Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-13
COUNCIL ENDORSES EDWARD CROOKS
 FOR PRESIDENT OF WATER BOARD

Petition from Mrs. Estelle H. Small | asking the removal of a dead tree near | Asylum and Colt streets was referred to | the public woras committee and tree | warden with power.
 Petition asking that two trees in front of I73 Colt street be trimmed was refer 1 red to the public works committee and tree warden with power.
 Councilman CrooLs offered a mo- tion that the mayor and heads of the various city departments be appointed a committee to effect a readjustment for water service provided the city depart ments by the water department In his remarks MT. Crooks pointed out several instances where the water department is losing revenue through water service to city departments The motion was pass ed by the council.
 Water Board Presidency
 The election of Council Crooks as pres ident of the water board then came be- fore the meeting. Councilman Crooks presented the report of Lewis R. Church, clerk of the board, on the action of the water board in electing Councilman 1 Crooks president of the board last Friday evening. With the report was a resolu- | tion endorsing MT. Crooks.
 l Before action on the resolution was
 taken MT. Crooks made the following | statement to the council:
 i MT. Aldermen and Gentlemen of the Council:
 i In presenting this resolution from the i board of water commissioners, I need not
 remind you how keenly I feel in the del-
 lcate position in which it places me- This position has not been sought my me, ! 1t has come as a result of the unfortu- nate condition wh$Sa exiseed in the water 1 oHo Nv court Of common council in not endors-
 ing the election of MT. Blac.--rdge l | simply present this for your acceptance i or otherwise. l do not wish in any way 10 influence your vote or action The
 board is simply trying to meet you, SC
 mat the business of the wSter depart.
 ment may function again without any
 friction, do not let my presence her,
 gulde you in any other course than wha
 you believe right. If you see fit to ap
 prove of the resolution a1l I can say is
 Will give the city and the water boart my best efforts, I can do no more. Tha they are entitled to, that they shall have | II you do not approve I shall just con ] Vey back to the board your action in tn
 matter. l leave it entirely in you hands.
 : Alderman Murray moved the adoption or the resolution. The motion was sec onoed by Alderman Raymond. Councilman Hagberg offered a motto 7 postponing action on the resolution mi the next reguAlr meeting of the counci ond. 'eo : A standing vote was then taken O the resolution. Result, in favor. Alder ? men Peale, Grover, Raymond and Nm e ray, Councilmen Sisk, Greene, Rozvcl
 and Blacknaar, total 8; against, Council l men Smith and Worthin gton. total 2. Nc t voting, Councilman Hagberg.
 7 Councilman Crooks was declared nres
 ident of the u9ter board.
 . Lafayette Street Sidewalks. e The next matter taken m was +bs - Of new sidewalks on Lafayette stree e Alderman Raymond presented resol1 s ton ordering new sidewalks on the wes
 erly side of Lafayette street from & q chem to Williams streets, the sideya K
 to be completed by the several oWne,
 at their own expense before Novembe
 1so Resolution was Geferred to fl e public works committee. The latter con
 mittee later made report on the sid. g walk matter and presented a resoIutic = ordering the new sidewalks action C is the resolution to be postponed to > hearing before special meeting of u D. l. report was accepted and the hearing S e for the 18th.
 l. A petition from Gilbert and Leor l. Bowers asking permission to come e their premises on Cedar street by pr 'e Vate drain with the sewer on Slater a-
 enue was referred to the public worl J. committee The committee later r h ported recommending that the petition l l. granted and it was granted
 e. Repo1 ing on the petition of St. Mary 1t Corporation asking the establishment 1t asidewalk grade in front of their pro Is erty on Prospect street, the public worl Id committee recommended that grades l. established on both sides of Prospe
 street. The report was accepted and le hearing was set for September 26t e -e cfl. cn me SpS'iAl meeting of the 'ou g A resolution establishing sidewa 10 grades On the easterly side of Lafayet
 street from Sachem to Williams stree ,n was TCesenfed and action wsH pos or poned until September 18th when a hes th ing on the matter vii be held by u h. council.
 " Public works committee reporting le the petition asking the acceptance d. Fowler avenue as a public highway re
 commended the petition be granted al S. that the avenue be laid out as a publ
 highway. A hearing was set for {, or evening of September 2Sth.
 le New Regular Policeman. sr Alderman Murray presented a recor - mendation from the police commissio -,s CTS that William J. Ryan. a supernur
 erary, be appointed member of the re ,a ular force. The recommendation W tv signed by Alderman Murray and Cou '" cilman Rozycki.
 Councilman Hagberg, member of t
 police committee, stated to the coun by that he knew nothing of the connhitte, lis action in recommending the appointme " until about an hour before the coun n- meeting. He said that he had be
 asked to sign the recommendation b an had declined, principally on grounds nc economy. Councilman Hagberg said n- did not feel that an additional memt e. of the police force was necessary. A moved that action on the resolution a .a- pointing MT. Ryan be indefinitely DO nd poned. His melton was lost for wa
 of a second
 1.i Alderman Murray said that if Cou nr cilman Hagberg knew nothing of liss matter it was his own fault as the I ssaA lice commissioners hold stated meetir ir. and that they met on September
 Councilman Hagberg was not present the meeting. /. lin s-,ro-9-,o+.5 fo- +Ta a IT. patrolman. It had been decided that
 traffic offher would lie sNationed
 Broadway and Main streets the " led round. A sufficient amount to cover fo- extra salary had been placed in the
 inmates and had been approved bv