The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-18
TAX RATE OF MORE THAN 20 MILLS LIKELY Tax Board Won't Agree With Mayor to Cut Out Edu- cational Appropria-
 tiOns. KEATING'S CUTS
 ARE DISREGARDED . Preliminary Rate is 2O.5 Mills Final Meeting to Fix
 Rate Tomorrow.

 probably be- at least 20 mills. The board of apportionment at g. session which lasted from until 6:15 o'clock granted appropriations for the differ ent city departments which total, ,$2.- i sol 625 The estimated receipts from sources other than taxes are $371,- 199.68, leaving 2.23o.424.66 to be pro- ! vided for w. T. Hincks of the board moved that these Appropriations be approved and that the preliminary tax rate be fixed at 20 and F mills.
 The board also voted to grant the | board of education bhe usual one mill tax despite the opposition of Mayor Wilson and his plan to have new school buildings erected from special bond issue of $2O0. 900. The one milf tax for new buildings will amount to $111, ,211.71.
 President Angus H. Mackenzie pre- sided and all members of the board were present. Petitions were received for $1, 500 for the grading of Goddard avenue, from City Auditor Heating for $9,000 for six months interest on the $4OO, 1000 bonds issue which will be fIoated this year, and for $1,o0O for >the use Of the committee to inyesti- gate the commission form of govern ment-
 William P. Kirk proposed that a committee of three be appointed to appoint a. capable actuary and estab- fish a sinking fund for the frenen's pension fund.
 The board voted to grant the tax collector an additional clerk at a sal ary of $1,0O0. Collector Smith said this clerk would easily collected $25,- 0e0 each year in back taxes of a1hounts from $1 to $50 which were not collected now.
 For the streets and sidewalks com mittee the item of $e.74O for special 1 x--s & A. a nEa a These appropriations were allowed: Alpine street, s20O; Bennett street. $500; Bronx avenue, $500: F'airvlew avenue, s2,500: Hayaey avenue, $200: Beers street, $s.650. The following reQuisfttons were cut out: Thorme street. $1,00O; Ash street, entire length, $500; and Crown street, $150. Park avenue to Norman street. $58O: Madison avenue Beers street to Lin- coin atreet, $2,000 and Salem street, Madison avenue to Main street. $250-
 On the city engineers requisition the item of $45,0o0 which had been cut to $4S,o00 by the city auditor was allowed. The item of $6,000 for sewer we'll was cut out. The building com mizsdoners' requisition was increased from $5,790 to $6,290, a. contingent fund of $500 being added to the origi- nal reQuiSition,
 U $16, 1880 with $2,500 to cover defici- ency from last year. The item of $5,- 900 asked for by the city planning commission was allowed, although the commissioners were unable to tell the board what they proposed to do with the money.
 The item of s1oo asked for auto mobile hire by the fire department committee was reduced to $40. The city auditor had recommended $36, ,620 for Lakeview home and the care Of the poor, but members of the board cut this to $27,so0. the cut of $s.oo0 being mostly for the care of the poor. The requisition for the outside poor l was reduced from $21,6o to, $18. .00o with an allowance of $500 for the examination of patients
 The $480 asked for by the select men including their meals on the days l they make voters was allowed. The | city engineers general requisition was 1 cut from SIS, 100 to $17,800. To the registrars requisition $1,50Q was added to cover the expense of the special election on bond issues. The 1 cost of caring for the health Of the l city for a year was increased from tor to s25,021. The garbage disposal l appropriation was increased froHn I $47,0O0 recommended by the auditor to $4s.00o. The $2e0.00o asked for an 1nc1nerafing plant will have to be pro- vfded for by 9. bond issue. if at all.
 Tn the fire department requisition 1 the board decided not to recommend $15, ,o0O for an auto engine The items 1 of SPA, 900 for a new engine house 1 and apparatus to be located in the l North End, new company, 10 men, three months, $2,737; fire alarm ] manual building, $50. .0O0; and 20 new men at $20,010 were passed over by \ the board without any recommends @tion and not included in the appro- priations-
 The items of s1,o0o for indexing the Common Council proceedings and S2- 900 for preparing a. revision of the city charter were allowed. The re- quisition of SIG, 900 for a White Way had been cut in half by the city audi tor but the board increased it to $1e.- 751.7O. The requisitfon of the per- sona1 tax collectors was reduced from $4,565.58 to $4,523.5S.
 The state tax of $110,4 ,456.36 for 1918 was allowed and it was estimated that the state tax for 1914 would be $113,- 900. The park board was allowed the increase of $1O,000 it asked for in it's appropriation. This included $3,5OO for new toilets at Beardsley park and
 S3,SOO for an auto truck. The board was also allowed SIS, 900 for strength ening the sea wall at Seaside park.
 Mir Heating said that the cash bal
 ance in the treasury at the end of the last fiscal year was but s97,000. He thought provision should be made for a balance of at least twice this mount. The board will meet again Thursday rate.