The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-11

i iMcMurray. Nlahoney. Cassidy. Near. | O'NeiIl, Carroll. F1nlan. Thomas,
 Nays.-AIdermen. Wilson. Fletcher, Bullard, Primrose, Hartley, Freyer, Zink and TaEue-s.
 The City Auditor reported that the Military Communication Taxes are now due and payable to the State of Con- | necticut.
 The number of persons liable to pay such taxes. according to the return of the Military Enrolment Register is as follows:
 | 7.e44 @ s20o each, s15.2ss.oo. | We are entitled by Statute law to a | deduction of 10 per cent for non-col- lectable taxes. S1.52s.s0. | Leaving the net amount due to the State of Connecticut. s13,75s.2o. The passage of the following resolu- ton is recommended:
 Resolved. That the City Clerk draw favor Of Freeman F. Patten. State Treasurer. for the sum of slS,1oS.2o Tn full payment of the foregoing taxes. Adopted.
 | The City Auditor reported that ne has just received the requisition of the State Treasurer for amount of the State Tax due from this city to the State on November IT, 1909. as per Act of the last General Assembly. amount $42.694.54. the same being the | equivalent of one-half a mill tax on ithe grand list as added to and correct ed by the Board of Equalization | This city, in accordance with the provisions of its charter levies its taxes on the last Tuesday of February in each year. for the fiscal year begin ming on April 1st next succeeding and makes the tax due on said last date
 On February 23d. 1909. the city taxes were levied for the fiscal year begin ming April 1st 1909 and ending March s1st.. 1910. for the purpose of provid- ing for all city requirements during
 At that time there was no State Tax and consequently none was provided for in the tax levy.
 Section s7 of the city charter pro- | vfdes that "in no case shall the ex- penses of the city exceed its revenues for any year, except in cases and for the purposes for which the city Is au- thorized by particular Actrof the Gen. l eral Assembly to issue bonds and when bonds are so issued" This section of Ithe charter effectually prevents this city from making any temporary loan or issuing any city notes for any pur- pose whatsoever. We find ourselves, therefore, in this predicament, that a State Tax Is now due and payable for which no provision has been made, nor. in the very nature of things could have been made to meet it. If we had power to make a temporary loan to tide over the difficulty the way would be easy. but as already stated, we cannot do this.
 It is not a proper subject for a bond issue even were we authorized to thus provide for 1t. which we are not. | A special talk could be levied to meet
 1t but the sums to be paid in most leases. by the individual taxpayers.
 would be so small as to render this course almost impracticable-
 would suggest either of the follow ing coursess
 On the last Tuesday in February 1910 l a fa~ of mill nT1
 each dollar of the city's grand list, making it payable with other city
 taxes on April 1st. 1910- This tax
 would be sufficient to provide for the
 also for the State Tax to become due
 In November 1910- This entire sum
 could be paid to the State in AprH
 1s1o.s thus anticipating by about six
 months. the time for paying the 1910
 tax and thus evening up the delay in payment of the 1909 tax
 Or, If this course would be deemed
 objectionable by the State. we could. from the proceeds of the city tax thus levied in February 1910. pay the State
 Tax of 1908. with interest. if required.
 to the time of payment and withhold the tax of 1910 until the same was due and payable in November Is10- I deem 1t to be my duty to present the subject for your consideration at this time and for such. action as you may deem proper. |. reel that nave HO aulnOTlty lO speak for the city in a matte0of such
 importance and that I ought not to : assume to do so- CH I would suggest the reference of the , matter to some appropriate board or , committee with full power to act, in : asmuch as this will probably be the last meeting of the present common council
 Adopted.
 The Paving and Sewer Commission
 reported that sewers have been con- f structed in the following named streets !, at the cost specified, to wit:
 Cleveland avenue. se5 ft- 1ox15 se7s. 50. | Edna street. 637.43 it. 10x15 s1. oil. .6s- Noble avenue. 3s3.4 1t. 10x15, s7s554. III Lindley street se7.76 it. 10x15 s10S0.S9- . Freeman street, 507 ft.. 10x15. sS19.7S- : South Main street 474 1t 10x15, s5S4 g. . The passage of the following reso- : lution Is recommended:
 Resolved. That the foregoing report . be accepted and the matters therein ! be referred to the Board of Appraisal 1 of Benefits and Damages for assess
 ment. . Adopted . The Town Clerk reported that the
 amornt of money received at his Of flee for Hunters licenses issued for the
 month of September. 1909. as follows
 1sl Resident Licenses. s23S- n 1 Alien 15.2i
 Non-Resident 1o-2i .l Less fees for recording 4s.2l Balance s21sot 2 This amount has been paid over ts | the City Treasurer.