Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-05

paid, S5S5.S0: Harry Coyle, salary and labor, $110; Cyclone company, appro- priation, $500: H. I. Doilman company, brushes $13.90; William Duguid, au- tomobile hire, $5; George A. Durham, repairing -chimnev. $5.7S: H. A Dun ming, supplies, S650; George F. Egg ger, salary $100; Edward A. Farrell, operating truck. $2o; Postmaster Far rell, cards and stamps, s25.50: Frank F. Fits company, soda, S1730; Will liam H. Greene, salary, $100: N. w. Hines. work on fire alarm, $35.S0
 Walter s. Hiscox assessor, $15; Ethel T. James, typewriting, S1.20; H. T. Kenyon company, labor and materials, s61.23; Everett A. Kingsley, assessor, SIS; George Ladd. operating truck, s15; Wil9am D. Lamphere, special labor at fire. $1.75; George B. Laird, operating truck. and labor. $54.2S: Ev- erett c. Lawton, engineer, S75; Sam uel V. Maggs, care of lawn, S6675. S. A. Manchester. plumbing. $62.30 Max i'm Motor company. work on trucks, $62.90; James Maxwell. operating truck, $25; Maxwell and Brown, oper- ating truck. $90; Howard Mcfarland, i firemen and labor. $2S.5O; Joseph U. Mcfarland, operating truck, $60; Alex ander Mitchell opening town hall, $2: Charles A. Morgan. insurance, S1oV.oI' T. Ii. Ople CoHpany, service flag, s7.75: John II. Murphy, print 1 truck, s20; Eugene B. Pendleton, au- ditor, $2; William H. Pendleton. Jr., special labor at fire. $16.10: Rhode Is ] land Ones, appropriation, $500.
 1 Rhode Island Garage company, tires, i etc, s255.62: Rogers Brothers, carriage, ] s19.02; William Segar and company, supplies, S9.S1: $. NJ. Sharpe, janitor, i s15S.S7: The Stedman Press. printing, $43: Philip Stephens, operating truck,
 E; o. C. Stott. supplies. $3.20: Thos. l s. Totten, operating truck, S24.50: Ut ter company. printing, SS1.40 Wash i ington Trust company, notes paid, l 10000; interest on notes, S162.79; !; l Westerly Automatic Telephone com pany. rentals and tolls, $97G1: Vest
 erly Light and Power company, light
 and power, s75.25; Westerly News. l advertising, $120; town of Westerly, l lydrantel rental and water, S2025.20; Walter E. Wheeler, assessor, $15; Ev- erett E. Whipple, salary, making tax company, batteries, $5.37: c. w. Will
 lard Hardware company. alcohol. $3.91; cash on hand and in band $197.79. To- tai $16,S72.39.
 Debt statement: Note at bank, s3,-
 800, less cash on hand s19779. net debt November 30, 1918, S3S02. .21. Net debt Nov 30. 1917, $6,1S3.2S. Decrease dur ing the year $2S8107
 The meeting was called to order al 8 o'clock and after the reading of the
 call the first business was the pres
 entation and acceptance of the reports
 of the treasurer and board of en-
 gineers, with recommendations of the
 latter. Eugene B. Pendleton was re-
 elected moderator and Everett A
 Kingsley clerk. Everett E. Whipplf 1 was reelected treasurer snd collector
 Eugene B. Pendleton auditor, Walter
 Wheeler. Everett A. Kingsley and
 Walter c. Hiscox assessors.
 Judge Herbert w. Rathbun sprun: a surprise on the meeting when in ;
 telling speech he placed :n nomination
 for chief engineer Samuel G CoctreL the present incumbent. and who hat served as chief for a quarter century
 It was generally supposed that by req
 son of serious sickness Chief Cottrel , was not a candidate. and it is believed he was renominated to avoid a spirit . ed contest between Coyle and Egse1 Everett E. Whipplesseconded the norl ination and, of course, Mr. CottEel
 was unanimously reelected.
 Harry Coyle and George E. Egge were re elected assistant egiaeers . William H. Greene, who had served 10 , years, gave notice that, while gratefu | for past honors, he must decline re : nomination.
 : The contest of the meeting deVeIope ]. in the election of a assistant enginee
 to fill the vacancy occupied by MI : Greene. Robert Bonner and Harr l. 1 Kingsley were nominated and a ballo
 by check list was ordered. Judge Rath
 bun and Irvine o. Chester were az = pointed tellers. The result of the bal e lot was as follows:
 2 Whole number of votes cast. E d Necessary for choice. ce.............
 Bonner ...........,.. o5 s Kingsley ...... .......... % '; Mr. Bonner was declared electe n third assistant engineer.
 T. The preset stove pipe committee
 members of the board of engineer l. was reelected. A tax was voted {
 $1.50 per $1,000 of all taxable propert = The treasurer was authorized to hi ,,7 GhiIdpon5e Gnuporhc