Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-10
LAYS CITY TAX 0F II MILLS
Citizens Pared Down the Extras Including Thames Street Inn provements-Franklin Street Widening Voted-$1 500 Added to Appropriation for Fire Department-Wl Give Bremen Increased Pay They Asked

lowing recommended amounts were voted: General sinking fund, $6,657.53; courthouse, ss,soo, last year ss,l7o; courthouse insurance, S2,56l; sinking fund. gas and electrical SIS, s,33s.4s; de- preciation, gas and electrical, $15,10o; interest, s60,000, last year S5s,oe0; election expenses, $500, same as last year: temporary loans, s65,0oO; milk inspector, s1,000. same as last year; one-third Water and Shetucket street loan. se.600. last year s9S00;' contin- gent, s9,965.56.
 Extras.
 The consideration of the so-called extras was taken up after the items recommended by the common council had been disposed of.
 Widening ot Franklin Street.
 The first was $500 for the widen ing of Franklin street, which the mayor said he thought ought to be done and that the price was reason able.
 J. J. Corkery spoke for it. recalling the time ten years ago when the Bull letin company gave the city of Nor wich about 465 square feet of frontage for the widening of Franklin street in the near future, in accordance with building line from their building down to the Bath street corner. Mir.
 
 been done in improving about 200 feet Of the street and this was an import ant public improvement which the city is obligated to make, morally and legally. He said he would present a motion later which would make the payment fall lightly on the taxpayers. MT. Hoelck. who lives on the oppo- site side of the street, said he was willing to give land on his side of the street to straighten the building EV.sf which protruded beyond his and Of the way the sidewalk was blocked.
 Civil Engineer George F.. Pitcher explained that the sidewalk on Mir Hoelck's side of the street was mo- where less than s feet wide.
 The appropriation was voted. Killed Thames Street Improvements
 The item of sS.533 for Thames street and Thames square pavement and pavement. were laid on the table af- ter William W Beckwith had made vigorous speech against them. He called attention to a postal card he had seen inviting automobile owners to support the measure. He declared this was trying to vote away the money of the middle and working class for the benefit of the trolley road and asked why not let the cleo tric road bear the burden as it was
 
 this street. On the last city tax rate he figured that the automobiles owned in Norwich. over 200 in number and valued at s102.i05. would pay a tax of $l,09T62, which was about one eighth of the proposed appropriation
 He challenged the Knowledge of the Board of Trade as to roads and par ticularly as to Hassam pavement and instanced a number of cities in the south and west which are putting in block pavement.
 He referred to the way Thamesville had exceeded other sections of the city in the building of new dwelling houses, which had been built to the extent of s150.0oO in the last few years and declared that even Heaven would be reached by passing through some most unpleasant ways. As he con- cluded by stating that this was the opening wedge for the expenditure of from $10o.000 to S150,000 in this street for the benefit of the railroad. he was applauded and the meeting voted to a viva voce vote, which the mayor called for twice before he declared the result
 Saehem Street Improvement.
 The sum of s1,61S.2O was voted for continuing the Sachem street improve rucnt from Uncas street to Yantic street. F. A. Robinson made the mo- ttcn and Civil Engineer Pitcher ex- rlained the conditions in regard to this street. MT. Robinson said the property owners were anxious to lay granolithic pavements, but this street Improvement needed to be done first
 When MT. Ryan learned that the sums already voted were fast ap- preaching an eleven mill tax, he moved u have all the other items indefinitely postponed. He was the only one who voted for it and it was declared lost.
 Five hundred dollars was voted for Lake street playground, but S2.875 for rt vement on Broad street from Me Kinley avenue to Warren street was indefinitely postponed.
 Drain Fannina's Pond.
 Civil Engineer Pitcher explained the item of $500 for draining Earnings s pond, which was approved of by state, county and city health officers, and described how a property owner there Is to build a private sewer to dra'n Earnings pond, and 1t will be economy now for the city to do this work The sum was voted.
 The sum of s3S0 for Harrison ave nue sewer was voted after Civil Engi- neer Pitcher had shown how some cellars in that section received sew age and that the six inch sewer pipe Will be replaced by a ten inch pipe,
 Indefinitely Postponed.
 Indefinite pestPenement was the fate of 5,S77 for continuing culvert at Lake street playground s460 for band con- certs, $500 for wall for Charles Burton on North Main street, ss15 fer Rose wall at municipal dock. s2,666 fer tep dracaipO uGifh aSphaIt inc hlack nagR-