Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-09
LIVELY TOWN MEETING.
Discussion Over Officials Dinners and Eif! for Funeral Flcwers-$47, 900 for Schools-Minimum of $5 Per Week for Hospital Patients.

The adjourned annual town meeting of the town of Windham was held in the town hall Saturday afternoon at o'clock and was attended bN 50 persons. the largest number present at sini- lar meeting in number of years. The meeting was called to order by Moderator Dwigh- A. Lyman. After Town Clerk Frank P Fenton read the call the different matters were taken pr in order. The first was the accept ance of the reports of the town officers and the school committee, that were accepted as printed, but not before few pertinent remarks had been made relative to several of the items con- tained therein The items were $22.S0 for dinners and luncheons for the board nf selectmen, registrars of voters and the town clerk on the two days that they made voters. all item for $3 so for lunch for the counters on election day end an item of $15 for flowers pur- chased by the selectmen for d funeral. attor5ey Samuel R. Harvey vas of the opinion that the towE officials should pay for their own dinners and lunch sons and that it was not a legal charge against the town He was also of the rpinion if the officials desired to send flowers to funeral that they should hip in and pay for them themselves and not charge them up against the town. An item for assistance to person owning real estate was ques- toned and it was suggested that in he future more careful investigation night be made before such assistance was given
 It was explained by Moderator Ly-
 nan ana Town Clerk Fenton that it rad beer customary for years for the town to ray for the dinners and lunch
 7ons of the board of selectmen. regis trars and town clerk while engaged in making voters, as no opportunity to 20 for dinner or lunch separately was 1.a lax cd they must be continuously in session After a little discussion. the reports were voted aceepted as printed.
 The clause relative to laying a tax VI. Eugene Lincoln. went over to some ruture meeting. until the grand list should be determined by the board of as sessors.
 Dr. F. E. Guild. chairman of the own school committee. addressed the
 If s47.0e0 for the support of the schools for the ersuing year. Mir. H.1rves- asked if that was not an increase and vas told that it was one of $2.000. but that t was occaSioned by the add1- t1ona1 expense caused by the new ad- dltion to the high school for heating, 7anitor hire and more expensive teach CTS that he'd become imperative.
 The motion for the appropriation was carried The proposition of ap-
  town missionary in caring for the poor and needy was discussed favorably at some length and the appropriation voted. which is an increase of so over la st year
 The clause pertaining to an appro Eriation for St Joseph's hospital brought about a spirited discussion. Hon. Gu;lford Smith, president of the | spital. introduced a, resolution ap- pro priatiog S9so, the same IS last year. J4qo.a5 off Harvey so that the sum would be in considers tions Of the care and board l of such town patients as seemed ad- vsabIe by the board of selectmen to be sent to the institution for treatment during the ensuing year. He did this to make it legal. There was very strong opposition to this and quite l few gentlemen voiced their opinions in the matter. V Eugene Lincoln final ly moved that an appropriation of s1,- | 500 Ee made. There was opposition to l this also, as the men interested in the hcs spital desired to have the appro 1 priaticn of S950 without any strings attached to it. The original resolution vas at last amended so that the town will ray a minimum of $5 per week for the care and board Of all patients sent l to the hospital by the town. This was voteE. The hospital advocates inti- 1 mated that the seIe Iectmen had sent
 patients to the hospital promiscuousiy
 
 l stated that no patients are sent to the | hospital by the selectmen unless upon
 ar order drawn by one or the hospi- | tai physicians or surgeons. Ex-Select-
 man Peckham showed that no patients 1 had been sent as intimated He favor et. aiding the hospital, but wanted the Esisunders landing cleared up.
 The final clause in the call ito in
 struct the selectmen to build a new | highway from the South Windham road to the Old Plains road, in order 1 that the steep grade might be elminat- ed" was then taken up. Charles Lar rabee Jr., moved that the town lay out
 and construct this stretch of road be- cause the grade at present is very bad. l Town Clerk Fenton suggested the con- struction because of impending law suits from dissa tisf1ed people living in
 that vicinity. MT. Larrabee believed ] that the road could be constructed at l 8 cost approximatine $500. The motion was amended by M Eugene Lincoln irstructing the selectmen to procure | plans and an estimate of the probable 1 cost and submit same at a future meet ing on the ground that he did not be- ] iieye that it was advisable to go ahead l without knowing upon what to work. 1 The amendment was voted. Adjourn ment was taken at 3 o'clock.