The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-28
OYSTERMEN DESIRE
 RELIEF FROM TAXES
Governor Says Growers Should Present Specific
 Cases.

Hartford. Sept 28.-Connecticuts oyster industry was brought to the attention of the state board of con- trol yeserday when the shell-fisheries com mission asked for an interpreta- tion of the boards attitude on re- leasing oyster growers from paying back. taxes on oyster beds. Clerk Marshall of the commission appeared before the board. and he was told that the commission had no au- thority to use as precedent a for mer ruling of the state board of control.
 It developed that some oyster growers desired to obtain relief from taxes, presumably because the in dustry was not paying one. some years ago the board of control had granted relief from back taxes to one Captain Thatcher. The commis- sion was anxious to ascertain whether the case of Captain Thatcher applied to other oyster growers.
 Board Won't Act.
 We are now going to adJud4cate that until we have Heard the case" said Governor Lake, while Tax Com- missioner Blodgett explained that Captain Thatcher came before the board and explained his proposition
 Oyster growers should come be- fore the board and present specific claims said Governor Lake. ''The commission has no authority to use the Thatcher case as a precedent"
 Attorney-General Healy pointed out that several years ago Captain Thatcher appeared before the board and--explained that he planned to spend s10,000 in effort to plant St. James river oysters in Long Is land Sound and that if the venture was a success he would not ask for relief from the payment of back sired relief from such taxes: By special authorization of the board he was permitted. to proceed on thai proposition. Subsequently it de- al hot hn TNln m feasible.
 According to Clerk Marshall, the Conn ecticut Oyster Farm people were interested in back tax pay board advanced yesterday it was ap- parent that the company would have to lay a specific proposition before the6board of control in an effort to obtain relief.
 To Handle Jitney Routine
 The board approved the employ 1nent of Alanson Stewart by the pub lie utilities commission to have charge of the jitney license depart Inent. Mr. Stewart is to have a salary of 2.5oO. He was formerly employed monasett Beach, the state owned pleasure resort on the sound The salary request was for $2,000, but on the@ recommendation of Chairman z Wadhams of the state board of if nance it was cut to S2,500-
 Tax Law Pamphlets
 Tax Commissioners Blodgett and Carlos Ho1coTnb in carge of the in heritance tax division of the depart ment appeared before the board and obtained authority to publish pam phlets pertaining to the work of the department. The pamphlet concern ingsfhe annual collection and assess me1t of taxes in the state is publish ed every year. MT. Holcombs request was for a new pamphlet relating to theTinheritance tax laws, of the state for general distribution. The board authorized the printing of 5000 pamphlets.
 Approve Salary
 -- The board approved the salary o1 s$1 200 a year for the secretary of the Estate athletic commission, after Sec retary Castle of Waterbury explained that the salary was to come from the from the 5 per cent levy on the gross receipts of boxing exhibitions. The secretarys expenses are also to be paid from this revenue obtained by the commission. The secretary said that under the statute he must pay an assistant from his own salary. He said that there would be bills against the comptroller unless the commission had a fund.
 Boiler Inspector
 'Fhe board approved the employ ment of John r. ONeil by Labor Com sioIier Hyde as a boiler Inspector a; S10o a month. MT. O'Neil is al pres ent executive messenger in the gov crnor's office. The retention of Geo | H. Bradford in the motor vehicle de partment was approved as MT. Brad ford is to have charge of the collec- ton of the gasoline tax. The board also approved the purchase by the Bissell commission of the property al Nos. 20 Washington street and 161 Capitol avenue to be used as additions to the State Capitol