Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-09
WILLIM MANTIC

] power, as was also petition to trans fer pump from 95a Vain street to | T5 feet east opposite 9oJ Main street. | made by the Ames Motor Cc. A petition from the city auditors, John | M. Bransfield and Joseph M. Berard, | that their salaries be increased 50 per cent. from s100 to s15o was referred ] to the finance committee for investi- I gation and report. Petition from | Welsh and Mccarthy for drain lay l er's license was granted subject to the l approval of the corporation counsel.
 Communication was received from Mrs. Thomas J. Carson of ST6 Pleasant 1 street, asking the city to pay her hos pital and doctor bills contracted as a result of injuries sustained in fall on the footbridge on Nov: in the cur rent year. It was referred to the claims committee for investigation and report. 4 resolution that the appropriation aggregating s12s,90o as approved at | the annual city meeting for the ex- penses of the city for the ensuing year be approved was adopted. Resolu- | tions involving $7000 to defray cur rent expenses were adopted and the mayor authorized to carry the same | into effect The street committee was enpow- cred by resolution to purchase six ad ditional garbage cans and place them at various points on the city streets.
 A motion by Alderman Webber to reconsider the vote of the council in | regard to the application to install sidewalk gasolene pumps was lost. Alderman Jacobs tated that he did think it necessary to reconsider the matter.
 ls Following the reading of bills the meeting adjourned after being in ses- sion sh6rtly over an hour.
 Frank w. Bloomfield, of 34 West Colt street New London, who was ar rested Sunday afternoon for driving an automobile reeklessly down Main street, was before the police court on Monday morning and paid costs amounting to S715. Bloomfield enter ed a plea of guilty to reckless driv- ing He said that the automobile be- longed to James Polakis. of Norwich, and that his business was that of q
 public service car driver. As this v was the first time Bloomfield had been arrested, Judge Frank H. Fess was 1- clned to be lenient with him and the s penalty stated was imposed. Ate. l being arrested Sunday afternoon , Bloomfield was allowed to return to , his home a $50 bond being put up for
 his appearance in the police court 5 Monday.
 . Tho December meeting of the WilIi- , mantic Ministers Union was held on Monday afternoon at the First Con l. gtega tional Church house, where the . members were guests of Rev. Harry s. McCreedy. pastor of the church The ministers gathered at the church hp1ica achArt1xr al nd X served an appetizing luncheon by the : following members of the church l Miss Sadie McCreedy. Mrs Florence E [ ! Tracy. Mrs r. E, Wilcox and Miss | Louisa Sweet. At f3o o'clock the bus II mess meeting was called to order . The address of the afternoon was by
 N. F. Alling, Of Hartford, Con- nocticut secretary of the Inter -churrf
 Movement. who had chosen for hi.
 s'lbiert the aims and results of ths lnrniect. Rev. B1arsnall Dawson, O
 Storrs. olso speke briefly. The min.
 iTters attending the meeting were
 FsT. C, q Foeg; of Hamrtpn; Rev \ G4 w. Christie, South Coventry; Rev
 Fsll 'ar' : F3r5wn.Windham: Rev, Mar
 s'all Lawson. Storrs; Rev. H. C
 Goodseil. And0ver; Rev. Martin Iov
 ering, Sc0tlard; Rev. Waltn~ E. Ian
 nAea'r ChaDlin; Rev. Walter F
 Porchert Rev. C. Harley S;nith. Rev . Harry McCresdv, Rev. ". q. Norris
 end Rev. c. P. Powell. of Willirantie
 Frank R: Custa~d. aesistant Fenera
 secretary of the local |, N. C.. A., wa
 also present at the meeting.
 The death of Miss Mary Gibbon,
 S5, one Of Willirantic's oldest resi-
 dents, occurred Sunday night at he
 home No. 143 Union street. death be ' ing due to infirmities incident to ol
 age. She was a native of Ireland, bu
 for the past half century had lived i This country. She was born in 1884. tf, daughter of John ana Bridget Me Dermott Gibbons She leaves a siete Miss Bridget Gibbons. also of Wilt ! mantle.
 Three hundred attended St. Paul Episcopal church Sunday night an heard the choir sing "The Soul Tr1
 unphant.' The following member
 of the choir took the solo parts: MT
 '. C. Hendricks, Mrs. George Evan