Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-17
EAST SIDE RESIDENTS PETITION
 CITY COUNCIL AGAINST CRIMINALS

The residents of the East Side have taken up arms agains the carnivals which show at the battlegrounds from time to time during the spring and sum- mer months. Friday evening, the court of common council, at its adjourned meeting received and referred to the amusement committee of the council petition signed by Valentine Reich and 15 others, asking that the weekly carni- vals at the battlegroundsf be discontin- ued, on the grounds that they are nuisance.
 The council approved the action of the water board, which on Thursday night elected John J. Corkery president, William H. Callahan cashier and Miss Mary H. Maloney, assistant cashier. These two matters, with the approval of the appropriations made at the city meeting last Monday night, the approval of the Woodmansee sewer assessments, approval of department bills, and the l referring of five damage claims to the finance committee, comprised the prin- i cipal business transacted by the meet l Ing.
 | The council was called to order at o'clock, standard time, by His Honor, 1 Mayor Milo R. Waters.
 Woodmansee Ave. Sewer Assessments. l Alderman Gilbert S. Raymond submit | ted a report on the Woodmansee avenue I sewer hearing with the following as- sessments which were approved by the 1 council:
 l Easterly side of Woodmansee avenue LII. c. Geer, s5s.75; A M. Geer, s5S.75 Nellie R. Swan, S5S75; Helen B. My
 ott, S1s.5S; Marion F. Bailey, $19.5S
 W. L. Parkinson. s195S; Norwich Hous- ing Corp, S26 Westerly side of Wood
 mansee .avenue-John Woodmansee, s96 Michael and Bridget McDermott S4S
 G. B. Ellsworth, $96; Mary E. Burnes
 s22.
 l City Printing.
 Alderman Patrick F. Sweeney submit
 ted a report for the finance committed
 on the matter of city printing. The al
 derman said, that in accordance witt
 vote of the council, the finance com
 mittee had submitted to the printers il
 the city equipped to do the work, speci
 fications for the cifE prsnting.' Two
 sealed bids were received, one from Tn
 Norwich Evening Record and the othe
 from The Norwich Morning Bulletin Both bids were at the rate of S3.50 ' page. Alderman Sweeney said that tn finance committee had decided to spli
 the Printing, giving The Bulletin one
 ildlI anu 1He fleCOFu the OlneF ndlI. LII ! alderman's report was accepted. e Petitions. Petitions were received and dispose U of as follows:
 . II From the plavgrounds committee | the Norwich Chamber of Commerce asl 5 ing the council to give due considerable
 to the appointment of a recreation con a mission for Norwich Referred to tl : corporation counsel and the finan, 5, committee.
 From the playgrounds committee
 the Norwich Chamber of Commerce as
 ing the council to give due consider } ton +o the necessity for public pla ,s grounds for Norwich and asking tI . adoption of a city ordinance prohibitil "a the use of the Lake street grounds f .e any purpose except playgrounds. R l. ferred to the corporation counsel al s- the financce committee
 .d From Josephine Combies and othe Id asking the city to accept as a pub l. highway, Center street. a cross secti 1t between Smith avenue and Mowrv stre IS Referred to the public works commit, 9sj From Josephine Combies and othe n asking the city to construct a sewer
 Center street to drain the surface " h. ter from the street and to provide i