Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-06

Committee meetings and confer ences delayed the opening of the com mon councils May meeting Monday night at the city hall until 9 o'clock
 but when they finally got to work they completed what they had to do in 35 minutes, and then adjourned to the evening of May 19. which is the time appointed for a hearing on a petition for grade between 3S and Az Hedge avenue, asked for by Joseph A. Hig2 gins.
 One thing out of the ordinary came up in the petition of Edwin ". Hig- gins and others to have the street de- pertinent stop using part of Chestnut street and Bath street in the way that it has been doing for several months with pile of crushed stone alongside the sidewalk of the United Congre- gational church and various pieces of street department machinery standing around the two streets.
 The petition was referred to the public works committee. It was word ed as follows:
 The undersigned. citizens of the city Of Norwich, respectfully represent that , the use made of a portion of Bath and
 ment of the city is not only inappro- priate but annoying and at times of fensive. The mixing of concrete. the large pile of stone. the parking of ' garbage wagons. the storage of road machinery in close proximity to one of the most important centers and squares of the city is not in the ab- sence of an emergency such use of
 the public highways as should be tol- erated. We respectfully petition the council to devise some means where
 I>xy la,A Nf oi+ ha
 used for such purposes and this pub
 lie nuisance may be abated.
 The following signatures were at tached to the petition: Edwin w. Higgins, W. F.. Lester. A. L. Peale,
 William A. Aiken. William H. Baker,
 J. l.. Angel L. F. LaPierre, F. E. Spi-
 cer, ". T. Rogers. Frank A. Bill H.
 D. Gager, John Johnson. James Blair,
 frank Carpenter. A. R. Lightbown,
 John J. Shea. Guy B. Dolbeare, Coste1-
 10 Lippitt, J. Oliver Armstrong, w. K.
 Tingley, M. D.. Charles W. Gale, Allyn
 l.. Brown, T. c. Murphy, Charles A. Hagberg.
 When Mayor J. J. Desmond called
 the meeting to order with all members
 except Councilman Frank G. Rice
 present, the first matter presented was the report of Alderman M. c. Higgins for the public works committee which
 was adverse to reducing the rent to the Max Gordon & Son corporation
 and others occupying city property on 1 Central wharf. The petitioners were given leave to withdraw.
 On the petition of the Public Wash
 stand garage at "A Thames street for i permission to install a gasoline pump l the committee reported lack of juris diction as the tank is to be located on
 private property.
 On the petition of John Wishnewski
 for acceptance of Baltic street exten-
 -ion as public street adverse report
 was made and the petitioners were
 given leave to withdraw.
 The public works committee report
 ed favorably a petition of Joseph A
 Higgins for a grade from B to 4
 Hedge avenue. and a date for a hear
 ing was set for May 18th at p. m. ir
 the council chamber.
 1 The finance committee reported that an issue of $225.o00 bonds to cover the costs of enlargements at the gas and 1 electrical plant can be negotiated al i the present time with Wuntze Bros. o1 New York and recommended that the issue be authorized, which the counci voted They will run for term o-
 two years to May 16, 1921, with in terest at , per cent. payable semi-an,