Putnam patriot., 1928-07-12

meeting ot the council 10 make re- port. to give their reasons why they have not taken any action to the pres ent time, and that the clerk send a no- tice to that effect to the commissioners. It was So voted.
 Alderman Chadwick said, "They have given their reason"
 Alderman Ames said he had just as sooa make a motion to ask the com missioners to resign. This met with mods of approval. Then he added. Perhaps that's too nasty. But they have gone too far" he concluded.
 All Present
 When the meeting was called to or- der every member of the council was present. The police report showed but thirteen arrests for June, two prison CTS taken to jail, fines and costs of s25S.ol collected, and five tramps lodged.
 A number of permits for garages and small additions were read, some referred.
 Another Filling Station
 A petition was received from the Eastern Oil Company of Worcester, Everett NJ. Carver, agent, asking per- mission to erect a gasoline filling sta ton on the triangular lot at the june tion of Grove and Ring streets. A representative of the company was present and stated that application had been made to Hartford and it had been referred back to have the com pany get the approval of the council signed by the mayor.
 This location is in q strictly resi- dential section and on street carry ing heavy traffic. It Is also directly across the street from the entrance to one church and diagonally across the street from another church. It was the expressed opinion of the mayor and of several aldermen that before the petition is approved by the coun- cil. residents in this neighborhood should be given q chance to be heard in the matter if they so desire. An opportunity will be given those living in the neighborhood of the proposed To cation to be heard at the special meeting of the council next Tuesday night. Tn the meantime the matter was referred to the highway commit tee to report at the next meeting.
 Up O Merchants
 It was then that discussion was aroused by the reading of the com munication from the merchants com mittee stating that an investigation of the mode of parking on Main street had been made, the present system condemned, and q recommendation that cars be parked diagonally and headed into the curbing, made. Alderman Chadwick said that when the parking problem was taken up ev- eryone had chance to be heard. He said that the ordinance committee, a committee of the Rotary Club, the fire and police chiefs, had met and dis cussed the matter. Since the ordi- nance went into effect there had been objection by some who were at that meeting. Limited time for parking had been suggested. He said that the morning the ordinance became effect i i've he counted twenty-three to twenty i five cars owned by merchants parked on the street. He emphasized and re- i lterated that if the merchants would keep their cars off the street there would be room enough. He cited a case of merchant who left for Bos- ton early that day, leaving his car ! parked in the business section to re- main until he arrived home at night He said he had made inquiries of the chief of police and had been told the police are having less trouble than ever before under the present system. i The mayor said he had been told by the captain that very morning that the police are having no trouble. 1 Alderman Dean said that the sys- | tenn takes possibly nine cars less with all of the rest of the parking space the same as before.
 i Chief Thurston was asked for a statement and said that if they are going to object to what has already been done he did not know what they would do when the council goes little l further. He then pointed out the dan gerous condition on Front street, from Main street to the bridge, with barely room enough for pleasure car to get through and with 1t almost impossi- bic for the fire apparatus to get through. He said the present method of parking is that adopted by all traf- fic experts. After much discussion and more emphasis on the fact that the merchants should remove their own cars from the street the matter was referred to the ordinance committee with the suggestion that the members meet the merchants committee to dis cuss the situation.
 Tax Dispute
 The matter of the disputed tax of 1926 of the Putnam Land & Mills Company was referred to the finance committee to take up with the corpora tion counsel. The company appealed from the board of assessors as to their town taxes and got an adjust ment from the courts. The appeal did not include the city and there is a nice legal problem involved. It is under stood that the company is offering to pay the tax based on the valuation al- lowed by the court.
 Had a Time of It
 Alderman Mignauit stated that the highway committee had had a time of it" oiling the streets, but that the work is completed. Alderman Ames said that the highway committee should be commended for getting the trolley tracks of of Chapman and King streets. q forgot that in mak- ing my report" said Alderman Mig