Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-04

4 1910
 Emma F. Carroll, Jerome l.. Reid. Elm erson P. Turner.
 For Roath street sewer the following are are benefited: Annie Cunningham estate of w r. Cunningham, Mary Cunningham, John A. Cunningham, Catherine Foley, Gilbert $. Raymond, John Donovan, James II. Hankins, Annie Hankins.
 c. & E. Depreciation Fund.
 The finance committee-Mayor Lip- pitt, C. Leslie Hopkins and Prank A. w. A. Briscoe, to whom was referred the request of the gas and electric commissioners, asking that the city treasurer be authorized to pay to the order of the commissioners from the depreciation fund such sums and at such times as in their judgment is nec- essary for the proper maintenance of the plant, made their report. They found the following facts
 I. The gas and electric depreciation fund, so-called. is derived from moneys appropriated annually upon the esti- mates submitted by the court of com mon council and approved by the an- nual city meeting.
 ?. Your committee is unable to find any requirement of law or any vote of the city establishing such fund except such as may be inferred from the above mentioned estimate and approval.
 The origin of this fund as well as the gas and electric reserve fund, so- called, is doubtless the result of q sug- gestion made in the first report of the board of gas and electrical commis- sioners as follows
 We beg to suggest whether, as the taxpayers have paid nothing for the plant it is proper to devote the profits Of the plant to the reduction of taxa tion for general purposes of the city
  the purchase Of the plant, principal and Interest, shall have been discharged. Any profits arising from the purchase of the plant should. in our opinion, be set apart to pay the $227, GOO bonds when they mature, and not eb left in the hands of the treasurer to be seized upon by other departments: and all moneys charged and hereafter to be charged and collected for depreciation of the plant should be set apart and used for the maintenance of and re- placements which will hereafter be- come necessary in the plant"
 3. General statutes, section 1881, pro- vides as follows:
 'sAn receits from the sale of gas and electricity shall be paid over to the treasurer of such city, town or borough. The gross expenses of running such plant and conducting such business of supplying gas or electricity, including interest on such bonds,and the require ments of the sinking fund. if such fund shall have been rovided for the ayment of such bonds. shall be includ- ed in the appropriations made annual ly or from time to time by such city, town or borough, and shall be paid out of the treasury thereof"
 4 The fund is therefore the product of direct taxation based upon annual estimate and appropriation, and can only be expended under the direct au- thority of the court of common council.
 Your committee therefore beg to re- port that in their opinion the court Of I- 4 1rTa gate to any board or department of the city the expenditures of fund "ln such amounts and at such times as in their judgment is necessary but may from time to time act upon recom-s mendations of the board of gas and electric commissioners for appropria- tion of moneys from the depreciation fund to be used for specific require ments of maintenance and replace ment-
 Petitions
 Charles W. Anderson and eleven others asked for the establishment of one or two bug lights in Carver nve- nue. It was referred to the police com missioners.
 Isaac Segal and twenty four others asked that a position be given to Wolf Blinderman on one of the dumps nf the city 1eveling off dirt and garbage. He been injured in a mill, and has sam fly to support. It was referred to tl,e public works committee.
 Dr. w. A. Chappell, milk inspector. nances which he submitted to the tody some time asn, as he is hampe.ed IF his work until such is done. II was ordered placed on file.
 Claims Paid.
 It was voted to pay Miss Dora j;. juries received as the result Of a de- fectiVe highway
 The sum of $94sS6 was ord4red raid to Attorney J. J. Desmond in Full get clement for the cases against the c.ty of Norwich brought by five different persons-Daniel J. Brown, for dam ages for alleged defect in gas main Dec. 20. 1906. s125; Mrs. J. E. Brown, for same same reason, $125: Ellen Fitzgerald, for injuries from defective walk, s250; Rufus D. Harris. for in juries from a defective highway. Aug 5. 1907, s31s.s6 MT. and Mrs. Michael Dennis. for damages from sewer over flow, s130.
 Conference Called.
 Alderman Robinson moved tha1 n view of the finance committees -s sport that the gas and electric commissIon- CTS be invited to meet the council for an informal conference on Thursday evening in the mayors office. and tEe hour was later fixed at o'clock
 Alderman Stetson reported that fbe matter of the congestion by :he ex- pICSo NdLS III SgudTt ffdd been taken up and there will be a e. port later. A conference is expcc-ed soon.
 The following bills were approved: Gas and electric department, SIS. 8.129.Os; water. s3,063-21. The following were and ordered paid: Park S901.79; public works, $3,920.49; finance, $5,473S3: fire, $3.1731S: police, S2,043.9S: street lighting. $2,197.44: S361.23. The meeting adjourned at s45 o'clock.
 No action was taken. as the public works committee has not yet made it's report, having waited for the hearing.