Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-12-20
CITY TAX OF TWENTY MILLS.

Advantage by the Court Of Common Council. The adjourned meeting ofthe board of aldermen was called to order by Mayor Webster last evening, Aldermen Kelley; Webster, Thompson, Barlow, Cross and Vail being present. The meeting was for the purpose principally for consider ing the appropriations.
 The vote with reference to the Horse Railroad company which had been passed at the last meeting of the com mon council was on motion of Alder man Cross taken from the table and put on it's passage. Alderman Thompson said that he would like to see the first section of the vote, which read, practi- cally, that all High school children might ride to and from school for three cents, so amended that. all school children of the town of Waterbury might enjoy the same privilege. He offered the following amendment which after some little debate was adopted:
 ''Voted, that the rate of fare for all school children of the town of Water bury and from the schools which they attend shall be, for one passenger for one continuous ride on any part of its lines, three cents"
 A petition from W. B. Brooks, asking that the house, 9 North street, which was assessed for $1, 100, be rated at $7OO, was referred to tho committee on abate- ments.
 The matter of appropriations for the year 1893 was then taken up. The total estimates asked for by the'board of finance amounted to $30S, ,197.S0 which would necessitate city tax of 26 mills. The printed list was carefully gone over and the following reductions made: The appropriation for the ex- tension of water pipes was cut from $15, ,0OO to $10,O00. The sum for the police department was changed from $31, 1875 to $31 ,000. From the $22 ,500 The estimate of $17, ,000 for the fire de- partment was reduced to S15,000. The estimate for macadam paving was all lowed to stand for the time being. The $7, 800 for the repairs and maintenance was made $5 1000. The sum of $25, 500 for sewers and new work was reduced to S15, ,O0O. The $15, ,000 for a new fire engine house in the north part of the city was stricken off.
 Alderman Kelley said he thought after consulting with the city engineer that this sum of S15, 900 for new sewers would be too small. The river portion of the work on the Brooklyn trunk sewer would have to be done next year and he would like to make that appro- priation little larger. Alderman Bar low moved that the sum be raised to ! $20 O00, and it was so voted.
 Alderman Vail wanted to make the \ sum for block paving $5,000 instead of \ $10 ,000, but the board did not take kindly to block paving and the entire sum was ' stricken out. The board wanted to make the tax rate an even 20 mills and | to accomplish this the appropriation fol the redemption of temporary loans was reduced from SEQ, ,0OO to $1O,OOO.
 The total sum of the appropriations after the pruning knife of the aldermen had completed it's work remains $247, 600. The estimated receipts from water rents will be about $71 ,000, leav ing SIC, 500 to be raised by taxation.
 The list is as follows:
 Water bond interest, first
 series, s13,3OO. .OC Water bond interest second
 serles, 2,925. .O( Water bond sinking fund, 5,0O0.OC City hall bond interest. 1.225.0 Redemption City hall bonds, 2,500.0O Sewer bond interest, 3,400. 0O Redemption of water bonds,
 second series, 5,00O.0 Interest, 12,OOO.O Extension of water pipes, 10000 0 Water account, 5,S0O.O Law expense, 5000 O. Police court, 1000 O. Police, 31,000 O. City hall, 1,500.0 Lamps and gas. 22,0OO O Fire, 15,000 Expense, 8,000.O Public lands and buildings, 10000
 nance 15,OOO.0 Streets, new work, 100000 Streets, block paving,
 Streets, macadam paving, 7,5OO.O
 nance, 5,OOO.O Sewers, new work, 100000 Street assessments, 2,500.O Health, 6,00O.O
 loans, 100000 IGreat Brook damages. from
 overflow, 10000. O Bank street crossing, N. Y. &
 N. E. R. R, 15,OOO.O
 Total. $247, ,6OO. O.
 T. H. Buckley was given permission to conduct another cafe on the streets subject to the conditions on which tn other street restaurant is being run After a number of other minor matter had been disposed of the board of alder men adjourned sine die.
 President Hart called the board O Icouncilmen to order. Clerk Barnes wa absent on account of sickness anC Councilman BoIan was made clerk prt tenn. The first business was the amend ! ment from the upper board on th' Horse Railroad vote, and on the objec tion of Councilman Fitzpatrick th' matter went over until the next meet ing. The board concurred in the actior of the aldermen with regard to the ap propriations, and voted to lay a twenty mills tax, after which an adjournmen