Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-24

offered to pay for the damage done. .Mr. Rosen owns Ford car, but it was out of commission and he borrowed his friends care for the day. The difference in the drive of the two cars was given as the
 excuse for the smash. MT. Rosen was not injured.
 The Misses Flora Baker and Helen Bradshaw are now on vacation tEip through Troy, New York and Water bury.
 Mrs. Joseph Haddad and son George, of 6S Union street left Thursday afternoon for Springfield. Mass, where she will visit relatives.
 Mrs. George A. Thompson of Pleasant street left for New Haven Thursday with Mir. and Mrs. c. D. Peck. an uncle and aunt.
 After nearly one month quiet in the fire department a fire broke out Thurs day morning about 3, o'clock in a shed
 owned by Alex Barnosky of No. T5 Chapman street, necessitating a call for Engine Company No. l. When the fire men arrived the building was doomed, and the firemen put their attention to preventing the fire from spreading to the house which stood only about twenty feet away. The house was not damaged other than from scorching from the blaze. The alarm was given by a | dog belonging to Barnosky, that was tied l to the shed. but when help arrived on the
 scene it was too late to save the animal i and it perished in the flames. The fire men were of the opinion that the blaze was of incendiary origin and an investi- 1 gation is, being conducted
 One beautiful complication that set fin when the news of the fire came out was that members of Hose Company No. 1 tof To o1- '
 Engine Company No 1 as the driver of 1 the city truck that is used in carrying the apparatus of that company to fires, is now out on a strike against the city, as he is a member of the street de- partment force. Whether the man is a striker or not. the question involved in 1 protecting property against fire should 1 appeal to any mans sense of honor and i obligate him to do his part His act in 1 not driving the truck to the fire. unless ] he had other good reasons, reminds one l of the man who refused to jump into the 1 river to save 8 drowning person. simply 1 because he didn't want to get his new 1 shoes wet.
 l The report of the town selectmen for i the year that ended September 18th 1 gives total expenses for conducting the i business of the town as S69,636.52. The
 
 i not included in the above. This report /! also makes it known that the budget fol l 1920-21 calls for total of s21322 The report showed the following expenditures
 Borrowed money. current account i S94.990; highways, S7,050.02 state roads l S203.o2; almshouse, s7.33127 outsid, i pauupers. S3.274.'S: tuberculosis hospita
 account, $577.47; St Joseph's hospita | account. $4o2.66.
 Schools and school property s261999
 expense selectmens office, S161S50; ex
 pense town clerks office S9252; eectiol expenses. $734.53: assessing and collect ing taxes. $i.123.44 :. cemeteries, S7249.
 27 bridges. $2.3o3.23; town building S6,703.90 insane and diotic $4.262.37
 state and military taxes. s1623632 oic
 town hall. $70.5S allowance for depend
 ent soldiers, s350; widows pensions s9S950 miscellaneous s346196; total $69 636,52 : total amount, of orders s164, k 53652. deduct borrowed money. s94. 300
 total s69,636.52.
 The report shows a great increase il
 maintaining most department the cost having risen so greatly no comparison O expenditures of other years has beel fried. Although the total expense i s5.642.52 less than in 1919 the expense c runninT some departEent has greatly in creased. Some of these instances are Bridges, Stone Arch bridge cemented a cost of s2.175.S4, the work being per ranent. Cemeteries. Lots graded an