Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
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Having cleared the way in tl1ses mat
 ter of Teeonlfne nendati ion ofs app | la.-
 ton to be submitted to the financial
 town meeting to be- held this Clues day} evening, there was but little
 business for the regalair n1eetIng ol the town council Monday. AlrsA- An7
 gelo sotolo asked that a street light
 be placed in front of 246 High street, Dewey park, as it was a very aarh IF
 place at night; in compafison With
 other places in that locality. The
 matter was referred to the street
 light committee. The bills for the
 month of January were ordered paid.
 including one of $117.60 for the ar
 rest and return to Westerly by the -extTadition route from New York
 Frank Mamma. The overSeer of the
 poor, asked that the recommends dation
 of $4,400 for his department be 1n-
 creased to s5.O0O and favorable ac- tion was taken. The clerk read the oyerseers report in detail. even to stating the benefciaries of the poor
 fund. Archie H. Sheldon was ap- pointed a special police constable without pay.
 Thomas E. Brown, chief of police reported five, arrests during January, three of which were of insane persons, one for reckless driving and one for abandonment of wife ands children, embezzleTnent and enticing women out of state for immoral purpose.
 pr. Samuel c. Webster, superin- l tendent of health made a report that during the month of January there
 were reported to him two cases of | diphtheria, eight of measles, one of l humps and four of scarlet fever. Nc cases of influenza were reported. That does not signify that there are I no cases of the disease in Westerly; 1 The disease is here and so many are | a fected in mild form, perhaps. that some doctors were compelled to aban- l don their regular office practice.
 The application of John, Holiday l for a pool license. was denied and like l application from Natale Gabrielle 1 granted. Eleven milk licenses were granted. It was voted to request the 1 town treas1rer, who is familiar with 1 the town finances, to present an ex- l plain the recommendations to the f1n- ancfal town meeting. Tuesday evening
 The annual voted to fix the salary l of the town clerk, Everett E. Whipple l at $3,000 in lieu of all fees as towr | clerk, the present salary being $50 2 1 month plus fees. This change is made at the request of the clerk and tht
 amount is inserated in the budget fol town officers. The average salary, in.
 cluding the monthly salary, fees ana II probate clerk. salary. had averaged II $2,101.79 since 1907, when he was frs
 elected to the office His lowest pa,
 was $174405 in 1907 and the highes | $2531.53 in 1916.
 The budget for 1920 totals $2s5, 20
 and is made up as follows: Schools 1 $9S,000; evening schools $500; polio
 department. s12.400: town officers { S9So0: town hall, $3,0oO; street lights $10800; support of poor $5,000; hos
 pital appropriation, $500; irinting an
 advertising, $1100; care shade tree: $200;; state tax $19,000: interest. S25.
 900; miscellaneous, $5o00: assessor :. plat, $500; highways, s45000. The stat tax revenue is from $14000 to $19,0 GOO
 interest $21 0G0 to $25. 900; street light
 from s10,700 to $10,S00 The sehot :, committee contemplates a raise of ap proxfmately $100 in the salaries e
 teachers. The appropriation recon
 mended for schools is $33 900 over las years which includes a. new scboC : building in Pleasant street The polio appropriation is increased from $1e ,t 0090 to $12.400 to meet increa sed pa of police officers.
 The budget as recommended by tn
 town council totals $295. 200. A ia
 of 9 mills would snet $238. 200, provide i it was collected properly. The las u l which just about covered the budge This did not include the special an propriation for tfhe Pleasant View n White Rock and Bradford highways Ever since the founding of the towI : so it is said. the town clerkship ha y l been a self-sustaining office, but tha T time has passed, as there has been II U increase in fees to keep pace with tn | increased cost of living. There is y large amount of business transacted i n the office of the town clerk, b1sines e that must be done for the town an . the state, and for individuals, unde
 the laws for which there is no direc {, financial return. There is more wor |. in the office than can be accomplishe ;. by the clerk and in consequence som : S1,200 year must be expended b S | the. town for clerical assistance. Tn treasurer and collector receives <S1. % e a year and is allowed $500 a year fo 2 clerical assistance.
 @ Local Laconics.
 The Rhode Island deficiency bill t