The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-28
TAX BOARD STICKS CLOSE TO AUDITOR KEATING'S
 ORIGINAL ESTIMATES

A letter from DeFer H. Warner for the Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. to AL
 derman Daniel E. Walker, chairnfan
 of the Committee on Streets and Side
 walks was read early in the meeting.
 It stated that while the Hydraulic
 Co.,, realized it was not legally re-
 sponsible for the cost of getting Glen
 wood avenue into shape, it would
 gladly cooperate in the plan. Glen
 bursting of the Bunnen pond dam. at
 the foot of Beardsley park, in 1906.
 Under the arrangement approved by the board of Apportioment yesterday the city will pay $6, ,443.S5 and the Fly draulic Go. the same amount for the
 building of a wall and the, grading of the street.
 Although the board entered into considerable discussion of the matter of the damages to be claimed under the eight foot building line on the west side of" Main street. John toi Bank streets, the original sum of $2- 800 for damages was left undisturbed- Kline Bros. building must be ripped out, for it projects about feet over the line. That $2,500 will be entire ly inadequate was suggested at the meeting yesterday, but the board left the matter to be handled by the board . of aldermen from unappropriated rev enue.
 City Auditor Heating was asked to | explain why the personal tax collec- l tors can't do the work of the military | enrollment registrar. for which $350 was finally appropriated. He said i that because the city had not provid- ! ed a registrar last year the state of ffcia1s had protested. and he pointed out that the two offices had nothing to do with one another.
 The FfrSt-Second district controVer- 1 sy was temporarily opened by Com | missioner Leeds. He wanted informa- | tion as to why the cost of maintain in the First district onIy'' couldn't be i charged to the First instead of the | Second district.
 Auditor Heating said he presumed ! that even if the city maintained 9 park in Stratford, dt would be a charge against the city rather than old town of Bridgeport. The appro- priation was placed in the Second dis trict as originally.
 When the commissioners received figures on the revised list, and it was found that with the proposed rate there would be several thousands of dollars left over Commissioners Leeds, Vincent, and Hfncks suggested the splitting of the one-tenth mill, Tn each district, thus to bring the final rate a tenth mill lower.
 Auditor Heating reminded the com that they had estimated generously the income from the tax collections They had estimated $50,- 900 from uncollected back taxes, lected unless outside men were placed on the staff of the collector.
 someone suggested the SpllC- l ting of the one-tenth would make the work of the collector difficult.
 Commissioner Hincks said he didn't fear the city would lack candidates should make this extra work for the collectors office.
 Here are the summaries of the work of the board:
 First District
 Appropriations, $ss2, 2,274.3o.
 Estimated receipts, $293, ,30S.61.
 Net amount to be raised, S5ss,-
 Grand list, $97,676,44o.
 Tax of 6.1 mills on list will realize s595, ,S26.2S.
 Second District.
 Appropriations. S1.OOS,6O4.99.
 Estimated receipts, $14S.00O-
 Net amount to be raised, $S89,- S2S.OS.
 Grand list, $s3.o93.sSs
 Tax of 9.S on list will realize $s65.-
 The estimated receipts of the Sec ond district were swelled yesterday oy the U. M. c. Co for its share in he Boston avenue bridge, and by $1,- 500 of unexpended money appropriat- ed for the Dewey. street grading, preliminary list.
 Mayor Wilson called the attention of the board to the uniform tax rate scheme. He presented a reslution which Commissioner Loewith formally which in effect expressed . the approval of the board Eo the scheme of placing the finances of the l city on a basis that will permit of a uniform tax rate. l
 Commissioner Hincks said he could i not bring himself to see the wisdom of the plan. If the rate is kept uni form, he argued, and the expenses i of the city vary, the grand list must I vary. This threatens to lead to the [ practice of protecting the small tax ( ! 1 Or political reasons. argued Commis- f ioner Hincks. we place ourselves I on record,'' said he, ''as inviting an T assault to be made on the lists of a T
 Commissioner McNefI asked if the esolution wouldn't be construed as indicating the purpose of making the ate of 15.4 the permanent rate Then g le suggested that in view of the ' of the proposition and it's t source, it should be tabled for fur 8 her consideration. He said reso- j ution of such weight from the chief executive of the city was entitled to T ,areful and courteous consideration. T He himself was not prepared to vote r lpon 1t at the meeting of yesterday ' md for that reason asked that it got t over. t The resolution was placed upon it's s passage without further debate, and a ldopted by vote of 9'to 3. The op- s 'onents were Commissioners Arm n trong, Hincks and McNeil. V Mayor Wilson then thanked the tax g board for it's work. t The board of Apportionment's dis E retionary power in the manner of U of money was used in V he following accounts: New Ma | adam, Grading, Park Department | r md the Fire Departments Special II Appropriations-' The board of Edu- V ation's special" appropriation was lot made specific, but Jumped in general sum. While there has been
 loose observance of the law that di- u ects the various departments to eep within their appropriations, and q here is usually more or less jug F -Iing of the finances in the various U apartments to meet unexpected emer- '" encies, the general effect of the making of any particular appropria- ion specified is to cause the work mentioned to be done, regardless of he wishes of the department \ Here are the lists of specific appr6- il riationS. a