New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-29
CITY MEETING IS:
VERY TAME AFFAIR
Special Tax Of Hall Mill Levied;
1 SChool Bonds Issued

Any ideas that may have been en-
tertained PREVIOUS to the city meeting
that there would be some interest
manifested. or that possibly some
we'll known citizen might appear to
make a few remarks, pertinent or
otherwise, were rudely upset last
night when just IA people appeared
at the meeting. which was held in the
corridor of city hall. The meeting
lasted five minutes, there was no dis
cussion, and it was voted to levy an
extra tax Of one-half mill. 1t was
also voted to authorize the issuance
Of $4,000 worth of schools bonds.
Those Who Attended.
Those present were: Mayor G. A.
Qu1gley, City Clerk A. l.. Thompson,
Alderman M. Irving Jester, John Hem
ingway.R Police Board, Clerk joseph
McGralI Public Works Commissioner
Thomas ID. Donlon. Water Commits
sioner T. H. Kehoe, William Quigley,
City Treasurer F. S. chamberlain, F.
H. Afford, Councilman H. P. Rich
ards and Water Board Chairman w.
8. Rossberg. .r,
City Clerk A l.. Thompson read the
call of the meeting and Alderman
Jester. his motion seconded by =. H.
Kehoe, moved the adoption OF the
following resolution:
Whereas, the common council of
the City of New Britain at its meet
ing December 10; 1917, upon esti-
mates Of the board Of finance and
taxation made an appropriation of
$4,000 for the purpose of erecting a
school building, enlarging existing
buildings or buying and secur-
Low 60 i,
ment thereof and to. contribute to
the cost of constructing an addition
to the training school connected with
the State Normal school and for ac-
during land and procuring plans for
such addition and constructing and
the same; and
Whereas, said common council In
lieu of voting to lay a tax to meet
said appropriation referred the same
to this city meeting warned for the
purpose.
Resolved, to issue the school bonds |
Of safT city for the purpose above set
forth to the amount OF f1fty-f1ve thou |
sand ($55,0OO) dollars to be demon |
mated School Bonds 18th series;"
that the rate of interest on said bonds |
be four and one-half per cent per I
annum: that the time and place Of !
principal and interest thereon and the |
amount and kind thereof be as fol- |
lows: l l -, FL s.-.. .t,."
Coupon bonds all dated February |
|, 1918-principal and interest pay !
able at the New Britain National bank |
n said New Britain. Interest pay !
able on February / and August l of !
ZACH year.
Five bonds of $1,000 each payable
February /. 1885. * ~'-,a
Ten bonds OF $1,000 each payable |
February /, 1896.
Ten bonds OF $1,000 each payable
February !, 1887.
Ten bonds of $1,000 each payable
February l, 1888. -,
Ten bonds of $1,000 each payable
February l, 1888.
Ten bonds of $1,000 each payable |
February /, 1910. i
''That said bonds be issued and sold |
by the board Of \1nance and taxation
OF said city at such time and in such |
as said board shall determine
and that the mayor be authorized and
empowered to sign the same and the |
treasurer to countersign the same on
behalf of said city.
Further resolved, That the esti =
mates of the board of finance and
taxation and Of the common council
which form the basis of one-half
mill upon the dollar on the ratable
estate of the first taxing district of
said city be adopted by the common
council at its meeting December 10,
1917, are hereby confirmed and APP
proved and that the action of said
common council in laying said tax
Of one-half mill upon the dollar upon
the ratable estate in the first taxing
district upon the grand list next to be
made and completed be confirmed and
approved, said tax to be due and pay