Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-16

A tax of mills which is what the selectmpn recommend for the town tax brings s169, ,S97 se. The estimated re- ceipts of the town include: Cash on hand s6.6s2.6I: liquor licenses, s19,000; dog licenses, sSe0; uncoi'eCted taxes, s7, 7,00o; bank ad insurance stock, S6,- 500: personal tax, $4 coo
 This leaves $167,,i0o.74 to be raised by tax. ..
 First Selectman C. K Bai.ev called the meeting to order at o'clock with about 50 citizens in the hall and Fen- H. Pettis, who is town counsel, took 1 over the conduct of the meeting as 1 chairman. Town Clerk C. $. JIolbrook read the lengthy warning and kept the minutes
 On motion of Joseph T. Tanning the annual reports of the town officers were accepted as printed and distrih- uted ill booklet form at the meeting. Salaries were voted at the same amounts a s last year.
 The first item in the appropriations 1 that called for any remarks was the sam of s1s,900 for highways in the l city of Norwich l. r Tanning moved that this be s25,000
 i Chairman Pettis said that this sum l was one that it was provided should 1 be fixed by a conference Of the ciIy and town governments but said this had not been held so far as he knew, and F. J. Leavens asked why it was l desired to increase the amount Tn eX- plantation MT Tanning said that the l city government had placed this itep at S42. 900 because the amount of s1s,- 1 eco which had been fixed fifteen years
 ago :hey considered was not fair and 1 adequate now The city officials hnd i felt this ought to be at least S24 001
 TOW, and q city meeting had settled upon S25. 900 as the proper sum. MT Tanning expla aimed that what we want 1 to prepare for here is what the town l would decide upen as a proper sum although this meeting could not act ually determine what this sum may be.
 F. J. Leavens moved that this mat ter be adjourned 10 the later town meeting IL was so voted
 The interest appropria tion this year 1 MT. Pettis explained was larger thar last because of the raise in the rSte Of interest and because il was neces- Sary to borrow more money for the schools. The sum for vital statistics had proved too small last year ant the appropriation for the town clerks office was made larger this year be l cause of the increased cost of ma tcrials and the need Of some rev fix tufes.
 After, all the recommended appro- priations had been voted the seleetmeT were given authority to borrow no to exceed $175,0oo to provide read1
 money for running expenses until th'
 tax money comes in.
 The extras were then taken up, 0
 which the first was an appropriation
 of not over 8 500 to ena5Ia the SC
 lectrnen to buy 47 acres nf :and along
 Asylum street near the alnshouse fo
 an addition to the town farm. Th'
 land is in two tracts and has beel
 leased by the town.
 C. D. Moves offered the resolution
 + was opposed by William A Moral
 of Newton street on the ground tha I it was too valuable as building site for houses to be used for forming rur poses. He pointed out that in the fiji tt.re the gradual filing up Of the cit. Gumn in the cove above Central whar would create valuable sites for man ufacturing industries and that l bridge from the northern end of s,lcl filled land across the cove to the yves side of the river would make house ion this farm tract highly eligibl
 homes for employees in su1h industries
 He was opposed to this CT any othe proposition that would tie up this c any other land in the city limits fo
 farming purposes.