New Britain herald., 1917-03-16
''STREE|TS AND FIRE
 1. DEPT. BUDGET CUT
No Permanent Pavement, Aerial Truck or New Fire Station

5es S1.fs 9 The finance board committee wield- ed the pruning knife with such good effect at the meeting at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon that . tax rate Fin excess of twenty mills has been avoided. At tonight's meeting of the entire board, however, this commit ] tee will report f4vorably on q twenty ! mill tax rate. In order to keep the figure at twenty mills 1t was neces- sary to refuse to allow various ap- propriations totalling more than $100,000.
 Among the larger items which have been cut down by the 4runing commit tee is the school board estimates from
 which $5,0O0 has heen sliced. With this material cut tllil department will be receiving $37.o00 more than was granted last year. Economy in the nature of, using tess paper and other materials will have to be practiced by the school board in order to make up for this $6.oOO cut, the mayor atates.i
 The board of public works is to be the greatest sufferer at the hands of the finance committee as $20sO00 is
 to be sliced from the street fund and 1000 from the special fund. .Ac-
 cording to tho. plans of tho finance committee, this department win be
 unable to lay any permanent pave-f ment this year. For several years manufacturers and citizens have been clam bring for such a pavement In
 Park street between Elm and John
 streets and the board of public works
 included $25, 900 in their estimates to
 cover this work. It has been refused
 by the finance committee. The board
 of public works will, however, be given money with which to put semi- permanent pavement in Jubilee and
 Dwight streets and Stanley street from Hartford avenue to Allen street.
 .a No New Fire Station.
 Another heavy sufferer will be the safety board. The proposed south end fire station to cost $10,000 and the aerial truck at $11, ,5OO have been vetoed. These items. together with one of about $6.OO0 In salaries which the finance board learned had been set too high, makes a material difIer- ence In the sixe of the appropriatiofa. The finance board will permit the purchase of q flying squadron car at
 $3,8O0 and other minor purchases will also be allowed.
 The sum of $16j0O0 to buy the new south end park land will be granted to the park commission. The com
 mittee asked $1, TOO for the upkeep Of the small park tracts about the. city, but only s1. 900 will be granted. This cut means that while Franklin Square park in the vicinity of the new Eliltt
 Burritt Monument will be improve5. 2 Paradise Park and other simniiar plel d will not be improved. In the gSaherSl salartes account tho committee fixed the proposed salary Of the building linspActof Tt 41s6eO sxnd, this will be vetoed on at the council sm4eting on "Wednesday. ' AIiotier thousand dol iars was taken oR the appropriation for tke New Britain Institute, bring Ing that amount down to $15. .OOO.t. A. ] $500 increase was allowed the hos pitai which will now receayess q, 800 from the city. It is specified that part of this appropriation slfall be used for the upkeep of An ambulance. Through, the health department tho 1 MIX Station will get an appropriation of $25Os and the health sdepartment will not suffer any cut at all in its estimates But very little has been sliced from the charity department
 The finance committee frowns on the proposed grading of C0rbin ave- nue and cut the grading estimates from $21.O0O to $s,0OO. The request for money with which to grade Bur Eeskvax . A &m nYSw as~.S