Putnam patriot., 1922-03-17
LOWER TAX RATE
 VOTED BY TOWN
Ad lourred Annual Nj aeting Finally Approves 1sia Mills
 As 1922 Rate
Taxpayers Approve Proposal 10 Buy
 Land For School Purpose

4 tax faie or x mills was vate3 by the adjourned annual town meet He held Monday morning at the nu- Hieipal building with about 50 taSHay afs present. practically half of wh1m Weee women. The meeting also ap- proved tHe Hr epa ed purchase af 6s- a00 squaIa feet of land on Schoo. street. aituttin. th- land Of the l=#ae} Putnam school. anpropriating Si4o0 for this purpose The isis mills taN k one half mill less than last year
 Thomas P Ryan presided over Che meeting moderator. he business left unfinished at the taHa meeting last October. beHs taken up first.
 Selectman L. H. Keith statei that at the annual town meeting in octo- ber S2 .0o0 was appropriated, to be used In the repair and improvement of the stretch of road between the Chil- dren's Home and Thompson Hili Che understanding being that the Town of Thompson would make similar ap- propriation and fix up the part of the road within its borders Taxpayers of Thompson. however. declined Co make the appropriation. SO the matter went by default lf the plan originally adopted had been carried out. the state would have taken over the road and maintained it
 lnerease Highway Appropriation
 Mr Keith stated that $500 had al- ready been spent in fixing up the road. which had gotten into bad condition He declared that further repairing was needed and suggested that St,00a be appropriated for this purpose l. is understood that when the road is tiNed up. the state highway depart ment will oil t and keep it in repair
 In regard Co town expenditures the coming year. Sclectman Keith though, that an $ mill tax would cover all an tieipated expenditures, declaring that this tax on the grand list of S5.545,- aa5 would raise s1O7463 Mr Bug bee moved that the l 8 mills tax be lev led and his motion was seconded
 II J Thayer affirmed that he did not think that an lS mills tax would cover the expenditures to be incurred during the year, and moved an amend ment Co the motion before the meet ing. to make the tax rate @ mills. Charles l. Torrey favored this amend ment.
 Motion Amended Again
 John G Johnson informed the meeting that an ISt. mills tax would gaize Slo>, ,so5, g sum that would coz er the appropriations On motion a' second amendment Was made to Chr original motion. to make che tgN 1sta mills Judge E. At Narner raised the question. f the meeting had taken in sa cons. ieHaton the likelihood of sr nropratiug Sl,4oo to buy some land fer school nurposes# whereupou vas informed chat tAs matter had aat been considered
 So another amendment ta the orig nal motion Was offered fixing the tax rate 90 isfs mills. and this vas voted.
 Special Meeting Convenes
 Al the special town meeting. which was held next. # was unanimously voted te negotiate the purchase of the land on School stTee' that is oNnei by Stephen Harrls ef Providence. and which lies between the Israel Putnam school and the property of C Dwight Sharpe. The meeting fixed the maxi mum price to be paid for the tract at sl,40o, and elected George W Perry. John C. Johnson and Silas M Wheel ock as copnsittee Co arrange for the purchase