Putnam patriot., 1922-06-09
COUNCIL SUGGESTS
 s9.7O0 FOR SEWERS
City Meeting Is Called to Act on Special Appropris-
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Mayor and Aldermen Tr4nsset Much
 Business st Monthly Ssstion


 That The city fathers approve Of the petitions from abufters on four streets for extensions of sewers and thst tne mayor and common council believe that these taxpayers are eu- titled. as such, % tfe advantages of this city service. is shown by the ae- tion of the council In voting Co call q special city meeting on June l9. when the people of ,he eitg wiil be asked to decide bg ballot f they approve The appropriation of sg. 100 to pas for the proposed sewer extensions Al che same meeting taxpayers W4lI de eide f they desire 70 appropriate $500 for the laying of earbing on Maynard street. between Providence street and Woodstoek avenue The proposed sewer extensions are. 2.60o feet northerlv on Farr0ws street; 200 feet northerly on Mechanics street. I50 feet westerly on Lincoln street. and go feet easterly 0a Addison street.
 Mayer Macdonald aalled the meet ing to order shortly after 73o and there Uas but one alderman absent, Honorius Hagnan.
 Clerk Thomas Ryan read the month ly report of Police Captain Beiase. which showed but four arrests during May, none Of which were for drunken ness.
 The following petitions for build. ing permits Here referred to the hish- way committee 0zias Amiotte. house on Church street. Joseph 4 Nandale, change barn into four garages. C.. Lawrence Perkins. cottage house oil South Main street Frank K. Wifman. office and store building on Mechanics street
 Mss 4 ! BennoH complained that the city had not lived up 10 its agree meut ta put Nichols street in eood condition and to build retaining wall on north side of Buck street h her letter Miss Bennor stated that when she gave q strip of land to allow wid- enine ef street. the city vas ta build 2all. put Nichols street iH good shape and fz driveway Though work on the job has been done, 4 has been held up because the highway department was busy with other more pressing work. 4 ssuraHee was gwen that the com piaint would receive early attention
 Searls Russell 6 Bradford. attor uev-. drew attention hy letter 10 the damage that i, done the property et Ernest Nhlttemore. School street. fe. cause of surface water draining from railroad property and land adjacent. into the cellar of Mr Whittemore. g house The complaint was referred to the highway committee with in- structions ta investigate, consult with railroad officials. and see fl some so. lution of the problem cannot be reached
 4 long list of non-collectable tax es. assessed the past several years, was abated by vote of the council up- on request from City Tax Collector Macdonald
 The silent cop for Bugbee Square, purchased by the last city council. and which since its arrival. has been the subject of complaint by few mem bers Of the present council. was again discussed The question of paying for it or exchanging 1t was left in the hands of the police and highway com mittees
 Alfred Bonneville and Armand Li- zotte personally lodged complain; against the damage that IS done to their joint garden on Woodstock ave nue. by surface water flowing onto the land The complaint was refer red Co the highway committee for ad- iustmenf
 Health Officer Peter X. Gardner asked the council to pass an ordinance that would require people to provide themselves with a covered can or oth- er receptacle in which to put garbage Mr Gardner deplored the way in which some residents allowed garbage Co collect. uncovered Such an ordi- nance will bc presented by him at the next meeting