Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 29, 1922, Page 9

e same. v campel the 1 city of all nuigance injuricus 46 or oftemsive 9T . ammoying o pu the expense of the owners of pre;iscs whereon such muisances exist. To provide, for the collection, removal, and. dla- garbage, ashes, and refuse n the istriot of eald oity. x 3 o the removing of .any ef- o city. provive fo: the disposal of night-sofl, rubbish, and filth, gulate or prohibit the carrying annoyance ving or owning property in the o for the inspection of meat, @:h, produce, fruits, ics pastry, and food # any or exposed, for sale, in sald 2d to prohibit the sale or ofering &alo thereof, and to confiscate and de- same when in sueh condition as ager public health. the naming of all public there- vegetadle contrivances or objects over, e same. o weights and measures. and regulate peddiing and 1 upon the gublic squares, sidewalks. ¢ and regulate sports, exhib lic amusements, and perform- 1 billlard and bowling saloons city. coasting and sliding and in, highways or gublic or private i city. ohibit trespass in eny of the gary eries, and public end. private alate bathing in pinces exposed view, cruelty to animals, and in- e ana prescribe the mode of electlons not expressly reg- s act. nanner of warning ciy. nd meetings of the Board of and the times and places of he same. tde for the removal of any of- ause, e for holding elections in said » e districts thereof. rescribe the amount of bopds to be by officers or employes, and to 1 the officers of said city all ity to enable them to exe: 1 powers and to discharge ity elogtions. Aldermen may prescribe «, and forfeitures of goods or the violation of any such h penalties and forfeitures by the Corporation action, brought for that name of the city, before, any other court having use of sald city: Aldermen is hereby pake, alter, or repeal, and srdinance, not inconsistent arter, or with the lws of United States, which it onducive to the general ce. good order, welfare, and ¢ the inbabitants of sald city and ction of the property there- ay prescridbe fines, penaities, and ires of goods and chattles, for the of any such ordinance, which s and_forfeitures may be recov- aforesald. SECTION 96 Violations of What Ordinances » Mis- demesnor. slation of any ordinance of said sing a fine, forfeiture or penaity a misdemeanor and may be pros- sted as such before the city court or er court having jurisdiction of the of- SECTION 97 Enactment of Ordinances. ce passed by the Board of of sald city shall take efiect e enforced until the game has bean liehed st least twice before s pas- one of the dally newspapers ub- said city and twice in ome of 14 pewspapers after its and 1l & period of five days after fis pas- age shall have elapeed ; and if, before its. a remonstrance thereto, sgned taxpayers of said city, shall be the clerk of sald Board of Al- approved by a majority vote in olty. duly called for that purpose. The certificatt of the City Clerk, wpon be records of the Board of Aldepmen, t nance has been 5o publish- e prima facle evidence of the as an ordinance of sald city. SECTION 98. Pablic Receptions, Ete. said Board of Aldermen may, by & ots of two-thirds of the members Dres- nt at any regular or epecial . le- wily warned, appropriate, from time to shall | ihie seotion, shall fortelt and pay to the » appoint such number of persons as they tall wee fit, mot exceading twenty. pecial Constables, who, after the an for e g!e i’i“ils removal from any place cither by contract or gther- As the expiration of Health Offioer bo a su said SECTION 103, s Mk Inspector, As the explration of the term of the prewent Milk Inspector shall require, the ayor of sald city shall appo ceasor. It shall be the duty of to'aseure the purety of Supply in said city as preseribed by stat- ute or ordlnance. The. compensation and term of office of eaid inspector shall be determined by the Board of Finance sub- Jet to the approyal, of &sidvBoard of Al- SEQTION 104, Assessors. Said Board of Aldermen shall annually appolnt thres assessors, who : shall be sworn to a faithful discharge of their duties, as