Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-18

on which he cut the bridge of his l nose, tore his clothes, and was se- Verely shocked in his nervous system, l so that he has lost time from his bus mess. Referred to the finance com mittee. Rebates were voted to several tax payers who made claims for having been charged for street sprinkling where there was none
 Salary Raises Discussed. Mayor Brown read the tentative | budget for the city for next year and l invited an expression of opinion on what should be done in regard to the petltlon. Of the policemen and the fire men Tor raise in pay. He said that the commissioners had suggested the possibility of two more men on the force and increases of $1OO per day or 50 cents per day per man.
 Councliman John H. Carney gave hls approval for both these proposi- tlons, and Councilman Earl Mathew son said he was in favor of putting at least two more men on the force and pensioning off some of the older men so that younger men could go on the force
 Alderman Allen stated that the com mlssioners had thought $1 per man per week all through the force would be the right thing: to give to the po- lcemen and that they had considered retiring three men. There was enough money through the pension fund SD that no more expense would be added through the pensions that would be paid them and the salaries of three new men to take their places.
 The mayor said this was a ccndi- dition that had to be faced and he be- lieved there should be an increase ir both departments. Alderman Milo F waters gave his opinion that the city could not stand an increase of more 1 than 50 cents, while Councilman Johr ) Ii. Carney asked how a man with 7 7 family could live on $3 per day which 7 was what the patrolmen on the Nor 7 Wlch force are getting now.
 Mayor Brown read the scale for the Norwich force now as follows: Chief s4.5O per day, captain $350. sergeant
 $3.37 I-2, patrolmen s with IA days ' vacation. He also read a list of othe
 Connecticut cities in which the pay o
 patrolmen is as follows: Bristol, S3.S0 : Manchester, s9.54; Willimantic $325 6 Naugatuck, $3.75: Ansonia, S350: Tor : rington. $3.02: New London. S3.96 = Danbury $3.15; Norwalk $325: Meri S den s3.57 Stamford SIPS: New Britail s s4; New Haven $3.75; Hartford SS.50 G Bridgeport s3.S3.
 Alderman Dolbeare called attentio
 to the fact that an increase of S1 -fo . the policemen would mean an addftio 2 of more than half mill to the tax n Alderman Allen spoke of the grea : increase in cost to the policemen C
 clothing and other things they had t O have and said he thought we ougt d to economize in some other way an q get good men on the force n Councilman Edward Crooks said tIla y the flremen had asked for only Q cents increase and he thought the If would hardly be satisfied if the police t. men were given a $1 raise.
 = Boswell Avenue Sewer. s In replying to a question as
 whether certain sewer on Boswell ay
 enue was included in the estimates, tf " mayor stated that the estimated co. 1 r of the sewer would be from $5.000 a $6,000 and it was not believed the res o idents who had petitioned for it woul a want to stand the large assessment n that would be levied on them, proba .e ply amounting to s2 or $3 per foot
 Tentative Budget.
 The following figure on the tents , tive city budget which was read at u
 meeting: