boy
= now beginning to return from tn
. world war. The suggestion Of plant
ing trees. to my mind, is an eXcellen
one. AS 1 am pretty well acquainte
with the layout of the city have no
been able to locate in my mind plac
t Tor a new park for such planting an
, the old parks are filed. 1t comes t
r my mind whether a good place woul
: be starting from the upper s5nd Of Nc
r Kinley avenue and following the drive
3 way towards the Rockwell wood
$ about a thousand feet, then fo1lowin
The turn LEADING out into CresceT
street near Park church. AS this
private property it VIII be necessar
. ltc secure Ehe cooperation OF the own
| ers. These drives are open to tn
/, public now and considerably used, tn
d drive from the avenue or ore side
now lined with elm trees. On the 9th
1 er side there are no trees except or
l noble Old oak near the farther err
: There is room enough 50 make q wild
t two-path street with a parlilet th~oug
{ the center. Then there could be