Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-03


 May meeting in the council chamber Mon day evening adopted resolution appro priating s50-0e1 for the permanent im- . provement of North Main street. The | raising of the s5O,eo0 is provided for by the resolution through the issuance of 2 | note for that amount to the NorWich | Savings society.
 The meeting was called to order at S.S0 o'clock by Mayor H. Nj. Lerou and ac- l cording to the usual custom the minutes of the previous meting were accepted without reading. The Nelson place hearing was declared open. Several asked permission to in- spect the plans of the proposed layout which were displayed in front of the may | or's desk As no others wished to be heard in regard to the matter, the hear | ing was declared closed. No action was taken by the council.
 Petitions Presented. | Petitions were received and disposed of as follows:
 From H. R. Woodward and 5s others,
 asking the court of common council to
 order the playing of the phonograph by the Pladt-Cadden company on Main street
 discontinued immediately. The petition was referred to the finance committee land corporation counsel.
 From John Johnson and others, asking that Warrington avenue be accepted as a
 public thoroughfare. Referred to public
 works committee.
 From L. A. DeGreiner and four others,
 requesting that the gas and electric de- partment connect their properties with electricity. Referred>to the gas and cleo
 tric commission.
 The council voted to accept an invita-
 tion from Sedgwick post. No. 1, c. A. R-,
 inviting the council to participate in the
 Memorial day observance.
 A petition from Dr. James J. Donohue and others asking for the placing of an dlectrie light on Perkins avenue was re-
 ferred to the police committee. petition from Joseph Banas asking the removal of 2 decayed tree in front
 of his property at No. 61 Roosevelt ave [ nue was referred to the public works com
 mittee and the tree warden. r A petition from Thomas Matthews and others for street light on or near St ) Regis avenue was referred to the polio.
 committee.
 ] A petition from John Moore and others asking for an arc light on Avery stree - extension, near the residence of Lux, . Moore, was referred to the police com ], mittee-
 9 petition from E. M. MeNamara fol l. permission to install gasoline pumI and tank at 1a9 Sachem street. corne l. of Lafayette street was referred to th' + public works committee with power l. A petition from St. Marys corporation : by Rev. W. A. Keefe. asking for the es tablishment of a sidewalk grade on tn l. westerly and northwesterly side of a sec o ton of Prospect street was referred t Il the public works committee with power T. A petition from John E. Fowler an :, others asking the acceptance of FoWle avenue as a public highway was referre to the public works committee. Il Ask fer Tax Refund.
 The clerk read communication frer er Tax Collector Harold T. Robinson callin l. the councils attention to the fact tha E for several years past Kumisia an ee Louisa Kucharski have been paying ta1 le es on 25 lots located in the town of Nol Ln wich. The tax collector stated in th , communication that the tax for last yea p has been collected and turned over to tf r city treasurer and that the owners of tt
 property desire a refund. The matter WE referred to the finance committee. e Petitions Granted. ee The public works committee recon pr mended the granting of the following D
 titions which had been referred to the Id for their consideration and report: F, n- permission to install a gasoline tank al of pump, Robert ". Otis, in front of No 3i . West Main street; J. A. Stott. in fro en of his property on Laurel Hill; A. st Greene, in front of No. 3S1 Main stree
 Edward MeNamars, in front of No. | IT. sherman stret, corner Lafayette street ne From John R. Fowler asking the a he ceptance of Fowler avenue as a pub 'r- highway. Committee reported that ls their opinion the petition should Of granted.
 Ire The recommendations granting all |
 above petitions were adopted by the cou
 cil.
 Fire Commissieners' Report. VIE The annual report of the fire comm m- sioners was presented and read by | rm clerk. The report was accepted and ,au dered printed in the journal The text S. the report is published in another colun ec- The police committee recommended en- granting of the following petitions whi nd had been referred to them for consider ere tion and report:
 m- From Edward J. Mullins and others
 bug light near 45 Spring street; Jo md A. Sherman for an arc light on Mount; ich avenue; Don Houghton and others aski er- that the bug light on Elmwood avenue ere replaced by an arc light John Zaborow me for two lights on Howard avenue her The recommends tions in all the abc
 petitions were adopted by the council. rs Report on Bond Issue.
 +o The report of the finance committee .o,, the bond issue was read by the cle
 The report was accepted and the reco ot mendations contained therein were ado d ed by the council.
 th. The text of the committees report ,at lows:
 lirv The committee recommended that
 ton be taken as follows:
 |. That a note in the aggregate of fl ,irv thousand dollars shall be issued this Unus leaized upon salo note to De ;ur- pended and applied to the amount
 fifty thousand dollars to the perman deI- improvement of North Main street inc said city under the provisions of an .eed authorizing the city of Norwich to is arm bonds, passed at the, January 1921 ain. sion of the general assembly of sing state and approved April 13, 1921,
 amended by the same general assen tza. Ut it's January 1921 session by an eet- entitled An Act Amending an Act ,eau thorizing the City of Norwich to Is fight Bonds, Approved April 27, 1921. I lntv copies or poth or sala acts duly certi
 by the secretary of state accompany
 report.
 2 Sixteen hundred and sixty-six dol and sixty-six and two-thirds (s1ss 2-3) cents of the principal sum of slde note shall he payable each year be lng= hing May 5. 1922, at the office of bout Norwich Savings Society in said ] pur- wich and said note shall be payable t Gir- ty years from the date thereof with Ihe terest thereon at the rate of five the one-haIt her canturo nar annnr, ,,o ', even serni-annnalIv m May 2ra and Nn,;ta,, in 0h f4