Norwich bulletin., 1922-11-14

officers and make appropriations for the various city officers and various city de- partments for the year 1 chimney charged with scot was the cause of a fire in the residence at q Broad street owned by Eugene Bacon and occupied by Alfred Lariviere and | family Engine company No. 1 respond ! ed and three gallons of chemicals were used.
 ! At the annual convention of the Con I necticut League of Girls clubs held in
 Bridgeport Nov Il and r, the Misses F. ] OttenheimeC- E. Baker, Nj. Ryan and r. ] Connor of the Windham Girls club were i present. Mrs. Otto B. Robinson of this city was chosen a member-at-laree Of 1 the Connecticut League of Girls clubs.
 Mrs. M. A. Ellington of PomfTet has
 been a guest of MT. and Mrs. john Reilly for a few days.
 Nirs. A. E. Fuller of Scotland is spend- | ing the winter at the home of John c.
 Taber in this city.
 Arthur l.. Perkins and Hattie Good
 man of Jersey City, \. l., are guests of
 George H. Andrews of The Ridges.
 Joseph Lafeur of Springfield, Mass, ] visited his parents in this city Monday Mrs. r. 0. Moves of Norwich is spend
 ing a number of days with hec daughter
 Mrs Robert E. Diomba.
 Mrs. Hubert Doubleday recently enter
 tained d party Of friends from East Hartford and Middletown.
 Miss Lillian Authier was a recent wis
 itor with friends in Hartford.
 Brae Rafferty of this city. .who is at
 tending Brown university. has received
 an assistantship with Professor Gorham
 in biology for the remainder Of the year. Walter Gavigan, a graduate of Wind I hay EJiGb ie iSta DT in Inc
 fish at Bates college. Lewiston, Me.
 Me and Mrs. Delphis Boucher and family and Miss Dora Blanchette were
 recent visitors with Mir. and Mrs Michael
 Daigle of Hartford.
 The monthly meeting of the board of l aldermen was held in the common coun- cil rooms Monday evening. Mayor Charles A. Gates called the meeting to order at o'clock After reading the
 minutes of the previous meeting, Clerk John E. Edgarton read the report of the police department. which showed 37 ar 1 rests during the last month, and the re- port of the street department, showing an expenditure of $1660.31. Both reports I were accepted. The resignation of Ed , mund Peloquin as a permanent member
 of the Willimantic fire department was t read and accepted, also the resignation of l Der of the local police department. t Complaints for $1O0O damages claimed
 from the city by John J. Sullivan and l $500 by Elizabeth H. Barrows. admX. both of Prospect street, were referred tc r the claims committee. The claims are the . l result of damages alleged to have been = caused by the removal of trees on prop. I critics owned by the complainants. The - communication from Waiter E. Jewett tt | city was read. Mir. Jewett has secured |. lots between Carleton avenue and Man
 street which he will grade into a stree il provided the city will install q watel
 main to the home of Paul Lachapelle. I
 l was voted to have the street lines in . stalled and let MT. Jewett hire his owl - contractor to do the grading. Petitions
 for street lights on Quarry street. Brow
 1 avenue and the corner of Meadow anC
 Walnut streets were referred to the lgh y committee. \ petition signed by Samue > Ballin for permission to install gasolin u pump at 91T Main street was referred L e the street committee with power.
 | The report of the street committee i 'I regard to the establishment of lines an
 grades on Natchaug street. Birch stree J. from Valley to Prospect street. and Lew 1T iston avenue between Church and Mort Id streets and Chapman street between I've te and Elm streets, was read and accepte h and resolutions introduced by Alderma
 Hickey that these streets be accepte h, were adopted.
 l. The application of Michael l. Englisl a- A. as permanent member of the Will as mantle fire department was accepted an
 Mr. English elected. The board grante , an application for a drain layers licens - from Bergeron &S GrimIey subjeet to tf i approval of the corporation counsel. Fir:
 and second sidewalk readings were req ~ and the usual course voted on. The stre' e committee. was authorized, with permi! ls sion from the abutting property owner " to cause the removal of tree on THnt 10 street, one on Walnut street and tbrt < s' on> Valley street, the resolution being il M troduced by Alderman Webber. ca Resolutions introduced by Alderna ,,, Webber to purchase snow blow and m tractor to be used by the street depar th ment were adopted. The city clerk W. pa authorized and instructed to have suit; nt ble metal plates bearing the name al he term of office fixed to the photograph in of the former mayors of Wil1imant O. which are now in the common counc e+ rooms It was voted. to pay damages
 $35 to Harry E. Sullivan and Vera
 NeaIe. The appropriations for the ci is departments and city officials for the fo " lowing year were then read and a 9h proved Bills were voted paid as req ~ The board then listened to talk by re :" resentative of the American Gas Accuna = lator company in regard to installing g;
 signals in place of the silent polce4ne
 Alderman Jackson introduced resolutit
 that the matter be referred to the stre A committee. The city budget alls f ' $156,655, the largest item being $500 for trap rock and trucking. The poli . department needs $1S.000, the fire depar ment S20 ,000, and collecting taxes al 7 assessments $15.060 sidewalks $15 ,0O lighting streets s12, ,000. contingent sS,Or
 and interest 5000.