Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-20

board wanted to cooperate with the
collector in looking after delinquent
taxpayers, as there was about $l,oVo
unpaid taxes in the last four years. and
Henry G.. Peck spoke along the same
lines, saying that he Thought lien
should be placed at the end of a year.
Mr. Peck also offered the usual reso-
luton authorizing the board to bUrrow
such sums as needed until the tax is
collected and this was passed.
A resolution offered by p. j. OCon-
nor was also passed directing that in
future the secretarys and treasurer S
reports shall contain an itemlzed state
ment of the doings of said officers. In
answer to an inquiry of Mr.. OConnor,
the moderator said that the last grand
list of the district had been some over
two million dollars and would prob
ably be about the same this time. Mr..
O'Conner asked what success had been
attained in the matter or consolidation
of school districts, and was answered
by Henry G. Peck, who said that a
vote on the same had been put in the
warning for the last town meeting at
the request of the West Chelsea board
and that there had been a small ma
jority against consolidation when the
town voted on the matter. Mr.. O'Con-
nor said he thought good progress had
been made and urged earnestness in
pushing the matter as ne said he I'M
derstood some members of the board
were opposed to it. and Norwich was
now one of the three cities in the state
which have not consolidated their
school districts
Moderator Ives gave the information
that there would be no chance this
year to get vote on the question. as
there would be no town meeting, and
Andrew H. Breed of the board of edu-
cation said that he knew of no mem
bers of the board who were opposed to
consolidation.
At this point the counters made
their report, which was read as fol-
lows by Moderator Ives: Whole num-
Der of ballots cast 271. necessary for
a. choice 1885,. for members Of board
of education for three years, Andrew
H. Breed 271 Henry D. Johnson 271,
Wills T. Rogers t5S, John Fl. Lee 113
(Mr. Rogers elected over Mr.. Lee) !;
for clerk, c. Arthur Lathrop 271; for
treasurer. Frank H Lowell Ell; for
tax collector. Alfred S. Curtiss 271.
They were all declared elected except
Mr.. Lee.
Mr.. Peck. Thomas Fl. Beckley and
Mr.. .O'Connor discussed consolidation
briefly. Mr.. Peck's advice to Mr..
O'Connor was that the place to talk
consolidation was in Greeneville and
Taftville, but he would be a lucky man
if he got back alive from those dis
tricts The meeting adjourned at S.2I.
The treasurer's report for the year
showed receipts of sa2,1S0.61, disburse-
ments of s21,6S9.3s,. and balance on
hand of s491.25. In the estimates for
next year receipts were put at $22,-
3SS.99, of which s7,44s.99 is to be raised
by a liz mill tax. $14,360 from the
town of Norwich sos from state Ii
brary and $525 cash balance. The dis
trict's Indebtedness is s15,S80 held by
the Chelsea Savings bank.
Town Street District.
The annual meeting of the Town
street school district was held Mon
day evening at the brick schoolhouse.
Prof. Allen Latham presided at the s
O'Clock meeting. The three members
chosen to serve three years on the
board of education We're D. L. Under
wood, Mrs. G. w. Lane and DIR. r. P.
CULVER. The member chosen to serve
two years for the unexpired term of
A. w. Dic1ey was Burrill Lathrop.
A tax of three mills was laid. this
being a reduction of one mill. The
treasurer, L. A. Hyde, gave the re-
port of finances. Mrs. G.. w. Lanes
report of the board of education was
read by DR.. Gullivar. A motion was
made and carried to improve the san
itary conditions of the schoolhouse.
The meeting was then adjourned.