The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-27
CITY AuDITOR'S
 ANNUAL REP0R '

with the matter as you Ind 3es ca Gne date of your final meeting.
 I can see no necessity for any large increase of the police force now. Crime and arrests have been materi- ally lessened. attributable by the court officials to the coming into effect of liquor prohibition.
 No doubt, when the law becomes thoroughly effective and operative. its beneficial results will become more apparent than they now seem and the court records of crimes and arrests will show far greater d3ninu9on than ] now. The time is close at hand, if not al- ready here, when we can confidently 1 look for a lessentng Of expenditures in City Court, Police, Jail, County | Home and Board of Charities Depart | ments, in fact, in every department 1 dealing with the detection. arrest and l punishment of crime. and the care of the poor and unfortunate. Fire Department. My basis of salaries recommended l in the Fire Department is also that of the existing ordinance as Council i action increasing salaries therein can not be anticipated by me. The Work the City Is Doing.
 Bridgeport is certainly doing as l n1aCn, nOG 1uOTGS 4OE US QSSPAS SAId&1 any other city at least in Connecticut is doing, in various ways. Our Health Department, for tn- stance, is the most elaborate and ef- l fective in the state. The Health and ! Charities Building, the Isolation Hos i pital and new Charities Buildings at ! City Farm are not excelled anywhere. ] The care of school children. their examination and more particularly i the dental clinic, are not equalled elsewhere, in my Judgment.
 All of this costs money, but 1t prob
 ably pays in the end, in the conser-
 vation of the lives and health of the
 community, and especially of the children.
 The questions can fairly be asked. however: Are we doing more for our
 citizens than a city ought to do?
 Would it not be better to educate our people to do for themselves many of
 the things the city is now doing for
 them? There are many of our citizens who would answer these questions affirm
 ative1y. Tax Rate. estimate the city's Grand List at
 s23s,00O, 900 in the First District. and
 $2se,50o 900 in the Second District.
 find 1t necessary to recommend g.
 tax rate of 14 2-1o mills in the, First
 District and 12 6-10 mills, in the Sec 1 ond District making 8 total tax of
 26 S-1o mills on all property situated within the limits of the Second Dis | triot. Respectfully submitted,
 BERNARD HEATING, City Auditor. x January 18th, 1920. [ Following are the appropriations = recommended by me in First District: :: I Advertising, ...-... F Printing and
 Stationery, $6,0o0.Oo i Ambulance 8 and Elmer = gency, 23,45O.oo : Apportion- t ment. Board
 of 300.00 Barnum Prize 5000
 Bonds, Aims , house 100000 A Bonds, Better ot ment 100000 V Bonds, I'm provement No. I. 100000
 Bonds, New
 High School s,ooo.oo e Bonds, New High = School Equip ment 100000
 Bonds, Public Clinic 5,o0o.oo N Bonds, Re
 Issue s.oOooO o Bonds, Schools, Is ..series A" 100000
 Bonds, Schools d Series B." 100000 e Building Com '' missioners 14,e0o.o0
 Charter and Ordinance Re n vision s,ooo.OO l. City Attorney 6,00O.o0 n City Dispens- d ary 50,112o0 Is City Engineer 100000 " City Hall 13,0S5.40 It Claims Commit is tee 100000 'e Claims Commit G. mittee, Pen I sions 1,5oo.oO ar Collectors I'd Office 1s,os420 to Common Road ae Repairs 100000 T. Contract and k Supply, Board to of s,9OO.00 nt County Tax 85,0O0.O0 he Culverts, Re Id pairing 500.00 al Dog Tax 500.00 to Dog Warden 3,000.00 ge l Election Elk D. penses, Pri- vo maries 790.0O
 Election Elk
 penses, Mis- e6 cedlaneous 2,500.00 o+ Election Ex- 7s penses, Reg to istrars of A, Voters S,257.60 l.. Election Elk
 penses, Select ,u men 46500 Election Ex- - l penses, Vot- - ing Machine 2,500.00
 Garbage Dis
 posaI s5,00o.o0 N Health 211, ,24S.00 0N Health, Ash
 Collection 45.000. 00s