Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-15
VOTES F I-2 MILLS FOR TOWN TAX
Annual Meeting Makes Rate One Mill Mere Than Seectmen Had Recommended Library Appropriation, Acad- emy Tuition Canterbury Road Lights and Douglass Hill Road Repairs In the Extras Voted Medical Supervision For Schools Indefinitely Postponed

The annual town meeting on Tuesday evening, converting as usual at a date adjourned from the day of the town election, voted a town tax Of F 1-2 mills for the next year, which was one mill more than that recommended in the selectmen's an nual report. In the items of ex- penses estimated by the selectmen, but one change was made and that was to cut down the amount for the almshouse from $7,500 to $7,o00. Ex- tras were voted in the total amount of $23,37 Last year the tewR sax was II 34 mills.
 There was an attendance of about 200 in the town hall for the meeting.
 First Selectman A. w. Lillibridge called 1t to order at o'clock and up on nomination of William H. Shields, A. s. Spalding was elected moderator and took the chair. Town Clerk Hel- brook kept the minutes.
 Special Meeting First.
 The first business was the special town meeting called in consequence of the vote for constable between David R. Kinney and Myer Blumenthal in the recent town election.
 Town Counsel Thomas M. Shields explained that the town meeting could appoint any number of patrolmen WNlo
 
 but none in civil process, and would be paid only by fees, making no ex- pense to the town.
 He offered 8 resolution to authorize the seleCtmen to appoint such mum Der as patrolmen as they consider statute. It was voted. This con- cluded the business of the special meeting.
 It is understood now that the select men will appoint MT. Kinney patrol man who will exercise his duties as MT. Blumenthal will receive the place as seventh constable on the list
 Regular Adjourned Meeting.
 Moderator Spalding then called the regular adjourned town meeting to order and Town Clerk Holbrook read the call.
 The printed report of the selectmen was accepted on motion of T. M. Shields and the reports of the other town officers printed with the select mems were accepted.
 CounseIs For Economy.
 Edward Kirby inquired if the se- lectmen had figured what the tax would be if all the items in the call were voted and was told that 1t was impossible to do so as all the figures are not available. MT. Kirby warned the meeting not to make a record for high taxation towards which this meeting seemed headed.
 Cut Down AImshouse Appropriation.
 On the estimate of $7,5OO for aims house, Albert Boardman asked why it was more than last year and Mod orator Spalding said it was because of some repairs needed to be made. pr. Cassidy moved the acceptance Of the item and MT Boardman amended to make it $7,000. Dr. Cassidy said we wanted no picayune economies. MT. Kirby advised to do pruning at the start and seconded the amendment. The amendment was voted.
 Sums Asked For Were Voted.
 For outside poor, Mr. Boardman moved that $9,500 be voted instead of $1O,5 as asked. The figure was com pared with $10,261 last year and MT. Boardman withdrew his motion and moved the asked for amount which was voted.
 The sum of $9.50O was asked for insane account and this was voted, as was S3,300 for neglected and de- pendent children.
 For $1S,000 for highways (City of Norwich) the action was favorable and also for S12,000 for highways out side the city.
 For macadam repairs $4,5OO was asked and voted and $1,50O for oiIing roads The sums of I S9,0OO for bridges, and $S,000 for contingent ac- count were adopted, after the mod orator had explained for S. s. Thresher what contingent account meant.
 For interest $11, 900 was asked and voted, $3.500 for election expense, $500 for registry vital statistics, $4,- 500 for National guard, $500 for town clerks office, $6,500 for property tax account, $8,700 for sinking fund, $2,- 900 for tuberculosis account $500 for probate district expense, $23, ,419.74 for state tax, and $11,709.87 for county tax.
 Argument Over Outside Street Lights.
 MT. Boardman moved an amendment to strike out the $500 for street light ing outside the city. He said he could not see why the city people should pay this if the people in the town don't want to come into the city. He said it was not justice to residents of the city to vote this amount for lights for the benefit of the townspeOple-
 There was a motion to lay the atnendment on the table, and Col. John P. Murphy spoke in favor of voting the original amount as the town peo- pie paid for the city privileges they get in water service and other things. He said he thought the opposition to coming into the city was largely be-
 
 gently presented to the residents of the town.
 Lights Went Out.
 Just as Colonel Murphy finished speaking the electric lights in the hall all went out but flashed on again in a. minute, while the crowd enjoyed a laugh and waited for the return of the electric current.
 An unsteady individual from Nor Wich Town contributed a humorous touch when he asked whether this was a city meeting or a town meeting, and later had to be threatened by Mod eratorI Spalding with ejectment from the meeting. At one time later he stayed on his feet and kept talking, pointing wavering finger towards the moderator to emphasize his remarks, till Moderator Spalding threatened per sonally to eject him unless he sat down ard stopped talking. Then the man subsided
 MT. Boardman claimed that as long as the people of the city were to give the people of the town something for nothing they never would come in.
 There was rousing vote to approve the $500.
 The total voted to this point was $167, ,S29.61, or $500 less than had been asked by the selectmen.
 Report on Technical High School.
 Joseph T. Banning made a report for a committee appointed a year ago on the matter of establishing d technical high school in the town. The report, given elsewhere in this issue of The Bulletin, was applauded, and Dr. Pat rick Cassidy moved a vote of thanks to the committee. which was passed,
 Albert Boardman moved to aeeede to the recommendation of the committee