Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-10
NESTERLY'S FINANCIAL MEETING
$1oeoo0 Bond Issue Voted for New Town Ha1l-Effort VIII be Made to Have Building of Westerly Granite -Committee Continued by Town Council, With Addition of M. HI. Spellman-Death of Postmaster E. W. Vars. of Niantic.

The old town hall was not large annugh to properly accommodate the freemen who attended the annual fi- nancfal town meeting Tuesday, and TOT three hours many were sausned 70 stand and take part in the proceed- fnrs. Moderator Eugene B. Pendle- ton called the meeting to order and Clerk Everett K. WhiDple read the offirta1 call. The first business was the report of the auditors. made by Richard J. Buner, which gave de- tailed report of the finances of the town The report was accepted and ordered aled The report showed total r~o~bpts of S540.57S.s1, which with cash balauo~ on hand at last report, less expenditures of se76,646.S4, leaves a bAlance of s1t,I4s-G.
 Treasursr James M- Pendleton's re- port was h the main duplicate Of inc auditors report. MT. Psndleton exp2atned thst the receipts were about SHiyo00 nors than last year and that there was an increased indebtedness. prtncip~lay for highways, of $500. Ths net increase was from liquor li- csnses and back taxes There was S17,e0o more spent on the highways than on the year previous. There was s55.O0O apent for schools. The net debt of the water works is S267, ,442. .16 and the total debt of the town is So32,- 186.41.
 
 voksd soxne years ago to eliminate the Canal street grade crossing and to aid 3a RoReral Improvements at the rail- road station had been actually paid to the rniiroad company.
 Trpasxrer Pendleton replied that it could net he paid. according to the sebt nsait ef the town, but was carr$ed as an outstanding Indebtedness of the town.
 aupt. Thu1As Mckenzie made the fvurbesnxh annual report for the wa ter oomsndsUtoneSs. The receipts wore sso.yss.4s aud expenditures S52.04S-s2. The total cost of construction to date fs s<f7. sores and the total indebted reos 33SR Or0. with a sinking fund value of s14l.757.s4.
 pr. Russell B. Smith reported for the xoAeoi committed The receipts sxpsoses S5S,SS5.N, with g. balance of o8ss.t9 Dr. Smith asked that spe- r4a1 appropriation be made of $2,500 to replace the ceilings of seven of the eight roeEnS. to remove the outhOuses xAd provide For inside sanitation. He sf the rooms fell recently just after rh~ pupiis had left the room. After f.vora bie remarks by James Jolly the nppScprsatben was voted.
 Cpverseer ssf the Poor Ellery Barber gave his arHual report in detail. The expsss0 of the town farm were s1,- fs1.F and far outside poor Sl,0s876. The recoip<s from the town Sarm were 315s.74. There was q balance of $2.57
 Councilman Alhsrt H. Langwerthy reported for tiae highway committee. wkich showed that the appropriations and receipts from all sources amount ed ts $21. .s17.es an1 that there was just at present a balance of sa.904.33. Treasurer Pendleton for the sinking fund cemmission reported Jhat $12,fI1.- 9s was the amount of bonds in that class. ChaTfes Perry was reelected a. commissioner for three years and c. Clarence Maxan was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Walter Price