Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-04
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Elias Small of Norwich and George Mahofsky of this city will appear at court this CTuesday) morning as the re- suit of a smash-up Monday noon on Lin coin square. Mir. Small, driving his auto- mobile up Main street, and MT Mahofsky met at the intersection of Main and Un- ion streets. Officer Bombria escorted them to the police station, The parties could not reach any agreement so the court will settle all arguments this morning. The only damage was a bent mudguard on MT. Smalls machine.
 The strike of the Quidnick- Windham employees continues, the men claiming that they will continue to hold out for their original demands for 4S-hour week with 55 hours pay.
 Employees of the vanderman Msnufae- Turing company have sent in a notice to the company officials demanding 4S- hour week with 54 hours pay. The company is considering the demands of the men.
 Members of the South Coventry c. E. society were guests of the Christian En- .deavor society of the First Baptist church of this city Sunday evening. This was the second time the local society has en- tertained out Of town societies under the intevisiting plan recently adopted.
 Samuel Feldman of this city is on q business trip to Boston and Brockton, Mass.
 Five hundred and one owners of dogs are safe from the dollar fine for not se- curing a license before the first of May. ThiH figure was given out by Town Clerk ' Frank P. Fenton.
 The matter of getting rid of the swamp between Ives and Chapman streets will come up again at the next meeting of the 1 common council and the sanitary commit tee will give a report on their finding | there on Sunday afternoon. When the members of the sanitary committee vis- ited the scene of the swamp Sunday the. | were accompanied by representatives oi the American Thread company and those persons whose property is affected by the conditions of the swamp at that spot. Mrs. Cordelia LaPalme Bernier died l Monday noon at her home, No. A UnioI street, following four months illness Mrs. Bernier was born in Willimantit | Aug. -J, 1874, the daughter of Godfro | and Mary Lacomb LaPalme. She is sur 1 vied by three daughters, Mrs. Omer Cott l and Misses Irene and Helen Bernier O l Willimantic, and two sons, Arthur O ! Hartford and Andre of Willimantic foul sisters, Sister Irene of St. Mary's con | vent. this city, Sister Immaculate of tht | Sacred Heart convent Taftville, Mrs ! Charles Monast of New Haven and Mis-! Alphonsine BaPalme of this city; twC brothers, Philip and Eugene LaPalme 0 this city, and four grandchildren. Arthur J.. Jr., and Marcsllo Bernier of HartforC and Qmer and Claire Cote of Williman tic. Mrs. Bernier vas an active membe of St. Mary's church and of the St Ann society. She was also a member of tn ra..r el.. G,-,1.-, ,F
 X special city meeting wns held at tn town hall Monday evening at 8 oclocl for the purpose of levying tax to mee expenses for the fiscal year, to raise tn needed amount to pay the outstandin city bonds, and to vote $500 to pay fo repairs. and the installation of scales a the city ice houses.
 The meeting was called to orde promptly at o'clock by Mayor Charle | A. Gates who called upon City Clerk Al bert C. Scripture to read the warning ! Corporation Counsel William A. Kin I then stated that the budget for the com 7, ing fiscal year would be S12S,400 c f which nearly $16000 might be saved TO unforeseen expense is incurred. Tn city tax of 1-2 mills would not cove this budget on the city grand list of ar approximately $14,000, ,000. He state 4 that an eight-mill tsxowould raise the re auired amount. It was then stated ths there were city bonds outstanding dr October l. 1925. amounting to $loe.o0 and that if this amount were to be pal on the date of maturity an increased ia should bs voted. City Clerk Seriptui stated that there was now S66.oo0 in u sinking fund which plus the interest ft four years would be about enough make the total sinking fund S75 600 i 1925. X i-2 mill tax in addition to tf S-mill tax would just about raise tl s25,oo0 needed in the next four year There vas considerable discussion aboi this point but most voters thought
 better 10 vote the 1-2 mill additional fC 8 number of years rather than to add
 large mill tax on the year the bon comes due. The vote for adoption ( 4he g 1-2 mill tax was unanimous.
 Mr. King then read the fourth claus asking for a vote of S9600 to cover e .l penses at the city ice plant. Mayo Gates stated that the repairs on the it houses would come to about $500 and u