Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-06-10
WATERS TAKES STAND AGAINST
OVERDRAFTS IN CITY Departments
Contest For corporatlon Council.

Contest For Corporation Counsel.
The appointment of department heads
was next taken up. Alderman Gebrath |
nominated William H. Shields, Jr., for |
corporation counsel and Charles V.
James was nominated for the Office by
Alderman Raymond.
lows:
Total votes cast ........... ID
Necessary for choice ......
William H. Shields, Jr. -.
Charles v. James .
AS soon as the result of the vote was
announced by the city clerk. Alderman
Raymond moved that the election of Mr..
Shields as corporation counsel be made
unanimous and his resolution prevailed.
-Cruthers For Street Commissioner.
The Office of street commissioner was
the next to be filed. Councilman Quin-
ley named James P. Fox for the Office
and Albert E. Cruthers was nominated
by Councilman John Fitzgerald. Result
of the vote:
Total votes cast ..,...... 13
Necessary for choice ......
Albert E. Cruthers ..... 8
James P. Fox ...........
Councilman Quinley moved the cleo
| ton of Mr.. Cruthers as street commits
sioner be made unanimous and the mo-
ton was adopted.
Other Appointments.
| The remaining appointments. which
were without contest, were made as fol-
| lows:
Chief of the fire department super
! intendent of the fire alarm telegraph,
and fire marshal, Howard L. Stanton,
named by Alderman Grover
Deputy chief of the fire department.
Henry R. Taft, named by Alderman
Raymond.
Superintendent of cemeteries, Aubrey
W. Jarvis, named by Alderman Ge-
Ibrath.
Councils representative on board of
water commissioners. Councilman Frank
H. Quinley, named by Alderman Swee-
ney.
Alderman Raymond presented a reso-
luton instructing the finance commit
tee to secure bids on the city printing
from all printers in the city equipped
to do the work, the contract to be
awarded to the lowest bidder. The res
olution was adopted.
Invitation From Elks.
The council accepted an Invitation
from Norwich Lodge, No. 430, B. P. o
E., to attend their Flag day exercises r
the Elks' home Wednesday evening
June 14th.
The clerk read a communication from
!. the Greeneville community committee
signed by o. W. Carpenter, calling at
tention to the fact the committee il
. planning to hold their annual Fourth o
July celebration and asking the coun
ell to make the usual appropriation to
!, wards the expenses of the celebration.
Councilman Crooks presented a reso
, luton authorizing an appropriation o
500 towards the celebration expenses.
Alderman Gebrath asked if there w"
any available money from which tn
appropriation could be made. He sal
he is not in any way opposed to tn
l resolution but thought that actio,
I should not be taken on the resolution
until after the city meeting next weel
He moved that the resolution be laid o
the table until the next meeting of tn
/ council, which will be next Friday eve
ming, and in making the motion re
: quested the privilege of taking it fror
e the table at that time. The motion wa
adopted.
: petition from Mrs. Alice Bake
n calling attention to the dangerous cor
L dition of a tree on the Prospect stree
side of her property, was referred {
n the public works committee and the tire
!, warden with power.
}. A petition from Ell1in Smith and otf
ers asking the placing of a street liz
: on White street at the intersection :,
s Erin and White streets, was referred {
o the police committee.
Y AS there was no other business I
d come before the council adjournmel
), was taken until next Friday evening Z
g o'clock daylight time.