proyided by ordinance. SECTION 106. Abatements. ‘The.Board of Finance, subject to the ap- proval of the Board ot Aldermen, :shall have power to abate the whole or anygert of the taxes, assessments, or interest on lens of such persons as throfigh poverty, infirmness, or other causes they shall deem it reasonable to exempt therefrom. SECTION 106, Bepairing Highways and Strests.. .Town' Shere of Expense. It shall be the duty of the City of Nor- wich to make and keep in repair, allpub- lic highways, streets and roads, within the limits of said city, and for. that.pur- Dose they may lay taxes, and collect the same according 10, law. The Town of Norwich shall annually pay to the City of Norwich such share of the expense of making and repairing the highways, streets and roads within the limits of said city as may be agreed wzon by the Selectmen of said Town and by the Mayor, President, and" Vice-Prestdent of the Board of Aldermen of Bald city. Sald payment to the City of Norwich shall be made to its Treasurer at Such time as said Selectmen, Mayor, President and Vice-President of the Board of Alder- men may determine, and after said pay- ment shall have been made. the said Town shall have no further Uability in the mat- ter, and nothing In this charter whatso- ever shall in any way repeal or amend gr be ed_as repealing or ‘amending any provisions of the former charters of the City of Norwich or of the ‘special or general acts ,of the State of Connectcut relating fn any way to the duties or lia- bllfties of the Town of Norwich. in respect to the bullding, making or keeping in re- pair of highways, streets, roads or bridges within the limits of said City of Norwich or to the payment by the Town of Nor- wich into the treasufy of sad city of money for such purposes. SECTION 107. Lay-out of Highways, Streets, Bte. The said Board of Aldermen shall have, sole and exclusive power and authority, as they shall judge needful, to Jay aut new highways, streets, public walks,” public avenues, and public landing places in said clty, and to alter, extend or enlarge any highway, strect, public walk, public ave- nue or public landing place within the limits of sald city. and to discantinue .or exchange the same for other highways, streets, public walks, public avenues, .or public landing places in said city,-and to make and cause to be executed all such orders relative thereto, as they shall judge proper; and no person or’ persons shall open any way for public use within the limits of sald city, except under, and by virtue of an order of sald Board of Al- dermen. SECTION 108, Paving, Macadsmizing or Improving Highways, Streets, Erc. ‘The sald Board of Aldermen shall haye power and authority to order the paying, macadamizing or otherwise improving any highway, street, public walk, or pub- lic avenue in said city, SECTION 109, Bollding Lines. The said Board of Aldermen shall be; and they hereby are authorized and em- powerad. to designate a line or lines on the lands of any proprietors, adjoining any highway, street, public walk or puolic avenue aiready-laid out or hereafter :to be laid out in gald oity, between whicn lines and such highway, street, public walk or:public.avenue no building orpart of 2 bullding shall be erected or located Provided such lines shall not be morethan fifteen fest distant from such highway, street, public walk or gublic avenue. SEOTION 110. Drains ani Sewers. The sald Board of Aldermen shajl be, and_they hereby are authorized and-ém- powered to lay out, comstruct and build, No person shall sewer of any kind, upon and from any premises in sald city, to or ‘tpon any o gtreet in said city; or use or permit to be used, -any such drain or sewer, Without the permission of sald Board of Aldermen; and any person who shall construct any @rain or sewer, con- trary to the provisions of this section, shall forfeit and pay to the Treasurer of said oity, for the use of the city; a fine of seven dollars; .and ‘person Treasurer of sald city, for the use of the of two dollars for each day drain or sewer is used, or per-" meed as aforesald. SECTION 111, - ° Power Over Dralnnge and Sewerage. zirel ‘o artifial, . or thereof, within said' city, (0, put, alter or straighten tife prorg i a ik the milk | &) gutters, - at |, anc such, thelr. _own - expense, : to level, -and when necessary Tise o and gut according to widths, used th in- &s/sald Board of Aldermen e Hmit. such of Aldermen may limit: such tims; SHAll Qe Teasonable, for I ine, o forming, and for ac in cases where the land or bullaings fronting _such .sidewalks, -curbs, or gut- oy i atats logs Than s Teb M or any other estate han & - i, said Boacd of Aldarsaen ey, - thate :@:lr.