New Britain herald., 1923-02-06
School Board. City Hall Commission and Public Amusements Commission Present Estimates of Ex- penses.

of city hall commission, whose budget
 calls for tis.000. s1,op0 of which is
 for the new comfort station main ltenanee. were heard last night al the
 opening session Of the board of finance land taxation,
 Prior to opening the meeting for Consideration Of next years budget.
 the board authorized issuance Of city
 notes to the amount Of sib9.e00 to
 provide funds to make up anticipated
 was also made that bids will be
 opened February s7 at 2 ?. m. on a
 sioo. 100 sewer bond issue.
 school Department Needs
 The various items on the school budget were explained by Aiessra. Traut and Holmes and brought forth little comment from tho finance com missioners. Remarks on the proposal to hiro m additional worker for the attendance bureau indicated sympathy with that movement. Chairman F. r. Hall raised tho question Of the adyis- ability of teaching young boys indus trial work rather than devoting all school hours 10 learning the "funda- mentsls." as he termed it. Mir. Holmes said that under tho present child is given thorough grounding on the "old line" subjects in addition 10 the new work.
 For text books, s11,o0o. which is $2,00n more than asked this year, is sought. MT. Tra'ut told the commit tee that textbooks cost the city an average Of s1.37 for each pupil. When the insurance increase of s7,000 was explained to the board as necessary for the renewal of some policies Committeeman George Le Witt inquired as to what is the in- surance bill per year for the entire system. He was told that it is ap- proximately $4,000 per annum. Chairman Hall inquired as to the costs of recreation and music in the schools, meaning by recreation. socials and dances. Supt. Holmes told the committee the pupils finance all so- cials and dances and that music, in- cluding the instructor, costs the school department s5,ooo approxi- mately.
 Mayor Opposes Public Dances
 Mayor Paonessa expressed disap- proval of public dances in the schools. favoring limiting attendance to pu- pills. He told of attending one func- ton at which there were several out siders who told him they had come for good time and to take the girls home. The mayor asked Mir. Holmes if he approved of the idea and the school superintendent replied that he considered it no worse than taking a young woman home from church | services.
 MT. Traut presented figures show ing that of the total amount asked, 70 per cent is for teachers and SUD- plies and approximately 10 per cent for jarrftors and light. The remain ing II per cent is apportioned in equipment, incidentals, superintend- ent's salary and clerks health and ! miscellaneous items.
 Hall Warns of Ovcrdrafts
 When Chairman Jackson of the [ public amusement commission pre- l! scented his estimates, Chairman Hall | noticed that an overdrawal of s339.18 had been made. He sounded what II was believed to be an annouhcement of policy to be rightly enforced when he warned the chairman against fu ture overdrawals and remarked with emphasis that boards must not ex- ceed their appropriations. Il
 The amusemcnts commission asks $2.450 for superintendcnts of play grounds; sl5o for janitor services; s1,200 for the July Fourth celebra- tion: $500 for band concerts; $150 for q municipal Christmas tree; S200 for baseball games; $1,000 for new equip ment and $500 for supplies. If the is provided, a new playground will be created on Paradise park, MT. Jackson told the committee.
 The chairman presented bills of s666.5o for Armstice Day celebration. The bills have not been paid because of dispute as to who should pay.
 Mir. Jackson was out ofssthe city when the committee was Appointed and upon his return was informed by Chairman George II. Dyson that the city was to take care of the bills. On that assumption he contracted numerous bills which the commission is not now in a position to pay.
 The mayor and others felt the cele- bration was a credit to the city and that the bills should be paid. The statements submitted by bands and others were turned over 10 Chairman Hall.
 S7,O00 to Run Comfort Station.
 In addition to it's regular budget of sS,0O0, which is the same as asked last year, the city hall commission presented for the first fine, a mu- nicipai comfort station budget based upon estimates, us follows: Electric light, $400; Eas. $500; labor, s, 500; supplies. s1.soc. The income will be about si.20o, making it reces- sary for the city to provide s7,0o0.
 Secretary Dunn told the committee that the commission WAS fortunate last year in getting good adjustment on the city hall fire and as a result money was saved.
 II has also been found that strip of N. Y., \. H. and H. R. T.. prop trty has not been taxed and in con- sideration Of abatement of tar, the will no longer charge ss0 a year for passway rights on Washing ton place.
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