Norwich bulletin., 1909-05-28
Celebration of the N25oth An,

The sum of these estimates is equal to about 1 1A 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 Q City Meeting held March 25. 1909 the Court of Common Council was authorized to appropriate from the City Treasury such an amount not exceeding expenses for erecting a new dam and appurtenances at Meadow Brook and of acquiring lands, rights and other the water supply, but the resolution adopted at said meeting did not pro- vide the method of raising the sums necessary for such expenditure. P, Your Committee recommend that in- asmuch as said appropriation is made for d permanent improvement and ad- dition to the water supply, the expense ordinary expenses of the current year. and your Committee recommend that the warning for the next annual City Meeting shall include proposition au- thorizing the borrowing of such funds upon the notes of the City payable in four equal annual installments and receipts of the water department.
 Under an act of the General Assem- bly approved June 13 1907, the County Commissioners. the Mayor of the City and the Selectmen of the Town of Nor Wich were constituted a Board for the erection of the addition to the Court
 
 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 the County of New London. the Town of Norwich and the City of Norwich.
 Pursuant to law, such Board has ex- ecuted its note for the sum of $50,000 expended in the erection of such addi- tion and 1t Is desirable that the joint obligation so created should be re- placed by separate obligations for, the proportion of the expense which each interest Is to bear. The City's propor- ton thereof has been determined as provided in the Act to be the sum of
 Your Committee therefore recom- mend that there shall be included in Meeting a proposition to authorize the execution and delivery of the obligation of the City for S10,000 for its propor- ton of the expense of Court House ad- dition upon the retirement of the joint obligation now outstanding.
 Your Committee further recommend of the. next annual City Meeting a proposition to authorize the sale of the fire station property situate on West Main street and of the fire sta tfon property situate on Boswell ave nue, the same being no longer required for the purposes of the fire department, and that the moneys realized therefrom be appropriated for the fitting up of the Thamesville fire station, to provide for the installation of steam fire en- zine and chemical engine for the pro- tection of that section of the City in accordance with the recommendations of the Committee on Fire Department.
 Your Committee further recommend the adoption by the Court of Common i Council of the following resolution:
 Resolved, That the report and estf- mates of the Committee on Finance be accepted and approved; that the Clerk cause the same to be published as re- quired by the amended charter, and that the Mayor. or in his absence the Senior Alderman present. be directed on behalf of the Court of Common braced in this report to the next City Meeting to be held on the first Monday of June nexL and to recommend that tax of 10 mills be laid on the last per- fected grand list of the City.
 COSTELLO LIPPITT.
 FRANK A. ROBINSON. M
 C. LESLIE HOPKINS
 Committee on Finance.
 I hereby certify that the above and