Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-06
PETITION OVER USE OF TWO STREETS

nually, the first interest to be due Nov. 16, 1919. The issue will be ten bonds of s10,0O0. fifteen of $5.000 and 50 of $1,000.
 The council was not informed in public what the city had been able to sell the bonds for. but Mayor Desmond said after the meeting that it was just a shade over par.
 Frank K. Ford sent in a bill for So7.50 for water from September, 1917, which it was explained was for water from spring for the watering trough and fountain on Main street, East Side. It was referred to the finance committee
 Petitions For Sewers.
 John A. Phillips and others. resi- dents on Laurel Hill avenue. Yerring- ton, Bentley and Watrous avenues pe- tItloned for a sewer extension as far as the property of Harry Holden on Watrous avenue, E.. S. Purvis and oth- CT residents of Whitaker avenue for a sewer there, and Charles Grebe and other residents of Boswell avenue for a sewer in that neighborhood All were referred to the finance committee for consideration for incluson in the estimates for the next city budget. petition from William Trachten- berg and others to have Spring street, put i'll such condition that residents could secure the service ordinarily given by tradesmen to residents of other streets was referred in the same way. The petitioners claimed that the tradesmen would not risk their teams to make deliveries on the street. An invitation from Sedgwick Post, No. 1. G. A. R.. to have the common council participate in the usual way in Memorial day exercises was acl cepted and it was left with Clerk J. A Desmond to make the necessary ar engagements.
 Petition of the Norwich Fairgrounds i association for the appropriation of the customary $500 was referred to the finance committee for considera- tion for the estimates.
 Tie petition of the Blue Ribbon Tire Shop to put in a gasoline pump at 125 West Main street WIS r.eerred to the public works committee
 Annual reports were presented by the park commissioners, Health Off, cer E. J. Brophy and the fire comis- sloners. All were accepted without reading and were ordered printed in the appendix to the journal.
 | Street Commissioner James P. Fox reported expenditures of $4,197.1S for
 the month. his report being accepted The following department reports ! were approved and ordered paid
 where such a procedure is the usua course: Fire department (39) $4,7S0.- 1 42 gas and electric department (24) 1 $16,239.33; police department (10) $3,- l.591.02 street lighting. $1.83S.59; if
 nance department (4O) sS.35459; cem- etery department G5) $610.94; park department GID s59213; water de-
 partment (2O s3,40L27; public works 1 department (3D $5.450.36.
 In closing the meeting of the coun. i cil, Mayor Desmond reminded the
 members that the city year was draw
 ing to close and said he wanted te
 express his appreciation of the cour. l tesy and consideration which tht council members had shown in all the i services that they had rendered. Wha I they had done, he said, had been o
 extraordinary value and they had beer
 inspired by the sole and persistent de.
 sire to discharge their importan
 trusts as public servants. The city i! 1 to be congratulated on having me1 willing to serve it in this way and sC ! unquestionably qualified to serve. Th' i past year had been one of special ob stacles and difficulties because of tn, 1 abnormal conditions of the times, bu in the peace that has come througl victory we can be conscious that ou own city has done it's part. In closin, he said that he trusted there Woult be the same efficiency and devotion t i service in the corning year.