Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-14

s-ss,e if the town further improved the road Cit an approximate cost Of another $500 She state would .oil 1t and keep It iD re- sadr. To do tfks additional mone,f ATouad be needed for highway expenses b.nd MT. Keith suggested that an addi- e.onai S1,000 be appropriated for high syay purposes as this would not effect fhe amount of the budget. It was so Foted.
 selectnan Keith then told the voters that the matter of. a. tax levy had been I:onsidered by the board of selectmen ttnd that he thought an 1S-mE1l tax would just about get the town by. The tate in 1920 was 20. mills and in 1921, i9 mills, but no provision was made for sneeting miscellaneous or bonds about to sall due. Whte the town has sinking fund invested IF United States securi- ties he did not think 1t advisable to sell them at this time and the bonds ought 10 be paid from tax money. He pointed out that last year the town had to pay 8 state tax of SS,Ooo wfhoh will not tlave to be paid this year. While some uf the members Of the board did not t.gree with him he said that he favored ssn 16-nill tax and thought, providing fthere were no, unforeseen expenses tHls would provide 8 sufficient revenue. When asked the amount Of the grand Hist of the town he said 1t was s5,545,- kS5 and that the budget amounted to k1o7, ,46Ss An 1S-ulill tax would provide ths sum Of s1o7,0l7.
 | B. D. Bugbee moved that an fs-nill Sax be laid and this was seconded. H. i T. Thayer said that he thought that It would be better to levy. 19-u1ill tax i snd if there was a balance 1t would be 50 much better fGV the town. Charles i E.. Torrey supported this as an amend snent to the original motion. John c. Johnson was busy with figures and stated that an 18 1-4 mill tax would net E10S.5o5 which would be ample. This twas made. as an amendment to the amendment. E. M. Warner then sug- lssested that the. special meeting to fol-
 low the adjourned meeting would with l,ct doubt appropriate s1,4o0 to pur- phase land on School street and asked tif this had been considered.S He was in- | Formed that 1t had not Another amend tsnent to previous amendments was made that the rate be IS f-2 mills. Previous motions and amendments were then was voted. The adjourned meeting was
 then adjourned.
 The special meeting was then called
 to see f! the town would appropriate i1,400 to purchase land on School street. It was explained by City Engineer IIeorge w. Perry and by Charles L. IPorrey, member of the school board. That an cffer- had been made by Stephen Harris of Providence to sell the land tc the town for two cents a square foot.
 Et was stated that part of the land which the town proposed to buy was now being used by permission of the
 owner as a children's playground. Ii
 was suggested that If the town does no; embrace the opportunity ' to purchase
 someone else may as other offers have been made. and this would forever shut
 the town out. 1t was also stated tha the Israel Putnam school Is overcrowd ed and an addition or a new building will soon have to be erected. MT. Per
 " stated that there Is another piece O
 land south of T1llitson street. owned D!
 Mr Harris and that Mir. Harris hat T told him he wanted to sell the whole : While the town does not care for thi l tract. 1t was thought that MT. Harri
 might be. prevailed upon to sell the de . sired piece which Is S12x200. Georg ; W. Perry, J ohn r. G. Johnson and Sila } M wheelock were appointed a commit . tee to buy. the property. The meetin ) then adjourned.