Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-13

ter commissioners was ratified by an 5 to vote in the court of common coun- Gil at the council meeting Monday eve ming. The councils action Monday eve ming brings to an end the deadlock be- tween the board of water commissioners and the common council over the caoice of a president. Some time ago the board of water commissioners elected | Hugh Blackledge as their president as successor to Reuben S. Bartlett but | when the election came up in the coun- cil for ratification the council refused l to endorse MT. Blackledge.
 The matter was referred back to the board of water commissioners and the commissioners again elected MT Black ledge as president. Again the council refused to endorse MT. Blackledge Last Friday evening the water commissioners elected Counci' man Crooks and the re- port of the board signed by Lewis R. Church, cle-k, was accepted Monday | nigHe by the council, and lAr. Crooks endorsed by an 8 to 2 vote.
 A bill amounting to sS3.32 presented by Mr. Bartlett for salary due him as acting president of the board, and | which was included in the water depart- ment bills placed before the council for approval last night was stricken out by vote of the council. It is understood
 that some of the council members take the view that the board has been with
 out an official presiding officer and that In consequence MT. Bartlett has no
 claim on the city for salary since his
 term as president officially ended
 Other important business transacted
 by the council Monday night included
 a movement for neT sidewalks and side
 walk grades on the easterly side of La fayette street and the appointment of I oF Joa
 regular police force. MT. Ryan has been
 a supernumerary officer for some time past. MT. Ryan's appointment to the
 regular force was opposed by Council
 man Charles A. Hagberg. a member of
 the police committee on grounds of eco-
 nomy.
 Alderman PsaIe Presided.
 In the absence of Mayor Herbert M.
 Lerou who is in New Orleans attend
 ing 8 pharmaceutical convention, the
 council meeting was presided over by Senior Alderman Arthur L. Peale. The meeting was called to order at S.45 O. clock, having been delayed 45 minutes
 on account of the republican caucus
 held last night in the town hall
 The city clerk read the warning for
 the special hearing called on the pro-
 posed relocation of the Connecticut
 Company's poles on the Yantic line, ana . the hearing was declared open. MT
 Buttrick of the Connecticut Company was present to explain the proposed re- . location which he said has as it's obiec the joint use of the poles for the tele . phone, electric light and street rail- s way wires. Soma of the poles on La
 fayette street will be relocated where V the poles are too near the tracks, h, . said.
 II Alderman c-over asked if the n1., i would take care of the fire departmen
 telegraph wires MT. Buttrick said the,
 will be taken care of.
 s Alderman Raymond stated to tn l. council that the committee which hal a under consideration the petitions for tn : relocation of poles on Laurel Hill ave T hue. West Main street and Yantic lin
 will make a report on all three petition h at the next council meeting. 1t The hearing was then declared close ]. by the acting mayor.
 Suggestions From AIdernan PeaIe. td Acting Mayor Peale then read tn following message to the council: l. All cities should provide parkin
 parking space for automobiles Nor i wich, I think. has kept pace with thi '. movement and the work of our fire de - partnent should be safeguarded in ey q ,+ liw streets and Lower Broadway ar Ia the main avenues from our central sta
 ton and I would suggest that the cour m Gil through it's prorer committees SC = that traffic through these streets h F properly regulated
 Norwich has very efficient fire dt
 partment but we have not enoug
 equipment, our present truck being cor
 sidered in the antiquated class. At rt
 cent fire on the Little Pains on accour
 of the age of the horses the equipmer IS was routed via Franklin and Ot eI streets. A new bumper is needed an s our citizens would do well to give ser e. ous consideration to these matters 1e I would make the suggestion to tt ie park commissioners that a campin d. place be provided In Mohegan Park "
 have many summer touri3ts passin IT. through this section of the state, WI e. would appreciate a. place of this sort. u- The fire commissioners, reporting ( te the petition of the Yantic Grain Co., fc y permission to erect a building on Nort
 Cove street near the tracks of the Ger n- tral Vermont railroad, stated that the le had investigated and had directed Il IT, fire marshal to issue the necessary built IS. ing permit.
 st The monthly report of the city trea
 urer was accepted as presented. al City Clerk Pullen stated that Nav CT Lerou had requested him to inform u 's council that the claim for damages pr ne sented by John J. Dennis for a brok, Vk automobile spring has been withdraw V The accident happened near St. Mary re cemetery.
 ne The council then accepted an invitatic d. to the harvest supper and lawn par to be held by St. Patrick's parish. IT. Claim and Petitions. >r. A claim for damages was presented l nd Clarence E. Douglass for damage to h IF. automobile in front of 7S8 Boswell a h. enue. Claim was referred to the fl li- ance committee with power
 It. petition from Charles Belone for h. electric light near A Laurel Hill aven
 was referred to the police commissio
 CTS. A petition from MT. Belone T nd questing that two trees in front of I'd Laurel Hill avenue be trimmed was I of ferred to the public works committee a ty the tree warden with power ng A petition from the Majestic Cara ev. (John James and Peter Sellas) aski ST. permission to install a gasolene tar
 500 gallon capacity, in front of the let rage was referred to the public yor sr- committee with power.
 ses Petition from the Kosciuoski Corpor 'as tion for an electric light on North Ms
 street was referred to the police CO sin mittee with power.
 ++a New Electric Lights yer The police commissioners recommend F. that the ptition cf Peter Tylender | 1i1rI7f no1-, M