Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-20
NEW LONDON PERSONAL TAXES
Special Collector Hands List of Delnquens to Prosecutor Chance to Test Layv-Intoxication Among Railroad Men-Fnance Committee Makes Big Cuts in Desired Appropriations.

, finance committee of the court of com mon council at which some unusual and very large expenditures were sug- gested to the committee to be includ- ed in the annual budget, did not dull the pruning knife held in the firm grasp of the committee in defence of the people who pay the freight. Former Governor Waller advocated S25,O00 for a bathing pavilion at Ocean Beach and informed the com mittee that if the appropriation was not recommended by the council he would have the matter brought up at special city meeting for deternina- tion The governor will have the op- portunity, for the finance committee has not included any appropriation for that purpose in the budget, The committee would not object to a lease of the site for a pavilion of the nature desired, under certain conditions that would net jeepardiZe the interests of the city and the general public.
 If all the suggestions for apPfopria- tions were feeOnH by the com mittee it would mean a tax rate of s36 on each $1,606 of taxable property in the city, or mere than doubling of the already too heavy tax rate The com mittee has also cut off the suggestion of an appropriation of $9,000 to dupli- cate the triple combination American LaFraHce fire apparatus now in the custody of the Niagara company and plunged the knife into a sugg gosted ap- PFopriati9R of $T566 for a new motor driven hook and ladder truck and alse cut the amount suggested for new hose in twain. The pruning knife also sliced off much that was asked by the school committee and all committees of the council with but few exceptions, the policy of the committee being Ret te make material increase in the pres aAt tax rate. And the FaaPie say Amen.
 Norwich has donated to New London one of the best of citizens In the per son of William Harrigan and in ap- preCiation MT Harrigan Is now serv- ing his second year as an alderman and with full satisfaction of the citi zens. Now another former resident of Norwich is in aldermanic contest for election in the Second ward. The candidate Is Dennis Ford who as boy worked In the pistol shop in Norwich and later employed in the carpet de- partment of the POrteouS & Mitchell company of that city. He came to New London twenty five years ago and entered the employ of James His lOp and has been in charge of the car pet department for many years. MT Ford, like MT. Harrington. Is a model citizen, and fully qualified to serve the city as an alderman. He pitted him self against E. Frank Morgan, the present incumbent, and a staunch re- publican and the Second is classed as a republican ward. The workings of politics are almost unfathomable and often the unexpected appears in the game and it may in the aldermanic contest in the Second ward, so there is a chance for the election of MT. Ford.
 Four of the retiring aldermen are republicans and one is democrat and, no matter what may be the result of the election the democrats will be still in the majority of the court of common council and will have the naming of the tax collector, the cor pora ton counsel, the building inspect or the charity commissioner and sev- eral other desirable offices, for which there will be undoubtedly numerous candidates. All these offices are now filled by democrats with the excep- tion of the charity commissionership which was given to a republican, all though no less a parsonage than Ex- Mayor and Ex- Senator Cyrus G. Beck with was candidate for the place. It is the evident policy of the local demo- crats to put democrats on guard, as was demonstrated in the recent caucus when a democrat was nominated for every place on the ticket, no exception being made in the city or the town clerkship.