New Britain herald., 1924-02-05
Levy Would Amount to 26.9
 Mills, Chairman Hall Says
 at First Hearing on Ap-
 propriations.

A tax rate of 26.9 mills would be
 necessary to raise the money that
 has been asked by the city depart
 ments in the budgets submitted by them to the city board of finance and taxation, according to the figures given last night by. Edward r. Hall, chairman of the board of finance and taxation at the opening of the hear ings on the budgets. Mir. Hall esti- mated that the total amount asked by the departments is s2,724,51775. and the total income of the city, ex- elusive of taxation. is s2O5.15O, leav- ing 8 total of s2,519,367.75 to be raised by taxation for the expenses of the city during the next fiscal year. This would mean an increase of 3.4 mills in the tax rate over last year.
 At last nights meeting of the board, the budgets of the school de- pertinent. public amusement com mission. municipal home service bu- reau, and the school accommodations committee of the school board re- ceiyed hearings.
 Chairman Harry c. Jackson of the public amusements commission told the board that the reason they were asking $6,o00, an increase of $1,000 over last year, was because of the fact that new equipment must be bought for the playgrounds if they are to continue in existence.
 Speaking in behalf of the munich pal home service bureau. which was created for the benefit of the ex- servicemen in filing claims with the government and getting them tenn porary help until such claims are ad- justed. Mir. Jackson told the board that he thought that the bureau was nceded for another year anyway, as the work done by tho office has not fallen off during the last few months. but has actually increased. He esti- mated that during the past nine months there has been about l.200 calls on tho bureau by ex-servicemen for assistance.
 The appropriation asked this year for thc bureau is s2.000. the same as last year. which MT. Jackson said Was just enough to pay for the clerk and investigator employed by the office and leave Fl few hundred dol lars for incidentals.
 Mayor paonesss told tho board that he thought that the work done by tho bureau should be continued, hut he thought that it could be trans fcrrcd 10 ono of the city departments, resulting in saving of practically the whole s2.o00 for the city. George Levitt said that as far as he could see the office was duplication Of work and that fl served merely as n way of directing the mon to Mir. Jackson at the rooms of tho Amer ican Legion. George F. Spear spoke very highly of tho work that has boon done by the organization, but stated that he was unable 10 say whether or not the work could bc done by some other city department Chairman Hall expressed himself in favor of retaining the bureau saying that il was great convenience 10 the eN- scryicemon and was means of aid- | ing them greatly.
 $500 for Memorial Day.
 X special appropriation of $500 | that has been asked by tho World | War Retterment council of New l Britain for Memorial day exercises | was explained by Mir Jackson.
 chairman Hall asked him if that [ amount would be necessary annually. aud Mir. Jackson answered that if would he at least that. as it will in- c-ease instead Of decreasing. Mir. Hall said that he felt tho amount was too great.
 school Department Budget.
 George W. Traiit. chairman of the finance committee of the school board. and Stanley ". Holmes, super of schools. explained the iinms in their budget that call for an Increase in Inc appropriation this year for schools of s5s.sIo over last year. An appropriation Of se2t.3t0 is asked.
 Superintendent Holmes told inc board that si5,20O more was needed for teachers salaries than was ap- propriated last year. s622.000 being required. He explained this by say Ing that at the present time h has Dccn necessary to add two new teach PTS to the staff al the Junior high , school and ono at the Senior high | school. More teachers will be re- , luired in the fall. he said. , An additional ss.5oo must be paid