Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-10-29
NEWS LETTERS FROM
BULLETIN REPRESENTATIVES

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/ the money might better be spent for
| some other purpose, and that was why
he wished that no action be taken.
! f. L. Whitmore favored having the
town apply and get what the highway
| commissioner would award to the town
i and believed that it was good policy
| to continue to improve the roads and
| make them what they should be.
He mentioned a number that would
| still stand improvement. James john
! son told of the necessity for road be-
| tween WiIlimantic and Windham, as
/ he himself did not consider Bricktop
Road a road The motion was carried
! without a dissenting vote.
Flowage Rights for $500.
! George e. Stiles introduced a resolu-
! tlon granting howage rights to the
| Windham Manufacturing company for
! consideration of $500. 1t was sec
onded. NJ. Z. Lincoln wished to know
I If the price was satisfactory to the
company. Mr.. Stiles replied that it
was. Attorney Melony then spoke in
behalf of the company. saying that in
asmuch as the board of trade had in
! terested itself in the matter, the COM
pany had decided that $500 was just
price. There was no opposition and
tn measure was voted.
Clerk Fenton read a resolution pre-
pared by the assessors, calling for the
select committee of three freehold
ers within thirty days to make a re-
assessment and revaluation of the tax
able property in the town. d. A. Ly-
man moved the adoption of the resolu-
ton. Attorney Melony objected to the
appointment of a committee of five and
| favored the appointment of commit
tee of three freeholders at the meeting,
and moved that the resolution be so
amended. William Vanderman object
ed to the revaluation on the ground
that there was no need for it, as he be-
lived that the old system was the best.
George Hatch, an assessor, stated
that after careful investigation it was
learned that there was no instance
where revaluation was on record in the
town in the ,ast half century, and as
! there was quite a quantity of property
that did not go into the lists it was
advisable to make a more equitable
and complete valuation
NJ. E. Lincoln was sincerely in SYM
pathy with a revaluation and had at
tempted to have such a thing made
possible about a decade ago. at which
time a town meeting was called for the
purpose, but the matter was voted
down.
Resolution Adopted.
The amendment was adopted and
the resolution as amended passed, as
follows:
Resolved, That this meeting appoint
a committee of three freeholders, the
duties of said committee of three free
holders to be as follows: They shall
make a reassessment and revaluation
of all the taxable property of the town
of Windham; they shall have full pow
er and authority in the name and be-
half of said town to employ such cler-
zeal, expert or other assistance as may
be found necessary in making such re-
Walton, and they shall report the re-
suit of such revaluation to a town
meeting to be called not later than
Sept. Is, 1910. Such revaluation, if ac-
cepted by said town meeting. shall be
the basis for assessment by the as
SCISSORS on the grand list of 1910. Fiji
teen hundred dollars is hereby appro-
priated for compensation and the ex-
penses Of said committee of three free
holders.
The Freekolders Named.
Upon motion of George w Melony,
regularly seconded. these freeholders
We're appointed in order: ]. O'Sullivan, !
George E. Stiles and James NJ Smith. |
NJ. E. Lincoln had suggested that the
committee be appointed by ballot. as
he believed that it was a very import !
ant one.
With relation to the fifth clause in
the warning, concerning the construc-
ton of separate heating plant for
the High school, NJ. E. Lincoln request
ed light on the subject from members
of the building committee None was
forthcoming. He said that he favored
an outside he"t ting plant, but that he
was not in facor of building an assem-
bly, hall in the High school building. !
as to him it was like so much money
wasLel. He had been told on good au-
thority that no assembly halls were
being built in connection with the mod !
ern high schools today. Charles E.
Carpenter told the meeting that he was
the one who had had that particular
clause inserted in the warning. He
favored an outside heating plant and
also an assembly hall. There was
considerable discussion on the matter
Among those to speak were Henry IT.
Burr ]. O'Sullivan, F. P. Fenton, w.
B. knight and a number of others.
$4,000 Appropriated.
Mr.. Lincoln offered this resolution:
Resolved That if a satisfactory ar
rangement by the building committee
made with the contractors to diseon-
tinue the building of an assembly hall
that the heating plant be installed in
the ground under the location selected
for an assembly hall, and that $4,000
be appropriated therefor and in case
that arrangement cannot be made the
committee be directed and have full
power to put said heating plant at
some point outside of the building. The
above resolution was adopted.
Concerning the matter of purchas-
ing the road known as Type Shop
Lane, in South Windham, owned by
Guilford Smith and others, it was vot-
ed t. leave the mater to the select
men and abide by their discretion.
Adjournment was then taken.