Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-10
COUNTY REPORTS WERE APPROVED
Covered County Commissioner Business for Two Years Presented Before Legislative Members From New Lon- don County-Francs H. Johnson of Lisbon and Joseph D. Austin of Ledyard Elected County Auditors.
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 Hartford, Feb. 9.--The legislative members of New London county met this afternoon in room 6S at the state capitol, Senator Whiton Of New Lon den 1residing and Representative Mitchell Of Preston acting as clerk. The meeting was for the purpose of acting upon the report of the county commissioners and the election of two county auditors, a republican and a democrat, both members of the general assembly.
 County Commissioners Fred J. Brown, Charles IT. Smith and Albert H. Lanphere were present and sub unitted their report for the two years the county property to be in sood con 6ition and beyond the ordinary repairs there would be no need for any extend ed outlay for 8 long period.
 County Property improved.
 The court house in New London had been repainted and a new heating plant installed. The court house at Norwich had also received the at1en- tion of painters, the stone work had been cleaned and some of the ceilings have been replaced with modern steel ceiling. Extensive improvements have been made at the county home and now the property there is in excellent %1OiIdII4Oll iiSI6 DdS OSSn 2QQS0 a bath room, store room, laundry and shed, the cellar further excavated and a cement floor laid hardwood floors have been laid in the kitchen and pan tries a steam heating plant has been installed and there are electric lights in every room. The home has also been connected with the sewer and the sanitation materially improved. Tie adjoining property that the coun- ty meeting of two years ago author ized the purchase has been fitted up as 3. receiving home and the usefulness of the institution increased thereby.
 Exsenditures fer Bar Libraries.
 The bar libraries at Norwich and New London have been equipped with additional book racks at an expense to the county of S92799, and in addition the annual appropriation of $500 for each library has been applied for maintenance and the purchase of new books, as required by statutes.
 The Niantic river bridge has been put in good condition, but the state appropriation of $1,J0O should be con tinued for maintenance.
 IT. compliance with the law. 6. county sealer Of weights and measures was appointed, the salary and expenses be- ing borne wholly by the county.
 Debt Reduced.
 During the year 1914 the indebted ness of the county has been reduced $95,S25.S4. The present indebtedness is $81,009, and at the close of the dscaI year there was a balance in the county treasury of $12.O9782 with county tax of $194.84 due from the town of Lisbon, which has since been paid. The commissioners stated in their report that there was no need for a county tax, except for the pur- pose Of reducing the indebtedness.
 Report on Jails in 1918.
 The report Of the jaiis for 1915 show cd that at the beginning of that fiscal prisoners, and that during the year there were 9i0 commitments. 3 total of 997: discharged during the year 899, leaving the number of prisoners in jails Sept. 50. 1915. as 98, The average number during the year was S9. Dur ing the year 1913 the receipts were: From the state for the board Of prison CTS S1o,4i7.45, from the United States $29.6T, or civil process 33. and from earnings of prisoners $2,984.16, q total receipte for the jails of StS,t54.1S.
 Other Receipts.
 Other receipts were: From licenses, 10 per cent, s7,801.90; from license transfers $50, from state for county home $12.5TO.68, from towns for coun- ty home $184.50: from state for care of Mantle bridge $1.000 loan from Nor wfCh Savings bank SIP 900, rent of ten ern9nt $44, balance on hand Ock l, 1912, $6,3l3.62, total of $55. 5.4278S.
 Expenditures in 1913.
 The expenses for the year 1918 at the jails for provisions, clothing, loed- ding, fuel light, medicines. medical at tendance, salary of jailers. salary of assistants, building and repairs, water ard ice, telephones, stationery and sta naps, barn expenses. cane and dis infectants and carriage amounted to SIS, ,656.7s; paid for repairs to court house, $1028.15; telephone, S110.05; Janitor, $500; for building and repairs at county home, $1,53l0s; county home expenses, s11,9S5.O5; purchase of real estate for the home, $2,S00: salaries of county commissioners, $3.478.79; sal $4s6.10; stationery, blanks and stamps, $152.35; incidental office expenses, $5S0.88: attorney, $260: advertising $115.25; reporting liquor violations, $2.50; forest fires, S6.03: interest, $4,- 079 S1: Nia72tic drawbridge, $2.675.4T; " at New London, $500; printing. $45; probation officer, S163.90: weights and measures, S215.St; balance on hand $s,S25.71; a totaf Of $6S,427-sS.
 From Liquor Lieenses.
 The amounts received from uouor licenses Of all classes for the year 1918, was divided as follows: Re- ceiNed from NorTlcn aS4,5o0- or which $3,450 went to the county and $50, ,STo to tho town: New London SSS, 100, $S,S10 to county and S29, ,790 to town; Groton S1S6, S15.69 to county, S167.4o to town: Sronineton $s.0o0, $500 to county, S7,300 to town: Griswold SSSS, $S.30 to county, $29.70 to town; sprague $1.S50, $IS5 to county, $1,665 to town; Colchester 5060. s55 to coun- ty, S4g6 10 town.
 Jail Report fer 1914.
 The number of prisoners in the jails on September 80, 1913, were 93, com mitted during the year ,o67, dis charged ,e-S8, leaving the number 97 on September 90, 1914. The receipts for the year were: From the state for board of prisoners S13,094.90, on civil process s, from earnings of prisoners s3.e44.35, total of s15.14a.2G
 Other Receipts.
 Other receipts were. from licenses ten per cent, $7,S05.95. license trans fels $50, county tax sGS.5S5.92, from state for county home SIS. 026. .99, from private persons for board $40. from PtIRE RICH BL10D