Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-07

day, President Abraham QatSon, spresfd- ing. The bills for November, were order- ed paid. so far as the balance of the iap- propriatian admitted, and the rest will So over until January 1, when the new ap7 propriations are available. Oliver F, CrandeSl, as overseer of the poor did not present the bills of the charity depart. ment as there were not sufficient funds to meet them. It developed. however. thae he had in his possession $500 as re- cepts from the town farm and he was ad- vised to pay the bills from that fund, as had been done by his predecessor and make return to the town treasurer.
 The bill of expenses of Police Chief Brown and Special Officer Max Refthal, for the automobile trip to Maine, after Charles A. Bailey, wanted for the murder of his brother Edgar, in Westerly; amounting to $53.4s, was ordered paid. It was also voted to pay Officer Reithal for his service. at. the same rate as reg ular police officers, s4.2O a day The amount was for four days and the total s16.S0. It was announced in this con nection that the reward of s100 offered by the town council for the capture of Bailey, had been divided between Deputy Sheriff Gerow of Yarmouth, and Deputy Sheriff. Jack of BowdLinham, which wSs to their mutual satisfaction. It was al. so voted to pay the billSof sfo- of Eiigin- ger George ". Woodward, for. drawing a diagram. of the kitchen of .sthe Bailey home, where the shooting occurred.a z
 Another bill from the police depart ment,; amounting to $5.75 for feeding sol i dier Joseph Thomas and Sailor Fred Roberts was ordered paid. Roberts was taken to a naval detentioh camp In Hing ham, Mass. Friday last. Thomas. who was classed as a deserter, was delivered to the commanding officer at Fort Adams Monday afternoon, by Police Chie1 Briwn. While at. the police station, and when before the district court, Thomas declared he was 21' years of age, was born in Oklahoma, was three-quarterx 1 Indian and one-quarter French. Accord ing to his description papers. he is a Spaniard, was born in South America and is 24 years old, Chief Brown declares that Thomas is: the most eonsummate liar that has been detained in, thespoiice sta ton since his connection with the police department which covers a period of more than twenty-five years. !"
 Treasurer James E. Pendleton. was bs. fore the council with special. reference tc the negotiation and approval of short loans necessary to conduct the affairs -oi
 
 it's nature and necessary to meet legalfr4- quirements. Tt developed during an ih- formal talk that there was no way tc ! call q legal scecial meeting of the .towT council, and this omission will be cor rected at the incoming sessisrs of the leg. ] stature. r l Treasurer Pendleton warned the couA ] cil to use due care in the preparation O | Iva for rto ] tions and make no provision to meet tn, i same by taxation. He. cited that tn budget of the present year amounted t l S2S6,000, with balance Of s56 for high way purposes, made q total of s29200l ! and that the total tax WAS s271, 66O, wit i five per cent reductions made the tota approximately 5000, which means
 deficit of $34.000. He declared that spe cial appropriations are voted and no pro ! Fision made to pay them. Councilman Thorpe stated that vaiua 1 tions had been increased $17,000 and tha i there had been an increase of six mill 1 in the tax rate. He said the budget wa
 very large, much larger than any othe town in Rhode Island. MT. Pendletol 1 said that was hardly SC, and that i 1 Woonsocllet there was to be q raise il : valuation and increase in the tax rate, t
 meet tfe growing needs. Mr Thorpe re : torted that Woonsockes was city. wit 3 mayor court of. common council an
 city officers, that naturally increased tn municipal management. He added tha , Westerlys tax rate. including the fir 1 district tax. even put the town on
 par with some cities in the matter of ex penditures. Mir. Pendieton said the e1 penses were liable to increase. especiall in the matter of schools. The appropri l ation this year is .$9S.500, and must D increased to meet the high salaries of tn
 teachers, and that there must be a nel school building in the Peasant stree section. where the town owns an avail able site. II would be wei! for the coun
 cil to have these matters in mind .whe
 preparing the annual budget. {
 Forest Fire Warden sheffield Green
 submitted bill of $50 for fighting fire
 the White Rock section a month agt The sum of s56 is for the use of a West
 erly fire truck and the payment of $
 each to -firene1i and $24. is for like ser
 vice of the P. $. Barber Hose compan, Pawcatuck. l. was voted to pay the bil !; The state will reimburse half the amour to the town. At this point Clerk Whit , pie state that it is about time that thei
 be a general fire department for. tt } whole town and that the expense ..t 1 maintaining the fire department be nt saddled upon the tax payers within Il fire district He said the change wou not add more than s9,000 to the tow There were water mains already in se' eral sections of the town, but there wel : very few hydrantx outside the Ere al
 trict He told the council that ti.e ii
 district was soon to purchase an e, pensive triple combination fire apparatu nd oEi for ho 1$ iF
 service to sections of the town outsiC the fire district There ought to ber
 town system he said. When this ma ter was introduced a year or so ago, o position came from the Watch Hill fl
 district under the impression that u modern triple combination apparat,
 would be transferred to. the fire house
 Westerly village. There was no such i
 tention, and the pumping machine the
 was rot& to be disturbed.
 Philip Goldberg presented . bM. aslil
 the town to. reimburse him for. the To
 of two vehicles, valued at sS45, whi,
 were stolen from his premises and ust as fuel for the bonfire in Dixon square
 conhection with the celebration on Il
 night of last Arrnistice- Day. He claim,
 that it was up to the town to furnish p
 lice protection, and aVerred that I
 property was placed in1the fire with fl knowledge of polio officers:S,.-No acti,
 was taken in the bill it being held th
 the town was not responsibfe Gle Whipple said the most effective way to ei
 that growing and expensive proceedin
 was for the police officer to take u
 names of offenders and prosecute the
 for theft. President -Datson4 rcoincfde
 Mir. Thorpe declared the most effectt
 way would be to prohibit bonfres in Di