The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-07

of money for each of the purposes emu
 merated. The list of items was mere | ly in the way of guidance. Mayor Wilson and John F. Kemple had an interesting tilt when the per | sonal tax collectors were heard. Mayor Wilson wants to get rid of | the collectors. The collectors won't Wilson asked Kemple why. Kemp,e said the collectors were
 earning their money, and had no req | son to resign.
 You had an office,' continued Rem pie, addressing the Mayor. Tt took you a iong time to resign KempIe's reference to Mayor wilson's holding election as Mayor brought a general smile at the expense of the executive,
 and he joined in the laugh. Well, I resigned" said the Mayor, closing the argument.
 Mayor Wilson addressed the com missioners briefly, urging them to keep
 in mind his uniform tax rate proposi-
 t1on. He said he wanted to see an
 economical but not parsimonious ad-
 ministratfon. He pointed out the in ducement to out of town industries a
 uniform tax rate of 15 mills would be
 He pointed out that as the city grows,
 permanent improvements must come,
 but these must be met, he said, by a
 corresponding increase in the grand
 list.
 Speaking for the Library Board,
 Judge Beers, appearing in the absence
 of General Henry 4. Bishop, head of
 the board, asked that the usual one
 quarter mill be provided Speaking of the contemplated removal Of the
 library, he said it was unlikely that this would be accomp' 'ished within three years, providing the courts pass favorably on the plan.
 When George M. Flames. head of the Park Board, was questioned about was brought out that Supt. of Parks Charles E.. Keith is receiving S1 1,S0r and Clerk B. F. Cooney $50, increases of $500 and $1O0 respectively, made
 Mayor wilson showed Commissioner Flames that whi'e the comm 'ssioners were asking for $1,000 for a team and -prinkIer, it sought no more for grain horse equipment. eff you want to give us more," replied Flames, we'll take it-''
 The Mayor aasked about the condi- tion Of the horse the Park Commis- sioners expected to dispense with
 Flames replied drily that the State authorities had warned the Park Com missioners not to allow the horse to be seen in the parks
 Alderman Paul Miller, chairman of the committee on Lamps, said in ex- ! planation of the action of the Common Council, Monday night, in sending | back to his committee the two reports | calling for an extensive reIocat ation of | electric and gas lights, that he be- | Ll9NSQ IDlS dCI1On or the COuncll was | taken without information as to the | conditions The reports were drafted l by the Lamp committee under the su- pervision of the subcommittee on | Lamps of the Board of Apportionment Alderman Garrity objected to what he termed the usurDing of the powers of the Board of Aldermen, and he rallied | enough votes to have the reports sent back to the committee.
 Among the other departments whose needs were explained, were the Board of Relief. Probate Court, Audit Com mittee, Tax Col ector, Building Com miss 'oners, Reeistrarss of Voters, City Eng 'neer. Board of Assessors, Town Clerks office. Selectmen, and Personal Tax Collectors
 The board voted to instruct City A Attorney Pullman to appear in person He wrote a letter to the board stating that the requisition filed by his pre- decessor covered the needs of the of flee. On the ground that 1t was es- tabIishing a bad precedent to allow the City Attorney to absent himself the ,oard voted to instruct him to at tend the meeting of tomorrow even ine