Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-25

(Tne=commissioner expected to make
the repairs this year, but could not
do SO on account Of the lack Of funds.)
The Falls station ought to have a
telephone installed
Traffic and Mounted Police.
The trafdc and mounted police
should be continued.
Police Signals.
The police signal system was re-
paired by the present board of COM
missioners two years ago, and has
done all that could be expected Of It
up to the present However, the
accommodate any more wires, and half
the present number OF boxes are with
out lights. This cannot be remedted,
in the old system, without great ex-
pense: which, In the opinion Of the
commissioners would not warrant. We
have made a contract with the S. N
E, Telephone Co., to rent the city an
outfit for nominal price per year. If,
after fair trial the city is satisfied
with the system It can be bought at
a reasonable figure.
Police Patrol.
The police commissioners recon-
mend that a sum not to exceed $500
be appropriated by next city meeting
for the purpose Of purchasing a Police
Patrol wagon.
Police Pension Fund.
Balance May Is, 1914 S11,025.72; re-
ceived from county commissioners ST.
600: received from interest $66,61; to-
tai $12,692.S3; pensions paid during
the year $1,000; total $11,622.33.
Street Lighting.
Number of flaming arcs in use
April 80. 1915 ..-..!.--...-..a Sc
n 20
April 80. 1915 .-.--........... 221
Total arcs in use Apri. 80, 1915. 80. 227
Cost of electricity for arc
lights ..........---~-.-S15, 442 10
Arc lamp expenses ......I 1,744.63
Total arc lamp expense =. $17,1ss.7s
Cost per lamp $4,000
Number of so c. c. incandescent
lamps in use Apr. 80, 1915. 80. 34s
Cost of electricity for mean
descent lamps --s2, ss3- Is Is
Total cost Of inc lamps :. s3,5sO.52
Cost per lamp ..--.....-.... 5000
1t will be noticed that the cost per
light has increased during the last
yead. This can be accounted for by the
decreased sale of electricity to the I'm
cas- Power Co.. Thermos Bottle Co.,
and other large consumers; who have
1AOI uSCu DIS 1huC11 S15 OSud1 1OI IuG
past II months.
All arc lights burned about 1000
hours except 10 flaming arcs which
were exeinguished at IL p. m. since
January !, 1915.
1t was accepted and ordered printed
in the journal.
Chief Unions report was as fol-
lows:
Receipts.
Total receipts s64S.25; estimate,
$500; excess $4S.25.
Disbursements.
Pay-roTs $26,99431; office $500:
uniforms. $56.76; lights $116.99; tel
ephone and signal $231.85 water $50;
care of sub station $12.03; fuel SIS;
miscellaneous $2045S; motorcycle
$111.73. Total disbursements $27,-
944.29: unexpended balance II cents.
Equal1ing appropriation, $27,945.
Street Lighting.
Appropriation $4,000; total dis
bursements $4,000.
Police Pension Fund.
Balance May 16. 1914 s11,025.72; re-
ceived from county commissioners,
$1,000; received from interest s66.61:
total SIP, 1928; pensions paid during
the year $1,000; balance May Is, 1915,
81, 662.33.
$64,16s.eo Spent by Street Department.
The annual report of Street Com
missioner E. C. Lillibridge was pre-
scented and accepted without reading.
It showed a total of $64, 16S. 90. expend-
ed out Of the appropriation of $780,
40. Three hundred copies were ordered
printed.
Gas and Electric Profits.
The report of the gas and electric
department for the last nine months
was treated in the same way. 1t show
ed a profit of SIT. 439.24 in that time.
viii Need II Mill City Tax.
The estimates for the coming year
by the finance department were pre-
scented. They showed a total of $51s,-
003.39 required. and estimated receipts
Of 1911, 381.2s, leaving $146, 622.10 to be
raised by tax, which will require a tax