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maul “"9th .- ;“th~ud~ incestuous-taunt
it v m 'ahodloudauhouvwi-to ‘ DWW' h"m~mu'0flmmm 1
mm .1 mounts-want“: , ."“"""""“'MWII lull-Winona:
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. . .. mu m" M "h.” “Whenever“ by an in tract-l during the par,
meriofnlih'ilhwwu M Illkha 2‘ appropriation Inna-uh u it int-pontoon. 10 n
lanaaaae. 1-5., 'w the W' rpm-M over the next four years. at the mat-tie the provutou ol the charter9
Blankets !
Conifer-tables i!
tea-tinned in. m Pope.)
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The report is an (alone;
Olco of the Mayor.
City of Norwalh.
‘4‘»; - DAY, OCT. 11. 1916
_ ._ _ _ .... some time tahtu into account that. that tin mayor shall make hi. report
TUBE “IANAC FOR
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. . ddo 13:44 a. 1n.
Moot-ans 5:18.
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do).
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"l"; i
_ immil. we;
{fermions can:
e Wu.
w .( ‘
QM'O I
mag-n.
. - 'I Residues-aloe.
I -‘.
g—
.. TAKING CHAIGEh.
Maps the most remarkable thing
V, the German submarine enm-
When!" our shores is that it was
“nailed long ago. The chief
#1 , of the U-boats has been to in-
W'Yith the shipment of Anieri~
”partitions to the Allies, it is sim-
“gill catch the ships just outside
W than at the other end of the
‘5 “punctured through guarded wat-
i:
Nevertheless it is a perilous. and
“bumble enterprise. Altilougil the
., owrlf‘fiperations of the ['53 have
mod to be strictly within the law
1Ind Vin harmony with Germany‘s
Men-to the United States. it is
ain‘t that the mark might easily be
‘ .W and Gernlnn-Alllerican re~
’ ‘upaet.
the; very best, Germany. by car-
the war so near our coast is at-
,“ '3 a virtual blockade and sort
-. interfering with our export
{The annoyance resulting is
. to strengthen American feeling
- ~t Germany.
is a subtle psychological fac-
~ ‘the presence of so power-
_ .. Laretructivo a war craft in our
“lurk.“ a vivid and bitter re-
I ' '4 Tattle Lusitania, of the whole
»1 " campaigh of frightfulness
I tit-ha; cost so many American
..‘.'l‘ho indignation of last year
I’ 'gaaily be revived. And the loss
; .more American life as a result
Milt activities would fan the
. or the nation to a white. heat.
l-~behooves the U-bonts, while they
.. ,near our shores, to conduct
. on with the most scrupulous
tor law and for‘Americau sen-
't’lilven with the utmost effort
t‘liirection, the commanders will
nntc if they 'succeed in com-
1
411
.v
. a
'tthe American people that any mili-
,, my and condemnation.
. r .
l chances.
I prEARN ENGLISH.”
Me United States Bureau of Educa
. mut the country, as a basic 're.
. for national unity and efilcien
I!
l
filter is receiving serious at
w namelythishyh-i-
.‘f ”mum:
manning... wanton-nomads
“ammo-y.
We
use has. to
and”
z thElr work without so irritat-
vantage they may have gained
lie counteracted by a new wave of
.vslhgardless of the number of enemy
" stink, considered in the light of
mtesmanship, it is a ..eerious
r for Germany to send her sub-
esato America, tShe is taking too
shying to cgtablish this slogan
mean. It is said that in
.. , ' ethereal-e more than
"number is far greater .in
antimony-satin Boa-
' Philaddpbla. Ivory. city,
‘ Ill. W It! aha" of real-
3- of that! notnralilod oltl-
jnn ”ooh none but an alien
‘ w
" «thi’mgzhfiztnpésm
tunity to learn hgiiah, Just as they
welcomed the opportunity to earn
more money and live a life of politi-
cal and social liberty, But lately
‘ there has been an unfortunate tendon-
t-y for immiyants to cluster in nettle-
ments which runain. for most pur-
poses, more colonies of their mother
country. it in better for them, and
for Amerim, that they should be rout-
ed out of their Old World isolation.
