The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-22
Frank Miller Estate Valued Al Ouer Tuo Million
Women Fight
 Special ax
 Of Six Mills

Subcommittee of the Board of Apportionment are Investigating to- day the requests of the Police. Health and Education departments for addt- tional appropriations from the pro- ceeds of the proposed special six mill tax. Applications reached the board yesterday from the Board or Education for s96,04s. Health De- partment for S42,00O, Police Depart ment for $17,500. and Charities De. partment for $280,O0O. Because of the inability of the sUb- to inveStig gale the various requests III the short time before the meeting, the board could not levy the special tax yesterday and adjourned until to- morrow afternoon.
 In spite of the opposition of Mrs. Ella G. Fleck and Miss Mary A. Sulll- van which developed yesterday, the special tax will be levied at tomor- rows session. Both women were Of the opinion that it would prove less of a burden to the small taxpayers if the tax were levied in two install ments, but the majority of the mem bers were unanimous in the beileI that the purpose of the tax would be best accomplished by levying the full amount at this time.
 There is nothing else left for us to do." President William D. Seeley said today. ''The tax is absolutely necessary, and we might well levy it all at once instead of three mills now and three mills next year."
 Mayor Atwater, through City Audi tor Heating, rec amended that the special tax. of six mills bye laid, as forecast in yesterdays Times In sea- ting forth his reasons in asking for the tax, Mayor Atwater said:
 The new administration should not be held responsible for the oversights of the old administration. Payment of the bills and debts of the city are imperative and must be paid if we sare to start next year with clean sslaie. Although the payment of the special tax at this time might prove som newhat of a hardship to some of the smaller property owners they and by paying tlle- tax now will be paving the way for a smaller tax next year.
 Miss Sullivan opposed the tax on the grounds that it iS not fair to force another assessment on the people, and that the city should collect some of it's back taxes if 1t wants to meet its bills She was joined in her argu- mcnt by Mrs. F'leck who favored the wo-installment-tax.
 Auditor Heating for Mayor Atwater recommended that by means of the proceeds of the tax the city provide for the $5O0,OO0 short term deficiency notes, the $230,00O Grand street trtid ges notes, $115,974 for teacher 8 bonus, $2S0,000 fo rthe Charities de- partment, $2o, 1000 for the garbage dis DosaI account of the Health depart rnent and $eT,67s for the Board of Education for additional teachers salaries and transfer reimburse mentS.
 Originally, requests had been made by the Board of Education for $1 15,- 906 for teachers salaries, 5000 for fuel supply, and $54, 642 for transfer partment asked for $42,0OO for a de- ficit in the garbage disposal account. but Auditor Keating recommended ed only s2o0oo Auditor Kea.ting also failed to recommend the $17,500 ask >,d by the Police Department, and eli- minated entirely the Board of Educa- tfon request for S2S,500 for fuel sup 1,lx