Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-10

in the tide, and we should strive from now on to decrease our debt each year so that posterity will not have toe great a burden to bear.
 During the past year we have con- structed a, section of sewer at 8 cost of $468.S5, which can properly be termed an extraordinary expense; we have operated all of the departments of the borough satisfactorily, and yet so economically that we have been able to reduce the debt of our borough. I am particularly pleased at this reduction in the debt, and can as- sure you that it is due in large meas ure to the excellent Judgment shown by your borough treasurer and bur- gesses in the expenses of the borough of Danfelson."
 With his annual report as chief of the fire department A. F. Woodward files a detailed list of the apparatus an dequipment owned by the borough. His report shows how exceptionally fortunate Danfelson has been in the matter of losses by fire during the past year. Only nine alarms were responded to from box signals and the total loss by all the fires in twelve months was $950, an exceptionally fine record. The largest loss ($400) was to the plant of the Peoples Light and Power company Mechanic and Hut chins streets.
 As librarian in charge of the free li- brary, Miss Evelyn H. Curtis submits the following report:
 "The twenty-first annual report of the Free Public library shows a gain of 376 books, fffty-one of which were the gift of the state, fifty three the gift of Mrs. Ballard, and the rest from other interested friends.
 The reading room has been sup piled with the same magazines and newspapers as last year, and the pat ronage of the reference room has been equal to previous years. We have given for home use about 25,477 books, something less than last year"
 pr. W. H. Judson's report as health officer of the borough is in part as follows:
 I've have had epidemic of disease. Two hold-over cases of scarlet fever from last year were cleaned up and two new families were in quarantine for the same disease. Last April and May an epidemic of measles was averted by the cooperation of the families afflicted and the disease did not appear beyond those houses''
 Four nuisances were quickly abat- ed after notice was served, and one, although abated temporarily is on pletely; that is the old Birmingham barn on Academy street which Is used for dump heap covering. It is all together too convenient to cover the sight and smell of refuse from the bakery which should be carted away, in receptacles, every day. I am mak- ing this publicity in hopes that the offenders may adopt new ways next summer and save the borough the expense of a legal move in that di- rection. It is too near the library and business center to be winked at much longer. Water, gas, ice and all pub lie utility business is sanitary as far as can be ascertained.''
 '"The closets at the steam road sta ton have been gotten after and over hauled by the railroad company, but they are yet far from right. They should have cement floors and be flushed often to make them right. You may say, Why don't you get after them We do. County health off, cers and all, but large bodies go slow. Our hardest work is to make people thing about their renatafle proper ty"