____._...._—-————
CONSCRIPTION IN IRELAND.
it seems hardly possible that Eng-
land should add to her long list of
Irish blunders by trying to force mili-
lt is a foregone
conclusion that. John Redmond
says, such an order would be resisted
i
tary conscription.
as
in every village in lreland. it is also
very likely true that the demand for
'eonscription is “not a genuine mili-
gtsry demand. but a base political de-
l lit-e put forward by men who want to
[injure and discredit lroland’a political
future."
To apply the saute recruiting meth-
ods in lreittnd that are used in Eng-
land would be to assume that lreland
is an integral part oi Great Bnitain. it
has never been so regarded before. It
cannot be so regarded by, just and
honest statesnlanship until British
pledgts to lreland are inlfilled. What
the advocates of military compulsion
are proposing is that the irish people
shall he held to British responsibili-
ties without British privileges. The
demand is essentially unfair. even if
it is not actuated by a Tory desire to
discredit lrish loyalty thereby
ward off home rule.
lreland owes precious little to Eng—
land. “rim little has already been
paid by the contribution of hundreds
of thousands of irisb soldiers to the
British'armles. and by lriah heroism
an death on every battle from. There
are still volunteers coming fldm lre~
land, in spite of the recent disturb-
ances, There will be precious few
hereafter if the British roactionaries
have their way. And there will be
more British troops tied up in lreland
as an army of occupation when they
ought to be fighting in France.
it is incomprehensible why a gov-
ernment that treated rebellious South
Africa with such liberaltty should con-
tinue. blundcring so grievously in he
land. especially when the practical re-
sults of the two policies are consider.
ed. If the government should take the
bold and honest stroke of granting
home rule to lreland without more de~
is there any reason toteuppoee
the Irish would be more ungrate-
ful and unresponsive than the Boers?
-————-+
movmd DAY.
and
ltl_-.
l‘t2‘.
They are at it again in the big cit~
ies. and to a lesser degree in the small
towns. Everybody is moving. it may
be from necessity, it may be from
choice. The purpose may be to better
one's,surroundings. to move to more
space. more light and air, or more
modern improvements. Perhaps it‘s a
of. adventure, exploration» ‘nnd con-
quest such as our pioneer forefathe/s
felt. it they had never crossed the
Alleghenies, where wOuld we be living
now 2
and ati‘aln. its .hack-breakinsooslitiea,
moving day is really worth while and
is generally significant‘vof progress
rather than fever-infractions”. 01:
inc whole it does no good. We learn
by upodenoo what to aoehin thenow
euro-dim. how to wake manna
more «tum and ancient. We
a“. now some with a. now
educational-mono-
reaching out for the unknown, a spirit ,
~1mspite~of~itsmoninslom its rush .5
80 September, 1916.
To the City Council.
Gentlemen
“than 63 of
the city charter do‘
.mor ' ‘ ‘- to communicate to.
‘tho council at the end 0! “We“
“the city in relation to ita tom-”‘1'
“expenditures. finances and improve-’
”melts. which thhaii ho .Ir.
“council shall order."
in accordance with this provision it
have the honor to submit my report;
for the fiscal year. beginning 6 Oct...
1915. and ending 31 Aug. 1916:
council. it is intended also for the ln~|
formation of our oitixens and taxpay-g
as. it maybe in onion. therefore, to{
remind them—-
adopted byttho State Legislature, in
Hay. 1915. and ratified at our blunt-i
cipal election in October, 1915. chug-1
ed the fiscal year so that it now be:
gins Sept. 1 and ends on the ro’lst day;
of August following. i
2. That the rim. Second and Third;
Taxing Distriéts are political entitiesn:
each having separat: inrledictlon overi
certain properties and public utilities: ‘
that these three districts for certain
other restricted purposes makeup-the
Fourth Taxing District. which in turn,
is the protege of the Fifth Taxing Dia-
trict, and that the Fifth Taxing Dis~
trict is the whole city.
