Putnam patriot., 1923-01-05
CHAS. RICHARD NEW
 ALDERMAN AT LARGE
Is Prevailed Upon to Accept Takes Oath and Assumes
 Duties
City 10 Bring Sui, to Collect All De.
 linqueut Taxes

Mayor Victor Chapdelaine and members of the common council start ed the new year off auspiciously. The membership of the council was com pleted before the meeting, when City Clerk Thomas P. Ryan administered the oath of office to Charles Richard, who had been prevailed upon to ac- cept his recent election as alderman at-large. Every member was in his chair promptly at the starting time, and a long docket of business was transacted.
 Diseuss Delinquent Taxes
 One of the items of business of widespread interest involved the ques- tion of city taxes. Tax Collector Archibald Macdonald. Jr., presented his annual report, giving the lists of persons who have not paid their taxes There were some surprises for the council, for the list contained the names of some people who would be the last that the council would be- iieve had failed to pay their taxes Seeking a method to secure the col- lection of every tax justly due the city, the council voted to authorize and direct the tax collector to pro- eeed by suit, on and after March 1, 1928, against all delinquent taxpay- CTS, in the name of the city This means that after March the collect or is compelled to institute legal ac- tion against everyone who had not paid taxes due by that date.
 The Putnam Light & Power Com pany was granted permission to erect four poles on Intervale street.
 Two Officers Resign
 The resignations of Harry J. Mann and Lucius P Merriam. as auditors, were received, the former because of failing eyesight, and the latter on account of his health. That of Mir. Merriam was accepted with regret, but Mir Mann's was tabled, because of his willingness to serve if another auditor could be secured who could go over the city books during the daytime. AL dermen Johnson and Richard were ap- pointed by the mayor to secure CO., auditor to work with Mir. Mann.
 On motion of Alderman Labby, the l committee on fire department was au- thorized to secure bids for l5 new rbuber coats and 15 new pairs of rub Der boots, each, for Chemical Co. No. l 2 and the Hook and Ladder Company. l The committee has authority to buy the new fire department equipment.
 l. C.ll C.-.al
 After presenting his annual report, f Ralph F.. Thurston, chief of the fire i department. recommended that new fire alarm call signal be adopted, [ whereby four strokes would call out both No. l Company and the Hook and Ladder Company. Under present conditions the call is three strokes and | No. l Company alone is required to respond. The suggestion was taken under advisement.
 Alderman Dumas reported that about $50 feet more remained to be laid before the sewer to the Day Kim ball Hospital would be finished, to- gether with the building of manholes. With weather conditions favorable, he believed the job would be done in three weeks or month.
 The council discussed the advisa- bility of building city barn for use by the highway department and its equipment, rather than continue pay | ing rent for place. The highway committee was instructed to inyesti- gate and report recommendations,