Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-15
CITY TAX RATE 0F 19 f-2 MILLS
 10 COVER APPROPRIATIONS VOTED

year, at least. for the $12, ,ee0 appropria- | tioa which would have provided 50 mod | ern lights for the center of the city was killed st the city meeting Tuesday even | ing in the town hall. Neither will the | fire department apparatus be increased by the addition of a new bumper znH motor aerial truck, for the s2S,eoo extra appropriation asked for the department ! was also killed by the voters. Other
 extras" killed were the s7,0oo appropri- alton asked for sewer in Bentley and | Watrous avenues. which was laid on the
 table, and the SIS, ,o90 appropriation ask led for sewer in Hickory and Baltic
 streets, which was indefinitely postponed. i Extras That Were Voted. l The only extras" voted were, $500
 for the paving of Sachem and Lafayette
 streets, $500 for the playsrounds and | $450 for the sewer on Woodmznsee ave
 nue from Spring Ca. den avenue. | Among the regular appropriations $5,- 1 900 was added to the. contingent fund,
 making this figure SIS, 600 instead of l $12, 1000, and the appropriation for cleo
 tion expenses was increased from $1,Seo
 to $2.o0o.
 The three "extras" and the two addi. tions voted total 31e,15e, bringing the city tax rate up to 19 1-2 mills. S-4 of l mill larger than was voted last year. | Had all the extras been killed and no lsa ddition been made 70 the regular appro- rI .,ficrs the tax rate would have been the same as last year, IS s-4 mills. | Appropriations vsted.
 The appropriations as voted follow: l Department of public works-ordinary repairs and expenses, $45,eoe; outside
 work, s5,0te; garbage and ashes, $17,- 900; sewers and catch basins, $4,9o0 i; macadam repairs, 5000; oiling and lsprinkling, Ss,00o parks and trees, $1,- ES0e; liability insurance, S1,37s7s; com fort station for women, $1,4oe; total,
 s91, 1,o7s.75.
 Department of cemeteries. $1o,aoe.
 Fire department, $s5,6so.
 Police department-Salaries, $5S,s0A general expenses, 5000 / street lighting.
 s24,ooe; city court, $5,see; total, $so,-
 400.
 Health department ss,eoe.
 Park department, $5,oe6.
 Water departmknt-InterAst &24,k37,. , 50.
 { Finance department-Salaries and tax
 commission, $s,oo0; court house, $s, 900 milk inspector, $70o; election expenses
 $2,000; interest, exclusive of water de-
 partment and gas and electric depart ment, $Se,3S7 loan of Sept. If. 1917, last installment, general street improvement S. 900; loan of Sept. 25, 1918, last in stallment, North Main street macadam , $2,00o; loan of March 1s. 1917, fifth in. stallment, Thames street improvement $s,7s3.S1; North Main street concrete , improvement insAllment, $4,00o; loan , 1921, first installment, North Main street 5 improvement, s1.s66.ee; first inSaIlment 1 temporary loan, 1921, S7.5eo; one-fiftt !, West Thames. Thames street improve. . nent, third inst2llment. $4,s0o; tempora. ? ry loans, 100000; contingent, 915,o00 r permanent street improv ement, Nortt t Main street, 1921, $5e,oeo; total $34s, { 917.27 s Gas and electrical departmmt-oper.
 ating and general expenses, $4ss.s4o . interest on $4o0,oo0 mortgage bonds : 10000 interest on :2s7.ooo city bonds 7 $11,4s0; interest on $225.000 city bond, Il Cor notesl,- $11, SD; interest on s6S ,e0s l city notes,. $s,7Se; interest on $50 ,o0t g temporary loans. $2.5Oo; interest Of $40,0o permanent loan, $1,20o; tempo . rary loans, $5o.0oo; new gas mains, s4e, 5 000; total $62s.e4o.
 Total of all regular appropriations
 $1,266, ,4S4.50.
 e Extras: Paving Sachem and Lafayett -s streets. $6,ooo; playgrounds, $500; Wood h mansee avenue, from Spring Garden ave e nue, sewer, s45o; total, $6,S5o. Total of all appropriations. s1.27S, ]. 4S+.se.
 Mayor Lerou Addresses Meeting. c About 800 men and women wer
 crowded in the town hall at oclecl . when the meeting was called to orde h by Mayor Hebert M Lerou. Mayo - Lerou briefly addressed the meeting e giving a summary of the financial con t dition of the city. } Mayor Lerou said he was glad to SC n so many voters present. He went ol : to say that it has been said that ney ]. industries fail to come here on accoun
 of the high tax rate but he had yet t n find an industry that has refused t .- come here because of the tax rate. Tn mayor said the credit of Norwich is Al I Reference was made by the mayor t '- certain statements that Norwich is bond : ed to the limit. That Is not true, sai
 Mayor Lerou. He went on to tell of tn
 acquisition of the municipal gas ant
 electric plant IS years ago and said tha z today the plant stands the city $s12, DO :. and is doing half million in business. Il If the citizens of Norwich wanted to se ' that plant tonight I could sell. the plan 5 and wipe out the entire indebtedness 0
 the city, said the mayor. He also spok D. highly of the water department. "Whil > we have some bonded indebtedness, W '' have some assets" Mayor Lerou said. [ The city of Norwich does an annus '' business of million and a. quarter dol : lars. That is some business, Anythin ,: in improvements that I have tried { Il carry out has been of a permanent ne ture. The city of Norwich is bonde D less than 1-2 per cent. Nwhen you tax
 out the gas and electric plant and tn > water department. Why should we nc U have some. improvements:
 City Clerk Weston c. Pullen the
 read the list of. estimates as prepared D
 the finance committee of the court c
 common council.
 - On Election Expenses. W The appropriations were then wetet
 one after the other, until the item ( $1,8eo for election expenses was reacf o ed. Mayor Lerou stated that $1,S60 ha - been fixed upon as the sum for th z item by the finance committee but ths e since the election A1,sse had come in a- bills. He then called upon ReGistra re of Voters Tyler D. Guy. who, he sai, D. would make an explanation. l. Mir. Guy said that since the worne
 have received the vote there has been a ID increase in the work of the registrar le and deputy registrars and consequent d moro expense has been entailed. IT to voting day has also had to be lengther
 ed and this meant more pay for the eia If tion officials. There was also the extr r machine expenses to be considered. H bt moved that the s1.soo be increased { n $2,o00 and the $2.00o item was voted. or When the $12,0o0 item for the conti, VI gent fund was reached by the mayor
 said he felt that this ought to be fl