Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-15

the matter.
 Albert T. Boardman, in raising point | of order on the mayors stand. said the motion had been made and seconded.
 Mayor Lerou said Mr. Dehaney's mo- | tton was not in proper form. then made and seconded and prevailed by an aye and nay vote. The White Way project was therefore killed.
 Meyer BlunenthzI then offered a mo- uon to reconsider as he said he believ- ed the majority of the people were not clear on which way they were voting.
 Did you vote with the majority asked the mayor.
 T voted against It," said Mfr. Biumen- thai. Gaughter-)
 The mayor ruled MT. Blumenthars motion to reconsider out of order.
 Extras Taken Up. . { The remaining iten,s on the list wers voted and the extras were then taken us. rsT --a1H \ Dr. John S.. Blaoazanar offered reso- h1tion authorizing the court of common council to appropriate 5000 to oom- plete the improvement of Sachem street from Yantic street to Lafayette street city line, and moved Its adoption. Timothy c. Murphy spoke strongly in favor of the resolution. He briefly ez- ptained the condition in which saehem street is today and spoke of various ap- propfiations which had been made up to 1912 for the work and which had been turned back into the treasury for one reason and another. Mir Murphy said
 the Falls Cmopany had donated a strip
 of land along the street eight feet wide and 800 feet long to widen the street on condition that the city improve the 1 street through to the end. This has not been done and MT. Murphy expressed the opinion that the city is obligated to
 the Falls Company to the extent of push l ing the street improvement through ts | the end
 1 Charles D. Moves endorsed Mr. Muf- phy in his stand on the improvement
 MT. Moves said he has watched the
 snail-like progress nfad6 on Sachen street through three city administra-
 tions and said he felt the appropriation ought to be granted
 | The question was then put and the ap-
 propriation granted
 Against Fire Department Apvfovriatiez
 Councilman Edward Crooks presented
 a resolution authorizing the court od common council to appropriate Sas,ooo | for the purchase of a new auto bumper
 and motor aerial truck for the fire de. partment He moved the adoption oi
 the resolution.
 c. V. Pendleton, former member al the board of fire commissioners. epoke aI
 some length in favor of the passage of the resolution. He said he realizes tha,
 the city needs more apparatus. No town m Connecticut, the size of Norwich. haI as little apparatus as Norwich,
 MT. Pendleton said Norwich has bu1 lone piece of up-to-date apparatus. AT
 auto bumper. The department has ar
 old aerial truck drawn by three olt
 horses, and the truck can't get to fire. on time. This piece of apparatus is ou
 Of date. 1t was purchased some 15 o,
 IS years ago.
 MT. Pendleton said it costs the fire de
 partment s1.1oo a year to maintain tn,
 three horses, which have been in servic.
 about Is years, and that it cost less thai
 $1,10e to maintain the five pieces of mo
 tor apparatus last year. We have har, working firemen, but they can't work un less they have the apparatus; MT. Pen
 dieton said.
 Edward Kirby in replying to MT. Pen
 dleton spoke in opposition to the resolu
 tion. He said the aerial truck was onl
 required at large buildings and that
 was but frequently used. MT. Kirby sai , $zS,ooo was too much., He referred t the fact that the town has an auto pump CT at Yantic which could be called ii : when necessary. MT. Kirby moved tha the matter be indefinitely postponed.
 Councilman Crooks started to remar on MT. Kirby's motion but Mayor Lero
 ruled that motion to indefinitely post
 pone is not debatable
 , MT. Pendleton said he believed a mo , tion to indefinitely postpone is debatabl, | CfV fn I,t ,te motion to indefinitely postpone is not de
 batable and the motion went to vote. ] was lost in an aye and nay vote
 Councilman Crooks then presented 3 resolution authorizing the court of com , mon council to appropriate $12,5oo fo ' an additional auto bumper. Mir. Kirb t moved that the resolution be indehnitel , postponed, and it was 50 voted. For Fairgrounds. Arthur L. Peale presented a resclutio authorizing the court of common counc to appropriate $500 for the playground , andA moved it's adoption. pr. James Donohue said he hoped that if the mone l was voted some of it would be used clean up the Lake street playground. 1 MT. Peale replied that the $500 merel
 pays for a little supervision at the play i, grounds.
 | Dr. Donohue said he believed 1t is u z to the people who put the poles on Lak e street playground to take them off. q The appropriation was then voted. ! The meeting then voted tax of IS g. . mills.
 |, Resolutions Adopted. T The following resolutions introduce E by Corporation, Counsel Edwin W. His . gins were then adopted:
 Il That sanction is hereby given to tt a borrowing from time to time in anticips 6 tion Of the city tax of such sum or sun e as may be necessary not exceeding in th t aggregate $2o0, 900 to make improv,
 ments and discharge the obligations al n thorized by this meeting for which al y pFopriations have been authorized an f the notes or certificates of indebtedne.
 of the city may be given and ara hereh
 authorized for such sum.
 That the court of common council | and it is hereby authorized to- appropr f ate such sum or sums as shall be nece, - sary not exceeding in the aggrega a s4e,o ,o60 for Gne purpose of reconstructio s extension and enlargement of the city t Norwich gas and electric plant by u n installation, laying or relayinE of gs r mains within the city such aggregai |. sum to be provided according to the pr,
 visions of the general statutes of tn A state.
 That the court of common council s authorized to expend any balances y specific appropriations heretofore mac e at this meeting and not needed for u l. purposes and expenses of said city. '- That the borrowing of $50.000 by u q city of Norwich be authorized, sanction s ed and confirmed upon notes of the cii Q signed by the mayor and countersigns
 by the tre7sufer upon which $6,eoe F the principal sum shall be paid each ye; e and the proceeds thereof to be appli, lAlr in s.f Ae.A