Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-20

the smaller towns, possibly as much | as a mill on the grand list of the three | towns mentioned.
 The meeting was called to order by Senator Charles O. Thompson, Pom fret. Representative s. A. Peckham, of
 Windham, was elected chairman, and
 Judge ID. M. Warner was clerk.
 County Commissioner E. H. Corttis,
 Thompson, explained the county's f.
 nancial condition in detail and the
 purposes for laying the county tax
 County Deficit $2,4o1.a2.
 MT. Corttfs stated that. as nearly as
 can be estimated now, the receipts of
 the county up to Sept. l, for the fiscal
 year. are $31.659.7s. the expenditures for the same period 34,061.1O, leaving
 deficit of $2401.32. This brings the
 indebtedness of the county up to Sep tenber l, to $9,160.39, to which must
 be added outstanding bills of about $3,40O, making total just under S13,- 900.
 Extraordinary Expenses. Other extraordinary expenses in clude $1,000. about, for the salary of the county sealer of weights and meas ures, $1,000 for the Windham County Farmers association. $500 for the law | library $550 for tuition of county home children in Putnam schools, s150 for ! probation officers fees ne-quarter of l the expense, whatever it may be, of the l expense of extingQishing forest fires. etc, including interest on outstanding notes. MT. Rack. Killingly, explained i the growing tendency of the state to 1 shift expense burdens to the shoulders l of the counties and deplored the prac- l tice. but said that, under present con- | ditions the county must accept the additional costs.
 i County Home and Jail Improvements. | Mir. Corttis also called attention to the fact that the county representa- | tives, early in the summer, voted $s,- | 900 for improvements at the county | home and jail, and the expense of these
 figure in the things to be taken care | of At the time of appropriating the l SS,000 no tax was levied.
 Resolution Adopted. The resolution, unanimously passed | by the. meeting, was as follows: | That it is hereby determined and | voted by the senators and representa- l tives of Windham county that the sum
 of twenty thousand dollars be raised
 by a county tax to meet the expenses 1 of the county of Windham already in cured, and the debts of said county, | including notes and outstanding orders,
 and for the expenses of the county to 1 be incurred, from this date to Septem- Der 3Oth. 1917, including the expense 1 of building and improvement of the | county property already voted; and a | tax of said sum of twenty thousand 1 dollars is hereby imposed upon the | lOWIIS d1lu Sd1u cOuIiIy Ol w lnuIldLn 10 1 be apportioned to and paid by each 1 town in proportion to the total reve- | hue received yearly from direct taxa | ton in each town, including that re- l ceived by all taxing districts therein, | as averaged for the three fiscal years 1 next proceeding, Is to the total reve-
 hue so received for such time as ave-
 ragged in all towns in said Windham l county and fully in accordance with | the statute laws of this state, whatever
 the same may be; said tax as so ap- ] portioned to be due and payable to the l treasurer of said Windham county on | the first day of April 1917.
 | Dined at County Home. At adjournment MT. Corttis invited l the delegates to a dinner at the county 1 home, the trip being made in automo- biles
 Those present at the meeting were:
 Senator Thompson, Pomfret; Repre- | sentatives Chesbro and Peckham, of | Windham: Baker Canterbury; Mac ] donald, Plessis. Putnam; May and l Ritch, Woodstock; Congdon, Sterling; G1azier, Hampton; Ash, Pomfret; 1 Backus. Thompson; Adams, PIainfieId: :
 Back, Killingly; Sheriff c. A. Gates, l Willimantic; County Commissioners 1 Lafrance, Dady, Corttis.