Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-24
s1,275,2S4.5O

To meet the expenditures called for by the foregoing estimates a tax of eighteen and three-quarters mills on the last city list will be required, said list being s14.- 723.024
 In addition to the said estimated ex- penses for the ordinary requirements. the committee on finance has been re- quested by petition and otherwise to sub init to the annual meeting for it's action estimates for the following purposes, and estimates are hereby presented: l. Paving Sachem and Lafayette streets. s6,00o.
 2. Fire department. one bumper s12.- 500; enc aerial truck. S15,5oo, s2S,O0o. 5. Fairgrounds $500. 4. Bentley and Wstrous avenue sew CT s7OOO.
 5. Hickory and Baltic streets sewers s15. 900.
 6. Woodmansee avenue from Spring Garden avenue sewer $50
 The total of these estimates is s5s.- $50.
 Your committee further recommends I that the warning for the next annual city meeting include the last named estimates and call for action thereon.
 Finance Committees Communication
 Following the acceptance of the esti- mates Mayor Lerou read the following communication from the finance commit tee to the council:
 The finance committee in making up their estimate for the fiscal year find that the estimates for the fiscal year be- | ginning May 15, 1920, and ending May 15.1921, show cash on hand of S19.740.32 This. however, includes s15.766l1 on deposit to the credit of the gas and cleo trical department and not &lbject to the general expenses of the city; thus leaving an actual cash balance on hand May 15 1921, of s3.974.21. and a shortage in the estimated receipts of s15.766.1l at the beginning of the year.
 During the last fiscal year just closed the receipts fell short of the amount es- timated year ago by 's1s.204.32. In eluded in this shortage is s2.202.44 iron the water department s3.O57.32 from rents. $7SS.96 from oiling and sprinklins streets. s3944 from outside work and S65.20 from city court licenses. and S40633 from bank and insurance tax There was an increase In receipts aboy, the estimates year ago. including sS2.62 from cemeteries; s63.60 cemetery trust funds: sS,O6417 from the city court: $2.25s11 from the court house $S10.25 from sewer assessments and S14C
 
 A special city meeting during the veal authorized certain construction on Cliff street extension not to exceed s1,20O, 0 which S1,193.73 was spent ' The amount estimated to be raised by tax last year was s275. .4SO.S1; and the amount collected at close of fiscal veal was S267,74o.74 or a shortage of s7,740. lO7.
 Our suggestion is that the s37 soc nov outstanding on loans be refunded as permanent loan, to be repaid In five year ly installments, S7.500. of which ha, been included In this years estimates This will keep the tax rate at IS g. mills.
 The estimates for the coming year hay, been cut as low as they can well bt Many of them are less than they wer last year. The practice of one admins tration using the next years appropri stion for a considerable period is a per nicious one. The outgoing public work department of the last administra tiol used of the past years appropriation s23,44s.3s before 1t was succeeded b, the present administration.
 In view of the fact that the city O Norwich owns and operates it's gas an electric plant. we believe that the e1 pense of improving and lighting of ou Q business section should be borne by tn Q gas and electric department, and you Q finance committee recommend that th same he included in their estimates fo 0 the fiscal year.
 H. NJ. LEROU.
 ARTHUR l.. PEALE.
 CLARENCE F. BARBER. Finance Committee
 The annual reports of the various cit departments and the annual report Of th city treasurer were accepted and ordere printed in the Journal after which at