Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
Total appropriations s1s1,soo

There Was an increase of $t0o0 for police to meet the increase in pay, and S250 for a special extra officer at Watch Hill during the summer sea- son. Letters urging the increased po- Ice protection for Watch Hill were received from W. J Batty, Daniel L. Lyon, John Newberry, c, H. Nolan ahan, H. R. Burton, F. S. Turnbull A. T. McLanahan, c. Peyton Russell, F. Watch Hill Improvement Society. The increase was made after a speech by Horace F. Burdick of Watch Hili.
 Loren E. Waite presented a resolu- ton to authorize the overseer of the poor be instructed to give relief to all needy poor. regardless of the ap- propria ton and to bring any deficien- ey to the town treasurer, who would be given authority to adjust. This matter was discussed by Maurice w. Flynn, Milo Clarke and Harry B. Agard. The resolution was rejected. Included in the miscellaneous fund ] is an appropriation of $200 as bounty voted .o place this sum at the dispo- sal of the town clerk. and that bounty of s be paid for each fox and 2s cents for each woodchuck killed within the town. Last year bounty was paid on 25 foxes and 574 wood lchucks.
 l The town council was authorized to rebate s9.9S to GeorgerG. Stillman for taxes paid by reason of mistake of 1 assessors. in assessing him for an au- 1 tomobile he did not own.
 l It was voted to authorize the town l council to exempt from taxation for fA- paf %n,a f,-] d. that locate in Westerly.
 1 Town Solicitor Auard presented res-
 olution authorizind the town counciI to apply for legislative action for the ! betterment of fire protection in the town, by having the whole town, in | stead of a part of if. beirS ~srntn a
 fire district. The legislation to be
 sought would give the town discretion
 to organize into a fire district. Tn ex- l blaming the resolution, James M. Pen 1 dleton stated that with the improved 1 fire apparatus and good roads this could be done to the advantage of the whole town. Now the whole town has the service of the fire department but those within the fire district pay the bills. Horace E. Burdick objected to the
 resolution, as it would tend to inter fere with the Watch Hill Ere district, which is not only equipped with the best make of fire fighting apparatus in the world. has property interests. He said the people at the hill had no de- sire to have no more in common than
 at the present time with the town
 and would not care to be forced into
 a town fire district. The matter wa l fsvorably discussed by Charles Perry and James M. Pendleton and the res
 olution adopted.
 l Then came Iona discussion reIa
 tive to having the department reports
 available before the session of the f.
 nancial town meeting. so that the re-
 ports could be perused by the tax
 Dayers, and be in shape to vote intel
 ligently on the matters presented. MT
 Clark offered motion that the re- ports be published one week before the annual financial town meeting. The motion prevailed after lengthy dis cussion by James M. Pendteton. Chas
 Perry Milo Clark. George B. Utter
 Charles F. Hammond and Harry B Agard.
 It was voted that the tax rate be s1.70 on each sf00 of tangible prop. erty and 40 cents on each sUo of in tangible property. It was explained that the increase of twenty cents or | the tangible tax rate was for tha n,Jr