-,’swm, 1n'::ohm;,0fl all Judee right,: tha expents of Tais; ing, leve , forming or constructing or repaiting such sidewalks, curbs, or-gu: ters, among the different persons having.) an “interest in - the Jands or . buildings: as aforesald, and;whenever the Propristor or - proprietors ; of any :such lands or Duldlnge shall 2ot penide in. this, state, notice In writing of any.such order, 10, the .ocoupant -or occupants, or the per- son having the: care of any-such Jands:or buildings, shall be sufficient notice there- of to all = interested therein. ‘The provisions of this section .authorizing the Board of Aldermen ‘to opder. the-proprie- tors o land to repair, at their owm.ex- the sidewalks fronts .shall extend _and apply «to side~ walks already formed and comstructed. . SEQTION 113, Eallure to Covstruct. Sidewalks, Gurbs, / and Guiters, . It any projrieter, or -proprietors, of lands or buildings shall negieot to lavel, raise, form, CONSETUCL Or repair, Any-side- walk, curb, or gutter on their respective fronts, in such manner and within such time as,said Board of Aldermen shall di- rect and lmit, said Board of .Addermen may order the Board:of Public Works of sald City. to raise, ievel, form, construct or repair such sidewalk, curb, or gutter and may adjust and liquidate the -ex- penses thereof, and order the same to be paid by such, proprietor..or proprietors, 0 neglecting as aforesaid; and isaid ‘Board of Aldermen shall guthorize the Col- lector of sald city, to whom the Mayor théreof shall isspe.a warrant of distress, to collsct of such proprietor,or proprietors Tespectively, the sums orgered to be paid by them respectively, as afor said. Al such expenses tereof shalll be a lien or real ffcumbrance upon the land and buildings in reference to ‘which such expenses have been incurred, and in case the samg shall not be obtained by the said Cpllector the payment thereof .may. be enforced in like manner as if-said land and buildings were mortgaged to .said city to secure the payment thepeof. SECTIDN 114, . Orosswalks, When any walk shall cross any high- way or street, the Board.of Aldermen. of said city may cause the same in . such wlace to be au’ahly leveled or raised, and flagged or pajed st.the expense 6t the SECTION 115. Yantic Cove. The said city shall continue to have possession of Yantic Cove. within,the lim- its of said city, and said Board of Aldes- men shall control and have:the charge of. 5aid Cove and may take.all proper action’ relative to the care, possession, manage- ment and disposition of the lands of said Cove, and in reference:to- the manner. in' which the same shall be filled in, and the, lines and boundaries of .the channels thereof determined, and shall have and exercise all other powers neceasary.:for| the proper control and improvement of said Cove and may direct the Board of Public Worle to, cxecute all work con- nected therewith. SECTION 118. Sprinkling and Oiling Streets, The said Board of Aldermen shall have sole power ‘to sprinkle .and .oil strests: ‘within the limits of said cfty ahd to make assessments for ‘benefits therefrom, as provided by statutgs. g SECTION 117, Manner of Serving Notice of Hearings on_Public Improvements and Netice - of Asscssmients of Bemefifs. Whenever any -public, hearing is. to..he: held to consider improvements proposed to be. carried out”by the Board of Public Works, notices -of ‘said hearing shall be given to .all persons interesied in sald proposed improvements as follows:— Printed or written notices; of the subject, time and place of :such -hearing, signed by b ) all whose property . is course, helght .and level =8 | toresiid. -uh dfiww%‘fl azd:“ ralks, _curbs, _and curbs, &ut ‘property. E its, by:law, to pay the.same. SECTION 118. Mode of Assessing Benefits and ‘Sald"Board of Aldermen may, after all en; me.as it may deem best, and limit the time within whieh- the ‘proposed improve- | ment shall be completed, and when guch, report or modification shall have been ac- urerto be paid to such person when he shall ‘3pply ifor the same, then each said ents shall be legally desmed to have been made, and if the matter re- late to the taking of land, the-land de- oribed in:the onder of said:Board :of Al dermen _shall be and remain devoted to the public use for which it shall have been it o weok atr scoglien n ome weel er s with_the. foregoing. provision -in -regard to- by said free-holders, tho costs.of |’ fsuch application, which shall be taxea | by «#4id;judge; shall be paid by said-city ‘otherwise ;they Fnall be t. Upon ithe -acoeptan "’& the | A 2 ice mn trescholders by sald Judge: f the doings, of ssuoh, to the | free-holdess: lérk of said city, who shall, record the | +SECTION :127. rafiroad 4n :said a0y _publio highway, sstreet, or _putilia mue in said city, and constructsd for the use of the public in connection withi such highway, .street, orfavenue, and may: order the rallread comany bound by law, to the-judgment of- thesaid Board of Alder- men the public safety or convenience may ~and in -case ~com-; | vea ~guch rafiroad + “|pany shall negleet: to ohey such order, the the City Clerk of sald city shall give no- tice, s provided in Section 117 of this charter, to each person agaimst such assessment of benefits.:may hav been lald, notifying such -person -of - amount of such assessment and the dats when the:same is paysble, -and: thereupon: ‘such-assessment shall be valld and of full foree. Each assessment of benefits shalk be payable five days after the date of dapositing notice thereof as aforesaid. If -any person ‘shall refuse ‘to receive the amount found due to him, or in case Tio one shall be found having authority to Teceive the sur| found due to any par- tioular person, such amount shall be de- Dposited in the treasury of sald city, tosbe paid to the person entitled to receive the | same whenever -he shall ‘apply therefor. No assessment -for benefits :shail :he col- lectible nor ear interest until the work. for which such assessment was laid shall fhave been completed. Every such assess- ment hall bear, interest at the rate of ;six; percentum per annum from and after the “|4ate of such comipletion mntil a certificate of lien: therefor .shall -have been flad, as. Dereinafter provids 2 SECTION 12¢. | Mode .of Procedure in Designating Build- ing Linss. . said Board of Aldermen may cause the required .repairs, widening, ror -other al- terations to be made.and.executed at the wof said; city; -and the of such expense and the interest thereon, in an action of trespass on the case,’in | company ; if the said rgilroad company shall be ag- grieved by amy -such order of the Board of Aldermen :they rmiay, “before the ‘time limited therein for ‘the execution .of the, same, -appeal theréfrom’ by petition to the uperior court, next to be:held within and: County of New Londen ; and auch. when notice thereof shall have been served upon sait city in the manner rovided:by lawifor the: service of process: civil actions, shall operate a. of ‘said order, until the same ‘shall have heard and finally ‘determined by -3aid ‘Whenever a petition or an. application | designate a -huil take land therefor, .if required, and’ tol: iay assessments, if any, of benefits and ¢s, the;made of proceiure -shail ‘be’ the same .in all respects 4s s noW' Dro- vided, mutatis mutandis, in Sections 11§ and 119 of this charter. SECTION 121, Mode of Procedure in Paving, Macadam- taing or Improving Any Highway. .. Jhenever a petition or an agplication made, O :a Proposition or a Tes- olution submitted to said Board of Al- dermen to pave, macadamize or otherwise improve any highway within the limits: ot said city, to take land therefor, if