Putnam patriot., 1923-10-05
CITY TAKES STEPS
+, TO COLLECT TAXES
MAY Bring Suit to Recover Cash
Due From Phipps Es-
tate

b xate FIRE common council a.
the monthly meeting Tuesday Night.
f Corporation Counsel Charles l. Ter
req Was asked 70 take whatever legal
sters se deems advisable 81 the name
= the city q Putnam. fer ire c9llee-
non Of the unpaid FAX u last year lew
T I'D against the Phipps estate. owners
~ what was formerly the II. :. john
son shae factory. L Is understood
that the estate refuses ta pay tire taI
en- ire gFoznd that the property = val
aed a. ar excessive sgure b. tHe board
u assessors. Formal report was
ladr@i win the eanneil by Tax Gel
leetar Archibald Macdonald. Jr.. q the
refusal q tae estate r. pay the TAX
Mayor Ckapdeiaine presided a. the
meeting and al aldermen were present
except Ar. Dean and Mr.. Labby.
Elect Ne~ Firenen
Chief Thurstgn q the FIRE depart
ment reported tnaf Hose Co Ne had
elected William Mansfield % succeed
F James Barnes. srho resigned. and Dav-
f "a Favreau % take the place Of VII
liam Hughes. Who resigned. On mo
tor both elections were confirmed By
the council. Chief Thurston also re-
ported on the recent FIRE drills he held
IN the public and parochial schools Of
the city.
Alderman Berthiaume complained
q ire condition CO South Main street.
just south Of the Arch Bridge, speak
ing particularly Of the holes between
ire trolley tracks. On rainy days
these I'll up with water and are
source q complaint from people living
in the vicinity and Of passing motor
lists Supf q Highways Dumas said
that a drain between the rails. az the
point. would solve the question. The
matter was referred 70 the highway
committee Wifh instructions 70 correct
the difficulty. Alderman Penny also
complained Of the condition and urged
action.
Captain Of Police Jarvis filed his
monthly report, which disclosed that
fweuty-rine arrests were made during
September.
Petitions were received asking FOR
permits - build. They were referred
% the highway committee. The Put
nam Savings Bank and Charles Seder
were among those seeking permits
Luther Keith disclosed MS intention Of
erecting a three car garage OF Perry
street and o. r Hermanson requested
a permit 70 build a l00x25 feet green
house on his property on Grove street.
Mr. Seder asked for three foot
sidewalk along Lee street. when his
buildings are moved 20 their new 10
cations ard ready for occupancy May
or Chapdelaine and several Of the al
dermen pointed out that II such a side
walk was built. il would be necessary
% take half the piazza of one house
and would shorten the width q the
street % fourteen feet The council
referred the matter 70 the highway
committee with instructions TO iuvesti-
gate very carefully.
City Engineer Perry was instructed
70 prepare plans ard layouts of streets
and make report on those ia condition
fer acceptance By the city as public
highways On she list II streets pro-
posed ~ he accepted are the following.
alpha street. eazterlv q Mechanics
street. Mhittemure street. easterlg Of
Mechanics street, IuterFale street.
Mechanics ~ Railroad street; Nichols
street. easferiseo Il School street Maple
street. between Church and Gilman
street. Gilman street, between Maple
ard FiEiEes Eawhatau. uortherly 20
Providence North Prospect. Milton
aazt saatheriy - house II DR. Muir
rhE Nill street, south ef Providence
- land 81 fHlias Cnrdiery Chapel
street. extension - geo feet uorthcrly
Il Green Alex Gilman asks accept
aHee II Maple and Gilman streets
Frank HitmaH. Alpha and White
more streets: Louis Wolfe Powhatan
and Nil streets Jerry Labby North
F Prospect street; sam Ankoval, Chapel
.