Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-16

The council voted to authorize the highway committee of the council t lease to the highway department of the state of Connecticut a plot of land a. the junction of Mechanics and Schoo. 4 streets The state at the last meeting of the council, requested that the city 1 sell the land to 1t, but Ciy Engineer i George W. Perry and Superintendent of I Streets Frederick Dumas suggested at that time to Mayor Macdonald that, t | would be inadvisable to sell the proper ty. The sate desires the land in order to erect scales for use ill weighing mos tor trucks in the census of them being | taken. Mayor Macdonald said that in- :, vestigation showed that the state owned most of the land that 1t was asking for, but that 1t did need a small tract of city land. It would, he said, be satis- factory to the highway commissioner if the land were leased. The corporation
 counsel will draw a ten-year lease, and
 it is understood that the rental will be
 $1 year. gAs
 On motion of Alderman Eugene Du-
 mas, a vote was passed whereby the city engineer is to have charge of all public sewers and sewer connections.
 working under the direction of the coun- cil, and the highway committee. This vote closes a matter that has been open for many months. Friction arising last
 winter caused the retirement of City Engineer George Perry as supervisor Of
 sewers. Thursdays vote restores him | to his position.
 The council granted Merton Brown
 permission to build bungalow on Par1, Il street. Applications for the. appointment a of 1 driver Of the new hook and ladder truck | Ixr,ar 1fxyAd fI3e
 H. Fish, Eugene Brodeur and Charles
 Donahue Referred to the fire commit tee :. l Superintendent of Streets Frederick
 Dumas reported of the condition of city sidewalks. In several cases, walks are I not in sufficient repair, and Mr. Dumas I and City Clerk Thomas Ryan are to
 notify owners that this repair work l must be done or contracts placed by October l. Or the work wil1abe done by ! the city, and costs collected from ti,e owners. | It was voted to move the street light near the Methodist church on Grove I street so that it will also throw. light
 on Bradley street.
 The council finance committee wa, authorized to investigate the problem toi city dump with a view to abating the 6SSe<S4AS for new location were heard, and vii be investigated.
 designations of Aldermen Honorius
 Magnan and Alfred J. Pigeion we-t read, and accepted. Each Of these hal moved from the ward in which elected , thus necessitating the resignation Since each has moved into the other
 ward it is understood that the council : in ilhng the vacancies, will re-eiect thus causing no change in the personne
 of the city's governing body.
 . State oficer William Jarvis was fl t Putnam on business Friday.
 < sheriff Charles Aver of KilIingly' va a in Putnam Friday. attending the shor e calendar session of the Windharn count, 6 superior court.
 :. Two dtvorces wore granted Friday D, ! Judge George E.. Hinman at the shor ' calendar session of the Windham count,
 superior curt held in Putnam. Martin !, L. Handy was granted a decree iron :. William E. Handy on the grounds of de
 : sertion. Mrs. Handy, whose home Is il Central Village, testified that she va U married in 1893 in Wauregan. For ta U past fifteen years she has lived in Cen 2 tral- Village. She and her husband di y not get along well together as he wa oL q rowing o1sposltloh, ana on nNe ol 2 ferent occasions had left her, stayia F away for periods ranging from seve :, months to- three years. He would g west, she testified. The last time Y . left her was five years ago. and he di: A appeared shortly after having had hi 'e supper without in any way showin Il that he would not return. She. ha e heard from him once or twice, but eh ' had never written to him. ,@, : B. F. Dawson, cashier of the Piafr 1. field National bank, and brother of Mir !. Handy, testified that she and her hut .s band had not been together for shy 4 years. He described Handy as being sut z ject to rowing spells. Louis S. May an 'a Jesse Hopton of Central Village cofroi if ora4ed the previously given testimon. n Judge Hinman granted the. .diyorc