New Britain herald., 1919-03-05
M final ACTION
ON CITY TAX RATE
Tonight's Meeting Merely a For
maIity-YOte on March IL

maIity-V Vote on March IL
= Unless something unforsen &C.
ours it was stated at the office of the
l. mayor this afternoon that the city
meeting tonight would be but a for
mality. There will be no voting upon
the various budgets according to an
agreement after a conference or the
officials OF both sides. The meeting
tonight will be for electors only and
others will only be wasting time in
trying to gain entrance to the armory.
me registrars have their orders, the
ollIcers theirs, and unless the name of
the man appears on the list he Will
nave to remain away from the meet
ING. by agreement, the Taxpayers
association will present q resolution
making their budget as submitted
legal The mayor, members of the
board or finance and taxation, and the
corporation counsel have aided in
seeing that the budget to be submit
ted should be legal and as a result
the resolution to be submitted and
which appears below has been draft
ed 1t will be presented to the meet
ing by NJ. A. Sexton. The resolution
follows:
Resolved: That the action of the
common council of this city in laying
a tax of twenty mills upon the dollar
on the ratable estate and property
within the limits of the first taxing
district and an additional tax of five
mills upon the ratable estate and
property within the second taxing dis
trict be disapproved; that the esti-
mates Of income and expenditures
which form the basis of said tax laid
by said common council be changed
and revised in accordance with the
revised estimates submitted herewith;
in accordance with said revised esti-
mates resolved that tax of 6 mills
upon the dollar upon the grand list
last made and completed be and is
hereby laid upon the ratable estate
and property within the limits of the
first taxing district and that an addi-
tional tax be and is hereby laid of
five mills upon the dollar upon said
grand list upon the ratable estate and
property within the second taxing dis
trict, to wit: A tax of twenty-one mills
upon the dollar upon the ratable
estate and property which is within
the limits of the second taxing dis
trict and which is also within the linz
its Of the first taxing district and a
tax of 16 mills upon the dollar up
on that part of the ratable estate and
property of said city which is within
the limits Of the first taxing district
and outside of and beyond the limits
OF the second taxing district,
Further resolved that said taxes be
payable July 1st 1919.
March IL AS Voting Day.
After the foregoing resolution has
been presented and acted upon the
following resolution, which sets the
date of March II for the voting time
on the question, will be presented
also by Mr.. Sexton. The resolution
| as it will be presented follows:
| Resolved: That when this meet
| ing adjourns it shall adjourn until
the 18th day of March, 1919, for the
| purpose of taking a vote at the polls
| upon the two propositions now before
| this meeting and that there be sub
| nitted to the electors at the polls on
| said date said two propositions,
| namely:
Proposition NO. /. To be designat-
! ed '25 mills" shall be the estimates
| made by the common council and the
| tax laid by the common council of
! twenty mills on the first district and
an additional five mills on the second
J district in accordance with resolution
| before the meeting.
| Proposition No. ?. To be dcsis-
mated "21 mills" shall be the esti-
mate Of the taxpayers association
| and the resolution proposed by said
association for a tax Of sixteen mills
on the first district and an additional
tax of five mills on the second dis
trict.
And Resolved: That which ever Of
| said two propositions will be favored
| by a majOrity of the voters voting at
| said meeting at the polls shall be the
{ resolution adopted by said city meet
| ing.
Resolved: That voting places be
, designated by the mayor in each vot-
ing district notice to be given at least
| three days before the meeting; that
the polls be open from a. m. until
p. m. on said March 18th; that the
| vote at the polls may be taken by
! ballot upon the voting list last made
and completed by the registrars, said
ballots to read as follows: "25 mills
'21 mills"