Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-08
TO CHARTER
 OF olTY OF NORWICH.
Act ls Before LenIslatute = Contains Right to Sell Water 10 State Hos. pitaf,

The following act amending the charter of the city of Norwich is be- fore the legislatures:
 Section 1. Section s8 of an act to revise and amend the charter of the city of Norwich, approved July 5, 1871, as amended by section 1 of an act amending the charter of the city of Norwic. approved April IS, 1893. Is hereby amended to read as follows: The board of water commi misaioners of the city of Norwich shall keep a reg ister of all persons who use the water and prices paid by them payable there for, and shall apply the avails of water rents to the payment of the ordinary and current expenses of such water works, such as repairs the hire of clerks and agents, and of extending pipes into new localities, under the directions of said court of common council, and shall pay any excess of such avails over the sum requisite for such purposes to the city treasurer, quarterly. on the third Monday of Jan uary, April, July and October, on ac- count of the water rents received and expended during the preceding quarter, the accounts of such rents having first been audited and approved by the au- mon council Said board may, at any earlier time or times which it may determine upon, pay to said treasurer any excess of receipts in it's possession over the sum requisite for such ex- penses and purposes. All statements presented by said board accounting for it's receipts and expenditures shall be attested by the oath or affirmation of at least one member of said board or of it's cashier or superintendent.
 Sec. 2. Said board, in addition to such reports and accounting, shall, not year, render to the city clerk or to the mayor, for the use of the court of common council, the following written or printed statements: First, cash re- eeipts and disbursements for the year ending May 18th, and balance on hand on said day; second, income and ex- pense and profit of operation for the year ending April 30th;' third, the amount of depreciation, if any, charged for the year ending April 30th; fourth, accounts payable and accounts receiv- able on said April Both.
 Sec. 3. Said board may make con- tracts with the trustees of the Norwich hospital for the insane, for selling and supplying water to said hospital locat- ed n the town of Preston, and may lay mains and pipes and establish hy- drantS for said purpose in any high way, street or private way or place, and may contract to supply any per son with water at any place along the lines of such mains; but such water shall not be so supplied to the detri- ment of the inhabitants of said city, nor at lower rates than are charged to persons within said city.
 Secf1. 4. The board of gas and cleo trical commissioners of the city of Norwich, in addition to the reports and accounting which It is already required to make, shall, not later than the 10th day of May in every year, render to the city clerk, or to the mayor, for the use of the court of common council, the following written or printed state ments: First, cash receipts and dis burSements for the year ending May 18th, and balance on hand on said day, exclusive of sums already invested by the city or set aside to be invested for the gas and electrical sinking fund and the gas and electrical reserve fun1: second, income and expense and profit Of operation for the year ending April S0th; third, the amount of de- preciation charged for the year ending April 3Oth, such depreciation to be computed only on the balance of the citys' equity in it's plants and proper tyl belonging to said gas and electrical department; fourth, accounts payable and accounts receivable on said April Both