Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-09

said MT. Murray. If the water board is not capable ef electing their president acting its business. This is all personal because Mir. Blaekledge comes from Greenexille. he cannot be president of the board. If he eames from i the West Side why it's all right.
 Mayor .Lereu took exception to this f and requested Alderman Murray not to | indulge in personalities or localities.
 Councilman Hagberg said that he did not intend to speak on the matter but he believed that the water board had shown that they couldn't do business and didn't knew how and had got into fine mess over the wood cutting.
 Councilman Crooks took exception to this and said that while MT. Blackledge was a member of the board when the wood cutting contract had been made he was not guilty of any wrong doing and thst if he was why hadn't the coun- eil take npreeeedings against him
 Mayer Lerou said that Mir, Blaekledge had been a mefnber of that board that had ordered the wood cutting and he thought that he was not the man for the position of president of the water board
 Vote Is Taken.
 The question was then put te vote. Voting for the ratification of Mir. Black ledge as president of the board were Aldermen Murray and Grover Council men Re5ycki. Crooks and Greene. op= posing it were Aldermen Peale and Raymond, Councilmen Sisk. Hagberg, Nerthington, Blackmar, Smith and Nay | or Lerou.
 Councilman Crooks then moved that the matter be referred back to the board of water commissioners.
 Corporation Counsel Higgins started to ask question regarding the method of procedure and Alderman Murray eb- jected to MT. Higgins being allowed to speak without permission of the council Mayor Lereu said that the corporation counsel always had his pernlission to speak at any time.
 Hypothetical Question l Councilman Crooks not satisfied with the outcome of the vote rose to ask a hypothetical question about what Mir Bartlett's status would be If he had not been reelected to the board and as he had been appointed to fill out Mir. Com stocks unexpired term. And then indulg- ed in some more talk about the feeling he thought existed against GreeReville.
 Mayor Lerou interrupted, reminding the councilman that the reference ta local prejudice was to be left out of the discussion.
 MT HigginB then answered Councilman Crooks saying that his suppesitien could not exist. Councilman Crooks then hurled de- . fy at the council saying that Never will the board recognize Mir. Bartlett as l its president"
 Mayor Lerou took up the challenge and l replied that the council would still have something to say about the matter. l Cemetery Building Starts DiseussieA This last remark of Mayor Lerou'.
 settled the water board question auC 2 there was q lull in the battle for a min ] ute until resolution authorizing ta,,
 public wetks committee to lease build ing for the offices of the superintendent 2 of the cemeteries at $12 per month an,
 also to install a card index system fo
 the recording of burials. e Alderman Raymond rose to a point . $ order and suggested that the two thing t be taken up separately. His suggestio
 was approved.
 n Again he took up the matter and sai : that the action was too hasty and ths
 the couI.e1 in adopting the resolution o r the leasing of another building woul l. be acting without due consideration an d enlys upon the word of no one but th ir presiding officer. (Nayor Lerou) h Mayor Lerou said that he thought ta:
 
 F. the present building had been raised fro n $100 2 year to s3e9. He said that z $ ex-effioio member of every committee ! in had Fight to investigate the matter an
 that he intended to exercise his rights r. Alderman Grover came forward wi c. the plea that the majority should rul
 and that action should be postponed un r. the matter had been investigated by nao at than one person.
 . Aldarraan la ;A T. of Mir. Yer Steeg could be procured ls Ts CT.
 1e 4Iayor Lerou said that Mir. Yer Ste ", expected a prompt answer and that
 (MaYor Lerou) called up Mir. Peale a,
 MT. Raymond regarding the matter a at they had seemed agreeable. as Objects to Mayor Speaking Often. d Alderman Raymond then objected eU Mayor Lerous speaking more than tw v on the question and recitsd a section ee e garding the procedure of the counci t, Mayor Lerou responded that eveFyo W Wen was well aware of the rules. ne Several amendments to amendmel eh were proposed in rapid succession UT so. finally ho one knew where they were ,e A vote was taken and then it was fou ir. that they were just where they vt KS when they started. Councilman CEoC
 moved that they reconsider the vote a
 then proposed a motion that the mat he be left with the public works comm di- tee with power This last motion V 35 carried.
 by The matter of the card index syst an was postponed until the August me ike ing.
 red Trolley Fares Brought Up. rt- Councilman Crooks presented re not lution that the mayor appoint co lan mittee of three to confer with Gene an- Manager Anderson of the Connect ave Co.,. to see if there could not be a the arrangement of the city fares It ' uld voted.
 lso Mayor Lerou appointed the follow Lm- committee, Alderman Peale, Councilr L Smith and Blackmar. lice The following department bills V ter approved and appropriations order red Gas and Electric department, s75.sSS. led. Finance department S7.655-03; w. ion department, S3,7O1.74 Fire depaFtm
 S5,49O.S7; Police department, S5,0SS. -ks. street lighting. s1,S9O.S9; Departmea' -di- Cemeteries. s1,S41S1; Park depaTtn inc s463.2s; Public Works department, lec- 7OS.95: permanent street improveme ent. $S, S,4soSs.
 ved The meeting adjourned at 9.35. 'so RUMoR FORECASTS WHAT