Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-13

ing this appropriation was presented ey | Herber; Wiley.
 H. h. Gai1up moved adoption of the | resolution What Mr. Carpenter has said 1 about Asylum street win hold good for Mechanic street, said NIT. Gallup. He called attention to the fact that the silk mill is located there and that 1t is q branch of a chain of ten plants-
 During the world depression of the past two years Norwich has fared better than any other city in the state, said Ar. Gallup. Why! We are more interested In the the teztile industry and less in l the metal industry which has been hard hit We are fortunate in having the tex tile industry here.
 believe in keeping the tax rate down, he continued. I pay taxes; but we cam
 not afford to let Norwich 50 backward without expedition the resolution was adopted.
 | Fraaklsn Street resk
 The dna1 item on the iiEt of extras"
 was an appropriation of tl.oee to take care of the expenae of putting the Frank lin street brook fn Goed condition on the
 so-eafied Vaughn property. Charles D.
 Moves presented q resolution authorizing
 thA appropriation. and moved its adop- tion.
 Mir. Noyea said that the city took over
 the Franklin street brook te years ago. Twenty-ssyen streets sewer into the brook
 teddy. It was aiwaya supposed that the brook was entirely covered but the job was nsvsF eonpietsd by the city.
 The forrner owners cf the vaughn prop erty never knew that they had an open , sewer running under their property. MT
 Neyes went on to tell of the modern
 building which Mr. Murphy is to erect
 en tho so-eailed Vaughn property. Hs : said that owing to the brook there Is q 6 hold up now. The city should finish thu s job of covering up the brook and no 2 hold up . public improvement in the hear g of tho city.
 E John Woodmansee said that in hi 2. opinion the improvement should be h permanent one. 4 cement sewer coul
 be put through for little more none.
 than the resolution called for. He sai
 the brook should come out from under tn 2 building.
 Mir. Moves resolution was adopted with e out opposition.
 u The following resolutions, introduced b
 Corporation Counsel William H. Shieldi l. Jr., were adopted, the clerk being ir '- structed to cast one ballot in favor ( D each:
 s. That sanction Is hereby given to tt
 | poIlOhHIb IIOiH ttIiie IO time III dntiC
 patton of the city tax of such sum ( " sums as may be necessary not exceedin le in the aggregate $175,0o0 as may | needed from time to time to make the in le provements and discharge the obligation le authorized by this meeting fer whiC e- appropriations have been authorized ar the notes or certificates of indebtednei su of the city may be given and are hercl 'e authorized for such sum or sums, ga or sum or sums 50 borrowed to be repai
 principal and interest, from the anou aS raised by said city tax before the end II the city's present fiscal year. .s That the court of common council | and it ts hereby authorized to epprcpria
 such sum or sums as shall be necessai Ns not exceeding in the aggregate $a5,0
 for the reconstruction. enlargement al G extension of the city's gas and electr eH plant by the installation, laying and T i. laying of gas mains for the distributi ., of gas within the city, such aggrega u. sum to be provided according to the pr ,,e visions of the General Statutes of II 'm,, m state and sanction is hereby given to t ,st borrowing for the gas and electric ,et partment of such sum or sums for { n above purpose not to exceed in the aggr Y gate $5,o00 and the notes or certihcat
 of indebtedness of the city may be q
 en and are hereby authorized for su ro- sum or sums
 It. Voted that the compensation # the [ of collector be one per cent. of the tax c 'ty lected by him.
 an Resolved, That tax of 20. s-4 mills Lu- the dollar be. and che same is hereby Ia an on the grand list of the city of Norwi lu- last made payable to the city collector w. the 10th day of October, 1922, to meet { ya- expenses of the city for the current fs' wo year upon the estimates approved and { ths appropriations authorized at this meetii
 Voted, That the list of abatements Inc taxes made by the mayor and aldern
 it on the list of 1918 presented to t ,ng meeting are hereby approved. vill The meeting adjourned about 8 Ind o'clock, standard time.