Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-11
WILLIMANTIC

The February meeting of the board
of aldermen was held Monday night
ir the common council chamber, May
or Gates presiding. All but one mem
her of the board were present. The
minutes of the last meeting were read
by City Clerk Albert c. Scripture and
accepted. The monthly reports of the
chief of police and street department
were reed and accept ri. The follow
ing matters of business were brought
1, the attention Of the board ana were
disposed Of in the following manner:
Claim co. carnage, against the city
Of Willimantic from Angela Mazzu,a
for injuries sustained Il. a fall on
Main street. Jan. 10, 1879. Claim re-
ferred to committee on claims.
Petition for permission to install
tank and gasolene pump at IS Bridge
street from Wilson and Anthony. Re-
ferred to street committee AMI an
amendment added to give the commit
tee power to act as the petitioners de-
sire to install pump at once.
Resolution was adopted for the pur-
chasing committee to purchase FIVE
four silent, signal policemen.
Resolution was adopted for the
standing committee on streets and fire
department to obtain bids for doing
the trucking and carting by auto
trucks for one year, from April l.
A resolution TO advertise proposals
for re-setting curbing and sidewalks
during fiscal year was adopted.
A resolution was adopted to pur-
chase trap rock in quantities as re-
Quired from time to time during fiscal
year.
was adopted by the standing commit
ter f1Fa ant IN TQp1,
street engine house.
A resolution from standing commit
! tee fire department to purcllaas one
/ first aid kit was adopted.
The street committee on lights re-
| ported on former petition for a light
! at corner of Pleasant and Whiting
| streets as not being necessary: the
report was accepted.
! Bills for the fire department, police
| department, street departments and
! Water department were read and or
dered paid.
Recess was ordered at this point.
On a resolution offered by Alder
man Weber, the city clerk was re-
| quested to obtain photographs of the
former mayors of the city, have them
| suitably enlarged and hung in the
council room. This resolution was
unanimously adopted.
Mayor Gates called for any further
business and Alderman Carlson said
he thought it was time something was
done by the people of Willimantic to
| show their appreciation of what the
! soldiers and sailors from Willimantic
/ had done for their country. Mayor
! Ga es spoke of what some other cit
/ les had done and were doing in the
matter Of giving each soldier ard
f1a4s ..I-- y
/ @: appreciation 10 be given by the
common council under seal of the
| CITY.
! The following resolution was drawn
| up and adopted, THAT the mayor ap-
! point a committee of three aldermen
| To consider and report on some suit
/ a'.lc plan whereby the city Of Wilt
mantle may show the deep apprecia-
/ ton it feels toward its home coming
! soldiers and sailors; that the commit
! tee report back to the common Coun.
/ ell and also to confer with the select
| rren of the town on the natter with n
/ view toward having united co-opera-
| ton of the city and town in the mat
| ter"
! The mayor announced he would ap-
/ point the committee at a later date
As there was no further business to
/ come before the meeting a motion to
adjourn was made and the meeting
/ was brought to a close at $50 p. m.
| One thousand dollars has been
raised to date in the drive for fund
Of $4,000 by the Pensioners of St
J Pauls Episcopal church, for the pur-
! pose of making Improvements in the
! church. Rev. w. =. Borchert rector of
the church, announced ut a recent
meeting of the parish that he would
raise a dollar for every dollar raised
| by the parish toward this fund.
The weekly meeting Of Natchaug
Lodge, No. %, Knights Of Pythias,
was held Monday night at which time
tho first degree was conferred on sew
eral candidates. There was good
J attendance of members of the order
! Miss Florence Coutu has returned
after spending the weekend and
Sunday with relatives in Providence
The number Of ratings for enlist
ment in the L. S. navy have been re-
ceiNed at the local branch of the L
S. Employment Service Young rneT
who wish to serve in the navy can s.
directed TO the Connecticut recruiting
offices from the government employ.
mont bureau. Any man between thu