I). That this report deals only with
the Fourth and Fifth Taxing Districts,
unless otherwiseatated.
Bonded Indebtedness and Sinking
Fund. ‘
. The bonded indebtedness of the city;
is an follows: 1
line Oct. 1. 1918~ :1 1-2 per ‘
cent. funding bonds, dated
312.000 City of Norwallt 3 1-2
The addition to the sinking fond/of
the appropriation for the fiscal year
ending Aug. 31, 1016, together with ac-
crued interest—and like additions for
the years ending Aug. 31. 1917, 1918
nd A1919gwill make total large
enough to reticent, at maturity, the
$890,000 bond issue and leave a. bal-
ance of about 818,000 in the sinking
mind. That is good. as far as it goes:
but because i conceive it to .be, my
duty. dsflns W in vein of once.
to administer the affairs «to city
tamed 04 move then. as former”.
lHero and now 1 wish to record my
‘tures. herewith submitted, it must be
Oct. 1, 1898 ............... $800,000
Due Jan. 1, 1921774 per gent.
funding bonds, dated Jun.
1.1888 ...... f.......:...100,000
Due April 1. 1939¢4 per cent. I
-. funding bonds. dated April j
1.11909: General purposes, 1
$120,000: High school, ‘
$100,000 .................. 220.000 '
Due June 1. 1342-4 1-4 per
cent. bridge bonds. dated
June 1. 1912 ............. 260.000
Dnc July 1. 1944~—4 1-4 per
cent. school bonds, dated 1
July 1, 1914 .............. 100,000
Due Jan. 15, 1954*4 1-4 per
cent. bridge bonds, dated __
Jan_ 15, 1914 ............ 100.0001
4
Total .................... $1,070,000I
The sinking fund, as of Aug. 31.
1916. is distributed as follows:
Norwalk Savings Society... 870,426.50
Fairfleld (‘ounty Savings
Bank .................... 8,867.36
So. Nerwalk. Savings Bank.. 8,809.881
City National Bank (Sav- l
ing.r Depart.) ........... 6,172.83!
t‘lty National Bank ........ 13,538.28
So. Norwalk Trust (‘0 ...... 13,530.45
So. Nor-walk Trust Co. (Sav-
ings Depart.) ............ 10,419.88
National Bank of Norwalk.. 13,525.79
Central National Bank..... 14,005.04
People‘s Trust Co .......... 4,610.00
l-‘ntrlleld Co. National Bank. 13,415.81
$18,000 City of Norwalk 4 1-4
per cent. bonds, bought
at 97 ................... 17,460.00:
per cent. bonds. bought
at 96.73 ................. 11,607.60.
Total .3.‘." ............... $206,389.48
with the 8300.000 bond inane paidlat this line. and that he shall at this;
there will be an annual saving of 810“
5.00 11‘. interest charges.
The bar'- Expenditures.
clnroo that "it shall be the duty of the. Without doubt the most intiorthrl ,
meeting. i. 0., otter the aspiration d
achiuelnent of tho no in tho estab-
W at of n Harem of city account-
‘yoar a manhunt of the condition of. tag. a system at once simple and of- . 1916
let-tire. «toting the city not one addi-.
tional penny for in administration. Asl
a matter a. foctptho bulk of the work
“tered upon the records of said cityi is done in ”‘9 cit; obth'a :oflcc. andtCash in general fund. . ..
"within Ive days after its reception.ithe worh of this plea during the past ‘ l’ncoliocled taxes . y.
l"and published in such manner as said!
vearhnn been done by one man, in-‘
i
his now must. for any china. .1?
any mablo tion. tout uprtodate;
information. not only concerning cit)"
jflnances in genernL but also concern; Dells" current "If to
While this report is addressed to the I in the items and mm of any may date ........ ~ ...........
