Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-16
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Cut the Appropriations Last Nights
 Taxes Will Be Lower

IaxeS Will Be Lower The board of aldermen met laa night, Chairman Goss presiding, and disposed of the estimates, cutting right and left until the tax rate was re duced from 14A mills, as recommended by the board of finance. to 13 1-5 mills All the members were present except Messrs. Ford, Chesson and O'Brien There did not appear to be any politics in the meeting, all claiming that they were willing to get along without many things during the next year so as to tide over the losses caused by the fire and the smallpox epidemic.
 Alderman Filling was spokesman fof the republicans and Aldermen Murray and Brophy were heard from on the other side. After adding $1.O00 as re. sources from the City hall building, the recommendation of the board of finance relative to the estimated re. sources were adopted. Then MT Pill ing moved that the appropriation of Sl5,OO0 for Brookside home be cut $1,. GOO.
 This was the signal for combat, the democrats claiming that they wanted 70 reduce the taxes, but thought this the wrong place to commence. The eu.t lowed this with q motion to reduce the item. "outside poor" from $14,500 to Sl3,500. MT Murray asked for an ex. planation and was informed by the mover of the motion that some of the people who call to ask for assistance dress as well as he does and Inc be. lieved S13,500 would be ample for that purpose. Mir Brophy thought this economizing ill the wrong direction and remarked that if the city would be a little more generous with the outside poor it would not need so much for hospitals. Finally MT Murray offered an amendment that the amount be l fixed at $14,000. This was carried. A new item of S1,000 for police pro- lection in the Waterville district was introduced and was passed unanimous. 1 ly. The item miscellaneous" was cut from S2.5U0 to $2.OOO
 On the school estimates the item
 "janitors and assistants was reduced 1 from $14, 900 to S13,O00; Mulcahy school from $41,0O0 to $35,000; grading and l fencing Walsh school from S1.S90 to $1,5O0. Superintendent Tinker WIS present and explained that $35 900 will build the Mulcahy school and finish l four rooms, which is all they intcnd- 1 ed to occupy next year. Alderman l Walker tried to secure the insertion of
 an item of $6,OO0 for heating and ven- tilating in the Bank street school build l ing, but 1t failed to receive the neces- sary backing.
 l In the department of public works reductions were made as follows: Ex- l tension of water pipes, from $1S,000 to l $16.O00; water, repairs and main | fpya k1 1 reservoirs, maintenance" $7,OO0 to S5.- coo; streets. repairs and maintenance.' l S30,000 to $25000: streets, new work" l $2C,000 to S16O00: streets, paving"
 $12.000 to $6,000: sewers repairs and
 maintenance" $S.0O0 to S7.000; public lands and buildings. $6.5O0 to S5.5O0; 'tHamilton and South parks" $5.000 10
 $3.O00.
 While this was going on Mir Blakes- 1 lee held up both hands and wanted to l know what it all meant. He made a
 strong plea for the paving item, but it l was no use.
 Nothing was cut in the department of public safety. Alderman Walker
 wanted to get an appropriation of $5,-
 000 for q patrol wagon and put up some reasons as to why we should have l it. He was supported by Aldermen Beach and Brophy. but Aldermen Pill
 ing and Stanley thought such propo- sition ridiculous seeing the board did not think it could afford to lay tax rate high enough to do other things
 that are of more importance. The mo-
 ton was lost.
 After going through the different
 items. City Clerk Ryan and MT Goss
 figured out the rate of taxation in the l different districts as follows: First
 district. 3 7-10 mills: department of
 education. 51s mills: second district, 4
 mills. the amount to be paid by the
 outside district 2 mills; total, 13 1-5 I mills.
 The necessary votes for the laying
 of the tax were passed. after which
 Chairman Goss thanked the members
 for their efforts and the board .ad- l journed.