Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-13


 the desk.
 T. c. Murphy thought Mir. Tarrant had forgotten that the grand list had been raised two million and yet the taxes are also raised. He inquired if the additional raise and the ten mill tax would be enough to meet the ap- propriations. Edward Kirby thought $15,000 enough.
 George o. Stead moved that the amendment be laid on the table. viva voce vote was taken but 1t was unable to determine the result and 1t | was necessary to take ballot, which resulted in 254 votes, 137 being no and 1 10S yes.
 The amendment that the amount be | s15,000 was then put and passed. For l the court house addition $10,000 was | voted and the state and county tax of l $11,368 each was voted. The interest | account was fixed at SIP, 100. The town | clerk stated that nine and half mill | tax would raise $158,993.22, while the | amount to be raised is $156,756. Nicholas Tarrant said there is $22,000 | in uncollected taxes for the last three years and called on the collector to ex- plain how much would be collected. | The collector explained to the town clerk, who stated that the amount is due on the rate bills, which include the amount of collection. There will prob ably be $11,000 collected, there having been $1,3SS44 of 1t collected since the | books were closed. A rate bill takes | three years to close and the average | of back taxes collected amounts to about $5,OOO each year and has for the | past nine years. Every one of the un- | collected taxes have liens upon them on file in the town clerks office. The reports of the town treasurer, | treasurer of the town deposit fund, sinking fund commissioners, Otis libra | ry, health officer and school visitor were approved. The salaries were fixed the same as last year.
 Otis Library Appropriations. w. s. Allis presented a resolution | authorizing the expenditure of $4,500 | for the Otis library so that it might be | free. He spoke in favor of it. Mir. | Shields wanted action deferred, but the meeting would not do it and the appro- | priation was voted.
 | c. P. Bushnell asked that the free | text books resolution be adopted, say
 ing that he thought $5,000 would be | enough for the first year. It was voted | to lay it on the table.
 When the proposition for electric lights on Hunter and Merchants ave nues in Taftville came up asking for | $500 to start them and $50 to maintain | them each year, John Eccles, agent of I l vile has all the lights it wants. He
 had never heard that any lights were | wanted there. He moved it be laid on
 the table and it was, as was the mat l ter of appropriating money for hose for
 the Norwich Town section.
 It was voted to call the new school l district at Occum the Occum district | kins of the Totokett mill that the dis l trict had adopted that name.
 It was voted to take advantage of the state aid for highways. Chairman Cor l kery stated that the money would
 probably not have to be paid for two years. J. T. Tanning offered a reso- luton in which the town declares it's
 intention to take advantage of the
 $20,000 state highway money and $5,00C
 was appropriated as the towns amount 1 The highway commissioner is to be
 notified of the action.
 The selectmen were authorized tc
 borrow $50,000 until the tax is collect
 ed. Dr. Hartman asked if that would
 be enough to serve until next April anC
 was told that it would not and that g 1 special town meeting would probably
 have to be called, as the state tax and l the highway money for the Occum road
 wiu have to be paid at once. The
 amount cannot be larger than $50,000
 however.
 l w. n. OHIelQS SIaIeQ that a Len-
 mill tax was to be voted and those
 in the city must pay 23 1-2 mills. The
 towns list is about seventeen million
 and the burden comes on those own
 ing buildings. real estate and manu-
 factories. Those owning bonds can
 have them taxed at four mills al
 Hartford and those having money ir
 the bank have only 1-2 mills taxed
 against it. He did not consider ii | ri
 ment to the putting of money into
 manufactures.
 It was voted to lay a tax of ten
 mills.
 Mir Shields offered a resolution tc
 the effect that the selectmen of the
 town be instructed and directed not
 to expend any money in excess of the
 appropriations made at this annua
 town meeting without the sanction oi
 the town in town meeting assembled
 Dr. Cassidy said it was only repeat ] ing what had been previously done
 and if special meetings are held ana
 no tax laid the situation will be the
 same as last year. He praised the
 last first selectman, as did MT
 Shields. who declared MT. Lathrop 6 } painstaking, humane charitable and
 an efficient public official.
 J. T. Tanning declared the resolu- | tion out of order, and Mir. Shields said that it might not be in the warn. ing, but when the time comes that
 the town cannot express its opinion it is the choking off of the public . voice by which nothing is to be gained
 The people ought to be allowed tC , express their opinion, and it ill be. comes an officer of the town to exc. cute such a motiop.
 Chairman Corkefy said that an ex. , pression of the meeting would be en. , tertained but not Sas resolution, a: it was not in the warning. MT , Shields then moved that it be thu
 sentiment of the meeting, but thi:
 was objected to by Town Counse Tanning, who said it is proposed tC question the integrity of the pres. ent selectmen by putting up abou . them walls and fences which should have been put up about these ideally
 perfect officials who served in the pas | few years. The resolution should hav' . been made two or three years ago t
 fit the situation. The mover wal ,, probably prevented then because h. was a quasi-town officer, trying case for the selectmen. This sentimen , throws a cloud about the selectmel . now in office. He urged that it b' , declared out of order.
 A motion was made to lay it on tn ' I Al %l... s.,