The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-18
TAX CLUB IS
 NEW IDEA OF STAMFORD BANK

Inaugurating a tax club. the first in this locality to try this idea, the stratford Trust company will endeav- or to aid the taxpayers of Stratford to have money on hand every August and February. The plan will be car ried on similar to the Christmas club according to the taxes a person is re- quired to make. It is planned to start the club immediately in order that payments may be ready August | when a Is mill tax will be due on the new property valuations
 Other business of importance cov- cred meeting of the directors yes terday was the provision of con- siderable fund that will enable the Stratford Trust company to aid local home building projects in the imned, in memory of the late Dr. ". B. Cogs- well, who was a director of the insti- tuition His vacancy was not filled.
 Officers chosen yesterday for the ensuing wear were: Elliott W. Peck, president; Burton c. Warner vice president, and Walter E. Goddard
 Directors chosen yesterday were: William A. Arnold, F. Starr Beards- ley. Clarence F. Bilton. Jervis F. CaIkins. Joseph H. Deckand, Waiter D, Goddard, Daniel w. Hubbel, John Hotz, Harold c. Lowell. H. LeR1y Lewis. Ivan l.. Morehouse, Richard II. Mnrnhy. Elliott w Peck, Robert D. Sammis. Everitt B. sniffen. Louis I. Snvder Burton c. Warner, Louis D. Weidlich and John c. Wilcoxson'
 William Arnold and F. Starr r,eardsley were added to the execu- i've committed .Lo March i reduction of trolley fares. For Stratfordites it will mean that by purchasing tokens ride can os had for Is per cent cneape,' ,ra.t n 6eal farther than is possible now with the no transfer rule during the lr'al of the alleged five cent fare.
 ,ror;.s,+ a4 the Stratford theatre Ge7yha Shiek'' will be shown. A comedy and a trayelogue will complete the program.
 rhs skating is still o. K. unless the rain spells it.
 The only question that arose at the Monday night meeting of the E1gntn District Civic asociation. held in the Eli Whitney school, Huntington road was on the matter or valuatlolis in the East Main street section, It S said that the figures arrived at were satisfactorily exlained to those "ho brought up the subject
 The s6th anniversary of the farm ing of the Cupheag club will DC celebrated January 21. The showing of fine Dempsey-Carpentier fight | films will be part of tke program.
 Yesterday in Common Pleas court before Judge John R. Both dlspute regarding a building contract % heard. Stratford people were m voIved The plaintiff was Frederlek IT RecL1yith and the defendant John J[unes The former was represented bv shannon & Wilder, and the latter by Judge Thomas c. Coughhn or Stratford.
 The report for the town treasurer for the year ending Sept. l, laSt' | showed some interesting figures. On | hand Sept. 1, 1920, was 12,4S2-oz' Receipts showed the following: From state and town charity sources $1.27O.O6i from the town court s1,9O9S7; rents. s1,1S7.o0. Notes discounted with the Stratford Trust company were sST0,000. Other items listed as miscellaneous totaIled S19,- 156.21. The largest items In this list included S9.045 received from the state fer schools. and SS,oO0 drawn from the sinking fund.
 Interest liens and taxes from lists II a far back as 1907 brought in total | Q, sSST5O5.9S. This included col | lection of taxes to date, as covered | in the report. Another small item listed as interest on tax collectors f checking account amounted to S6S.1l The state of Connecticut Estate Pen alty tax brought s1,S11.7S, and the State of Connecticut tax on bank stock. etc. brought s1,s4S.s2. The total balance on hand as shown in the report was s749,sS6.ss. Dis h,rSepoapts will he covered later.