'vidual account. The books of the city
treasurer, the city clerk, in short. of‘
all receiving and disbursing-olden.
lore audited monthly. and the auditor's.
1. That the charter amendment..nport, a pamphlet of 14 pages, isiCash in genonljnn
mailed 48 hours in advance of the rat
ular monthly council meeting to each
member of the council. to each mem—
ber of the Board of Estimate and Tax-
ntion. and also to certain city officials.
For this splendid accomplishment
the city is indebted to two men-—
Fletcher ll. Montgomery and the city
auditor. William E. Koinler. They not
only established the system and put it
into operation. but they spent months
in unravelling the» financial tnngicnl
which they found—and they rendered
all this service without any compensa-
tion. save lite thanks of the council.
hearty appreciation of their worll'. and
to express to Mr. Montgomery and Mr.
Keisler my feeling of lasting personal
obligation for the material aitl given
to the administration.
in the balance sheets and state-
ments of appropriations and expendi
borne in mlnd—_- 1,
'yeai. thorwlorw the Igurea nub-flied,
» , , pauses and balances;
— Fourth Tani», District.
lime rcpo't the any-admire. for tho'
are as of Aug. 31. 1814. The complete
report will he made to your Hue-bu
the sixty days.
Baianoo “a an of Angnst 3i.
4
3
Fourth Taxing District.
Aaeota.
310,708.67
11,003.41“
_ 4 :1
Total enacts ........... 828.008.3ii
Liabilities. {
Surplus.“ of .Oct. 8. 1915. 810,321.69
Excess revenue our .ex— ‘
10,210.00
___...
Total liabilities ........ 33.00:.)
HM! Toning Dietrict.
Acute ‘ .
d ..... on. ’.
66,811.04
.
llncoliootod tones ........
Sinking funds— ..
Cash in bani:s..........
$111,321.88
Securities 29,067.60
Total sinking funds. 206,389.48
Deficit as of Aug 81.1916. 1.004.137.“
Total assets .......... $1,350,821.53
Liabilities. £
Notes payable ........... 880,000.00
Bonded indebtedness . . 1,070,000.00'
Town deposit and school
fund . ................. 8,071.09
Tallow“ . . ...81.108.011.09
Revenue for striking funds $206,389.48
Excess revenue over ex-
penses current yea rto
date ...................
Total liabilities . . . . $1,350,827.53:
:It Pays to buy
Buckets -
3‘ 36096! the first three wards, and nearly two
' ' thirds of that in the Fourth and Fifth
Wards, are tied up in advance. “any
other item are virtually lined charg-
‘Ltaos T Prices Are Undoubtedly.
flow at Their Lowestlbh. 'i'l‘hls
“Applies Particularly to Blankets?
tend "Comfortables. . If You "Buy?
:Eariy LheDeneiit of a Great Savv-r
111g. in'Price: is “.Yours. This in;
Itself is Important.
The Cold Autumn Chili in the
Air is Warning Winter Weather
:Wiil‘ Soon Be: Here
tTime forlblankets and Comfort-‘-
humon'd‘AlliThings’Consflercd:
Early. alntbioet:
.490 001851-
10181850
Oct. 15.0n or before this date th-
assessors give printed notice ' when
and when: they will receive, lit-its.
Within 20 days from the date or this
Statement of appropriations, ex~, . ' . ..
3“: Union 1h..“m hand- 0! thetnouce EVOI'X 91-0th owner min“ a”
. r a; .Apprwrlaiione. Expenses. Balances.
