The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-06
A LIVELY TOWN MEETING
FOUR IND oNE-HALF MILLS FIXED
 AS THE TAX.

There Were some Interesting Discussions
 Town Agent Baldwin Continued to Stick
 to His Pay-ss-you-Go Policy but the Ma
 jority Was Against Him-Irifty Thousand
 Dollars for the New Quinnipiac Bridge
 Other Matter.
 At the annual town meeting held in Warner hall yesterday afternoon it was voted to lay four mill tax. About 800 psrsons attended and some lively discussions took place before the tax was definitely fixed, James A. How arth was moderator Isaac Ullman was the first man to speak concerning the tax and he made a motion that one of four and one-half mills be laid. Charles w. Pickett asked whether the income from liquor licenses had been considered when the town agent made up the estimates
 Town Agent Baldwin replied that the county commissioners had informed him that the income would probably be greater than last year, but he did not think it advisable to proceed with the town government under tax less than four and one-half mills. The town agent stated that he was opposed to borrowing money and preferred going before the people with high tax than running behind on low one. Here MT. Pickett made an amendment to the motion. It called for four mill tax. He explained that the licenses to be issued this year would bring $450 each, whereas last year only $400 was brought. This would make a much greater income.
 Thomas R. Trowbridge offered an amendment to the amendment. It provided for a three and one-half mill tax. The gentleman thought that a large tax of four and one-half mills would hurt the prospects of the city in number of respects. MT. Ullman made an argument in favor of his mo- tion and Attorney Goodhart tried to offset MT. Pickett's statements concern ing the revenue from licenses. He did not think that the whole amount Sfo iiS VI Co " MI. lSTANLl NOuQ DS collected and this should be taken into consideration.
 Alderman J. H. Macdonald spoke ve- hemently in favor of a four and one half mill tax and he was followed by w. $. Pardee, who spoke just as strong ly in favor of a four mill tax. MT. Pardee did not think it was necessary to pay all at once the S50000 for a new bridge over the Quinnipiac river at Grand avenue. He thought that a half mill might be added to the usual rate to meet a part of the S5O,0O0 this year and another half mill next year to meet the remainder.
 MT. Pickett's motion for a four and one-half mill tax was finally carried. The report of the town agent was ac- cepted.
 The appropriations were taken up and 2,300 was appropriated for the salary of town agent for the next year. An appropriation of $1, 900 was made for the New Haven dispensary for medical as sistance to the poor of the town. Ap- populations of $2,0O0 were made for each of the New Haven and St. Fran cis' orphan asylums for the support of the poor children of the town.
 The salary of the town clerk was made $1,500, and that of town treas urer $500 and the usual appropriations for that purpose were made.
 An appropriation of s10,00o was ment of public parks under the super vision of the New Haven commission of public parks.
 The sum of $13,000 was appropriated for free text books and stationery for use in the public schools.
 The next matter taken up was the ap- propriation of $5,000 for the improve ment of the sanitary condition of the West river meadows between Chapel street and Whalley avenue. The ap- propriation was granted, and it was ordered that the money be paid to the New Haven park commission to be ex- pended.
 $. A. York, J. A. Richardson, $. E. Baldwin, Gardner Morse and B. R. English were appointed managers of the town deposit fund.
 H. B. Forbes, Albert Rowe, Anson T. Moulthrop, George A. Lindsley and James P. Landers were appointed as oyster ground commissioners.
 At the special meeting which preced- ed the annual session several matters of importance were disposed of They came up in the forms of resolutions.
 The first resolution taken up was that calling for an appropriation of $5o,oo0 for the building Of a 'drawbridge over the Quinnipiac river at Grand avenue. The resolution was adopted unanimous ly.
 The next was for an appropriation of $S,000 for the making of maps of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth wards Assessor Baldwin asked that all other districts of the city for which no maps exist be included. The amendment was carried, as was also the resolution as adopted.
 The resolution calling for an appro- priation of S12,000 for the purchase of land in the Beaver pond district above Munson street and that for $3,000 for