Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-09
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4 A4V \ k~ n ! of the city water works from Nov 24 ! 1919 to Nov 4 1920 was read and ac- l cepted, as followsE Receipts, s34,7O7. .s6. Expenditures S2S,s39.28. Balance on hand, Nov. 1920. $s,077.6S. | A petition for the installation of a light
 on Prospect street near the residence of ! John Fitzgerald, signed by Mary c. Hill and fifty-one others. was referred to the l committee on lights, with power. A pe- | tition for the installation of four lights
 on Mansfield avenue from Summit exten-
 sion to the residence of George Noble, a | distance of some 250 yards, signed by | William E. Jackson and thirty-five oth- CTS. was referred to the light committee with power. A petition from the South | ern New England Telephone Company | for permission to evacuate on Main street to build manhele for an under | ground conduit, about 40 feet south of | Wilson street, also to install lateral | pipe for this manhole to point at the i crosswalk of Wilson street, was referred | to the street committee and corporation | counsel with power.
 | Mir Scripture then read the budget for the coming year which called for $140,- ] 200. which was adopted as read. Salary | assignments for city officials and em- ployes were read and approved. Two resolutions were read and both were assigned to the ordinance commit tee for proper drawing up. These were ! as follows: Any person or persons not
 members of the fire department of this city who shall ride upon any piece of apparatus upon call for fire shall be fined not less than g nor more than S5. | The second Any person or persons who shall take any piece of apparatus from | the fire stations without permission from | the chief or the acting chief shall be | fined not less than s nor more than s25, and any person or persons taking any clothing from the fire stations without permission of the chief or acting chief l shall be fined not less than 8 nor more | than s.
 It was voted to pay the claim of Ka-
 therine Foley against the city, the
 amount to be given for settlement being fixed at $500. m | resolution was adopted authorizing
 the mayor or the treasurer to pay to the
 state of Connecticut the sum of $6 0e0 | or as much as they deem due at any
 time. This money goes to the state high
 way department and they now take oyer 1 the responsibility for the repair and up l keep of the road from Columbia Corner l to the Mansfield line.
 Following the regular reading of bills | by the clerk the meeting adjourned at
 S52
 1 There were 3S arrests during the month of October as shown in the report of Chief of Police Daniel J. Killeurey. These arrests were as follows: Drunk l enness 6, assault 3, breach of peace 1. non-support g. drunk and resisting offi- cer 1, violation of auto law Is, manifest | 4. S-A~ 1.ff 1f wiz vagrancy l, taking horse And wagon without permission of owner l, assault with intent to kill 1, suspicious persons | i, violation of liquor law ?, theft of au- i tonobile l.
 These were disposed of as follows: committed to jail l, committed to indust- l rial school for girls ?, released by chief ? nolled 1, paid fines and costs IS, turn
 ed over to other officers 3. continued 5,
 costs paid, fine remitted 3, appealed to superior court l. nolled by payment of ! costs g.
 Four tramps were lodged. Electric | lights were out 462 hours. Stolen prop erty to value of $500 was recovered. Complaints numbered gel.
 Miss Grace E. Randall iS now in New York for stay of several weeks Better Speech Week began Monday at ] Windham High school with an address i by the Rev Harry S. McCready, pastor
 of the local First Congregational church. | Tage are now being carried by the stu 1 dents at the school and when a mistake | in grammar is overheard the offender ! must wear a tag. Students went into | the various rooms of the building Mon- 1 day, and delivered short addresses on | Better Speech. The freshmen have made | posters and placed them in conspicuous
 places in the building to remind possi- bie offenders to watch their grammar It
 is hoped that the week will tend to pro- | duce better speakers of the English lan- guage, which we know is badly abused by most of us
 Mrs. Flora Gaser Taber, s1, wife of
 John c. Taber, died late Saturday from
 cerebral emboiism. She was born in Scotland Oct. l. 1859, the daughter of
 John F. and Lucy Ann Bromley Gager.
 Surviving her besides her husband are
 two daughters, the Misses Esther B. and
 Susan l. Taber of this city two neph-
 ews, Edward G. Chesbro of Atlanta, Ga.
 and Chauncey Gager of Scotland.
 The Monday morning session of the po- lice court was lengthy one, as twen-
 ty-two cases were heard by~Judge Frank H. Foss. Twenty of these cases were
 for violation O. the state law in regard to
 automobile lenses. These motorists were
 arrested by Officers Gorgas and Carroll
 motor vehicle inspectors on three diff
 ferent trips to this city. Six were ar- rested Sunday while the officers were op-
 erating here. Thirteen cases had been held over from October 23rd and one
 from October 11th. In seven of the cas-
 es fines were remitted. it being evident
 that an attempt had been made to com