Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-12
CITY MEETING VOTES APPROPRIATION
c. and E. Commissioners Authorized to Use Sum Not Ex
 ceeens $75,0oO for Operation of Plant During Re mainder of Fiscal Year-Commissioner Shea Says Money Will Come from Department Receipts and Not
 Out of the Taxpsyers Pocket

increased freight rates-GerIaan sub | marines and icebergs sinking our coal laden vessels as we'll as others-an of l which has contributed to the enormous 1 increase in cost of production and dis tribution, with this result, that this 1 years appropriation is now nearly spent. Yes and spent in the interest of your plant, without any waste or extravaganza that I could detect. And might say here that I have been in a position to see it if such there was, by having to approve and sign all bills before being paid.
 Appropriation Badly Needed.
 Therefore, if we are to continue run hing your plant, we must have more money, and are asking you tonight to favor an additional appropriation of $75,G GOO cut of the receipts of your
 plant (not out of the pockets of the taxpayer}, to meet the operating exl penses for the balance of the year.
 Mr. Shea then introduced a resolu- tion in favor of the appropriation and moved it's. adoption. The clerk was instructed by the meeting to cast ons ballot in favor of the resolution and the resolution was adopted.
 A second resolution introduced by MT. Shea was then taken up. This. | resolution authorizes the borrowing of the money and the execution of the proper notes and other securities of the city therefor. It was made plain that 1t will not be necessary to borrow any money, as the appropriation comes out l of the receipts of the gas and electric department
 After the resolution had been read MT. Shea said:
 I If there is one citizen of Norwich either present or not, who is still skepflcal, or any one who thinks or imagines your commissioners have committed any criEle-a few men who (w1theut any compensation whatever and much less thanks) have given a good portion of their time which is valuable away from their own busi- 1 ness--f there is any one, I say, who 1 cannot see some good results from their labors, for their benefit, let me 1 add word or two as sort of healer
 or afonement for such imaginary wrongdoings.
 Receipts Will Total s3ooooo.
 When this question referred to in
 my opening remarks of estimat ting our probable receipts was under discussion we were very modest in our estimate when we placed It at $250,00O. It is now safe to say that if we are allowed to spend the amount asked for in oul resolution and can get sufficient cea. to run the>plant until May 1st this years receipts will total about $309,- 900. So' you can all see very readily that the additional appropriation vi ask for is not out of proportion to the increase in receipts of the plant ove1
 and above uor first estimate, which is
 a good showing for our inadeqlsa.s
 equipment in view of the heavy losse, sustained by a disabled turbine in De. ceraber as well as our heatless day. and lghtless nights, which have less ened our receipts many thousands O l, dollars.
 T Personally I feel safe to say tna ] had oHr proposed extensions and ad ditional equipment been in operation during the whole year that our gros,
 receipts would run above $35O, ,00O, an; I any industry or plant that will carr that amount is bound to become a val uable asset to any city and it ough to make an item of $75,08e look small : The second resolution was adopte, by ballot vote, the clerk being in ? structed to cast the ballot