The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-26
COSTLY FIRE
 HORSES SELL
 AT LOW PRICE Fire Board Gets Less Than $1o0 for Animals That Cost Several Hundreds TAX BOARD GETS
 OFFICIAL FIGURES Transfers of Department Cash Made at Meeting of
 Apportionment Board

That three fire department horses which a, few years ago cost several hundreds of dollars each, brought less than $1Oo each in trade for three oth- CTS, developed at the meeting of the board of apportionment, today, when Commissioner John H. Tague was questioned The board met to kstraighten out the tangled finances of several city departments, transferring surplus appropriations to make ID deficits.
 Commissioners Tague had a bad few. minutes while members of the board questioned him sharply about trans actions in the fire department The commissioner for his department ask ed these transfers from the hay, straw and oats account: $375 to the new horse account; $100 to the blacksrnith and repairs account; $1O0 to the fire alarm account; and $1OO from the hose renewal account to the new equip ment account.
 Commissioner Tague said the horses assigned to No. truck were found not heavy enough. He said three were bought for $75O from a car load that the Burns Go. had. He said 1 account, which only left $45 in that account.
 You knew your horse account would be short, didn't t your queried President Angus H. Mackenzie. Yes. sir. answered commissioner Tague.
 And you2went right ahead and did it just the same,.' replied President. Mack enzie.
 ..wouln't 1t have been possible to keep two OF three extra. horses on hand until the end of the fiscal year?,' asked Commissiouer WIT. Ixfncks [
 The conmissioner answered that there were three horses sick in the hospital at present. zone with an in- ijured leg and one to three Of the horses were sick always On motion of Commissioner Hincks the transfers asked for were granted.
 The humble request of Town Clerk Joseph Schultz for the transfer of 80 from the stationery account Of his of fee to the record book account was granted. The town clerk explained that 10 volumes of record books were needed which would cost $85 and there was only $10 left of the appropriation for this account. Commissioner Hincks moved that in the future all requests for transfers be worded like the town clerks. On motion of Commissioner Kirke these transfers were allowed the heaIth board: From fuel account at isolation hospital $30 to car fare account; $20 | to auto supplies and $40 to clinic; $25 from sundries at slaughter house to
 
 supplies to printing and stationary. To make up a deficit in the salaries of the police department these trans fers were allowed, $S5 from care of horses: $115 from caps, helmets and badges account; $100 from red light account; $20O from underground con duits account; $500 from signal system and $50 from auto maintenance. The total $1150, represents the shortage in the police salaries account 1 Commissioner Kirke moved that the I transfer be granted if the items check properly. Mayor Wilson explained that under the reorganization of the police department some Of the detec- tive sergeants had been reduced to the rank and pay of patro1men. After ward he said there had been a ques- tfon as to whether their reduction in rank was legal and a subsequent or dinance had restored them to rank and to pay. The appropriation for salaries did not provide for this pay Other transfers (which were allow led were: From weighing, inspecting and incidental services board of corl- tract and supply, $100 for new type writer and desk; $35252 to surety bond so that date may be changed to agree with term of office; in tax assessors, l office $30 from garage and stable. ac- count to office supplies and outstand- | ing bill accounts
 | The members of the board first met in the mayors office and went over various matters with him.
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