Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-02

hciency and that some tables now form
ing considerable part Of certain de-
partmental reports might well be omitted
from the annual reports of certain de-
partments.
These records would of course still be
Kept in the several departments and
would be available at all times to any
one desiring the information they CON
tain. There is no question raised by
your committee as to the value of the
records themselves and of the import
ance Of keeping such statistical informa-
ton but they do doubt whether it is nee
essary to annually repeat in a depart
mental report these records
It occurs to your committee that the
printed pamphlet showing the assess
fnents made against individuals for OIL
ing and sprinkling streets might well be
dispensed with as these assessments are
matter Of record in the city tax collelc-
tors office the same as the rate book and
there seems no especial need Of printing
any humber of books showing these as
sessnents as they do not vary mater
ial.y from year to year and as the infor-
mutton is always available at the office
of the 6ax collector.
In the annual report Of the board of
water commissioners about eleven Pages
are annually taken to print the location
Of thu Ey drants Of the city. This infof-
nation is exceedingly valuable to the de-
partment and to She city but your COM
mittee questions whether any good pur-
pose is served by annually duplicating
this record. The same may be said as
to the nine pages giving the table show
ing the approximate length of pipe IN the
different streets of the city and the size
of the pipe. This record Is of great i'm
portance to the department and to the
city and should he kept available at MI
times but it hardly seems necessary that
the city should year after year be sub
ject to the expense of duplicating this
record.
In the annual report Of the board Of
park commissioners there seems no nee
essity of including in this report the
Cash Account, Mohegan Park mas
much as these items are simply a dupli-
| cation Of what has already been printed
in the city treasurers report
The annual report of the chief of the
fire department contains valuable sta
tistical data which should be available to
| anyone at all reasonable times but
whether the city should go to the ex-
pense Of annually printing these statis-
tics your committee somewhat ques-
tons
The same may he said to a greater or
less extent of other departments of the
city nd your committee believes that a
| comparatively large sum in the aggre-
gate could be saved by curtailing the an
nual departmental reports with no loss
| of efficiency in the service.
Your committee finds that the mayor
and the city treasurer has during the
present fiscal year omitted some duDlica-
ton of printing of the accounts of the
treasurer. Perhaps more could well be
done.
We are not disposed at this time to
suggest the change of any ordinances Of
the city with reference to this matter be-
| lieving that a change of method of max
! ing ely contracts for printing and other
wise through the comptroller provided
by the new city charter now awaiting
| approval by the electors will accomplish
quite as much if not a great deal more
than any mandatory action of the coun-
ell at this time.
We do however. strongly urge upon
| the several departments of the city that
they attempt some reformation along the
| lines of these suggestions. that their re-
ports should not be cIuttered up either
with pictures of themselves or with sta
tistfcal data of practical interest to but
a very few
H. NJ. LERoU.
i EDWIN W., HIGGINS,
i WESTON C. PULLEN.
JEREMIAH A. DESMOND,
| MARTIN E. JENSEN.
Special Committee.
Dated at Norwich, this 26th day Of
April. 1922.
For Sidewalk Hearing.
The monthly report of the city treas.
urer was accepted by the council The
public works committee made a report
establishing the grade and width of the
walk on the westerly side of Ferry stree
and the easterly side Of Rose place am
naming the evening of May 18th as tht
date for hearing on the matter. The
latter resolution was adopted.
The public works committee, reporting
on the petition of Elizabeth Teehan t.
have trees in front of her proper
ty, No 40 Thirteenth street. trimmed
stated they have instructed the tree war
den to trim the trees If the warder
deems it necessary. The report was ac
cepted.
The National Polish Catholic cilurcl
which owns seven building lots fronting
| on Golden street, presented a petition Il
have the city establish grade in from
of the property as they are about t.
commence the construction of a churcl
: building on the property The petition
was referred to the public works com
, mittee for investigation and report.
: In a communication to the council
Thomas Tbbison complained that owini
to the condition of the culvert on Smitl
avenue water does not run off his lan
. on the northerly side of Hamilton ave
nue. He requested the city to have tn
Smith avenue culvert repaired. TIL
matter was referred to tho public work
= committee and the street commissions
with mower
l. Fireproof Vaults For City Records.
: Alderman PeaIe recommended that a
i appropriation be included in the est
- mates to provide for the installation G
modern fireproof vaults for the city rec
| ords. The matter of fireproof vaults TO
the city records came up at previou
meeting Of the council when the auditin
committee in it's report recommends
that the vaults be installed. At that tim
the recommendation was referred to
council committee for INVESTIGATION an
> report, Alderman Peale making the II
g uuested report at the meeting Monda
v evening.
Just before the city department bill
were taken up Councilman Edwar
: Crooks president of the water board, II
II formed the council that he favored IN
n printing committees Recommendations
regard to the water department printlr
- and that he will bring the matter to II
+ attention of the water board.
p Department Bills.
Il Department bills were approved as 70
- lows:
IT Fire department. s5.s1s.75: police d
partment, $5.143.0S street lighting. 81
q 49489 public works department, (reg
III lar), S5,2S4,67. (permanept street in