Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-27
ADVISE TOWN TAX OF Il I-2 MILLS! Selecmen Make Up the Budget For Town Meeting-5 12
 Mills Needed For Regular Town Expenses-6 Mills Go
 Towards Sum Needed For Schools.

.S made up by the selectmen, AL
 Lillibridge, William B. Will
 ard Charles P. Bushnell, they
 -iso prepared their estimate of
 for the coming year and will
 .t.l that a tax of Il 1-2 mills
 -a Co meet the same. Of this
 they indicate that 1-2 mills
 Gl- Ged for the town expenses
 oL the schools and will raise
 l of S9J.SOS.OJ and that s mills
 5s called for to meet the sum
 raised by tax for school ex-
 The rate of six mills on the
 i.St will raise S104, ,51S.3S, the to-
 tlrs JO be raised by tax being
 -r.tS.
 ear a ten mill town tax was
 1rmcudcd by the selectmen, thF
 iCui tax being recommended at six .s,iis gs t is this year.
 Ia their report the selectmen state;
 Highway Work The work upon the highways has been along lines heretofore adopted and many permanent improvements have been made; the condition of the roads cf the town today Is very gooS.
 The conditions prevailing at the almshouSe are very satisfactory and have been cordially approved by the state charitable organization; marfS- improvements have been made; the buildings placed in good condition, and inc expense just about Oue-half the amount expended only four years ago.
 
 raising of vegetables. for the use of the inmates. thereby saving quite lit tie In the running expense of the house. while the number of inmates remains about the same as heretofore. i
 Aid to the Needy. The expenditures made under the headings-The Outside Poor. Insane Neglected and Dependent Children. etc. ! have been made with a view of dO- ing justice to the recipients of the towns charity as well as protecting, so far as it fairly could be done the interests of the taxpayers who furnish . the funds for this work and upon whom the burden falls. This feature of work of the selecJmen. often open 10 criticism, should at all times be considered as being delicate matters for officials to regulate and do their duty 10 the taxpayers and at the same ume give aims to those who justly deserve assistance. and refuse aid to those who. for various reasons. it is thought best not to assist. of all ap- phcants for relief many, from one req son or the other, must be refused but . 1r is safe to state that during the past year no worthy case has been refused aid rather OfJenLimes assistance has been granted to those where there pos s1bly might be some question of it's Justice rather than have dependent ones suffer, ofteutimes heads of faN- uies. who themselves deserve no aid. may appear as recipients on account : of children or others under them af- fected thereby.
 Laurel Hill Bridge.
 The payment of the towns share of the Laurel HII bridge was completed the past year: an agreement was made with the Connecticut company, also the \. N.s N. H. & H.. R. R. Co. and as result the practically new struc- rure shows only about one-quarter of the expense of the bridge falling on the town when built. This bridge should be cared for often and regu- larly- and if proper supervision is giv- en, it should last many years; in it's replacement many parts were enlarged so that today it will bear much heav- fer tonnage than before.
 Saving on School Debts.
 During the past year the seIectn1en have paid all the various notes out standing against the different school l+ districts and given one note in their place. thus saving much expense as to interest, the new note issued being for S5Ss505-11, while the inventory @Of the school property amounts to more than S+00.oO0.00; owing to this the increase of outstanding debt amounts to S41.635.94, but in reality a saving | has been made during the year just z ended Of S16.S611l, the actual debt of The town today being S230. 0.517.9O, Whica debt as against the property of the town and considering its grand lisz, places your town in a very enviable
  but very few towns could compete E with Norwich as to prices that mfSht be received for bonds
 Tax Of ii 1-2 Mills. IL will be noticed from the estimates as submitted that they call for a tax Of 5 1-2 mills and the school board asks for mills This will make it E necessary to recommend a tax of Il 1-2 mills. The effect of the consolidation E of the various school districts in the town has been to exempt those districts from the school taxes always paid by K them and to place that extra load un- H fortunately. on the Town of Norwich: and should the town at the annual E town meeting choose to appropriate E money for purposes other than those F specified, the tax must necessarily be made larger to meet the further re E qu1rements- The affairs of the town ! 5 have been so economically managed E the past year that tax this year of 2 only 1-9 mills outside of the school s expenditures, would be sufficient to cary on the towns business. Such E low rate of taxation for the towns 2 expenditures hss been unknown for k many years, and the selectmen at this time would ask for only a 1-2 mill E tax. in excess Of the school tax. but F for the action of the last legislature F that has Dlaced an additional and ex- traordinary state and county tax of E two mills. May Have to Borrow by October 1st Attention is called to the fact that all bills of an undispUted nature have E been paid. All notes sor money bor- roWed during the year have also been E paid. A balance of considerable amount X remains on hand. which will help so much towards the requirements for 6 the coming year It is barely possible . that owing 10 necessary school xe< H r1irements and interest charges that 9 money may have to be borrowed on October Ist. If so, it will be done k upon authority of the last town meet ing Following are the estimated expenses ] E and receipts for the year ending Sep s tember, 1914:
 Estimated Expenses. Almshouse ..........-....s 7,5000O k Outside Poor ---.....-.. 10,50O.OO M Insane ....-.---.--.. 9,50O00 K Neglected and Dependent Children -.....--.-..-..-. 3.S00.00 h Highways (City of Norwich) 18.OO00O Highways tOutside) ........ 100000 N AIacadsm Repairs ......... 4,50000 E