The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-24
.TeSiny Defines Position Of First District People Not At All Worried By Intima- tiOnS Of Rough Treat
 ment Raids On Treasury Not From First, But From Second
 District, He Says

Nicholas Tesiny, a well known resi- dent of the North End, active in the political life of that section and par tfcularly interested in the welfare of First district taxpayers, is much wrought up, and he says his condition is shared by many other residents living beyond the confines of the sec ond district.
 statements have been made" said MT. Tesiny practically charging that the residents of the First district have been making raids on the city treasury; the truth is that the oppo- site is the case-that the residents of the Second district have been making dents of the First. The best proof in the world of that fact is the abate- ment of three mills allowed us last year when we raised the question of the legality of the 10 mill assessment"
 MT. Tesiny is ready to come into the Second district and pay his full share of taxes when he is satisfied that he can get what he pays for, and he says he merely echoes the senti- ments for all his neighbors in the north end in making such a state ment
 we feel no anxiety about the tax rate,'' said MT. Tesiny, today. There is no reason why we should become anxious. The statement has been made that we are not going to fare as well as heretofore, that we're go> ing to get only what we pay for, We take exception to that statement. As a matter of fact we have never got what we have paid for. As I pointed out. the rebate of mills on our tax last year is the simplest proof of that.
 Let me tell you how we stand as to the proposition of coming into the Second district. We are ready to come into the district just as soon as we are convinced that we're going to get Second district accomodations. But bear this in mind-there are many streets in the Second district where curb, sidewalk, sewer and other inn provements are still missing. We able to provide the proposed annexed territory with these things until it cares for the territory within the ex- isting Second district lines. We don't think it is time for us to come into the Second district in view of this sit uation.
 been paying for macadam streets for years. There are miles of dirt streets in the Second district that ought to be improved.
 'eThere is no question but that Main street has been improved. Rut that is only what we paid for. Main street work up our way was charged to the First District only' account. The grading of Main street we regarded a s an improvement for the benefit Of the entire city. not especially for the First district residents The first district paid for 1t. however.
 Remember this whenever you hear discussion of the apportiOnment of taxes between the districts: We First district residents don't want a nickers worth that we don't pay for. We do want what we pay for. We are ready to come into the Second district just soon we can see that we're go- ing to get the Second district inn provements. We're not worrying at all about our tax rate because we know we have ways of getting just what we pay for, and being protected from taxation for things that we do not get''