The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-22
PILOTS P0WERLESS TO RIGHT CRAFT WHEN STEERING GEAR WAS CRIPPLED
SINN FEN MEETING ADJOURNS
Board Adopts entative I ax
 Of 28.6 Mills

The Board of Apportionment and Taxation fixed the preliminary tax rate at 2S.6 mills, yesterday afternoon, and preliminary appropriations at $6,- 971,S05.95. The budget will be re- examined at the final meeting Tues day. The pruning shears will be used, where it is advisable ito do so.
 William B. Burnham, president of the board. is we'll pleased. he said, with the tentative rate, but Mayor Fred Atwater, who attended the meeting, hoped that it may be lower.
 For the relief of the unemployed, which Is costing $50,0OO a month, a special tax of three to five mills may be necessary.
 The biggest cut will probably be made in the Charities Departm ent A total of s1S4.705 was sliced from the requisition of the charities board, the major portion from salaries. In the general office account, $14.945 was asked for salaries, but this was reduced to s13,340. Salaries at Hill side home were cut from $32,525 to $29,879. The care of outside poor account, also suffered severely. Sev- eral large items being entirely strick- en out. Salaries in the Margaret M. Ford cottage expense. were slash ed from $7.170 to $6.990.
 The City Auditors account escaped practical unscathed. and the City this for supplies. The City Clerk s appropriation as fixed yesterday, will amount to $10,400.
 An appropriation of $33,55o was being cut from the original requisi- tion. This included a salary de- crease of s150 for the tanitor.
 Another whack was taken at sal- ment, when this item was Cut from $42,60O to s39.000. The sum of s1.5oo was also clipped from the supplies reaudsitlon, both of these cuts reducing the total from s45.00o to $40,0O0. The City Engineer sub- mftted a request to the board in which he asked that his requisition be left intact inasmuch as the de- partment will be engaged in alleviat- ing the unemployment situation here this summer.
 In the ambulance and emergency account of the dispensary, salaries suffered cut from S14,725 to $13,- 250. and in the clinic item, salaries were reduced from $32,168 to $2S,- 18O
 The shears were also used very briskly when it came to fire depart ment expenses. The salary item was sliced from s574,217 to s572,657, and the fremen's relief fund was pared down from s1s,43s.06 to 5,s39.06- Other cuts were also made along the line. for a total reduction of S10,410. The Fire department originally asked for S655, ,256.06.
 An insurance account of $5, 300 was from the municipal garage account, leaving 8 total appropriation of s75,000.
 The appropriation of s41,e13, asked for by the Board of Health for the dental clinic was cut to $5,000 for dental hygiene work in parochial schools. Otherwisethe budget was well treated for the most part.
 In the juvenile court account, s1. 800 was stricken off as only one proba- tion officer will be employed in the work of this department The requisi- ton asked for $3,o00 in salaries, to be divided among two probation of- fcers.
 Expenses of road repair work were cut out entirely, but will be included in the contingent fund.