The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-10

 the Board of Apportionment and Tax ation, last night, declared that the request made by Mayor c. B. Wilson upon them. to bond for all permanent improvements of considerable value, should be denied, upon the ground that such bonding would not be conServa- tive, but repudiation of the tradi- t1onal pay as you go policy of Bridge port, and a reckless and improvident financial DO icy
 MT. Wilson had had the floor for some twenty minutes, during part of which time John J. Cullinan, a mem Der of the Board of Education, had been explaining that the one mill tax sought by the board was for the con struc.ion of permanent improvements of considerable value. and various members had interrupted with ques- tiOns or explanations.
 A sensation was occaSioned when s. Loewith, a member of the board, arose and demanded that MT. Wilson be denied the further privilege Of the floor, asserting that the hour, 9:30, was late, and that MT. Wilson had
 The board took no action on the re- quest of MT. Loewith. MT Wilson continued, saying:
 q regret that my remarks are an annoyance to MT. Loewith. I have hoped, in consideration that my ad- vice hitherto given to this body, al- though differing from his own, has resulted in a very large saving to the
 
 account he might be inclined to be patient with me now.'
 The reference was greeted with smile the long controversy over the appropriation under the twenty year water contract being comparatively. fresh in the mends of some of the members of the board.
 The question of bonding came up under the request of the Board of Education for one mill tax.
 MT. Gu linan was asked by Mir. Will son if the one mill tax was for per manent improvements of considerable value
 MT. Cullinan replied in the affirma- tive
 Education that these improvements shall be raised by a bond issue, and if the expense were raised by bond issue, would you favor an issue, ex- the electors?''
 q believe that submission to the electors insures against extravaeance," replied MT. CuIinan, and that ref erendum before a debt is created is great protection"
 "Gentleman of the board of appor- tionment,'' said MT. Wilson, on Feb. Mayor Wilson addressed to your makes the excellent suggestion that the tax rate should be kept as low as is possible economy and efficiency be- ing considered. But he further Sug-
  bonds to pay for all permanent i'm provements of considerable value, for all land of considerable value, and for all buildings erected on such land. lie even suggests that there should be no permanent pavement hereafter except a debt is created thereby.
 ''The mayor does more than suggest this enormous project for creating a large debt he concludes his address to you by urging you to conform to his suggestions. he asks you to give them official effect.
 s'Mr. Cul imam has shown you that his board does not believe that bonds should be issued for these annual inn provenents contemplated for the p es- ent year, improvements which have hitherto been met in the regular bud
 MT. CuIIinan says that, speaking for himself, he believes bonds should issue only upon the consent Of the
 '-The board of education asks for something ike S97,0oO for these per nanent improvements, for which May or Wilson says you should issue bonds, both for ary land of considerable value which may be. purcha sed for sites, and for the buildings which may be erected on them.
 ''The Mayor tells you that his plan for bonding is conservative. say it is not a conservative, but a reck- less and improvident plan, which would more than double the cost of the school pant hereafter, and would more than double the cost of every otFEer permanent improvement hereaf- ter.
 T do not believe there are a dozen cities in the world that have adopted the plan of bonding for all improve ments of considerable value If there are such cities and they have been doing it long, they are in a. bad way financially I can assure you
 This sort of bonding is against the time honored policy of the city. The policy of the city has been pay as you go. Under this system we have become the second city of the State, one of the most prosperous cities in the country
 At the very Ieast,'' continued Mir. Wi son. ''So radical a departure from our use and custom should be sup ported by strong reasons, yet the May or has offered but two: that he wants a low tax rate, and that our debt is not now very great.
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