Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-04
PUTNAM
Town Meeting Votes $4,000 for New
Bridee-Only Seven Police Court
Cases During Ausust-Election Re-
suits

suits.
At the annual town meeting Mon
day afternoon. ex- Mayor J. J. McGarry
was moderator, David F7lagg town
+ clerk, acting as secretary
Among other things done at the
meeting was the appropriating of SIS
600 for the construction of re- en-
forced concrete bridge across the
Quinebaug river to replace the weak
ening wooden structure in Bridge
street. The new bridge is to be in
four span stretch, with three piers
blue print showing the form being
exhibited to the voters by repre-
sentative of the firm of architects that
made the plans. 1t is to be the full
width of the street, with % foot road
way and 5-foot walks at each side,
or d 26foot roadway with 6-foot walks
at each side, this to be decided by
the seleetmen. who by authority of the
voters in the meeting, are to have the
work of building the structure in
charge.
Other appropriations include $4,000
for the repairs of highways; $500 for
repairs of bridges; $4,000 for the run
| ming of the high and common schools
of the town, including instruction in
music and the purchase of books and
| supplies. For Memorial day $125 was
| the sum voted. An appropriation of
| $406 was voted for the Day Kinf5aH
hospital, $500 as usual for the wo-
mans board and 500 for the free
| bed. For the public library $1,000 was
voted, with the specific understanding
| that a report be m AIDE to the town
| relative to the manner in which the
money is expended.
| Only S25 was appropriated for the
! care of old KiHingIv cemetery, this
after a plea for a large amount which
was not forthcoming principally be-
| cause of the heavy expense that the
| town will be called upon to meet DUR
| ing the coming. year.
When the matter for the appropria-
| ton for schools was being considered
by the meeting, DIR. Omer Larue in
/ quired if it would be possible to have
the instructor in music visit the par0-
| chial schools in town. As there was
no clause in the warning with refer
| ence to this matter it was disposed
| of by referring it to the town school
| committee for consideration.
Extra Three Mills Voted.
A jump of three mills on the dollar
| from 8 IL to II IL mills-Was made
| in the tax rate, this advance being
| Imperative if the interest charges on
| the heavy obligations which the town
| has assumed in authorizing new high
| school and new bridge are to be met.
| 1t was apparently cheerfully voted
/ however
| The votes passed included one con-
| ferring the usual authority on the Sc
| Iectmen of borrowing such money as
| needed during the year for current ex-
| penses and another making the tax
| levied coIlectible on or before April
| II, 1911.
| How the New Ballot Worked.
The Australian ballot, used here for
| the first time, was taken kindly to
| by the voters They made some mis-
| takes, as is always the ease, but no
| more than was to be expected under
| the circums tances.
One laughable incident was that sup
piled by the voter who tore the col
| umn headed Republican out of his
| ballot and attempted to cast the sec
| ton. He was set right by the election
| officials.
/ There We're no disturbances of any
nature during the day. everything be-
| ing done in a quiet and orderly man
ner.
OF the total of the 93s votes cast
an even 100 were rejected for various
! causes Out of the total number OF
| votes counted there were 43S straight
| republican and 256 straight democrat
| ic. The voters expressed themselves
in favor of state school supervision
239 voting Yes and S91 No. The vote
| on the license question was SAB Yes
1 259 No. License. envelopes to the num-
Der of 40 contained ballots relative tc
the. matter of supervision of schools
and We're rejected.
The full vote was as follows, the en-
tire republican ticket being elected
while the successful candidates on tbs
democratic ticket are indicated BY az
asterisk:
Republican: Assessor, Simon Far
ley 533; board of relief. Joseph PIessi:
536, James B. Tatem $50; selectmen
Clarence E. Pierce 515, Luther M
Keith $50; auditor, Gilman FL. Brown
531: collector of taxes, J. Richard
Carpenter sea-: constables, Peter A
| Gardner 523. Hermon G. Carver sos
| Charles E. BreauIt 500, Henry Duyai
sos registrar Of voters, Hermon G
Carver 516; town school committee
| Archibald Macdonald 537, Charles /
| Torrey 539 library directors. Eugen
| A. WheeIock 532. George w. Holt 526
| Frederick j. Daniels 537; tree warden
Barrak K Smith 532
Democratic: Assessor. *JosepIl La
| pale 314: board of relief, %F7redericl
Dumas SOB "Rufus $. Lapalme BIT
| selectmen, *Omer LaRue 342. Ulri
. | BeausoleiI 301: auditor sHercule FIRE
dette 313: collector of taxes, John G
Fox 343: constables, David Beausolie
300 *Theodore Boulev 341, Charlie
Tatro $685. Joseph PeIoquin 317: reg
istrar of voters, %George Potvin 329
! town school committee, %Richard Cor
man 3G7; library directors, Daniel F
X. McEvoy 311, Ralph w. Tefft 314
tree warden. Louis w. Elliott 80.