Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-11
CITY MEETING VOTES 16 1-2 MILL TAX

truck, but replied to the street com missioner's comparison between the two cities. and ex- Mayor Allyn L. Brown also supported the request for the truck which the street ccmnnis- sioner told him was to be general utility truck that could be used in many ways. The appropriation was voted. 1 An appropriation of s16,ooo for North Main street concrete from Col | den street to Second street was voted and Is to be paid for in four annual installments, according to a motion | offered by Corporation Counsel Joseph l T. Tanning.
 Band Concerts Raise Contest. ! An appropriation of $500 for South
 street improvement was voted without
 remark but the appropriation of $590 for band concerts called out a motion 1 to indefinitely postpone.
 I Ex-Mayor Murphy spoke for the ap- | preparation, saying there would be a special city meeting called for it if this meeting did not pass it. On viva voce vote, Mayor Desmond ruled | that the ayes" had it, but his decis ion was doubted. He called for stand ing vote and was still ill doubt. On a | second call for standing vote he
 ruled that the motion to postpone in- definitely was lost. Then the appro- priation was voted.
 Alderman Joseph A. George moved
 to grant the s12,V00 asked for a new pumping engine for the fire depart ment and this was promptly passed.
 M. E. Jensen stated that the appro- priations so far made would call tor a II 1-2 mill tax and Judge Nelson J. Ayling arose in the rear of the hail to
 ask if the money for the pumping en-
 zine had been voted. When he was
 told by the chair that it had, the judge
 moved to reconsider. saying that he | thought many had not understood
 what they were voting on. Mayor
 DeEmond had to call for a standins
 vote when he could not decide from the volume of sound who had won on ia viva voce vote. The count of the
 men standing showed that the motion
 to reconsider prevailed and then a mo- tion to lay the matter of the appro-
 priation on the table was passed. A tax of Is 1-2 mills was laid anG
 the compensation of the tax collector
 was placed at l per cent. MT. JenseI stated to the meeting that the Is l.:
 mill rate would just about meet thu l appropriations, except for about S50' . to S600
 l l The meeting voted abatement 0 f ls45SS4 in taxes and $S4.05 on stree Q sprinklins on list prepared by tn r tax collector.
 t It was voted to give Thomas Nj . Connor the right. under proper re h strietions, to lay and maintain a drive f way from the roadway known as tn [, Washington street entrance to Mohe 7: gan Park over a strip of city land t ; the rear of his lot on Washingto = street.
 t X It was voted also to authorize tn - eeurt of common council to appropri
 ate from the treasury of the city, l, addition to any other appropriation
 for the widening and improvement ( e West Thames street or other i'm k provements under the public work IS department, amounts equal in case if each improvement to what has bee L. or shall be received respectively ,e connection with such improvement
 and to borrow such sums temporaril v as may be needed to meet payment 1t before the tax returns come in. S The meeting adjourned at 9.3o wit a only about 100 men left to transact u ye final items of business.