Highway Dept ............. 350,150.00 1 833,031.80“
rim Dept. . . . . . 5.15:: 2. 24,104.00 22.201.21'
Police Dept. . . . . . . . n . . . 33,686.00 ".441.“ 1,304!“
interest ............... ... . . 1,200.00 574.50
810830000 876,895.43 831,106.51
Bills of prior year—4
Highway Dept ............. 81,040.01
Fire Dept ................. . 135.65
Police Dept ................ 481.53
31,657.19
Fifth Taxing District.
Administrative Dept........8119.054.70 898,036.64 821,018.06
- School Dept .............. . 185,854.04 125,494.44 10,359.60
Charities Dept ............. 30,950.00 23,961.17 6,933.23
Highway Dept ............. 51,928.75 34,013.08 _ 11,910.67
City Hall Dept ............ . 3,583.34 2,045.02 337,12
Town Clerk Dept .......... 2,108.34 1,270.03 mm
Printing Dept .............. 1,000.00 .7201: 373,32
Building l')ept........,.... 2,®0.00 , 1552.12 «7.88
Health Dept. .............. « 4,115.00 3,771.72 -403.28
Allowance to Fourth Dist... 15,000.00 “.000.”
39.65.649.17 $306,777.60 $53,371.57
Bills of prior year~—- 1
Administrative Dept...-..... $451.55
«School Dept ................ 12,956.78
Charities Dept ............... 581.20
Highway Dept. ............. . 1,806.94
City Hall Dept.. ....... ' » 200.00
Health Dept.» ........... 48.00
Town Clerk Dept ...... ..... £43.83 .—
Printing Dept ....... . ...... . 19.50
$16,807.80
Tax Levies.
The amended charter made no pro—
vipixti for laying angular tax to pay
the city expenses from Oct. 6, 1915, to
Sept. 1, 1916. For This reason it be-
came necessary to lay a “Special Tu."
and the word "special” created
confusion. ' As «a matterot'fact. it
was not on additional tax but only a
legal substitute («the regular tax.
The rates were as follows:
Fist. Taxing District ..... .6 mill:
Second Taxing Diotrict....2 il~8~milla
Third Taxing District. . ....-| 14-min.
Fourth Toxin: Diluict....4 1-2‘1nills
than.“ now
cumin—nu
$95113 ’ older.» in ‘21
. W-
' twin-
W ‘1. Jr‘- 1W1
Ward”?! “mi -.-‘ Mauro
tponmmootvantouoa-ttd- Nov.28.1915.to cover the deficit!-
mun. emits, darts: ammwammnmw
ooriodtdyenrwtla'owoalt‘m »
tothotoot-inlhthoualtanfih.~ “was
Warth- tub pun-Miler”
1
. w" . . '
{’5 b. ‘
. to Wows“
”“0
Fifth Wards paid 13 L3 mills. ‘
The above tax was due and payable
April 1. 1915. The next unsold in
July, 1916, is due and payablohh 1,
1917. The logical «internment?-
mentoftaxes is Sept. 1,- W
of the fiscal year, because lien-Wolsey
Vista the necessity of borrowing manit
ey in anticipation tofJ'axoep'nnd- so
save many hundred-tot. dollar-.11"
spent for. interest: bottle has been
deemed-muumneh pint; date
gradually. «in back o-naoatb-ordw
at a time. '
who thinh warmth high. 1 I“
to Mioflmthi :
1
speech.
Schools we must have, andwe most
the insufficient town tax levies of the.
past. in my :udgnvent there cannot.
under the circumstances. be any mate
rial reduction in taxes for two or three
years.
Tan commission.
The average daily pay of assessors
"in the State of Connecticut for the
year 191546 was 82.94. The average
daily pay tortho Norwalh assessors.
dump-the sumoperlod. was» $10.88,
for in excess of any other city-or town
over paid: a goodaseessor is worth
big money; but because, in return for
the amount paid. we are entitled to
goodservice, and mi have not had it.
At least. the. taxpayers are not satis-
fied. Something 1.; wrong. either with
the system or its operation. There.
fore. in an effort toremedy. the altos
tion. with your approval .last )day 1 ap-
pointed a tax commission, composed of
John!" McMahon, Herbert A. Mathew-
son. John P. Treadweli, Charles H.
