New Britain herald., 1919-02-26

e presentatfon of any compromise
#udget upon the part of the city. One
Nc the members of the aboard OF
#nance and taxation told the mayor
yesterday afternoon that such an act
vould be vote of lack OF confidence
d the board and that heA as mem
er of the board would consider 1t
is such and refuse to reconsider the
y Question if it should be. referred back.
another member of the same board
Eliminated the same thing and thought
II improper that anything should be
VI one of such a nature. The conf
" ence placed in the board of finance
md taxation would in that manner
@e taken away by the persons in
q busting the confidence, rather than
~ the general public. The member
IL the board talking yesterday after
MI Don said he felt sure that 80 per
III ent of the people of the city would
#tand behind the board and vote for
he tax rate. He could not see why
VI ny special budget should be pre-
81 Jared for presentation, as it would
@nly make matters worse, confusing
MI he voters into thinking that the re-
ort of the finance and taxation COM
1ittee was padded and therefore too
Ugh.
Favors Referendum Vote.
~ Several years ago it was under
food that the Same situation arose
H# nd the matter was referred back to
q ME council and board of finance and
#7xation. That course is not possible
81 ow according to one Of the citys at
#orney's who is of the opinion that
#he clause is entirely provided fol-
l., ;r1o Iooy
10 the city meeting. The corporation
counsel of the city says he is in favor
If the referendum vote where a meet
ing of the voters would be called if
petition was signed by a certain
lumber Of voters protesting against
n he rate as proposed. That rcferen-
4 lum vote would probably have much
@nore effect than the city meeting vote
where the matter could be put
WI through without any tax rate being
MI Needed upon.
See No Reason for Change.
The advocates Of the 25 mill tax
base their contentious that it is right
n 1pon the report of the board Of fl
III nance and taxation. The board went
HHpver the entire list at least five or
NJ six times and it was entirely UNPAID,
led when presented to the common
#council according to one of the
#board's IN EN- bers. The same member
#Nvent on to say that if the council
(which represents the people, passed
III he budget without a dissenting vote
Mhnd with one minor change. then it
q should be presented to the city meet
Ming entirely unchanged and in the
Msame way it was adopted by the coun-
@cil.
Many Appeal to Mayor.
Mayor Quigley, as mayor of the
Getty, has also to consider the small
Taxpayers who are the ones generally
" Suffering from heavy taxation. Many
Mof these people have come to him in
n his Office in city hall and asked him
Ito do all in his power to have the
@7ate reduced at least q few mills
These people are known to be good
#honest citizens who have no designs
\ or schemes whatever, but who would
@suffeT from a heavy rate of taxation
The mayor feels for them and thus he
decided TO see what could be done in
case the city did not accept the 25
4 mills.
An elderly man, who was in public
life several years 100, was opposed to
any compromise rate for the meeting
tonight. He thought that the rate OF
25 mills would be adopted or else a
lower rate than the spoken % mills
would be passed by the meeting. IT
was also his opinion that a compro-
mise rate would be dangerous in that
it would show that there was a DOS
sibIe lower rate whilc tho finance and
taxation board gave the lowest DOS
sible budget for the benefit of the CITY
Not in Favor OF Adjournment.
The idea OF an adjournment of the
meeting tonight seems not to have
grown any end the general consen-
sus would favor settling the matter
tonight if possible. The meeting i
is thought, will adjourn from the
Grammar school to the armory anC
the entire question will be thrashec
out there without any immediate ad
journment plea being presented.
Only Voters Eligible. ...---
AT the meeting tonight the taxpay
crs Of the city will probably be pres
ent but the voting on the question
will be only in the hands of the lega
voters of the City of New Britain. TIL