Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-10
Estimated Expenses,


 The estimated expenses of the com- ing year were presented to the board as follows; Fire department $7,00O, po- lice department S9,500, street depart ment and trap rock S15,000, lighting streets $1O,500. library S1,500, interest $9,0G0, sewer construction $5,000, con- tingent S4,000, rents $500, maintaining sewers $1,500, collecting taxes and as- easements s1,o00, footbridge $500, police court s1,500, printing and advertising $500, garbage collecting $500, new streets $1,5e0, sidewalk construction $3 500, lower Main street improve ment S2,000, plumbing inspector S159, permanent improvement streets $5,000; total $S4,850-
 The report was accepted and the es- inmates adopted.
 Petitions for Lights.
 A petition from John W. Spencer ner of Hope and Ann streets and an- other near the end of Hope street was referred to the light committee with power, as was the petition nf John M. Smith and 35 others for a light on High street between Prospect and taken in regard to the petition Uf George A. Brown and 10 others for light at the corner of Grove and Selden streets.
 A petition for a croSswalk at Man ners avenue and Frances street was referred to the street committee with power.
 A petition from Camille Desrosier, who has recently put up a building at the corner of Ash and Main streets, for better facilities for the disposal of surface water which flows upon the land, was accepted, and the street com- mittee was empowered to investigate the matter and submit a plan to the next meeting of the council
 A resolution empowering the library committee to purchase $S0 of books for the library was adopted
 A resolution authorizing the mayor to borrow $5.000 for the current ex- penseS of the city was adopted.
 A requisition for scrapers, an ice blow, meters and supplies from the water department was referred to the purchasing committee with power.
 Clerk A. c. Scripture then read the proposed ordinance for the establish ment of traffic rules in the city streets which were thoroughly discussed at the recent public hearing, and embody cities. The ordinance as proposed was adopted with the exception that seG- tion 22 was amended so that no horse could be fed within the fire limits of the city.
 The street committee was authorized to AlSLFS d ASilCS erected, between WnlI- ~'-"--~ -'~t1 and the land of w G. HoI-
 +77a e~-7euSe fn fpa borne,
 The appropriation TOT the tootDridge in the estimates submitted was raised from $500 to $SJ0 on motion of Alder man Jacobs.
 List of Tax Abatements Read.
 A list of abatemenfs on the city tax list of last spring was presented by William Costello and read nv Cifv Clerk Scripture, most of them because of removals from the city. failure to locate the parties, or error in the orig inal list. They amounted to s125 or whereabouts, and the list was abated, MT. Costello's bill for $2550 for pIacinA tax liens was referred to the finance committee.
 At the next regular meeting a list of all the tax liens held by the city will be presented by the city clerk as a. re- suit Of a motion to that effect by AL dernan Gelinas.
 After the bills had been read and ordered paid, the meeting adjourned at 9.05 p. m-