Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-04

need of larger appropriation for the maintenance of the department.
 The department appropriation was cut down by the financee conmittee one years ago to such an extent that the department has not been able to keep the equipment up to it's former standard. A report of all fires, etc. Is made an- nually in July by the chief of the fire department.
 We earnestly recommend the purchase of additional motor apparatus to replace the horse drawn apparatus as the bal anee of the horses in service owned by the fire department are too old for fire i service.
 1 Your committee desire to express to 1 the officers and men of the department their appreciation of the service render ed to the public the past year, especial ly in the severe winter months,
 The report was signed by Alderman George, chairman; Councilman Fowler and Councilman Crooks.
 The council accepted the report and ordered it printed in the Journal. The report of the city treasurer, Ste- phen H. Reeves, was presented and ac- cepted. This is the monthly report for April.
 City Health Officers Report Acting Clerk Crowen then read the an- | Audi TepOTl OI lHe Clty nedltn OiIlCeT, 10- ward J. Brophy. M D., and it was ac cepted and ordered printed in the Journal appendix.
 } Mayor Desmond presented recommen- dations of the city tax collector for the l abatement of uncollectible taxes on the , list of 1916, amounting to s195.3S and l for abatement of street sprinkling assess. , ments totaling s326.05. These recom- mended abatements will be acted upon by the coming city meeting.
 The report of Auditor Martin E. Jen. , sen on the water department accounts 1 for the quarter ending March 31, 1920 g was presented, accepted and ordered I printed in the Journal
 g Mayor Desmond announced the reap = pointment of Joseph T. Tanning and liar e ry M. Land to the board of park commis t soners, their terms having expired.
 A petition from Annie J. Goldfarb an, A. Jacobson asking that the privat sewer on West Main street. used by tn = 1 houses at 174 and 1S0 West Main street U owned by the petitions, be made a publi $ sewer, was referred to the public work committee.
 e Invited to Suffrage Meeting. . The mayor stated that he had been re e quested to extend to the members of tn council an invitation to attend the sui e frage meeting in the town hall th o (Tuesday) evening. The invitation wa q accepted.
 Want Sidewalks Looked Over. 'f Councilman Martin Rozycki presente le the following resolution. which was T, ferred to the public works committee: t. Resolved, That the condition of Il k sidewalks of the principal streets ar le principal side streets be investigated ar
 thoroughly examined. with the purpose - n Q inc l1fo s' roots, etc, and the placing of new sid to walks where the travel requires 1t, al
 with the further purpose of reducing u
 number of claims brought against fl S2 city for injuries received due to defecti
 walks 1; and that special examination
 made of the sidewalks of the followi
 named streets. viz. North Main, Centr
 avenue and Prospect, and further l
 solved. that the committee on pub
 works be empowered to carry out t
 purposes of this resolution.
 Hearing on New Sidewalks.
 The hearing on the construction of n
 sidewalks on West Thames street
 tween High street and the city line V
 then declared open by the mayor. T
 only person to be heard was Charles
 James, attorney, representing Paul Pc
 quin, one of the property owners affec
 by the order. MT: James said that
 Peloquin owns land on the easterly s
 of Thames street at the southeriy s
 of Shipping street, and that before
 sidewalks are built there retaining N
 should be erected. In behalf Of his eli
 he asked the city to erect a proper VI
 to maintain that part of the highv
 before the sidewalks were ordered bui .s3 As Mir. James was the only person - eiring to be heard, the hearing was .76 lclared closed and the acting clerk r