New Britain herald., 1919-01-08

strongt statement, he didn't know who
 was to blame, but the fact still re-
 ma1ned that such a condition actually
 existed. MT. McDonough said the
 taxpayers of the outlying districts
 would be willing and ready to accept
 improvements such as the sewer etc,
 but they should not be made to pay
 for these improvements when they
 haven't them. Further he stated that
 in it's last statement the board Of
 finance and taxation disclosed the fact that the second district derives special benefit from $240,0O0. All this amount is derived after schools police, health and other benefits are excluded. 'Tf,'' MT, McDonough said, this charter amendment goes through it means that $240,000 in proportion will be thrown onto the entire district"
 He showed the injustice Of taking ! hstee people into the one district after they have gone out of the cen tral districts and built up their own homes. Many of them went to BelVi- dere, to Barnesdale and to other sec l tions knowing that the taxation WAS different. They have struggled there
 and have built the districts from the
 start. They have spent money for car
 fare and other expenses have been
 incurred in living out. If these people
 are brought into one taxing district
 it means that they will have to bear
 the burden of 20 to 25 per cent in-
 creased taxation. Mr. McDonough
 further added that it is against thG
 very nature of our government to d<
 such q thing. 'The highways in for
 nrer days were better than they ar
 today. For four days last week au
 auto truck of feed could not pass over
 the main road to Pennington" MT.
 McDonough said. He also denied that
 there is any difference of assessments
 in the outlying district. The assessors
 according to MT. McDonough, tax the
 Buildings at their market value re- ' gardless' of where they are located. Curtis and McDonough Clash. ] Speaking Of the fire protection MT l McDonough said, "An ordinary fire l truck in the asst 10 days (evidentIy l the reference was again to the muddy 1 highway where the feed truck could l not pass) could not get within fight { ing distance of a fire" There followed 1 a verbal combat between MT Me l Donough and o. r. Curtis in regard 1 to statements made. Alderman Rich ] ards asked MT. McDonough if the out 1 lying districts did not benefit by the ] many city Improvements and if the 1 districts which have grown up enough ] dldnt want to be taken in by the city ! and receive all the benefits. MT. Me- i Donough replied that the first district ] is really in now He referred to the 1 imaginary line separating the two dis ! tricts, but he was careful to state that i the taxpayers of the first are paying l taxes as if they were in the center of 1 the city. It was his firm opinion that i the residents of these districts have ! been encroached upon and the gradu- i ally increased taxes have been levied : upon them. There is no city in the ! state where the line of demarkation ] is less than in the city of New Britain
 for the benefits received" Mir. Me
 DOnoUgh concluded.
 In the same position as Mr. Me DOnOuGh as regards benefits for him.
 self, M. II. Camp spoke to the meet ! ing upholding Mir. McDonough. He i does not want the people in the dis
 tricts before mentioned to be encroach-
 ed upon. They should not pay for what they do not receive. He spoke
 of the principle which the city has
 already csta blished. If it is wrong
 then it should certainly be righted," Mir. Camp said, but, if it is right,
 and it has been for these many years
 then it should be left as it is at pres- ent." Referring to the board of finance and taxation, MT. Camp said, The members of the board of finance and taxation are probably all men
 who live near the center. Not meaning any injustice, their inclination runs toward an addition to the proportion ' ate tax rate,' MT. Camp wants to see ,+l, he wants the city to show itself to be the good corporation which it really is. If the people outside the central points don't receive benefits, MT. Camp agreed that they certainly should not pay for those benefits
 AIr Crandal1. speaking for the Bod ] well Realty company and several tax payers in his district, said the people ] wanted improvements there but they didn't want to be taxed when they ! haven't the improvements. He advo- ! cated police protection for that sec ton since they pay for it. Fire pro- lection, sewers, etc., are wanted by the people there, but when they can't get them. in the opinion of MT. Crandall, 1 they shouldn't pay for them.
 "On the other hand" MT. Crandau said, If we pay for them we should have them.'
 W. H. Ibell illustrated very clea rly i the raise in taxes for the outlying dis 1 tricts When he came here he bought 120 acres of land. The first years 1 taxes were $25. He then sold some of [ the land and has sold bits of it since. He now has but 12 acres left and his l last tax bill was for $G0. He has but ] one-tenth of his fotmer property, yet