Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-24

Tn spite Of shortage of S15,766.11 in | the receipts of the city as estimateI ny | the finance committee of the outgoing democratic administration at .he begin ] ming of the year the esiuates as sub | mitted to and accepted by the present | court of common council at it's adjourned | meeting in the cor>cil chalnber Monday evening keep tSe city tax rate at 1s 5-f E1ills, the same rate as that voted last year.
 The present finance committee in -naB- ing up the estimates found that the es- inmates made by the form 1T committee for the fiscal year beginning May 5, 1920, and ending May ,, 19 }f, show cash on hand of S1S.740.32. This, however, in- cludes S15,766.11 on deposit to the credit of the gas and electsi1 department, and not subject to the general expenses of the city; thus leavinT ar actual cash balance on hand May 15, 1921 Of s. 947.21, and a shortage fa the es.iI.ated receipts of S15,766.11 at Ire beginning of the year.
 Extras in Expenditures.
 Six "extras" in this years estimates include a $6,o00 apDroo -iation for tiie paving of Sachem street from Yantic street to Lafayett street. e S2S.00O ap- propriation to provide ar auto p1npcr and a motor aerial trucl- fc1 the ire department, $5)0 appropriation for tho playgrounds, and appropriations totalling $22.45O for the constructor of sewers on Bentley and Watrous avenues, II elk ory street and Baltic street and Wood mansee avenue from Spr'ng Garden av- enue
 The council was called to orIer at Ss1 o'clock " cording to the usual custom ;ha reading of the minutes e the prey'5Is meeting was omitted.
 The council accepted an invitation from the Greeneville Fourth of July com mittee through o. W Carp4n.ar, to re- view the annual parade n Greencviils and to take part in inc Fourth of .uly celebration in .free Iev'i'e
 The gas and electric commissioners in communication to the cf.Iacil reported on the petition of r. c Atchisoa for the removal of poles on Beech drive, stating that these poles belong to tke Telephone company. The commissioners stated in their report that the ret:u on er was unwilling to alloy the trees to he trimmed. The council acce3ted inc rt- port.
 Action on Petitions.
 Petitions were recs.va1 and disposed of as follows:
 Watkinson Tire Co, 375 Main street and Benjamin Yoset ewsky, so Thames street. for permission to install gaso- line tanks and pumps. Referred to pub lie works committee with power
 G. Dick and others f,r removal of a tree in front of No. 30 Winchester street. Referred to public works comrl;ytee and tree warden.
 L. R. Gordon for removal # t-ce branches in front If No 9 Eleventh street Referred 10 public wurl.s com mittee and tree w1r'aa.
 . Connecticut Con7a " thrcush SamueI Anderson, manager, in ~ega~i to ;he pro- posed relocation of the.r poles on Laurel Hill. Referred to the public works com mittee.
 Paul Winkel and ] sc0-a nf ctners for construction of sewer in North street North Baltic street. Brook street and Hickory street west of Boswell avenue Amos B. Wheeler and others for a sev- CT on Bentley aveHne; John Wcodnlan- | see for a sewer on Foodnlansac avenue 1 All were accepted anI :1,Iuied a the "extras"
 w IT. Murphy and others asking that 1 s6.0oO be included in the estimates tc provide for the resumption of paving of i Sachem street from Yantic street to 1 Lafayette street. Also accepted ant 1 placed in the list of "extras''. 1 Andrew FcLaughlin for an electric arc ] light at Central avenue a the intersection with 12th street Referred to he DO 1 lice commissioners.
 | White Way Estimate.
 Roy D. Judd and others asking that a sum not exceeding S12,000 be placed 1T l estimates to provide for the construction of White Way" of approximately i fifty lights extending from a point neal
 Buckingham Memorial through Mair street to Washington square and alons Broadway from Main street to Unior square. The council accepted the petition | (The $t2.O0O appropriation asked for ha. 1 been included in the estimates of the ga! | and electrical department)
 City Water For State Hospital.
 The next matter to come before th, l council was that of providing the Nor
 wich State Hospital with city water.
 This matter came before the counci
 some time ago when the state hospita
 authorities submitted a request to tn i council asking that arran genents be | made if possible, to supply the insti | tuition with city water. At that time
 special committee of the council was ap | pointed to consider the matter. Tn
 committee made it's report last night an l submitted to the council for it's actioi ! the terms of a contract to be signed b. 1 the president of the water board, tn | staate and hospital authorities. The re
 port of the committee was accepted am
 a resolution adopted refers the contrac
 to the water board for signatures. The thirteen terms of the contract ar
 as follows:
 That the state shall complete the in stailation within period of twel'
 months from the signing of this instru
 ment in a good workman like manner Q
 a ten or twelve inch water main of an
 proved construction and standard weigf
 and quality from a point connecting wit the present twelve inch water main own
 ed by the city in Shetucket street t
 such a point at or near said hospital a may be mutually determined by tn l, parties hereto and all within and al0a
 Laurel Hill avenue to the city line ar from thence southerly along the highwa : through the towns of Norwich and Pre-: : ton which ten or twelve inch main an all it's appurtenances shall be the al , l solute property of the city forever 7 2-The state hereby assumes an agrees to pay all charges. costs an expense of every kind for such installs
 tion and connection and agrees to sav ? the city harmless from every and all l . ability of every kind in connection there 1 with including all labor, cost of pipe valves. fixtures and meters as well .
 the entire cost of treaeainr. eycavatin re6lling and restoring ti a hiaiway D z
 good condition as it was before and a
 and any liabilities under the WorkmeH
 Compensation act of said state and 1T