Norwich bulletin., 1909-05-29
celgbration of the ,5Oth Al
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The sum of these estimates is equal to about h mills on the grand list The Committee recommend that the warning for the next annual City Meet ing include the last named estimates and call for action thereon
 At a City Meeting held March 2s 1909, the Court Of Common Council was authorized to appropriate from the City Treasury such an amount not exceeding $2O,0OO as may be necessary to pay the expenses for erecting a new dam and of acquiring lands, rights and other property necessary for conservation Of the water supply, but the resolution adopted at said meeting did not pro- vide the method of raising the sums necessary for such expenditure
 Your Committee recommend that in asmuch as said appropriation is made for a permanent Improvement and ad- dition to the water supply, the expense thereof should not he Included in the and your Committee recommend that the warning for the next annual City Meeting shall include proposition au- thorizing the borrowing of such funds four equal annual installments and that the same be liquidated from the receipts of the water department.
 Under an act of the General Assem- hly approved June 13, 1907, the County Commissioners the Mayor of the City and the Selectmen of the Town of Nor wich were constituted Board for tlts erection of the addition to the Court House in Norwich and were authorized to borrow such sum as might be neces- sary for the erection of such addition and to execute notes for the sum so borrowed. which notes shall be binding and obligatory upon tho County of New London. the Town of Norwich and tho
 Pursuant to law. such Board has ex- ecuted its note for the sum of $50. 900 ton and 1t Is desirable that tho joint obligation SO created should bo re- placed by separate obligations for tho proportion of the expense which each ton thereof has been determffied as provided in the Act 10 be the sum of
 Your Committee therefore recon - mend that there shall bo included In the warning of the next annual City Meeting proposition to authorize the of the City for s10.0O0 for its pfopor- tion of the expense of Court House ad- dition upon the retirement of the joint obligation now outstanding.
 Your .Committee further recommend that there be included in the warning of the next annual City Meeting d proposition to authorize the sale of the Ore station property situate on West Main street and of the fire sta- tion property situate on .Bosweli ave nue, the same being no longer required and that the moneys realized therefroni be appropriated for the fitting up of the Thamesvnle fre station, to provide for the installation of n steam fire en- zine and chemical engine for the pro- lection of that section of the City in accordance with the recommendation of the Committee on Fire Department
 Your Committee further recommend the adoption by the Court or Common Council of the following resolution:
 Resolved. That the report and esti- mates of the Committee on Finance bs accepted and approved: that the 1Cierts cause the same to- be published as re- quired by tho amended charter. and that the Mayor. or in his absence the Senior Alderman present, be directed on behalf Of the Court of Common Council to submit the estimates ems braced in this report to tho next City Meeting 10 be held on the first Monday of June next and 10 recommend that a tax Of 10 mills be laid on the last per- fected grand list of the City.
 COSTELLO IIPPrrT.
 FRANK A. ROBINSON.
 C. LESLIE HOPKINS.
 Committee on Finance.
 hereby certify that the above and