New Britain herald., 1921-03-02

tcrest on our bonds, and on money that WIG will borrow, totalling over s121.OOO and payments for bonds. lh- terest sinking fund payments when have Co be met. amounts to over s'V'- 900.
 Garbage Collections.
 The garbage for instance pcoPie would insist should be collected and we estimated SS.000 to take care or it next year.
 ''Therc arc otbcr items. running from Il fcyy hundred dollars up into thousands for gasoline and oil Tor the firc department and police depart mont, and everybody can see that the fire apparatus must be able to rum a matter of repairs and other thnES that arc real necessities, which can not be cut down. There is m amount of s3.OO0 allowed for tho New Brit- min hospital. which I do not think anybody would like to have cut out, there Ia S3,OoO for the Visiting Nurses association. which is considered os many people n practical necessity
 ''The board Of public works. accord ing 10 their report. expended nearS ssto Ooo tho past year. and in making up tho present budget quite n Tot or pruning was done. for oNnmpie: Sproy wing trees. last year si.s5o was cxrcndcd. this year m allowance ot Ssoo is made: care of dumps last vcar St 500, this year S1.2o0; care ana maintenance of autos, last year S"'- goo. this year S2.o0o: macadam re- pair of streets is S5,o0O less than Inst year: repairs scmi-pcrrnahent pavement sIt,37O last season So'Vo" allowed this year: oil for streets Flz'- TOO. this year 5000: cleaning streets s24 TOO last year. Se2.5O0 thia year; sprinkling and oilinE s2o.0Oo Inst year sIGOoO this year: sewer maintenahcc sig 900 last year, si5 900 this year gen. repairs s23, 3,o00 last year. SlS'"o" this year: permanent pavement rePnir Inst year sG.000, this year S5'ooo' ne" work has been postponed same as last yaar-no allowance made for it. ex- ccpt permanent pavement for Sand Rank hill on account of heavy ex- pepac each year for repairs. it will he n grent saving to the city to per mancntly pave that section or the street: other minor items were cut down. while there was s2io.ooo used Inst year. this year $1SG.o0O Is nl- lowed for the same purposes |. shows that the board of finance and ,axntion were earnest tn their desire to keep down expenses and 1t has been the same way with any depart ment in the miscellaneous Items or ] the fire or police departments. to small extent in the charity and heaHh dcpartmcnts the incidental expenses were s34.500 last year s16,26o mas been allowed this year.
 Items Of Question.
 '"Thcrc arc only two or throc items i'm the whole budget that there has , been any question about, and that is on tho amount allowed for care or | marks. the New Britain Institute and | the nrice allowed for the chief or tho Are department. These matters arc n matter of Judgment and the board of finance and taxation believe | that it is for tho best interests ot | the city to stand by tho estimates that they have submitted"
 To show more clearly as 10 what the tax called for mcans-I would state. that of the s2.165.325 required fin the opinion of the board or finance and taxation. for carrying on the city affairs for the next fiscal year m amount in round figures of s1S3.- 900 is estimated as m income which deducted from the total amount leaves .SI gS232b. to be raised by tax ntIon; last year S1.477. 1893 was called for by the tax levy. This would leave inc mount to be raised this year hy taxntion. in round figures s5O5.oO' more than last year.
 Disposition of Money.
 | Tho si,es2.325 to he raised on q ltax rate of .I7 mills would mean s2I.7O on each thousand dollars oi
 property on the grand list. the s2l.Ie
 would be divided up proportionately
 practically as follows: $7.33 to carry on the schools the present year; $l.3; for the fire department; CSC fo'
 Charity department; 32c for healtf
 departmcnt: zoe for incidentals which means for election expenses for birth and death certificates. cit!
 ndvcrtising. and many other odds anc
 ends: b7c on the regular salary list
 .s9 for tho police department: s2.O:
 for the board of public works; $1.z' for interest and discount on loans ant
 bond interest: $2.15 for special ap ! propriations. such as New Britain Institute. General hospital Grant
 Army nurses, fire and policemen
 pension funds. for the city buildin, l commission, in order to square thci \ accounts for tho year: parks. play | grounds band concerts. firework the Fouth Of July. playground para
 rhcrnalia, state tax, county tax | military tax. Visiting Nurse as