New Britain herald., 1917-03-14

year ago, totailing z5.ooo. Other items are relap account. $3.00O, an increase Q &1.000: general repair ac- count &S,000s land purchasing ac- count. $15.000; meter account, $S.- GOO; iAterest account, $47,25O; salary account $6,760; Burlington account sS.000: Wolcott account, $1,500; shut tic. Meadow account. $5,5O0; Burling- ton development account, 46.O0O; mis- cellaneoua account $2,0O0 and $20,- goo for the sinlking fund. E. N. Humphrey explained that when the Burlington tunnel Is built 1t will prob. ably cost $So,0oo, althought $lo,ooe would do the job under ordinary con- ditiona ,
 Mayor Qhigley. Mir Rossberg and Mr. Humphrey said that considering the growth of the city, New Britainss water supply is no better than 1t was tens years gro. To show how impera- tive 1t is to begin work on the tun |. nef this year, MT. Humphrey said 1t would be suicide to postpone 1t and the city declines to give the money necessary he will refuse to accept the responsibilities for eventualities. and resisn from the water board. Plans Of the water board. when fully worked out. will make tho water supply cap able Of caring for q population Of 100000. Mr. Humphrey said that when bids for tho tunnel are received bond issue of 31o0.00o will be asked to divert the brook and build tun- neI Mayor QutgIey said that Mir. Rossberg has saved the city about $6O.OO0 by having discovered the feasibility of building the proposed tunnel. Caerk F. J.. Eean Of the waxsr board prsp4red tho following state mepts for tho board of finance end taxatiOn:
 ''Estimatsd income water rent Sdse, seo rseeipts to March It 31as.. Sso.YS. approximated receipts for '1arca sS. 900 making total for wa4sr
 rtimated expense was $l4o, 1Se action of common council chanee6 amount to &12a,950. Amount s,sere to March 1st was $1zo. .SaS.s3 eati. mated expensA for March aI,Aai1TT making $121. 1.931.67 total expensa for year ending March 31. 1917. Ieavinr r sl5.zS3.54 unexpended of appropria- ton. Of this amount n. .7ss.7t v. rtains in relay account. $1O.l7k m land purchase. B, 800 in Bnrlinetnn development. $100 In construction. &20 meter account, $54l Wo,cotf Saoo Burlington. $3oe miscellanAous. all other appropria4ions were ss' 1re6 Eunis. namely, salaries. iuterest and sinking fund. ss1s7a,. < Accounts. overvlrawn were shnttIa Meadow 42.82S.O .O6, caused by GiSIwara dispOsA. at two places not exnocted when appropriation w1a madas ren- 5ecal repair account $160, caused by increase in wages of employes.
 The increase in coustrucffon ac- count is caused by advance Tn ma terial of all kinds, including wares. 4 part of coming years expensA e2. ! 000.77 for pipe has been mid from present years appropria4ion.
 A contract for material (riDe1 hos been made for corninx year. amount- ing to 96.400, bought 1t . lower nrice than prevails 1t the present dime. HydrAnts, valves, gate boxes, etc. have all advanced. which call for above increase.
 Plans are completed for relay or 1.ee0 feet or l.lnch ptpe. N1fh 2-iuch In the southeastern part Of tho city to protect the two new facto- ries l0cated there. This work was unavoidably postponed from present year on account of tho labor market and amount asked for will undoubt. .cdly accomplish this end.
 A "An increase of $500 is allowed for generAl repair work. the increase In wages along will use up said amount Meter accSlnt has heen. increasad $500 which h hardly equal to in- 'crease In coGt of meters alone. Gal- ary account has boen inorsaeed $500 by action of tho common council. Amount for two commiaoionAra ja inc clvd0d. not knowing what disposition will be made in ChArter changes. Dur- lington development account has beeu increased S1.0o0. Burlington accounta remains the same. . smaM balance will be shown at end of the year. 1 Wolcott account is 3l00 less than laSt year, which will be ample for III in- tended improvetne Interest acc
 count Is the same. but year Of l9le will be less caused by liquidation o1 i $500. 900 bonds in August of that year. shuttle Meadow, land rurchAae, 1 n. iscellaneous and sinking fund ao- counts remain the same aa last year, ] It might be stated that the unexpend. d amount In land purchase account is caused by inability to agree on price of a farm. which at the present l time h in process of agreement be. tween the city and the owner. The amount unexpended In the Burlingtor development account is caused by tn l withdrawal of the engineers to dt
 local work and partly by no bill q yet received for work done in con
 nection with what this money was ap
 propriated for.
 "Couaumption as computed for tn,
 year shows an increase in factory
 bustuess and domestic use. 1O3, ,646,
 500 cubic feet was registered on al
 meters where power is used, S1.0el,
 eco cubic feet was recorded on tn ...business and house meters. totallinl