New Britain herald., 1922-03-03
M'MAHON PROPOSES
 TAX RATE OF .0l8
Amendment to Budget Refused by
 City Clerk Thompson

The proposed amendment 10 the city budget by which II is planned to reduce the tax rate from el 10 IS mills. offered last night by r. s, Me Mahon. has been refused by City Clerk A l.. Thompson. ii being his contention that the law regarding sig natures has not been lived up 10,
 McNIahon Is Pcrturbcd,
 The city clerks decision to refuse to accept the budget brought forth a statement of condemnation from MT McMahon. He announced his inten- ton of fighting the decision, and if 1t is finally refused at the City Meeting Board session. of using that fact as arguments in the coming campaign
 Col. Thompson has the backing Of the corporation counsel in his acton Judge Kirkham rules that the city clerk has the privilege of refusing an amendment if, in his opinion. the law has not been observed
 Facts In Case.
 The facts in the matter are these Mir. McMahon told the mayor yester- day that he had an amendment near ly ready to offer. The mayor sug- rested that he call at city hall and together they could put it into legal form Instead. McMahon went to the corporation counsel. An amendment was drawn from data contained on sepa rate sheet of paper and when completed, MT. McMahon attached the signatures which he had previously secured. None of the signers, With the exception of McMahon, sa" the | completed amendment 1t is polnted out Informed of this fact, Col Thompson refused 10 accept and have printed the proposed amendment
 sweeping Reductions Drastic cuts are contempiaten III the amendment as prepared by MT McMahon. Most important are the cancellation of the entire $Sn'ooo item for the Institute. and the sl4,- 900 item for supernumerary police No provision is made for the ROCKY Hill sanitarium. The personal tax collectors office is also done away with.
 The disputed petition is as follows: T hereby petition the city meeuns board to make the following changes or alterations in the estimates suo- mitted by the common council 10 me city meeting board in the mater ol estimates of incomes. expenditures appropriations and taxes lald TOT tne city's fiscal year April l. l922' to March 31. 1923. inclusive.
 School Items Cut,
 "Consolidated School District De- duct from teaching day schools, sz"'- 500; from clerks, s2.ooo; from sup plies and stationery, s5,ooo; rom fuel, $5.ooo; from miscellaneous sS'- o0o; total, s43,5o0.
 Board of Public Works; Deduct from street department in the nrs' taxing district sS5,o0o, and from per manent pavement in the second tax ing district, $33.oo0, or apportlon sald reductions between the two ta1lns districts; total, s6S.ooo,
 No Supernumeraries.
 Police Department: Deduct rom supernumerary payroll. sl4,ooo; rom incidentals. $500: from emergency $500; total, s15,ooo.
 Fire Department Deduct from al terations to No fire station. s3,ooo; from incidentals. s4oo: from auto re- pairs, $500; total, $S,9oo,
 Board of Public Charities: Deduct from miscellaneous item, $1.ooo.
 Health Department: Deduct from maintenance of two cars, $500.
 Special Appropriations: Cancel item New Britain Institute sSo,ooo: cancel Public Amusement commits sion.' s5,00o; deduct from park com missioners, $15,ooo: cancel City hos oital,' s7,50o: total, $72,50o.
 Personal Tax Office.
 "Incidentals: Deduct from cleo tions. s2,oOo; cancel personal tax collector, sS.3oo; deduct from char ter and ordinances $1,ooo; deduct from sundry accounts first district, s1.5Oo and second district, s1,5oo; total, s9,3oo.
 Payment on Principal: Deduct from item city notes issued for deh- cit fiscal year 1921-1922, the sum sso, 900, making a total of s304,ooo in deductions.
 Decrease estimate of income from tax in first and second taxing dis tricts to such an amount as to bal ance budget as herein amended or may be amended. Amend the tax to