Norwich bulletin., 1909-05-22
TAX OF TEN MILLS RECOMMENDED
Estimates for the City Meeting Approved by the Council Increase in Several Departments and Many Extra Matters to be Acted Upon-Debt of the City Reduced Department Reports for the Year.

The court of common council held a session on Friday evening for the pur- pose of hearing the estimates for the ensuing year as made up bv the finance committee and acting upon few matters before the close of the fiscal year. All the members were in attendance except Alderman Stetson and Councilman Comeau. Mayer Lip pitt presided and the reading of the journal was omitted.
 A communication was received from Mrs. Frank T. Brown expressing her deep appreciation of the memorial the council adopted relative to MT. Brown and for the beautiful floral column.
 The annual report of the city treas urer, l. L. Peck, was accepted and or dered printed in the journal, as was the report of the auditors. The report shows the total indebtedness of the city to be $1,107, 300. There is in the gen eral sinking fund SIP ,521 1e. in the gas and electric sinking funds $25,19S.14, and $27.757.S9, and cash on hand ST., S73.64, leaving the net debt S1,o33, 999.17. Last year the net debt was 045,924.O6, so there has been re- duction in the debt of about 1000.
 The finance committee submitted their estimates of receipts and dis bursements for the ensuing year, which were approved, and the recommenda- tions and resolution adopted. The es- inmates are printed today in the adver- Using columns. the total amount of appropriations recommended being s433, ,7O6.11, or about s10,0a0 more than last year, including the extra appro priation, there being increases in sev- eral departments. They recommend a ten mill tax to meet this expenditure. There are, however, a number of other matters which they have been asked Ao I,r-f,, al nd if they are voted it will mean S15, 100 additional or a mill and a quarter ex- tra. The committee recommends that the $20,000 for the Improvements at Meadow Brook shall be met by the city borrowing fnnGs upon the notes of the city, payable in four annual install- ments, and that the same be liquidated from the receipts of the water depart ment.
 Regarding the courthouse addition, the board authorized to erect that has given its note for $50,000 and 1t is de- sirable that this joint obligation be re- placed by separate ones, and at the city meeting it is recommended that the city assume its proportion, or s1O. 900. of that amount.
 They further recommend the sale of the Boswell avenue and West Main street fire stations and that the morey thus gained be used at the Thames vile station for a fire engine and a chemical engine installation.
 Estimates of the cost of number Of improvements which will be in the warning for action at the city meet .ng are as follows: Town and city eel ebration, s2,000; milk inspectors sal ary and expenses, S1,S00; public com fort stations, s1,050; macadamizlng Sachem street. $2,000; widening West Main street. $2,000; Cliff street im- provement $1.0oo; new fire engine, $5,- 25o; total, s15,1oo.
 Petitions.
 The Chelsea Savings bank asked for a grade on the northerly side of Main street from Cliff street east It was referred to the public works commit tee.
 Dr. Lewellyn Pratt and 2z others asked for an electric arc light on the easterly side of Broadway at the north west corner Of the Broadway school property. It was referred to the police commissioners.
 City Health Officer Dr. N. B. Lewis called attention to the need of a. small sewer between North Main and Cliff streets in Roath street. It was refer red to. the public works committee.
 An invitation was received asking the council to join the American bCdS ut Ol A1uu4Nlpd4lllNSs WnltH uOluS a three days convention in Montreal Aug 25, 26 and 27. It was referred to the finance committee.
 The public works committee in their annual report showed that the amount appropriated to that department dur ing the year was s67.163.O1. There has been expended S66. .362.S9, leaving a bal ance of $s0012. The sewers have all been built except the Central avenue sewer, where it was found a private sewer had been built which served all purposes The report was accepted
 Committee Reports.
 The public works committee reported that they had investigated the petition of the Norwich Grain Go. for the exten- sion of their dock in the Thames river, and approved it. The report was ac- cepted.