Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-14
RECOMMEND Il MILL TOWN TAX
Seectmen Say This Win be Enough for Town Business IN
the Coming Year-Is Less Than They Recommended
Year Ago-4s4 Mills for Town Expenses and sL MIL.
for Schools.

In tnelrannual report which is to be
issued soon in printed form to the cit
liens of the town, the selectmen-Ai-
bert w. Lillibridge, William B. WILCOX
ana Charles P. Bushnell-are to rec
ommend town tax OF IL mills as be-
ing suincient upon which to conduct
| the business or the town for the COMING
year: OF this total tax OF IL mills,
1-4 mills is for school expenses and
S-4 mills for the ordinary town ex-
penses. Last year the town tax rec
commended was IL Ia mills, but the
mills
The following is the annual letter
tAat mas been prepared by the select
men to accompany the town report:
10 the Citizens OF the Town OF Nor
witch:
The selectmen present herewith their
annual report of the business of the
town Tor the fiscal year Just ended. The
accounts show the different expendf-
lures. and likewise the receipts, de-
nue..
A closer examination should be mazda
OF this report than has ever been given
70 similar financial statements OF the
seiectmen, because the towns business
mas oeen much greater than in the past
ana OF such consequence to the com.
munity that the taxpayers, in Justice
70 themselves. should give it the most
rigid scrutiny.
All the chief highways leading into
the town have been put, in first class
condition, thus gaining the Approval Of
the state highway conmIssioner. sorne
q them being no longer an expense in
any way to the town, as they are ac.
cepted as part of the states trunk
highway lines, while the state relieves
the town or three-quarters Of the ex-
pense or maintaining other roadvavs
which have been placed in the excel
tent condition required to gain for
them this very substantial state aid.
An inspection Of all these highways
VIII make clear the states reason for
prevail 80 ~
Matters at the almshouse have been
attended to with fidelity. 1t being in
TENDED that inmates shall be comfort
able and shall be subject only to such
ruLes as are proper for the health and
general welfare of such a considerable
community. The soil has been made
10 yield an abundant crop this wear.
and the inmates of the house have
given cheerfully much assistance 10
work. MINUS VI
penditure for those who are attsndad
70 IN the departments of outside moor
insane, and neglected and dependent
children. and all have been given the
caree which their condition seemed to
make necessary.
Under the administration Of your
present officials, whose service has COW
ereo period OF six years. the debt of
the town has been reduced $40 0so a.
the reduction in 1915 being SISe3s "a |
IN 1913 the debts of all the school dis
trlcts were added to the town debt but
oy careful management that very wear
mere was a net reduction in the town
debt of s16.s67.17.
We ask this year for an an,o,,,.
equai to tax of IA mills. to cover
me obligations arising from the towns
PRIMARY business, included In which
VII be state tax of practically s2S-
w the sinking fund about IS, 500. and |
me legal payment to the CITY of Nor
"lcn Tor highway account $4,000. thesa