Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-09
APPOINTS FOUR MEN AND THREE
 WOMEN ONRECREATION COMMISSION

tember s. Referred to the finance com mittee
 From Mrs. Catherine B. Kiroy ask
 ing that tree in front of No. p2 School
 street be removed. Referred to the
 public works committee and the tree
 warden with power.
 Where to Spend Money on Streets When the petition of MT. Davidson and others flor the Water street im provement came up there was consider able discussion on city improvements in general. When a motion was made to refer the petition to the public works committee Councilman Edward Crooks said he didn't think that was necessary i as Water street was one of the several | streets in the city mentioned for inn
 proyement in the resolution adopted I last spring appropriating the second | $50.600 of the $50, 900 bond issue, for permanent street improvements. Mayor Waters said that he under stood that 1t was the intention when the $150.O00 bond issue was auGhoyized
 that the money was to be spent on l North Main street, Laurel Hill' and 1 West Main street.
 | Alderman Henry Gebrath said that so far nearly $10o.o0O of the s150.OO0 has been spent He said 1t would depend
 on the public works committee where the next $5o,O00 will be spent.
 I Alderman Anson R. Grover said ae I didn't think it would require over $2,Doo to carry out the Water street improve ment.
 After stating that he understood that I $50,000 was to be spent on the Greene T vile road, S50,000 on Laurel Hill and the other $50,000 on West Main street. Mayor Waters said that matter of $Ss,0O0 has been spent in Greeneville. The money was borrowed to make l An Sfr a entering the city, the mayor said. He
 went on to point out that Laurel Hill and the Military Highway have as much traffic as any other road entering the 1. city.
 T don't think we ought to dip into
 the permanent street improvement fund
 | for minor street repairs" said Mayor 2 Waters. If Water street IS improved H 1t should be from the macadam repair a fund" he added.
 ti Alderman Grover said he hoped th' : public works committee would be abl' e 1 to carry out Ghe Water street improve : ment. Mr Dayidsons petition was re l lferred to the public works committee e s5o.oOo For 1893 Work. n The council adopted resolution ap if propriating S50,000 for permanent stree ' improvements in 1923. The resolutio "a carried with 1t a provision authorizin ls the public works committee to max ,el contracts, provided they deem it advif it able, for materials. cement in particu d lar, that may be required for the wor " next spring.
 r. Corporation Counsel William l Ln Shields explained the purpose of the re:
 olution which he said will give the put
 lie works committee power to close col
 tracts for materials if they find the Id can buy now at cheaper rates than the of can secure next spring. It does n' Id mean that the money will be borrowe cd now It can be borrowed next sprin TIT No improvements under this appropr.i l. ton can be made until next year.
 Alderman Patrick F. Sweeney sa iel that in his opinion this is g poor tin pm to make cement contracts for materi or to be used next spring. It will as cheaper before spring, he said ca Mayor Waters said that if the ci IT. IT. can save money by contracting for Il ny cement now it seems a wise thing to d e- The council adopted a resolution a
 pointing Charles B. Chandler and She ss herd B. Palmer committee to pr -le pare the sprinkling assessments h- On recommendation of the pub n- works committee the petition of Pa u Peloquin asking permission to come his premises with the sewer in Fowl avenue was granted.
 The pubic WorkS cOnntIee eaHed on tention to the fact that the gasoline T sL titions should have been referred to t ei street commissioner. The petitions pe David M. Goldberg. Thomas A. Hin
 III and the Majestic, all for permission
 4 install gasoline pumps, were referred .ns the street commissioner. n. Oral petitions for grades on Kim m avenue and Geer avenue were referr 9lu to the public works committee. .s The council accepted an invitati aS from the Norwich Chamber of Co
 merce to review the drum corps para id- which is to be held in this city tod
 (Saturday).
 -. The monthly reports of the city trei at urer and street commissioner and :, city auditors report were accepted ,a . ter which department bills were { to proved as follows:
 oro Public works department, perman' tha street, improvement, $S,520.60; regui rs- s21, ,SsO.22; park department, $452.; ',[- police department, $5,274.19; str ,ac lighting, $1.602.s1; fire department. nf 703.04, cemetery department, $1,125.' ,S- finance department, $1S,271.SO; wa tsr department, $4,230.07; gas and elect I I.,u department, $43.2s3.7s.
 The council adjourned at S.45 o'cio oe- standard time.