New Britain herald., 1926-02-24
NEW TAX PLAN MAY
 COST S2',OOO EXTRA
Collector Riley Says City Must
 Bear New Burden
BUILDING CODE MEETING
Radio Sets Wanted For Nurses Homc-Spcclnlists To Speak On Tuberculosis --- Realtors Favor Permanent Pavement Program.

Permanent Pavement Program.
 Tho two-payment plan of city taxes hy taxpayers has brought Iab0ut considerable discussion and 1t will be interesting to learn Just what action in the matter will be taken ! by the mayor and city council at their meeting on March 2nd.
 At the present time in the city of Bristol there arc approximately |7o0o property taxpayers, among which number is included those who simply own automobiles and whose ,anuual tax ranges anywhere from live 10 fifteen dollars, These per sons would undoubtedly be handled .thc same as tlc persons paying ItaNcs on real estate holdings,
 IL has hocn the system in the past for all general city and second tax ing district taxes to be collected in Juno and the first taxing district tax in October Bristol, however, now has another taxing district, name ly the third which came into eX' istencc q few months ago and fl was apparently the intention tt make the taxes from this distric .rayable at the saml time as tht first taxing district.
 In conversation with Tax Collect or Frank B. Riley this morning a Herald representative was in 5 formed that the probable addition 7 al cost to the city, if the two-pay .mont plan>was put into effect, Wou % ne about $2,000. This would in 3 cudn inc services of an additioni ! clerk, an index system to replac . the present arrangement and th : additional mailing expense. M n Utlay also minated that consider .aba difficulty would be experience $ in closing the books for the tisci
 vcar. which ends November Soth,
 all of the taxpayers took advantag u Of the two payments. ' In tnc past it has hccn possib n to mako separate payments on ', tax bin even before it was due an q in thc event man was unable Il take care of the entire amount C itho due date. interest was charge on the balance.
 l'ndor the new plan of two pa' < mrrtq it is the understanding tn " no interest would he demanded " rpouired on the second paymer -' which would probably be made - October or November.
 U Building Code Meeting . Meetings of the building CO |" committee of the Chamber of Cor 70 mcrco will be resumed Thursd; ." ovpnmg in the city court room :" consider final matters in conntcti' II with the copy of the proposed COG Notices for the meeting were sc -' out by Chairman Townsend
 Trradway and it is hoped 10 have II fuu attendance.
 'If This committee has been at wo sI' on the drafting of a building co H. for Bristol for several months.
 has been very difficult task 2" there have been so many phases n, consider. The committee has h in mind that it desired q code tt h' would bn strict enough to prot 36 the city in such matters as heal
 safety and fire prevention, yet a must not be too drastic so that ai' would hold up building constr
 ton. Then again, there have b' son all types Of construction work hlS consider, such as work affect
 various angles of construct the business. embracing work provit mt by carpenters, masons, rlumb , clrctrlc:aus, steamftters, etc, ian It is expected that the code will he comp1ctcd within a rcasona All time.
 |. Radio Sets Wanted wn A suggestion is being issued to ing to persons having two or three
 or radios or those who may
 - building radios and thereby cas
 aside n machine previously used
 10 persons who have purchased
 machines and have no uso for {
 older type that machines not in of can he put 10 very good advan' and by the hospital authorities. ing Mrs, Simpson superintendent on Fuller r. Barnes. president of l26, hospital corporation, would be ot 10 receive word from any pc l ], having an extra radio set and !
 ing to present it to the hospital usi- thoritos for usc in the nurses hc said Commercial Executives Meet
 Notices Of the spring mcetin
 the New England Association
 Commercial Executives arc l
 mailed 10 members by Secretary
 ]. Arnold. This meeting will he non in Providence Friday and Satu 7eb. March 12-1S, at the Provide
 Biltmore hotel.