New Britain herald., 1923-02-16

sitaHhs TAX OF ~ frt0 mills, 81
which SOLO mills Is to be collect
ed in the first tazing district and
sirte In the second taxing district,
Was approved last night by the board
of finance and taxation. after such a
recommendation had been submitted
70 the full hoard by pruning cons
mittee,. Already there has been a
tax Of SIZE mills laid which is eal-
leeiible next year, This will make
the tax 20 s.i0 mills il the finance
boards recommendation Is adopted,
Appropriations Allowed.
The reeapitulation Is as follows;
Schools. ssst.b0a; street depart.
msnt. tis3.4oe: street lighting.
$4,000; street sprinkiing. $4,000;
state highway account. $4,000. sewer
maintenance. $4,000: permanent
pavement fund. $4,000; police de-
partment. si55.05s; fire department.
sfss.6b4.25: charity department..
$4,000; health department. sis.2op;
special appropriations. s2ti. $50; in
terest and discounts. si6i.332.b0;
payments on principal. s3is.9oo: In
cidentals. si7.65o; salaries. sG4.fso.
Total. s2.3s7.i22.6b.
The amount which II is proposed
10 collect In the first taxing district
IL sz.0bD.642.7b. and In the second
taxing district. s304.lso.
City Treasurer Curtis Sheldon. re-
porting for the pruning committee"
presented recommendation for n
budget calling for appropriations OF
s2.3G7.I22.65.
Two Platoon System.
The chairman explained that II is
proposed to have two platoon sys-
tenn In the fire department, the costs
OF which will be lowered appre-
ciably by proposal to cut the sal
airy of each fireman by so cents a
day.
II Is also proposed to grant the
request of the board of charities for
a new fireproof addition at the town
farm to serve the purposes of n fe-
male ward. The present female ward
has been found to be a fire trap.
Chairman Hall explained that the
pruning committee" went into the
matter thoroughly and decided to
recommend that of the $4,000 neces-
sary for this work, $4,000 be paid
out of direct taxation next year. The
remaining $4,000 it is proposed to
pay OF $4,000 each of six success
sive years. The citys notes will be
issued in those denominations.
Under the. head of estimated in
come, Treasurer Sheldon reported
that all items had been allowed to
stand as in the original budget ex-
cepting personal taxes which are in
creased from $4,000 to $4,000; po-
lice department (theaters) increased
from $4,000 to $4,000. New items
included were: Balance on hand
March 81, 1928, $4,000; tax laid
February 2, s167,5S0.
Cuts in school Department.
On the school department esti-
mates, the following cuts vert sug-
gested: Teaching day schools, $685.
500 to s606.So0; tuition from state
board, s62,500 to $4,000; open air
school supplies, $4,000 to s2,5Oo; at
tendance bureau, $500 to $500;
printing, $4,000 to $4,000; supplies
and stationery. $4,000 to $4,000;
furniture. ETC., $4,000 to $4,000; re-
pairs, $4,000 to $4,000; fuel s45,-
600 to $4,000: miscellaneous, $4,000
to $4,000.
All special appropriations sought
were recommended allowed.
Committeeman George p. Spear, |
discussing the attendance bureau cut.
felt the allowance asked for a car
should be granted though he would |
not urge strongly allowing an extra |
assistant.
Chairman Hall explained that the
appropriation was liberal enough to |
provide for transportation.
The total allowed in the budget of
the school budget was sS69,600.
Street Department Cuts. ,
In the street department cuts were
suggested: Cleaning catch basins,
$500 to $500; street cleaning,
$4,000 to $4,000; general street re-
pair, $4,000 to $4,000; macadam,
$4,000 to $4,000; office expenses,
$1,100 to $1,000; oiling streets, $12,-
600 to $1,000; ratings 500 to
$500; snow and ice, $4,000 to $4,000;
street line monuments, $1,000 to
$500; street signs, 5000 to $500; new
tolls, $4,000 to $500; the sum of
$1,000 for a retaining Wall on STAN
ley street was cut: an item of $4,000
for grading Corbin avenue was cut
out; the sum of $500 was allowed
for new macadam; for new bridges,
$4,000 of $500 asked was allowed;
an item of $4,000 for a new tool
house was cut out: for street light
ing, $4,000 was allowed while SAL u
900 was asked. The pavement items
allowed were: South Main street,
$12,000;s Broad street, $4,000.
In the police department the SUI
pernumerary payroll was cut from
s30,S40 to $1,000. this being made
possible because of the fact that 10
new patrolmen are allowed. The
committee had made no provision for
the two days month that the coun-
ell now proposes to allow the police
as days off in addition to sick leave
and vacations. This would make
necessary an additional s6,720 appro-
priation. For this purpose Chair
man Hall suggested that $4,000 be
cut from the school fuel fund. The
roll was finally fixed
at s14,79o to provide for these of
days
Other cuts suggested we're: Incl
dentals, 1880 to $1,000: emergency
fund. $3.50 to $500: traffic equip
ment, $500 to $500; new patrolmer
u0), s27,450 to $4,000; new patrol.
The amount to the de-
partment, s155.04S.
In the fire department. s144,136.25
was allowed in the payroll. allowing