Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-06

plaints had been made frequently to- the water board, she stated, but no relief came. It was plainly written in red ink in the communication, that if the council failed to apply a rene. dy, legal action would be taken ana | an attempt made to abate the nuisance. The council voted to refer the matter to the board of water com missi6ners.
 A numerousiy signed petition ask ing the council to favor daylight saw
 ing was received and ordered on file.
 It was stated the board of trade was
 to discuss the subject and that there
 would probably be legislative action during the week, and therefore 1t woulds be just as well for the coun- cil not to take any action.
 Councilman Campbell stated that the term of Tristan D. Babcock, as a member of the water board had ex- pired, and his motion for the reap l pointment of MT. Babcock prevailed. i Councilman Moore nominated Lewis | Stanton as a member of the board, to | fill the unexpired term of Louis w.. Arnold deceased. MT. Campbell sug- gested that the matter be talked over with Superintendent Mckenzie as he
 believed the appointee should be l agreeable to the superintendent. Councilman Harper said there was no reason for such a conference as he 1 knew MT. Stanton and Mrs. Mckenzie would get along all right. Council man Thorp did not favor the confer ence and believed it might be good policy for the town to have an or horse on the water board. Council man Harper said he did not believe MT. Mckenzie would suggest a man for the place, even were he asked
 MT. Stanton was then elected mem Der of the board.
 The next move was to reduce the pay of the members of the board ot
 water commissioners, three in num-
 Der, Tristan D. Babcock, Albert N T Crandall and Lewis Stanton. Coun- cilman Campbell moved that the sal
 ary of each member be $100 a year The salary as fixed by ordinance i: $500 for the president of the board and S250 for each of the other twt , members. The motion prevailed, ant
 1t was voted to so amend the ordin
 ance, to be in effect August 15. 1920.
 Bills for damage done by dogs were received and approved by ap
 praisers amounting to $74.45, as fol !; lows: c. L. Howard for killing o : geese, and appraisal, $15.15; Rev t George D. Stanley, for killing thre
 Belgian hares, S21.80; Albert F. Clark for killink fowls, SIP; Alfred Matare l SC, for killing fowl, s25.60. Tn
 bills were ordered paid, exceptin S that of Rev. Stanley. The statut l provides for payment of damage . done by dogs to sheep, lamb, cattl, v horses. hogs and fowl, but the la7 : does not provide for damage done t
 hares.
 f William J. Nichols and Albert r : Langworthy were reappointed az V praisers for damage done by dogs. n Russell L. Slocum was reappoint f ed dog warden for the ensuing yea s Andrew J. Martin was granted ]. tavern license for the Martin house. | A petition was received from tE r White Rock baseball club of u S Rhode Island state league, for dicen. z to play baseball on the ground { = White Rock Sundays, from May 2 Il September 12. It was voted to ga1 0 the petition public hearing April 23 T 7:30 in the evening.
 : Police Chief Thomas E. Brown r, IT ported ten arrests in March; Breal ' ing and entering freight cars, [; the 5. 2; indecent eposure l.
 Resolutions of coincidence on u
 death of Councilman Charles G. Ora y were reported by the committee, Tow tt Solicitor Agard and Councilma it Thorp, and unanimously adopted. d was voted to have the resolutions r y, corded and copy sent to Mrs. Graf n Town Solicitor Asard stated to u l. council that error was made when u m mill building of the George c. Moo les company. erected in 1916, was col ol nected with the building not yet cor U pleted, in the exemption from taxati, - for period of ten years, He stat lly that the exemption should apply on ' to the building and the machine a therein. that was begun June A, 19. af and tht exemption should be from tn e- date. Vote to that effect prevailed.
 Councilman Moore said he want IS to make it clear that there was l- selfish action in this matter and tn m aL no time has the George C. Moo D. company been exempt from taxati te for a period of ten years. The col a pany had been exempted seven and r. half years and will be taxed this ye ed He did not ask for exemption for t ce building constructed in 1916 and wol
 not accept exemption for the buildi n- now in course of construction un ng 1t was the general rule and he quot by instances, notably the Ninigret col pc pany. Councilman Moore declared H. asked for nothing that was not giy