Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-10-14
TAXING
PROPERTY TWICE
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t9ea aa thI Aa H IL COM
fa property
farm fo h s.ly r.
s. e. ~ k1s shs. es4ilg 81 Is resi-
dent II the city. He claims the city
has 70 right 70 tax personal property
owned Is hlm outside the city limits.
The citys position, Tuesday night,
was that a mans personal property
is taxable BY the place IN which he ie-
aalig resides. irrespective II where
the personal property Is located.
ct ism, the matter of S1l or $i2
tax that kick against IN the matter,
stated Mr. Roger 1T is the fact
that | am taxed TWICE for the same
property and by paying ii. | would be
establishing a precedent. And / am
looking 20 the future also. If 1 chose
to add to my personal property at the
farm. as | am very much inclined to
DO, would | have to pay both town
and city tax on such property J
think It lis wrong te ask me to, and
what's more I don't propose % pay Il
unless have to-
Mayor Marcy presided over the
council meeting and all the members
were present except Messrs. Byrne,
Dugas and Beausoleil Included IN
the business transacted was the grant
ing Of building permits to George
Rawley for business block; to J. +.
Rich and to Mrs. Josephine Gay for
additions TO houses owned b. them.
The petition from George W. Viii
iiams for permission to install easo-
line pump at his place was referred to
the highway committee with instrue-
tions to investigate and act. The
monthly report Of Captain Of Police
Bulger was read and accepted and or
dered fled
4 list Of tax Attachments. asked by
City Tax Collector Archibald Mac
donald. Jr.. was read and approve l.
New Fire Alarm Boxes
The council approved the recon-
mendatian Of the committee on FIRE
department, for the installation Of
fire alarm signal boxes at the corner
Of King and GIpye ztreetsi at The Day
Kimball Hospital; on Woodstock ave
nue.. close by the home Of 6. vii
Hams: and ut the corner Of Fremont
and Center streets Approval was
also given the placing Of "a three-way
ire hydrant ut the hospital. with pump
connection.
The committee On street lighting
was authorized to supervise the plac-
ing of two new street lights. one on
Bridge street near tho home of DR..
Russell. and one on Water street, close
by Bridge street. The committee Wss
also instructed to cause a change IL
the location Of one street light on
Grove street at the Methodist church.
70 the corner Of Grove and Bradley
streets The change viii give Brad
ley street the benefit Of the light, and
will not deprive Grove street Of its
advantages.
Complaint was LODGED over the con
ditIdH IF the sidewalk alongside the
Methodist church on Bradley street.
4 tkf HAthANl WIS AtAHt HtHA ~ Atts tAta-Ah
way committee for adjustment
The council heard the monthly re
p1ri of the milk Inspector. and on rec
onmendation of Mayor Marcy it was
referred to the health officer and milk
inspector for careful study. and if
necessary action. Mayor Marcy de
elarea that some Of the samples the
milk Inspector had obtained and ana
lyzed. were not up TO the required
standard. This being thu case, he
sand. the matter ought to be investi-
: gated and the condition eradicatei
II prosecutions were necessary to get
he results. he intimated. the city
ought to lose no time in getting legal
machinery into gear.
The council also acted on the ques-
ton Of buying new silent cop for
The square. and also what it could do
to help make Armistice Day more sue
cessful Both matters are enlarged
upon elsewhere in this issue