New Britain herald., 1925-12-16
NO ACTION TAKEN
 ON TAX COLLECTION
Council Passes Question Along
 to Next Government
ON UNAVOIDABLE REPORT
Dr. Woisad's Bll 10 Be Paid Scichcprcy Post Elects OHiccrs --Plain ilic to Aid In SclcctNn of school Site.

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 school Site.
 In spite Of the fact that tho finance committee, consisting of Mayor John F. Wade, City Clerk Thomas F.. Steele and City Treasurer George $. Beach, together with Tax Collector Francis E, Riley, recommended to the city that there be no change in the present method Of collecting the city taxes once year instead of in Itnsyallments as pctitiouel for, the city council deferred action on the matter so that the incoming city council may act on the matter.
 A motion made by Councilman Kelsey that the report of the com mttce be accepted and that the recommendation be carried out was lost. The situation was the result Of petition presented to the city council last March 10 the effect that the taxes be due and payable in quarterly installmonCs instead Of once year as at present. The pe- ltion at that time was referred to the finance committee and the tax collector for investigation and since then the committee has inVestjEated the method of collecting taxes in various places about the state. In Mcridem where taxes are collected semt-amually, the method is un- satisfactory, according to the tax collector Of that place.
 Councilman Homer H. Judd be- !ieHei that while the tax collectors might oppose the quarterly or semi annual method Of paying taxes, there might be a large number of 1he taxpayers of the city who would favor the method.
 Tlc report made by the committee on the matter is as follows:
 "Eclrrriu~ 10 the petition pre- 5ontod March IS, 1925. relative to Cdp collection Of the various taxes in such a manner that the general city tax, which is the most hurdcns0me oi all. should be divided into quar- t-t !s itt9 ilAlilo bllN " IllNH NbG I'- fcrred hy vote of the city council to tho d0ancr committee and the tax collector your committee has care ! fully and faithfully considered the method proposed at several meet Irgs Eoll and also through various correspondence with different towns has replies on hand which do not I@vor the plan Also a conference with the state tax commissioner was hCI and he did not recommend it.
 "Quarteriy collections would make about four times as much work for the tax collector and would therc- fore incur extra expense with that office. Tho city might lose money hy it US it might fail 10 collect the subsequent ius.al}mcrts. Many per sons in business and owners Of au- t0m0hilrS cannot he located when the later installmuuts arrd ue. An other objection is that the collcc- tion Of the 'otrr inatallmcnls cannot b" enforced from concerns going out Of business between the first due lato which would moan considerable loss. Especially does this apply on taxes listed on automobiles and store property. In such eases there is no.linE left for the city 10 do when persons have discontinued ! uSincss and removed to parts un- known hut t0 ahatc such taxes as un- co}cc,&h,o, which of course are charged up 10 tho deficit account, the total of which each year must he included in the nest budget which means an increase in taxes in order 10 wipe ont such deficits. The same ob'cctions would apply to the scmi-aurual collection of taxes.
 Tn our opinion the plan proposed is detrimental 10 tnc city as it is also dotrimoutal to the taxpayer and We therefore recommend thc collcc- ton of taxes in ono insta,mcm and not change our present method Of co'loctinE
 Respectfully submitted,
 "IOIIN F. WADE.
 "TUOMNS E. STEELE,
 "GEOGGE E. HEACTL
 "FEANCIS E. RILEY.
 "Committoc."
 No Lines On CurtisS Street
 That tho meetings of the city councjl arc tho mnans of mIainE public many matters that have Ii'h- owo been ususp1c.cd hy the gen. crIl public. was demonstrated last Nrning whnn City Enginecr Carlo- ton W. UUcll stated that Curtiss street lacked building lines and he stated further that the cNact Ioca- ttou Of th" street lines had never hocn established.
 This information was developed through a hearing on tho granting ne f5ao4F..r a Trry.-1lyDD fTi1,