Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-07
TWO REGULAR POLICEMEN APPOINTED

Thomas Murphy and John Donovan were appointed regular officers of the police department Monday night by the court of common council, the appoint ments being made to fill vacancies caused by the death of Roger Cowles and the resignation of Ralph Divito. Mir. Diyito, whose resignation was accepted by the council Monday night, was, at his own request, appointed member of the snpernumerary force.
 The Hedge avenue sidewalk hearing resulted in considerable protest ea the part of several property owners affected by the sidewalk order The several who protested claimed that the forcei con structipn of the new walks would york a hardship on them in view of the pres ent high prices. They recommsn,led that action on the sidewalk order bs postponed until the expected drop in cost of construction work puts in an sp- pearance The council after taking d ten-minute recess to deliberate oa the matter passed the sidewalk resolution as it was presented at the last meeting of the council, changing the time limit however to read July 18th, 1921, in stead of May 15, 1921, thus giving the property owners affected two additional months in which to complete the new walks. t,
 The meeting was called to order at SIS o'clock by His Honor, Mayor Her bert M Lerou, and the minutes of the November meeting took the usual course
 The sheriffs return on the proposed | layout of Cove street as public high way was read by the clerk afte. which the hearing was declared opened. There was no one to be heard on the matter and the hearing was closed. The Cove a1
 Hedge Avenue Hearing.
 The Hedge avenue sidewalk hearing was then declared opened by Mayor Lc
 rou. Strong opposition to the new side
 walks was voiced by several YoneI
 property holders affected by the order | They claimed that the construction 0 | the sidewalks at present high price would work unnecessary hardship oI l them Several men were also heard pl
 the matter, voicing their opposition i Mayor Lerou took occasion to remin, | those present at the meeting that tn
 council was not working on it's own ini
 tiative in regard to the sidewalks bu
 that what action had been taken was j:
 compliance with a petition prestnte
 the council asking for the new sidewalk:
 After the hearing had been closed tn
 council took a ten minute recess. Whe the. council reconvened the sidewalk res f olution came up for action. Councill;a Edward Crooks offered an an1endner . changing the time limit from May 15t to July 18th next. The amendment va l adopted as was then the original rest r lution. The resolution as Amended 10 lows:
 Resolved. That the following, propri' , tors of land on the westerly side C I Hedge avenue each be and they heret r lare ordered at their own expense I build in front of their respective pren e ises sidewalks of cement, concrete y tar and asphalt, with curbs of cemen : concrete or granite, to the satisfactic : of~ the street commissioner of the eli C of Norwich, and have said work cor n pleted on or before the 18th day of Jul s 1921, viz: Estate of Lucy White Me e ritt; Central Baptist church Mrs. Mi ] nie Campbell; Margaret J. Prestol
 Martha Burgess; Frank E. Fitch; Emn
 Shanley; George A Lynch.
 n Resolved, That provided that said sid # walks and curbs on Hedge avenue a r not constructed as directed in the for h going resolution by July 15, 1921, Il h street commissioner is hereby direct . to build and construct said sidewal 2 and curbs in accordance with the inte Q of the foregoing resolution, the just e
 penses of the work so done by the stre IF commissioner to be paid by the respe if tive owners above named neglectins sa , order.