Te- quired, and to lay assessments, if any, of benefits aud damages, tlie made of pro- ceduré shall be the same'in all respects 2s is now provided, mutatis mutandis, ‘in- Sections 138:and 118 of this charter. SECTION 122, Mode -of Procedure in Designating Side- Walks, Curbs, and Gutters. Whenever 2 petition or an application shall be made, or & proposition-or a res- ‘lution submitted to said Bosrd. of .Al- dermen for designating and fixing the -{width, course, height, and level of any |sh: /alk, -curb, or -gutter in or upen any ‘or.gtreet in said city, to take land: therefor, if required, and- to lay. assess- ments, it any, of benefits and damages, the mode of procedure shall be the same in all Tespects as is now provided, mutatis mutandis, in Sections 118 and 119 of this charter the clerk of the Board of Public Wiorks, | shall be sent by registered mail ‘to each’ person go-interested; or a copy of said notice signed by sald clerk shall be gd- vertised in three successive issues of efih of two dally newspapers published‘in gafd’ tice of any public hearing may be used; Provided, that said: notices shall be mailed or advertised, or-both. ot less than’ six_days before the time:set for sny sald public hearing, 43 Assessment of Bemefits. When any assessment has been laid, as hereinafter provided, against any per- benefitted by sald 2 Dperson g0 amsessed, - shall state the amount of his asseesment. SECTION 11s. Procedure in Laying Out and Al- tering - Highways, : Whenever a petition or an application, Mode of < |shall be made. or -2 Droposition or & Tes- olution submitted to -said Board of Al- , enlarge, before % ‘tion thereon, shall refer t.h?‘;‘nn—f:g ‘u?e Board of Pablic Works. And said Board of Public Works shail'| appoint a time and 2 place for hearing | and considering ‘the seme, and cause no- tice thereof, as Immediately he provided, to be given to the owners, mont- Bagees, be | a certificate, signed Juggment Rs. nkenesiod appear at said time fi‘d Dlace, , if any exists, why'suct lay-ot, enlargement, hange should not be ma SECTION 125, Mode of Procedure in Layins QOut Drains and Sewers. Whenever a petition or an application 1-be made, or .2 proposition or a res- olution submitted to sald Baard -of Al-: dermen-to lay out any Grain or any sewer. | within the limits.of said city, to take land of- |in all:respects - as 5 now grovided, mutatis mutandis, in Sectfons 118 and 119 of this charter. SECTION 124 sections. SECTION 125, of Benefits a Lien TUpen orty. All assessments of bensfits made under the proyisions of this charter shall be and reméin 2 lien _the: property seeially [ Assessment I tions neretotore created and now exist- C. PULLEN, Clerk and Clerk of the Charter ! ‘Commission. ' STONINGTON The 75th anniversary of the ‘to mny ‘property. ‘veal, persondl, v d now in the City fof Nomwich but the 3 u prop- '|rerty #hall be under the provisions Ot ‘this | of Calvary Episcopal church is being iby tax in mny ‘Finance -and (the; ‘Board of Aldermen of said city may de- termine. (The ‘investment amd resmvestment of 8aid ; sinking fund shall be in ac- cordance ‘with ‘the ‘statute laws of thils) te relating to the ‘mvestment of ‘trust funds. /SECTION 133. 5 Gas and Electric Sinking Fund and Re- -serve Fund. The gas-and electric sinking fund of ~existing @t ithe ‘time gt the) that may be hereafter made thereto shall constjtute the gas and electric sinking fundcof said city and shall be in charge of a committee consisting of the Mayor the Clty Treasurer, and the president of the Board of Gas and Electrical Com ‘missioners. : of -a -committee consisting of ithe ‘Mayor and the City Mreasurer, and the oresi- dent of the Board of Gas and Electrical Commissioners. “Additions to éiter or’both .of:said funds; shall consist of interest earned thereon and of such amounts as the said Board of'Gas and lectrical Commissioners may. | not later :than the tenth day of ‘Qetober in any year, determine, and as the funds re- said fund or funds shell be in accory with the statute laws of this State réla- elty. Nothing ‘herein ‘shall effect the oiliga- | | ing by any, outstanding issue of