Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20
LEGISLATORS VOTE $a,ooo
After Inspecting Jail and County Home, Authorize County Commis- sioners to Make Needed Improve ments.

At a business meeting held in the su- perior court rooms here Wednesday afternoon after their preliminary meet ing of the day at the county jail in Brooklyn more than a score of Wind ham County legislators, members Of the session of 1915. voted SS.O00 for improvements at the county jail in Brooklyn and at the county home fol children in Putnam.
 Senator Charles Q. Thmopson of Pomfret presided as chairman and the resolution providing for the appropri- ation was presented and explained by Representative Harry E. Back of Kill ingly. There was very little debate. Representative E. P. Chesbro of Wind ham however speaking in favor of the measure. The vote passing the reso- lution was unanimous. The vote was as follows:
 Text of the Vote
 Voted-That the county commission CTS of Windham County be and they hereby are instructed, authorized and empowered to wire the county iail, the barn and all outbuildings used in on nection herewith and standing upon the premises appurtenant thereto in the northerly section of the Town of Putnam, for electric lighting, electric power and electric service purposes, and to install all electric service appa- ratus, electric fixtures and electric structure in connection with such wir- ing feasible or desirable to bring cleo tricity into use upon said premises for lighting, power or any other convent ent service.
 To purchase an automobile truck for use upon the premises of the county jail at Brooklyn and in connection with the workdone by the county jail and by the jailer for the county elsewhere in any place, and for use in any ccn- tract in connection of the county.
 To purchase, erect and install at the barn and upon the premises adjacent and appurtenant to the Windham county jail at Brooklyn\a silo of suf- ficient size and capacity to meet the needs of the countys agricultural pur- suits at the jail farm.
 To provide at the county jail at Brooklyn a visiting creen-partition so arranged that visitors upon inmates of the jail cannot have personal contact or physical communication with the prisoners;
 To provide at the county jail at Brooklyn two cells sufficiently isolated safe and convenienced to be used for the detntion of any finale prisoners that may be committed to said jail; To provide at the county jail at | Brooklyn six cells of sufficiently thor ough workmanship high grade materi- l dl dIlu SuIllClenC strength ana resist anee to make thVem safe and adeq nate | for the imprisonment of professional criminals of the worst jail-breaking | type;
 To provide at the county jail by in stallation of an additional water tank, | piping and such hydrants as may be necessary an adequate system of pro- | lection against fire;
 | And that the sum of SS,000 be and | the same is appropriated for said pur- | poses and to carry into effect the di- rections and provisions of this vote and l that said sum or any part thereof be paid by the County Treasurer upon the written orders of the County Commis- sioners.
 HaIf-MiII Tax Will Suffice.
 Senator Thompson, after the vote
 had been passed called attention tC the fact that it did not provide for 2 special county tax to meet the cost
 of the improvements. Representative
 Back said in reply that this matter
 meeting of the legislators, if such Z
 course is deemed advisable, but ht
 thought that the matter of laying the
 tax might be left until the next legis
 lature meets in January, when tn,
 county organization can take the mat
 ter up.
 This suggestion seemed to be in lin,
 with the county commissioners idea on the matter, Commissioner Cortti stating to the meeting that the count, can borrow money for four per cent
 interest to meet the improvement
 costs, which may be less than the ap l propriation, and that he did not thinl r it necessary to levy the tax at the pres ent time. The meeting therefore tool l no further action before adjourning. | It is undrstood that a half mill ta: will take care of the expense that vii ) be created in carrying out the i'm } provements.
 , Government Seeds Received. | Senator Bran6egee and Mclean an Congressman Freeman have sent bag , of seeds to the Danielson post offic which have been given out to the vot
 CTS.
 Andrew Crawley who has had charg of the spinning department for tn Qunebaug Co.,, has had to give up tn 3 place on account of his health.