Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-06-08
PUTNAM
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the railroad company and city oficia1s
We're in conference concerning the mat
ter. and at that time it was understood.
that the railroad company would con-
struet drains that would conduct the wa
ter away. This was never done. The
matter was referred to the highway
committee.
Another request to the council Of a
similar nature was made by Armand
Lizotte who, with Alfred Bonneville, APP
peared before the body to ask, that sur
face water now draining over their
land be cared for This was also re-
feFred to the highway committee.
Mrs. A. ]. Bennor, Buck street, re-
quested the council to give attention to
the bank and wall on Buck street near
her property. and TO put IN condition
| Nichols street. Last year she gave to
the city strip Of land to enable the
widening of Nichols street, and this was
done with the understanding that the
/ city should keep the street in good con-
dition. She alleges this agreement has
not been lived up to. The highway
committee will investigate this.
| A building permit was issued to Al
| bany Delisle for the erection Of a gar
age on Woodstock avenue.
Requests for building permits were
/ Amiot, for a house at the corner of Bat
/ tey and Church streets; Joseph Van
/ dale, Harrison street, to change barn
/ into garage; G. Lawrence Perkins for
six-room house at corner Of Center and
South Main street; and F. R. Whitman.
Mechanic street, for store and office
/ building. All Of these were referred to
the highway committee.
| The aldermen. spent some time dis
| n
for Bugbee square. Under the last adj
ministration a flashing dummy was or
dered, and has been received in Putnam.
/ The present council has expressed itself
as unwilling to accept this, declaring
that the apparatus is unsuited for the
purposes intended. The bill has remain
ed unpaid. It was finally agreed that
the police and highway committees,
Jointly investigate the matter, and then
act as they see fit.
/ Tax Collector Archibnld Macdonald
FIR, appeared before the council. asking
that certain taxes levied against indi-
viduals whose addresses are now un-
| known be abated This was done.
Health Officer Peter A. Gardner asked
4 for the passage of an ordinance that
would make it compulsory for owners OF
tenements to provide suitable refuse
cans into which tenants could place gar
bage. It was suggested that he him
self draw a satisfactory ordinance and
present it at the July meeting. He
agreed.
Declaring that a building which he
termed ga wart on the landscape" was
! being erected on Mechanics street and
in what he believed was in violation Of
the city charter and ordinances, Alder
man Charles Dean introduced to the
meeting the question of the regulation
/ Of building within the city limits. The
matter was first brought up when Al
derman Dean called attention to a sec
il tion Of the ordinances which state tha
permits must be obtained from the su
perintendent of streets in cases wher,
building material is stored on city side
walk, and that loads of sand have beel
dumped into the gutter. Turning t,
Superintendent of Streets Dumas, Mr.
Dean asked, Has Mrs. Layine been t
you for a permit to obstruct the side
, walk N front of her house?" The super
: intendent replied that she had not,
was then recalled that at the May meet
Ling of the council a building permit wa
refused Mrs. Rose Lavine. Accordin
| to the alderman and superintendent o
streets the building is going on. never
theless.
Here is a good chance fer you to tea
the charter and your power in this mat
ter said Mayor Macdonald.
= Alderman Dean moved that the entfs
! Eatter be referred to the highway com
nittee and that they bring action, if ne
! cessary, against all violators of the SEE
! tions of the building ordinances whic
had formed the basis Of the evening
discussion. This was unanfmeusl
voted.
f The work of oiIing Putnam street
) was begun Wednesday under the diret
ton of Supt. Frederick Dumas and Stat
! Supervisor H. H. Davenport.