Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-29

cover this expense. The management or the almshouse continues under the efh- cient superintendency of MT. and Mrs. Chapman and the more vigorous in
 mates have rendered valuable assistance | in the cultivation of the farm and in the cutting and splitting of the cord wood, which is supplied for fuel to these of. the outside poor needing it. i The necessary coal for the coming win l ter has been bought and paid for. The | motor driven apparatus of the Yantic Steam Fire Engine Company, for which an appropriation was made at the 1 last annual town meeting, has beel purchased and it's delivery Is expected at any time There has been little
 change in the other expenses. of the | town for the maintenance of the insane, l neglected and dependent children, etc, l but all cases needing care have been 1 provided for. The item of election ex- pense, however, will necessarily be in l creased in the future due to the pass age of the federal amendmnt granting the suffrage to women which it is ex- pected will add very considerably to the number of our electors. At the present time the town has on hand al uIex- pended balance of $16,5S7.54. From this amount however, must be deducted ap- propriations for the Yantic Fire Engine
 Company, the Lafayette street improve
 ment, and state aided highways, which
 amounts are chargezble to the town. al
 though it has not been necessary to pay over the money. The refund on the
 amount received for liquor licenses which was included in last years ez-
 pense, but has not yet been called for
 by the county commissioners, must also
 be deducted from this balance When
 these various amounts are paid instead
 |
 S1,751.46. This deficit, however your
 board considers to be unavoidable as 1t is entirely due to the fact that the
 sum of SS,3S4. which the school board included in their estimated receipts a the last annual town meeting waS never received from the state of Con necticut. no appropriation having beer made by the last legislature. Thil . possibility was brought to the attention of the town meeting at the time the es inmates were approved and the failur,
 to receive it made it necessary for you - board to pay this sum to the schoo 2 committee in addition to the amour $ which was provided for by tax If thi 5 money had been received from tn : state, there would have been substan n tial balance in the towns favor instea Il of deficit.
 TOwn School Committee.
 n The estimates of the town schoc n committee as presented by them to you V board will call for an appropriation ( It 10 1-4 mills for school purposes for tn d coming year. This increase is in pal l. at least due to the automatic increas l. in teachers salaries but will be mol ,r fully explained in the report of tt IS school board. The combined estimate L. of the selectmen and school committe A will make necessary total tax of l: n If mills on the dollar. As usual se' ,r eral petitions have been received rt i'd questihg appropriations for other pu .v poses and these will be voted on in u IS annual town meeting If any of the er requests are approved, it will, of cours to be necessary to increase the. tax "a ,e accordingly.
 ct Town Budget
 ly The selectrnens budget for the incon X ing year shows estimated expenses he S226.S77, as compared with the estimat CT of $216,427 made for the year just pas
 a The accompanying shows the two budg toi estimates: