Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-02

OAitS4dl pOSlLlO4 III Ln6 ale T OI6SLIY School and in the employ as well of . the New Haven Water Company, a pri- vate ctmpany, supplying the city of New Haven. The condition of our water sheds makes this highly desirable. Such a person, by suggestions based on his kncwiedge and experience, couI5 furnish 'ne ee2rtmeht with systematic plan of reforestration which would, in part. eventually make up for the inroads of another administration. In some cities today, the income from the sale of wood meets the eKb6nse of reforestration, maintenance of the sheds and cost of protecting them
 submit these ebservAtions and rec concentrations and earnestly hope that they may receive most careful eopsid- eration and that such of them may be l adopted and carried out, as appeal to those charged with the duty of main taining our ely water works.
 The City Barn.
 I ask your consideration upon the l question If either selling or placing to | some other nauniciOal use, the property l located on Bath and Chestnut streets | and known as the city barn. In my opin- | ion, this. is not g good location for a building serving this purpose. If Nor wich has civic center, it is about Union square.
 The efty's equipment in it's public works department las now grown to such an extent that it cannot be housed in property the city now has and I be- lieve the particular property in ques- ton should be sold at a price sufficient to build a suitable larger building on land now owned by the city. If 1t. seems undesirable to sell at this time. I would suggest that the appropriate com 07itfa1 cifop ta o1 1xri<c 1F ,-f, the building for other municipal pur- poses.
 The city owns land with adequate rail- road facilities that is unoccupied. and which could easily be adapted for use as municipal barn, garage. repair shop and store house for all of the depart ments of the city-not alone the public | works department.
 The amount of money expended by the city in the maintenance of auto vehicles reaches very large figure, most of the machines occupy rented quarters and :; there is in vogue no system covering the general care and upkeep of these vehi-
 cles in any of the various departments except. I may say, in the came of the l fire department.
 I suggest that the appropriate com 1 mittees of this council consider the ad- visibility of establishing municipal
 
 and that the city's auto vehicles be
 cared for in such a building, that the ! supplies for such vehicles be purchased 1 through one purchasing office and that the person in charge of said office shall act in the capacity of stock clerk. Such
 a man would more than save his salary the first year, accidents would be avoid ed and the temptation to which some l now yield-to use the citys machines
 for private business trips and joy rides.
 would be removed and a great economy would result thereby.
 I will, at a later time, have some fur
 ther recommendations on this same sub ject, but I now present the above sug-
 gestions to the pablic works commit :. tee, to the gas and electric department
 committee and to the police commission.
 CTS for their thoughtful consideration that there may be some suggestions by way of resolutions or ordinances where r by such of the above recommendations as it is deemed best to carry out at this time, may become effective.
 The Police Department. Also at a later time, I am desirous : of making some recommendations to ths police commissioners. but now wish onl, to renew my recommendation that nc : ordinary policeman be appointed to tn,
 
 five years. With our present pension system, any other course works a de 7 cided injustice to those who contributl per cent of their pay towards thi 5 fund. The demand is for live, active vigorous men. With patrelmen withou l previous police exper; ence-and this an 2 plies to almost, if not quite all-goinl on the force at 35 years of age or over , Tit means that by the time they are O 1,,a AI, .gA. ~4E. . them. The proposed ordinance offere. . . for printing at the last meeting of tn council by Councilman Hagberg, one O : the police commissioners, would seem
 ingly accomplish what I suggest Tn
 action of the, council on this proposes
 ordinance was such that 1t is not nov q before you, but I trust 1t may be agail ! offered and that 1t may receive the non U partisan, impersoral, unbiased consider ! ation which 1t deserves.
 | After Mayor Lereu's address the hear ! ing on the petition of the Connection company to relocate poles on Laurel HiI 2 avenue and West Main street was open ed.- Mir. Buttrick, representing the Con . necticut Co.,, presented blue prints o 2 the proposed relation of poles accordin ' to the rules laid down by the publi < utilities commission regarding the loca T tion of trolley poles. Several question '; were asked as to the way the fire alarr - wires would be placed and the matte i, was referred to the public works con, |, IT mittee with power.
 s Want Boswell Avenue Improved l. large number of petitions were re 0 ceived and referred to the proper com n mittees. Among the most prominent c e the petitions was one signed by John I <. Hall, Jacob Munz and 800 or 400 othe
 citizens of Norwich regarding the condi <. tion of Boswell avenue from North Mai ' street to the city line. The petitio ' asked that the Iconditien of the stree '+ be improved as soon as possible and tn l Connecticut Go asked to repair tn 's road between the trolley tracks, "as W f pay 10 cent fare now" We kne- if the city intends to put in cement roa ,r some time but we wish they would q a it before our automobiles become pils d of junk"
 sr The petition was referred to the pull
 lie works committee with orders to haN le the work kpeeded up and the road pi d in condition at the earliest possible mi er ute.
 in John Cotter and others asked for g 1T and Joseph streets. Referred to the p Is lice commission with power. ,n John Cotter and others petitioned f, CT a hydrant on the Division street extel Id sion. Referred to the water commission S. CTS with power.
 S. M. H Heurigan petitioned for the r to location of an arc light at the corner so Washington street and Maple Gro be avenue. Referred to the gas and ele be tric commissioners with power. dS r T Cos1steclx netitf6ned for the r