Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-10
Population Estimated $4,000
Indebtedness and Expenditures of Municipalities Given
in Report by Tax Commissioner Corhin-r1sures Tor
New London and Windham Counties.

The ouadrennial report of the in
debtedness and expenditures Of coun-
ties. towns cities and boroughs of the
state has been issued by Tax Com
missioner Corbin and many interesting
facts are given as follows:
Estimated Population Of Cities.
Commissioner Corbin gives an esti-
mate of the population Of the cities
in the safe as follows:
New Haven 10000, Hartford 1867
900, Bridgeport 100000. waterbury 70
600 Norwich $4,000, Danbury $4,000,
stamford 10000, New London 1850,
Widdletown 10000, Ansonia 1920.
Derby 5000, Willimantic 5000, Rock
vile {. geo, Norwalk 1900. South Nor
walk 1900, Putnam $500.
The total Indebtedness Of all the
counties, cities, boroughs and towns
Of the state is s3S,463, 704.s1. This In
an increase Of S5,s4s,244.3o. or IS
per cent, since the report OF 1904.
The total Indebtedness of the coun-
ties In S250,446.e1, a decrease OF $685.
O54.O9 since the last report.
The total Indebtedness OF all the
cities, boroughs and towns in the state
"a sSe.21s,259. This 10 an increase Of
s6,037, 29S.3s since 1904.
The total Indebtedness OF all the
school districts in towns not under the
consolidated system. as- reported, Is
Two counties show an increase, four
n decrease in Indebtedness. and two
show no change, having no debt eth
| Ar wear. Windham county has no debt.
Five cities show an increase ano
| five a decrease in Indebtedness during
| that period. not including those In
which town and city governments are
consolidated.
Ten boroughe show an increase, ten
/ a decrease in indebtedness and three
| show no change, having no debt IL
| either year, not including Naugatuck
| the town and borough governments o.
/ which are consolidated, nor Groton
| incorporated in 1903.
| one hundred and four towns SHOW
an increase, 50 a decrease in indebted
ness during that interval, and nv'
show no change.
The following reported no indebted
ness whatever:
Boroughs-Fair Haven East. Bran
ford Guilford, Colchester, Newtown
Towns Thompson, Kent.
/ There is an increase Of s2,220,3xo,
% in the amount raised by taxation
i during the past year as compare'
with the previous published state
There have been the following in
craases in the amounts received D
the towns from the state: For ROADS
$1ls,929.3e; and from the tax on tn
capital stock of banks and other in
vestment companies. $77,7S6.26.
! The increases In the amounts ex
pended for different purposes durin
the past year as compared with IN
wear 1904, are: For paupers s14s,SI2.
se; salaries, $1s5, 0s2.+3; schools, 81,
4 2li.ss3,p5; police, $751;, 204.1S; an
FIRE departments. ssss.s2s.5s
The percentage of net indebtedness
~ fhe entire state to the grand lis
: as returned by the towns is 2.5 pc
| cent.
The total amount received this pas
YEAR from local taxation Is equal to
tax of 1909 mills on the grand list @
returned by the towns.
The percapita net Indebtedness
: all municipalities is $S2.Sb.
The per capita local tax OF all mu
inequalities is s10.S2, and the per cap
tia expenditure $20.4S.
The following tables viii be OF II
! terest: