Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-11
SOME OF NEW LONDON'S PROBLEMS

voting for thati office is merely a legal | formality Politicians of both parties agree that there is not democrat in New London that could carry single ward aginst Fred Burrows. It would be
 nice thing for the democrats to forget to make nomination for clerk to the board 1 of assessor. It would perhaps be talk | en as an act of magnamnity by some un- seasoned repub6 cans who, in appreciation,
 might waste their votes by casting them
 for some democratic nominee
 At the council meeting Wednesday | evening it was voted to increase the sal
 ary of the clerk to the board of assessors ] from $1,S00 to- S2,00o a year. This is not | to be in effect until Clerk Burrows en-
 ters upon his new three year term of
 office, as it is not quite legal to increase 1 the pay during the incumbency of the of 1 ficers to be benefited.
 The extension of Washington street
 through to Bank street joining with a | section of Reed street, has been again l approved by the council and this time it is liable ito come to materialization, as it has the backing of Alderman Thom- as Cragan. The alderman reminded the
 council that. some years ago the sum of 900 was voted for this extension but the appropriation was diverted He de-
 clared that even now the extension could be made at a cost not one cent in excess | of S25,000. The council voted to include l this appropriation in the annual budget.
 This extension would materially relieve
 the vehicular congestion in Bank street. This would make Washington street another avenue leading into that un- named square, or place. recently purchas-
 ed and prepared by the city. which will spoil a S40.000 bill before the work is
 completed. The change in that immediate 7 section has greatly increased the real es- l 4oEa : Sors may take into consideration wher T next they make the grand rounds Wher e the project was first noised about a prop . erty owner on Blinman street, realizing U the big benefit it would be to his place offered to subscribe a substantial sun T towards the then proposed change Bu | the money to do that work was not raise ? by the popular subscription route. Won :, der if that individual and his neighbors U would rush to the board of relief shoult = the assessors raise the present official val U uation? At the present rate of eXpendi T. lures the city must receive more money e and the only real source of income i = from the taxpaying public, and tha
 means every adult in the city, for all ar
 taxpayers to a more or less degree.
 Alderman Scott. of the finance con
 mittee, at the council meeting this weel
 after a big bunch of bills outside of tn a
 asked, Where is the money to com
 from?" Many of the departmental apprC D. priations are nearly exhausted and IS the opening of the meeting there wa ,. only s240O left in the increased misce NS laneous appropriation, and there are If l5eouple of months more in the fiscal yea . Then came slam of $500 from the publ g property committee, s6S for a doctor ie bill for service to policeman. 5000 ft ' the memorial, a S3000 excess of the al if propriation for the clinic, a $275 claf a for turning down the lowest bid for clin C. work $40 for architects plans for g 'n additional piggery and S1240 for votir 5s botths to replace those burned. The re are only few of the stickiers that can h. in after Alderman Scott's query as be where was the money to come from. g. was ever thus. and simply suggestive e the war song, The Gangs All Here"
 pr. William H. Mitchell, health ohic