The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-07
CITY ESTIMATES.
To the Honorable Court of Common

10 the HonOfaDle Court or Commcf
 Council of the City of New Haven
 The Board of Finance respectfully submits herewith its estimates of ths moneys necessary to be appropriated fo! the expenses Of the City, and of the rate of taxation to meet the same, fol the year 1900, in accordance with the provisions of Section A of the Charter
 Pursuant to Section 110 the Board has levied for school purposes a tax of mills upon all property within the City School District. It has laid a tax, ex- elusive of said School Tax. of 16 mills upon the polls and ratable estates within the limits of Wards 1-12, both inclusive (Scction 44), and tax of four mills upon the polls and ratable estates within the limits of Wards 1915, both inclusive Generalization Act Section 200 The total rate laid upon property bearing the full City Tax Is twenty-one mills.
 It is estimated that the taxes above mentioned with the other sources of in- come, will not only meet the expenses of the year 1900, but also provide for the payment of s15,0 900 of Sewerage Bonds maturing In 1900; for the payment of
  by the Town, for S34,000 for Municipal Debt Sinking Fund, as provided by act of the Legislature, and s46,029.09 to be applied on other outstanding floating indebtedness (Old Town Notes), mak- ing total of $106, ,229O9 to be used for the reduction of the outstanding debt. From the tax upon the increase of the Grand List made after the establishing of 1ac ,e- i,,,ot toe !, honn received about $64OO0 This has been more than utilized by the expenditure of $26,525.62, for Street Sprinkling and $700 for increase of salaries of Tax Col lector and Sheriff made mandatory by Act of the Legislature of 1899, and by $42265.91 judgments of the Courts which it was impossible to anticipate a year ago.
 In making up the tax rate of mills for school purposes a credit of $1S053 is allowed for school tax collected in 1899 in excess of the estimated income due to the above mentioned revision of the Grand List.
 O9S.62 as the proceeds of one-mil tax for permanent pavements, as provided by act of the Legislature.
 
 (Signed)
 CORNELIUS T. DRIscoLL, Mayor, JONATHAN N ROWE, Controller, EDGAR s. DOVE, Alderman, EDWARD P. O'MEARA, Councilman, REUBEN H. BROWN, CHARLES F. CURTIS, WILLIAM HOOKER ATWOOD,
 Board of Finance.
  B s TIN MATED INCOME AND AMOUNTS ALLOWED IN ALL
 DEPARTMENTS. AS PER ITEMIzED SCHEDULES
 ATTACHED. Estimated Income ...........$1, 799, ,9S841 Total Appropriations Allow
 ed ........................ 1, 1,799,9SS.4
 ESTIMATED INCOME. From All Sources For 12 Months End |
 ing December 31, 1900. Taxes: 21 mills on Grand List of
 Property, in Wards to 12,
 both inclusive, estimated
 at $63, 937 ,0S5. CO., of which it
 is estimated 93 per cent.
 will be collected, amount ing to .s1, PAS, ,691 27 mills on Grand L1St or
 Property in Wards 13, IA and 15, estimated at $2335,- 62S00 of which it is esti- mated 93 per. cent. will be collected, amounting to.... 1O,54S.53 School Tax:
 mills on Grand List of Property, in Wards IA and 15, included in City School District, estimated at $1,- 9S3, ,466 00, of which it is es- timated 93 per cent will be collected ........ 9,223.11 Unpaid Taxes, to be collected 16o0Oo.Oo Cobble Gutter Assessments. 2o0ooo Liens on Property. Street sprinkling, uncollect- cd snow bills, unpaid led gnr accounts, etc......... s,70OOO Licenses and Pernaits....... S,00O.oo Clerk City Court, fees, etc.. s,50o.OO Registrar Vital Statistics.... l,2oO.oo i County Commissioners, for licenses ........ ........... loo'oVV.Vo Petty Cash Collections, De- purtment Charities and Correction -........ o,ooo.vo Non-residentsy Bank Stock Tax ................ ......t o'ooo.oV Town Clerk, dog licenses, fees for recording, etc.,. 9,000.oO of Educa tion From State of Connecticut: T School Fund and Civil List. s1,20000 ' Eveninr Schools .......... 1,10Oo0 r tpparat,,s and Library Fund S5009 T From Income Town Deposit Fund ........... ,.......... aI,oOu.VU F From Tuition and small re- ceipts .............. 4,1o0.oO r Iron, Rent, Carter House,. 300.00 T From Rent, Blake House.... 10000 \ Income from old alnshouse farm funds ................ 7,500.00 F sewer Account: V lash in Bank and assess F rlents to be collected. ..,... 50,000.00 Assessments for benefits, opening and widening streets, etc ............... 1,7oooO G rom Public Library, from s fines and other sources.... 10000 P P rom Yale University for police service ............. 1,575.00 rom City Attorneys office. 10000 tate of Connecticut High