bonds. SECTION 134, Sinking Fand for 1951 Retunding Gas and Elegtric Bonds. The Mayor, the Gity Treasurer and the President of .the. Board .of Gas and Elec- - trical Commissioners of said city, all ex- and approved by the city In a special City megting. ‘The .vote at sald -gpecial .city meeting shall be by ballot. , 2 SECTION 12, Municipal Bonds. Whenever a petition or an application is made, or a resolution or & jproposition’ is submitted to_the Board of Aldermen of said city to issue bonds for public im- provements.or othér purposes deemed nec- essary or desirable for the best interests; of said city, sald Board of Aldermen shall vote upon the matter, and if sald board, by :a 'majority ‘Yote -of -all its members all popeake tho mmus of smuch band. and {¥ the Mayor of said city shail ap- Pprove of ieuch approval.or shall fail to act upon the same within ten days after the approval by said Beard of Aldermen. or i ‘said board by a two-thirds vote of #l1 its -members :shall overwride the of said Mayor, as provided in this shall be submitted to the Board of Fi-- nance of said city. Said Board of Finance shall meet with- in ten days thereafter, and if by majority vote ot all its they shall -ap-} by the -Beard of -Pinance, then of Aldermen shall - become Aue 2nd payable, umg within that time, | the Mayor or thel be log e H:n Txm of "N 1 2 it e b o s A i 168 1 ine Mayor iy, o The said Town Clevk snali récord all such Sertimoates Vi eete ot ag The form of Gertificate of Iden-and the form of Certificate that a Lien has Ceased to_exist, f . Oolleotar lodged with the Town Clerk.] officlo, and shall have the care, custody and management of the Sinking Funi created under resolutions for the pur- |3PPOl pose of paying certain Gas and Electric Bonds .of the City of Norwich, passed by the Court "of Common Council of said city at a meeting legally held on October Sth, 1921 “Enere shall be reserved by the |gas and electrical commissioners from the. earnings (of the city’s plant the mum of five thousand dollers each year to meet the terms -and conditions of -the sinking/ | fund created by ‘ote ‘of the ‘Court of Common Council on October 8, 181, which sum shall be paid tothe vity treas- urer gnnually and be held, accounted for and azplied as said vote of the Coumecll ¢ d s SECTION 135, ! Removal of Ofiicers by Bowrd of Alder- men. 1. Complaint in writing may be nature, charging -any . i with-any offense, and requesting his re- moval from office. Setting forth facts on | r ‘supported. the City Clerk of said 2 “the said mceused ablle ;on & day ‘centain and within ten days from ‘{all taxes laid on said assessment list may | iIbe .collected mnd entorced in‘the same! | éhavter; Provided 4ilso, ‘that ‘this chsrter |ebrated By a thres day perlod shall 10t release or uffect any taxeshere | gearted ‘Saturday and continues tdfore laid, or any assessment list already | out y and today (Monday). ‘made, ‘or any ‘fines, ‘forfeltures or pe:; nistorical “exhibit drew a larke ties lierstofore .incurred, ‘but the || Bdturday ‘afternoon many antiques taxes, fines, ‘fasfeitures or ,penalties anG bshown, imcluding rare old picturss : Dreached in 1-mot be 'in ‘any ‘manner affected by:| g this chaster, ‘but every such by-law. or- further. that:ithischarier hall mot affect any wuit now pending, or any cause of hetd ~ising, repealing or amending in ANy Way |and sddresses at 1. any aet, public ‘or private, of the State of, and - Miss Emeline i o i until after said day, be as valld and ef- [ tective as 4f made on the day specified. 4. ‘ot . 6. No department, board, committes or officer of the City of Norwich shall make any expenditure wriless an @ppropriation for the same shail have been provided ac- o umnu and no depart- ittee, or officer of the | wich, and every executive afficer nected with any department, atherwiss ‘provided, sibmit to the «af Pinance of said city an zeceipts and the expenditures of such partment or office for the ensul ing on the first day Of dance Friday evening at Castno. ‘The Community club. s to. dlogk initalled in the tower house. - At, the Stonineton !.!-5 £ E : 1i ;Eg i) 87 " b i 4 f