Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-08

xr-o-..-lv town council met Non
A., ,,o-r;11 and went over the vari-
ons annropriations for the budget Of
1891. The budget as recommended at
meeting of the body on January 20
was agreed upon, and viii pc presenleu
TO the citizens at the financial town fiee'-
inc This tuesday, night for their ap-
nrovaI, The appropriation for 1ountics
-ras reduced from $500 to $3.50. IT was
recommended at Mondays meeting that
the bounty on foxes be reduced 10 20
the same amount as is paid by the state
This Is a reduction Of 80 from the bou1ty
pa.d on a fox last year
Tyae records showed that tarougolt
the entire past year, three men collee!eo
practically all the bounties on hawks,
pe.Ureen the three, they killed 266 haWs
n Jew weeks time, collecting 16 cents
on each.
FoIIowing is the budget that will be
presented at the meeting tonight:
police s12,4OO, town officers $4,000,
own bau. S2.6oe, street lights $11,0oo,
support Of poor $1,000, poor at hospi-
tails $500. printing and advertising ST.
200. publis shade trees $500, misceliane-
Gus S4.500. interest $4,000 assessors
mat. $500, bounties $3.50, state tax
s90. coo. schools $1,000, evenoin schools
81 300. highways $4,000, total $25S's5o.
". Lester o'BrIen. superintendent Of
the Shore Line Electric Railway COM
pany appeared before the council and
sa.d that it might be necessary for the
company to cut the schedule again as the
patronage did not warrant the running
~ SO many CATS. He stated that last
December the council had requested, IN
answer TO appeals made by certain con-
tractors in Westerly. that additional ser
vice De given Watch HILL More cars
were put on, but many Of the workers
--avel TO the Hill IN trucks and the av-
s-are number for this month was IL.
r.. O'Rrien said that he knew it was not
The councils fault. but he wanted them
TO know the facts, SO that they would
know the reason II the schedule should be
cut again
Eoad Commissioner Charles ]. Butler
aprearod before the body and told of a
letter Re had received from Robert w
Perkins rec 'ver OF the Shore Line Flee
trio company, inuuiring IL the town de-
sired 10 take over the bridge which cross.
C. the Pawcatuck river at White Rock
The company Is to abandon the bridge
and offered Il 10 the town as a gift. Mr.
Butler said that II was the opinion OF
the road commissioners that the Offer
shcufs be accer ed, but he wanted to &c
she opinion Of the council On the matter
before he vent ahead. A vote was takel
and X VS. decided 20 take over the bridge
Is ire pavcatuck river Is the boundar,
lie betwesn Connecticut and Rhode Is
asd Westerly can take over only on
ha.f y the bridge, and the other half ha
been offered TO the town of Stoning
ION.
Mr.. Butler then went on to. discuss tn
streets n Westerly. He pointed out tina
there was no uniformity in the layou
a. ths section around Spruce street
Chestnut street, Newton avenue an
rssz avenue. He said that Park av
-11c -t-as,i be extended to Grove avenu
S. r'ifl,1n e the sharp curve where tn
assagl 8 Newton avenue.
He also said that he had a petitio
from the residents OF Pond street, re
questing that the toAn accept tn
street This street is a narrow or
md the speaker was of the opinion ths
regulation width for a street shoul
be established. Thomas I Mackenzie
town engineer. exhibited plate shown
ear.ous widths of streets in the tow
some Of which are as narrow as 2
feet The matter was left with Tow
solicitor Harry 8. Agard and Thoms
Mckenzie
\ letter was read from Mrs. pavi
G. Anderson, q. property owner 8
Na'cn HILL asking for greater polis
'-',ectoa and better highways. Tn
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