Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-06
BOARD OF FINANCE


| The board of finance met yester-
day afternoon. Mayor Thoms presid-
ed.
The cost of trolley tickets came up
! for an airing and the matter was
finally referred to committee con-
! sisting of Commissioners McElligott
and Scully for investigation and re-
! port. Until recently the comptroller
furnished heads of departments GER
! tain number of car tickets, but now
they buy them and send bill to the
boards which is usually approved and
sent on to the board of finance. The
mayor said he didn't find fault with
officials who have small pay asking
for free tickets, but 1t was different
with men whose salaries run into the
| thousands. The expense OF teams
\ hired by officials was also talked over
and referred to the same committee.
Commissioners Finn, Bland and
Hungerford of the department or
health were heard regarding increas-
es in salaries asked for the health
! and sanitary inspector. They re-
presented that the compensation paid
, these officials is less than such officials
receive in other towns of this size,
and paid a high compliment to the
men for whom the increases have
been recommended. Mayor Thoms
| and the commissioners agreed with
the committee regarding the efficiency
of the sanitary and health Inspectors,
but whether it was an oversight or
not nothing was done towards giving
them the increases in salaries.
Commissioners Kelley and Monagan
of the board of education were
heard regarding increases in salaries
for employees of that board. The
, salary of the clerk is the same now
as it was seventeen years ago, $l,OO0
year, the salaries Of the truant OFF,
Ger and inspector of buildings are
less than they were some few years
since, Notwithstanding that they
have to perform great deal more
work. The committee pleaded elo-
quently-they are lawyers-for addi-
tions to the salaries of the officials re-
ferred to, but like the health board
affair, while nobody denied the truth
of what the speakers said, the salaries
were not increased. The recommen-
dalton Of the committee appointed by
the aldermen some time ago to con-
slider the proposition to pay members
of the board of education, that the
committee on school houses and n.y.
giene be paid 500 year each provfd-
ed it can be met out Of the regular ap-
preparation, was read and discussed
at some length. 1t was finally decid-
ed to lay it on the table until the next
meeting. The petition Of the board
Of education asking for a special ap-
preparation of $3.50 to complete work
on stairways in the Croft school was
referred to the comptroller to see IL
he can find unappropriated revenues
to that amount.
The report of the city treasurer for
the month of February was read and
ordered on file. 1t showed that dis
bursements amounting to $S4,12S.46
and balance ON hand Of $25, 1851.
The city rate bills for 1907 were re-
ceived and ordered turned over to
Tax Collector Francis T. Reeves for
collection and the controller was or
dered to charge to his account the
following:
Taxes, First district, $279,S19.10.
Taxes, Second district, inside,
S459,57S.25.
Taxes, Second district, outside
$25,S65.72.
Military taxes, 6,122 individuals
$12,244.00.
Poll taxes, 2,4o1 individuals. ST.
401.00.
The dog warden's bills for the past
month amounted to $40. OF this
SIPS was for dogs killed, $40 for
horse hire and SIS for rent of pound
The matter of horse hire was referred
to the comptroller with instructions
to hire the team himself or let the
warden do 1t, just as he pleased. The
dog warden is now In Office six
months and during that time his fees
and other bills foot up $500. 1t is
good job, but it is claimed that II
pays the city to continue the work.