The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-16
TAXES OVERDUE
 IN BEDDING MAY
 REACH BIG FIGURE
Town Clerk Nickerson Finally Allows
 Inspection of Dog License Stubs
NEWS OF BEDDING

Reddinx Dec. 16.-Is there owing 10 this town the sum of si4.OO0 in over due taxes? Probably not as much as that although the figure mentioned IS the estimate of Third Selectman Pink ney and the largeness of the arrears gave him so much concern that with out conferring with his colleagues he laid the matter before his lawyer, J. Belden HurFburt of Norwalk- The re- suit was a letter from the attorney to the first and the second selectmen in which he dwelt on the condition referred to with deprecation and said the percentage, considered in relation to the grand list, was probably larger than that of any other town in the country. Measures were suggested for collecting the arrears ahd the select men will hold special meeting With in a few days to review the wnole subject and decide upon plan or ac- tion About four years ago three tax rate books representing as many years were turned over to Attorney S- C. Shaw as special collection agent MT. Shw brought suits against several de- linQuents and is understood to nave turned over a considerable sum as the result of his labors. The amounts so collected, however. have never been set forth separately in the town trea- surer's report as they should have been. pretty well cleaned up- Therefore First Selectman Sanford thinks that MT Pinkney's estimate must be con- siderably too high
 The selectmen are agreed that 1t would be an excellent plan to get in the old accounts as quickly and com pieteIy as is practicable At the same time they realize that the accounts m clude more or less dead wood-
 At last the selectmen. through MT. Pinkney, have been permitted access by Town Clerk Nickerson to his dog license stubs of the present year These he refused to produce before the previous board MT. Pinkney first by the town clerk for the guidance of the dog warden and therefrom es- tfmated that there was due the town about $53. This list was in the keep ing of George S. Banks. former se- lectman and covered the period up to July l. The subsequent examination of the stubs disclosed deficit between MT Nickerson's receipts and his re- turns to the town treasurer of S51-24. and MT. Pinkney so stated in writ ten report made by him to the select men at their meeting on Saturday af- ternoon- No action was taken upon it. but the next step will naturally be n formal demand upon MT. Nickerson. His claim to Tax Collector Sanford that he had $33 of dog license money which he could not lawfully return until January becomes. Tn the light or the facts. a wholly inadequate defense. At the town meeting of Nov. g, he asserted that he had turned over all the dog license money due from him and S15 more The law requires that he make payment to the town treasur- CT of these receipts every 30 days So that on Sept l he had. according to his own statement, overpaid his ac- count by $15.' If this were so the subsequent receipts amounted to s65
 The contract for building a part of the Putnam Park road over a new layout was awarded by the select men on Saturday to James E. Tread well at s350- Only one other proposal was before the board. that of Sec ond Selectn1an Sanford at s435. His