Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-04
Propose To Close Mohegal Park At Night

councilman HagDerg sald that last year | the city appropriated s2o0 towards the t expense of the Armistice day celebration. | He said that he understands that this | year the ex-service men are going to put | on celebration on a much larger scale l and he felt the appropriation ought to be made. The resolution was adopted by the council.
 The public works committee recom- mended theadoption of the several reso- lutions introduced at the regular Septem- Der meeting and on which public hear ings were held Sept. 18th. The resolu- tions adopted fix the layout of Fowler avenue as public highway, ike the grade and width of the sidewalks on the easterly side of Lafayette street (width in original resolution being changed from six to ike feeD and order new sidewalks to be constructed on the east erly side of Lafayette street from Sachem street to Williams street at the expense Of the property owners on that side of the street Completion time in original resolution being changed from Nov. 1st to Nov. 15th):
 A resolution laying out Hedge avenue extension as public highway was intro- duced and action thereon was postponed to an adjourned meeting of the council to be held on Oct. 18th, when there will
 
 Municipal Garage and Sale of Barn.
 Alderman Raymond brought up the matter of the establishment of a munici- pal garage and the sale of the city's property known as the city barn, which was outlined in recent address Of the mayor to the council. He suggested that in order to get the matter started 1t be | referred to the finance committee for in vestigation and report. The council voted to so refer the matter.
 Alderman Raymond then requested that the city printing resolution which | he introduced at the September meeting, and which was at that time tabled on i motion of Alderman Murray, be taken l from the table for discussion and action
 On motion of Alderman Murray the 1 resolution was taken from the table for dlscussen. Councilman Crooks asked that the resolution be read. The reso- lution specified that the city solicit sealed bids from the several printing establishments in the city for the printing of the council journal for the balance of the year and that the con-
 tract be awarded to the lowest bidder.
 Mayor Lerou said speaking as chair
 man of the finance committee that he
 regretted that this matter came up al the September meeting during his ab. sence. He said that if the council vot.
 ed to pass this resolution they would
 repudiate their action at the July meet
 ing of the council when the matter ot
 city printing was referred to the fl.
 nance committee with power. Mayor
 Lerou said that after the councils ac
 tion referring the matter to the fnanc, committee with power that he had gon, to the Norwich Bulletin and made 2 l pf he of
 for the balance of the year.
 Alderman Raymond said the resolu tion as adopted placed the printing un der the direction of the finance com mittee. He said that he understood : from member of the finance commit . tee, that the committee had never me in regard to the printing. He sai
 there are five printers and two binder
 in the city, all equipped forSthe work t The alderman felt that the awarding c . the printing contract to the lowest bid e der is strictly business proposition c and it would save the city several hun : dreds of dollars.
 e The alderman said he realized tha = he is putting his head against a ston = wall, but that he felt the resolution e ought to be passed. In closing his aI e peal to the council as citizens, taxpayer f and members of the council to pass th e resolution.
 s Mayor Lerou in answer said that th t matter was thoroughly discussed at th e time the resolution placing the cit e printing under the finance committed e jurisdiction was adopted. He said h
 thought that every member of the con s mittee knew where the printing wa e going. The mayor said it had bee d mentioned at a previous meeting tha T the printing was let out from month d month but that this is not so as he hs g made contract for the printing fc u the remainder of the year. The mayC g lntimated that Alderman Raymon s might have better applied his time 't giving his attention to some matter g upon which he has voted in the counc IS than in trying to save few hundrt e dollars on the city printing.
 Alderman Murray moved that actic
 on the resolution be indefinitely DOS d poned. The council sustained the a n derman's motion.
 l. Suggest Assistant to Clerk.
 Councilman Crooks suggested, that g view of the large amount of busine y which is coming into the council mee T. tngs each month that the council pr
 vide an assistant clerk to help out Ci sr Clerk Weston C.. Pullen,
 ID Mayor Lerou said he didn't knc c. whether Or not the council has authc t. .ty to appoint an assistant clerk. le Councilman Crooks moved that tF a. matter be referred to the finance col
 mittee for investigation. The motto C. was passed.
 a+ Re-hearing on Prospect Street Grad, rd Mayor Lerou suggested that ina h. much as it has developed that no e. gal notice was served on the proper
 holders on Prospect street in regard 1v the hearing for the establishment of O. grade on that street on petition of in Mary's church corporation that the z sd ton of the council at the Septemh as meeting in regard to this matter
 re-considered. He understood tn ne some of the property holders did I u- fully understand the proposed project s- Councilman Crooks moved that nt council reconsider it's action on Septe of Der 12th in regard to the matter a ad the motion was passed.
 he Councilman Crooks then moved tt
 a hearing on the matter be held at or adjourned meeting on October 18th a .i,i property owners be given tt. gal notice of the hearing This mott on was also passed.
 on Mayor Lerou, Corporation Coun ed Higgins and City Engineer Paln h. were appointed a committee on spril he ling assessments. report to be made Y or before the first Monday in Dece
 1 be>.
 Department bills were approved ar- follows:
 nd Cemetery department. sS74s2I pa les department, s567.15; gas and elect in- department, s30,30921; police depa lie ment, s149S.70; public works depa in- ment S495913 Dermanent street