Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-17

in the not distant future
 A gale that drove in from the north west late Wednesday afternoon put an end temporarily to the May-like days that have featured this weeks weather.
 The Millbury team is to return here on Saturday evening for another basketball game with the Connecticut Mills team Rev. WeIcott Linsley will be the preach CT at the Lenten service at St. Alban's church this Thursday) evening Rev. MT Linsley is pastor of the Church of the Reconciliation at Webster
 Miss Ethel A. Stanhope of Providence was a visitor with friends in DanieIson on Wednesday Tractors. it is now indicated. will be in more general use on Windham county farms during the blowing season this spring than ever before
 Fire Warden Arnold P. Rich of East Killingly, announced Wednesday the fol- lowing appointments of deputy fire war dens and Were they may be reached by telephone in case of an emergency: oh- l yer Bassett west central district, sos-4 ; Walter F. Day, southwest cei.trai district, t206-3 A. E. Hall, southeast district, s4-4; George W. Jacques, east district, 326-S; E. A. Wheaton, north district, S06-2 Willis H. Shippee, center district, SIS Harry 0. Ware, southwest district, 61-12; Ralph Tracy. northwest district, Putnam division. 57-3.
 | It has been suggested that this list of wardens should be preserved for refer ence. The period is approaching when forest fires are apt to occnr and instant knowledge of where to set in touch with the fire warden or his deputies may save hundreds of dollars in damage to wos.d- land properties.
 Fire Warden Rich may be reached by calling 104-5.
 All telephone numbers given herewith are in the Danielson division excepting that of Deputy Fire Warden Ralph Tracy, who may be reached as indicated in the foregoing list.
 The adjourned annual town meeting Wednesday evening. adopted the budget exactly as preioared by the selectman and town school committee and fixed the ltax rate at 21 1-2 mills. colectable on 1 the third Monday in April
 Only one attempt was made to amend an appropriation, Assessor Charles E. Hutchins. moving thai the assessors be l allowed $1.000 a year instead of $500 proposed in the budget and explaining | that $500 was not quite sufficient to meet the work done last year.
 Alma Forcier of Goodyear offered an amendment cutting the per diem rate of | the assessors from to $4.50 and limit ing them to $500 year. MT. Forcier argued that as wages were being cut gen, orally, town officials should not be ex- | empted. The amendment was defeated.
 Henry A. Myers criticised the cost o4 | sf1rinkling streets and declared that the highways were being undsrworled and suggested that better results could be ob- tained for less money, which sentiment won round of applause. In moving the adoption of the budget, Judge M. A
 Shumway discussed at some length, thu
 rapidly mounting costs of town admins tFation but called attention to the lega necessity of making tax rate sufficient to
 meet the appropriations.
 Selectman John A. Gilbert called .atten.
 tion to what road repair costs were ir
 Killingly in what are called "the goot
 old days In 1898, for instance, tn,
 road repair eH ense was in excess oi
 SPA, 900 while this year not quite S19 ,oet
 was asked for
 Sidney H. Perry was chairman of th. meeting.