The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-24
Tax Commissioner
to Gust Assessors
4 Next June, is Plan
Especial to The i Farmer.)

Hartford, Jan. 24-'4From and at
ter the first day Of June, 1917., there
shall no longer be a board Of tax as
SCISSORS within the city Of Bridgeport" :"
Such is the closing sentence of an
amendment to the charter ofsthe city
of Bridgeport, introduced in the Sem
ate today.
The proposed amendment creates
the position jof tax. commissioner. a
single head commission to discharge
the duties now performed by the four
man board of assessors. The deputy
commissioner and chief clerk will
take over much Of the work now per-
formed by the clerk Of the board and
the e.assistant clerk willllook after the
amendment which revises Section 16
Of the charter adopted in 1907 reads
in part as follows: u
There shall be in the city of
Bridgeport a tax commissioner who
shall be appointed by the mayor in
the month Of May, 1917. and quad
rennially thereafter for the term of
eight years after the first day Of June
next succeeding such appointment.
The salary Of the tax mission
er shall be $4,000 per annun. Such
tax cofnmissioper shall exercise all the
powers and duties relative to the TAX
lists, assessment lists and the equal
ization thereof, abstracts and all mat
ters referring to taxation now or
hereafter conferred upon or exerci-
ed by the Z oard Of assessors; and ap-
peals from assessments to the board
OF relief shall be taken in the same
manner as from the board Of assess.
ors S
such tax commissioner shall have
authority to appoint deputy COM
>fnissiorfers and chief clerk whose
respective salaries shall not be more
than two thousand five hundred dol
lars per annum; an assistant clerk
whose salary shall not be more than
eighteen hundred dollars per annum.
Such clerks shall hold their respective
Offices during the pleasure Of the tax
commissioner. The common council
may from time to time provide such
clerical assistance as may be requir-
ed by said tax commissioner.
ttIt shall be the duty Of the town
clerk of said Bridgeport to file with
such tax commissioner daily, a COM
plete abstract Of all deeds and con-
veyancas OF land left in the town
clerks office for record on the pre-
ceding day. Wherever in the charter
of the city of Bridgeport or in any
special law or public act, any power
or duty is now Or hereafter imposed
upon boards Of assessors, such power
or duty SO far as applicable to the
city OF Bridgeport, shall be taken to
l. Ill u
exercised by such tax commissioners
From and after the first day Of June,
1917. there shall no longer be board
Of assessors within the City of
Bridgeport"
The present board of assessors con-
sists Of: Frank J. Hughes, president; /;
William r. Russell, Thomas O'Brien
and julius w. Knowiton. Their terms
are for four years at $500 yearly
salary. Loren 'Delbridge, clerk of the
board, receives $1,500. and Robert N.
Jones. assistant clerk, $1,000. There
are ALSO two copyists who receive 800
a year.
arthur r. Connor, now examiner Of
Hens and clerk of the board OF ap-
rfaisaI of benefits and damages at a
combined salary of $1,000 per year,
will be made tax commissioner. The
deputy commissioner has not been de-
cided on. Clerk Delbridge will be ad-
vanced to chief clerk at an increased
salary. Assistant Clerk Jones will be
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