Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-08
NO COUNTY TAX FOR
 THE NEXT TWO YEARS
uHanimous Vote of tic London County Delegation in the General Assembly.

a1e NEAL 1"O YEARS Unanimous Vote Of tic London Count,
 Delegation in the General Assembly.
 Especial to The Bulletin.)
 Hartford, March 7-It was unani- mously voted by the members from New London county in the general as- T5saDy at q meeting held at the capitol tuesday afternoon that no county tax De laid for the next two years, this action following tho assurance by County Commissioners Charles D Moves and B. F. Williams that the prospects are for the county to be able
 70 i've within its revenue during that peIloa uniesa extraordinary expenses not at present foreseen afise and have 10 De met. This, it was stated, is not l probable.
 1 Sentiment for Tuberculosis Homo. l The meeting also went on record as | expressing the sentiment of the peo- ] pie in their section of the state as peanS n favor of establishing in New | Lonoon county home for the treat ment and care of persons suffering with tuberculosis.
 representative Whiton of New Lon oon presided as chairman at the meeting, which was called to discuss matters of county interest.
 Nc Large Expenditures in Sight.
 Commissioner Williams the first speaker, said that he knew of noffl- ing in the near future that would re- Quire the county to make large ex- pendltures. He said that-the proba- Dillt1es are that the next two years can De passed through without levying county tax and at the same time not increase the county debt. This debt is now about $91,000 and it mav pc wiped out at any time when if seems advisable to lay tax As the number of licenses within the coun- " decrease the revenues will like wise De diminished, but tho fact that no heavy special expenses are in sight TOT rne next two years make it very proDable that even without a tax the county,s revenue will be sufficient to meet the fixed expenses
 Nc County Tax for Period of IS Years
 In response to an inquiry from Sen at0r M2han. Commissioner Moves stated that there had been no county Isx Fer 10 years Up to the time that the tax for one of the past two years was laid Mr. Moves, during the course or his remarks, stated 10 the meeting that the county propertv-. county home, tafls, courthouse, eta. ever have been.
 improvements at Norwich Jail,
 His review Of the improvements of this nature in the past few wears in ciuded 2 description of the great changes for tho better that have heer, made at the Norwich Jail, which was old and inadequate to meet the de- mands made upon it By various changes the capacity of the buildine has been tripled and the condition of that property is now excellent.
 County Property in Excellent Shape.
 In both county jails and at the county homo tho change from oik to electric lighting has been made. Nv plumbing and heating apparatus have also been installed in the county instf- tutons as neededk and on the whole ter shape This would tend to prove that extra expenses for the next two yeafs will not be heavy.
 Praise for Now London Courthouse.
 Senator Mahan, in moving the ac- ceptauce of the report of the coue migsioners, praised them and those at- soc1ated with them in the work, say ing that ne would take the opportunity 70 congratulate them on the work done in New London, where they took shack of colonial design and so transformed it as to give us a fine c0urfhouse-ono of the best in New England The senator said he never possible and warmly compIimented the commissioners on their excellent management of the affairs of the county.
 Advocated the TubsrcuIesis Home.
 Relafve to the county homo for tuDercnlosis patients. Representati tive Whiton suggested that it would be vel Tor the meeting to take some ac- tfon, as hearing on the bill making an appropriation for such a purpose is set down for next week before the committee on humane institutions. John F. Gunshanan, Hartford. mem per Of the state tuberculosis commis- MT. Whiton, said al few words before the meeting.
 Petition from Norwich Citizens.
 MT. Gunshanan stated he had re- ce1ved petition signed by many rep- resentat1ve citizens of Norwich in ia vor of the establishment of such a home and said that he has learned enat the sentiment in Norwich is strongly in favor of having such an Institution in New London county. At present, said MT. Gunshanan. about forty people die of tuberculosis in New London county each year. but we find that we can't get the people from that secuon wno are afflicted wieh the dis ease to go to the homes established In the other counties of the state and be treated.
 Home Needed inf Eastern connscticut.
 
 MT. Gunshanan said that the com mission would like to nave one such home established in the eastern end of the state and asked those in the meeting if they thought favorably of the proposition, to take such action as would bring their sentiments be- Tore the committee of the general as- sembly that is to report the bill.
 ResuIts Satisfactory Elsewhere.
 MT. Gunshanan, in briefly reviewing the work that Is being done by the homes already established in New Ha- ven, Fairfield and Hartford counties. said that 2 cure was not guaranteed, but the results achieved have been very satisfactory and that though such santtariums and the placing in them of persons af1icted those in the homes out of which such people come are protected from contracting the dis- ease and Its spread checked.
 Representative cransy on Special
 Committee
 On motion of Representative sfark Of Lyme, tho meet1nx voted to go on record as fav0x1ng tho eSt1blishxnent 6f such . homo 1n Now London eo1n-
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