Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-30
LOW TAX RATE FOR WINCHESTER co,
Town Meeting Votes Remit All Taxes Valuation Above $1o,o00 for Period of Ten Years-E w. Higgins Against Voters Action.
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into our town tonight, said MT. Beck | with. It is better to look forward, he . continued, to what we are capable of | producing. one of the largest and best cities in the state. Opportunity is at our door tonight asking for admission.
 Says Action is uneonstitutionaI,
 Attorney Higgins followed MT. Beck with and spoke in opposition to the proposed action It is with great re- gret that feel impelled to throw the slightest element of discord in such a meeting as this, said Attorney Hig- gins There is nobody in this town, in proportion to their means, who will go bit further to help the town than
 welcome this industry as I would welcome any industry. that comes to our town. I believe these men would locate an industry here that would be a credit to themselves and the town. credit Mayor Murphy with having done as much for the promotion of Norwich as any man We have ever l had. (Applause)
 Let us look at the proposition. We | are glad they are here. I am glad ! they are going to put this building up because I believe they are.
 These gentlemen are business men. It has been stated by their attorney that they have looked over available sites, going as far west as Chicago They are already established. They come here because the site they have i selected is the best available. That site today Is the best available unde- | veloped site for manufacturing pur- | poses that there is in New England l With reference to Attorney Browns | statement that no other industry has ! come to Norwich and asked a tax re- | bate Attorney Higgins said the state ment carried with 1t a suggestion that ! IT they had asked a rebate it would +have been granted. If they did who ! would pay the taxes. asked Attorney | Higgins. They haven't asked for, he continued. no. God forbid that they 1 should ask for it.
 IT there is a lawyer within sound of my voice that says this is constitu- tic-ai and can he done according to law. then I'll sit down and vote for tho resolution. To bear out his state 'nAnt fNn- the proposed action Is un- institutional he reFd Article 1 Sec cf tHn constitution of the State of "o--o"ticut: That all men when they fnrr1 sorial compact are equal in , -ichfs: and thSS TO man or set of men are entitled to exclusive public emol- lments or privileges from the com TaUn.ty.
 Bv taking such action as you are go-
 inc to, he continued you will estab-
 lish 2 precedent that will rise up and
 bother you as long as you are tax
 payers in Norwich You are under isitNlHE a uu-N tonight that DelOnES 70 the assessors. I feel that in justice to the Shetucket company which has spent S125,00O on a new plant. in jus
 tice to the Joseph Hall Woolen mills
 and in justice to other concerns fin the town YOU are handicaDping them | George W. Carroll with whom the
 Winchester people have been nego-
 tiating for the purchase of the land
 in Thamesville spoke briefly. Mir Carroll said. there were other in.
 dustries waiting right now to find ou'
 what action we are to take here to.
 night before we can locate theme here
 As there were no others who wish.
 ed to be heard the chairman m. . nounced that the resolution was ready for the vote and that the resolution
 might be clearly understood by al
 he requested the town clerk to reaC , l almost unanimously.