Dilworth. secretary; Edward J. Finne-
mand I mounted the commission
to study local condition-3, to invite
criticism. to find out what is being
.done in neighboring cities. and, in due
“11191-10 mortctotthe council their
hidings,-.ttese&hcr with their recom-
muons.
saianpmootings have been held. both
more”. warlike had his opportunity
”threat-it. Aanbcommittee is now
drafting the.roport, which will probo-
biy be submitted to you at the Novena
beameoting; and i am confident that
the mmndationm which will be
moonlit heiaonvinclng,
34W for Taxpayers.
nor doorman of W mortise-minimum with aa-
n-nlinlta inttho‘past has been due to
Wontheoartofthompny-
mafihelnoim. For their Information
“Mpg/vs. ,4 more”!
its a: mum-tawny.
when "am «at cm W
in the state. slow I mention-this toer.‘
not-because 1 think. ounusoesors are «lists are motorised to the cityrclorf,
Judge Joseph R.~ Taylor. charming.
city authorities is only a. figure .. olia list. verified by oath, of thew-molt!
tor/nod by him on Oct. 1, touthorwith
-mrttcalan. .ond doainaatinn..thaz.db-
4.31.0810..."
1.012.709 “db WW‘“ '0 “at has» trlct. or district-.111 which each .- n-
l°“' “ °°' "mm“ 'm' ““113 situated. More to tile alludi-
i" must pay-our tights; but we abound-my“ I“. o .0!
““0 it possible inc . ‘ “M “1 ”5'0“: no
. . or no furtherdebt un» [11. list is made out by the assessor»
.tti we have wiped out that. aerated bymm, the” Valuation plus ten per can:
1
Hard: l—Tho assessors lodgetho
assessment lists with tbocity clerk, I‘
from March 1 to limit 20 tanpaywu
.may inspect said lists. \
1 March 20—The city clerk delivers
trthe assessment. lists to the boardifl
irelief. who .in turn. publish a five-day
advance notice of their meetings. At
{this meeting any taxpayer who feels
burned by his assessment, may apply
ifor relief. provided he originally fled
a list.
April 20vw0n or before this date the!
together with o-roporb of abatement.
‘or additions-nude bytthe hoardol he.
iligf. Any taxpayer who has. been og-
tgrleved by the? action of the board tit
.relief may now appeal to the Superior
'court. provided he does so within two
lmonths,
j Last year 198 penalties were impa-
:19d.{naking an addition of over ‘83.,
000 to the and list.
in passing, itmralso be of min.
i interest to note that withns avian RI
[is now sixteen months‘in mention:
‘and that the total number of .taxain
;lizts in 1915 was 5.878.
Government.
I During the year-atho council held 18
i regula? meetings. 9» adjournedwmeot-
ings. 2aspecial meetings; .and. in adi-
-tion. several informal meetings k
Boonference.
. The standing committees
1
l
i
l
of tho
Wienand mobile. and every Citizen? council are ten in number, as follows!
:‘F‘lnance conunittoe, highway commit-
utee.. police committee, tire committee.
charity committee, health committin.
printing and lights oomittee. publh
.buildings committee. building conni-
.tce. and renaming and rte-number“
streetroommitiee. ‘
Special committees are appoiuol.
from time to time. an. occasion sw-
qniros _,.
All business coming before then .
1. utm=ano..mum .......
Walkabout!» .04th lanthanum-laminates: ' “madam”! t
on“. In! .~.s in... ~ .. -- ,o_-,_,___,~____ _ - w _,_. , o---
W”. - .
I'Dl«..nln—aho, .
- ...... We You "an?
W' ‘ ‘ i
if “:1: ,. nuinyotwappiiadooahooldha hash-oath
g M . ~ ,~~ Wd'VmolotHfllm mom; 5..
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