New Britain herald., 1921-03-02


 Schools. s737.95o.
 Charity. S67.S52.
 Interests and discounts. sl21 .162.50.
 Payments on principals. $44S.977.
 Salaries. which arc fixed by ordi- nance. s57.4T0.
 State. county and military tax, hXed by tho state. Sl10.o0o. Widows pension fund. another mat ter required by state law. $5.o0o.
 Police and fircmen's pension. fixed charge. S2.S50.
 Appropriation for lighting. which is required by a contract to run two or three years longer. $34.0Oo.
 Salaries of board of health. and those by the board of public works. s2s.s50.
 rolls. s235.017.
 Payment of the street improvement fund to cover Court street where the city has obligated itself to build the street which is partly completed. property owners have partially paid in the money for the benefits received which makes an obligation the city has to meet. s3 200.
 City building. II is necessary to cover expenses in addition to the rental that is received from tenants of the build ing. 5000.
 Collection Of garbage. which tho city at the present time has a con tract for part Of next year. and if not collected the state health de partmcnt would force us to collect, ss 900.
 Street sprinklinE. The city Is obliged by ordinance. and in a way obligated to property owners by its acting on applications for streets to be sprinkIed. s16.0O0.
 Election expenses. s2.50o. Birth and death certificates. $65o. Personal tex collectors salary and expenses. all covered by state law, $3.00O.
 Sewer maintenance that is. keep i ing the sewer beds in decent shape. ! which is required by the state board ! of health si5000.
 We are also required to keep the { roads in shape. to prevent accidents. ! keeping bridges built. the board of public works is required by state 1 law to do so, also the city would be | liable for damaEes. If accidents hap pen on account Of bridges or roads being in need of repairs. as hap ] pcncd lately by an award against the city of Derby where there was | arc subway rentals. which are re- quired by law. and we have estimated | for the board of public works to cover the above. ss230o These az gregate a sum of $t.9ss.77s.50 that l believe arc obligations which the | city Is obliged to meet. In addi- | tion there are other matters which | while not required by law, by com l mon consent will he necessary-such | as: Cleaning the streets s22, 500. | Appropriation for state highway | s5.0OO. Visiting nurses s3.00o. Gen cral hospital s3.000. c. A. R. s75o | The amusement commission for keeping up play grounds. re-placinG part of tho paraphernalia. band con certs and fireworks the fourth oi July s5.000.
 ! Permanent pavement on South | Main street. which is really neces- sary, as the street is in bad condi' ton. and the city w'0ld he liable if an accident should happen there and also it costs the city 10-15Gc oi this amount each year for repairs therefore 1t should pay the city tc | borrow the money at or 6fo ano repair the street. s2o,000. Tncidentals which covers advertis ing. printing. reprin-ing of charters and ordinances. which are all beins revised. us they are in n mixed III l condition at the present time. The amount used last year for the in cidcntaI department was more thar twice as much as asked for thii
 There is m amount estimated fol
 the care and maintenance of parks
 last year the parks could not be prop
 crly attended to. to keep them 1T
 shape on the money allowed. sa,
 nothing of Improvements and l have
 put in this column 100000 which
 consider actually necessary for tha
 purpose.
 | There is also amount of SEQ, | 100000 for emergency purposes oi | matters that come up unexpectedly
 or are not thought Of, and to hell
 out some depa rtments who might no 1 be able to pull quite through.
 An amount of s25.000.O0 is put il
 here for the Institute: the amount O
 s23,OOO was not enough to carry then
 through last year and this is neces
 cary as keeping up the schools. Tn
 amount available this year from tn
 Erwin Fund will be less than las
 year. on account of using some of i
 towards the purchase of the nev
 property!