New Britain herald., 1927-03-16
BRISTOL TAX RATE
 PUT AT l6 MILLS
Council Takes Little Time in
 Approving Assessment
S7oS,7S5 IS APPROPRIATED
shop Imploycs Complain of tr>o>>- Ing Being BlrCked-Drhaie at High >,hC-pl-Iirr Apparatus Be comes Nr,1l in Mud

NS predicted, the tax rate CT me general city was made l6 ulil.S az .. meeting ct ;he city council held .as, evening. This is inc same ra.e as Was .a c"ac' las. year. X three "r-- .aN Uas laid fer ,bH arst taxing i!s,-lC', th" same as lUsc year, the rate Tor the second taxing district "as SC. d. ' IA mills IS com pared with two W..s last year. th> rate Tor h. -hlrd ta>i@r district was ser 4 t.c mills compared with l.3 mills .Jst year.
 Tho budget for the present year Tor :h" genera. city calls for an ap- 7roprla,tca Of S7?&.-s59,. On tho grand HS- ot s4e.75&.I&i. rhe sum raised by the l6 mill tax Will be s,Pf"5t.io For the firs- taxing district. tho amount 10 be raised is -l4>e..&. The grand lis. for this district ls s4",SlG,Ss4 and the amount raised ny three mill ;ax will total $l-2,&31od
 The grand nst of the second tax irc dtstric, IS s2&36,&S4. The i-4 mil. tax will raise s4.i50.4S and the amount required for the budget 's js4o33.S5.
 Tn the third taxing district s2S5.- eSS ntIl be raised by the i.E mill rax on a grand list or *3-l&.S56. The amount needed for tae budget is sS.ISqS3.
 The various items on the budget were discussed q, q committee meet ing hold on Monday evening so that very little time was taken up with i. last night. Apparently through oversight, however, the council neg lecteI 10 pass vote last nigh, ap- proving the budget, and t will be necessary 10 take such vote the neN. time the council convenos.
 The sum appropriatei for schools this year totals s&o6.5iS; ssti- mated receipts will total approxi- uat"ly $2i.5oa. For roads and tridgcs thy sum ot s152.550 has been Ippropviatrs with possible re- oeipts Of S6.0oo. The amount d. iottoi for parks totals sl$,055 with receipts estimatoA at Stlo.
 Invitation to Council
 Corporation Counsel William N IeRoster, on behalf O. tho local branch of the Lions club. extended ar invitation 10 the mayor and coun- Cilm,n 70 attend tho first annual banquet ot the club, 10 be held on Nrtuvsidy evening. March GG. T. was pointed out that the rules Of the Lions club in this instance would b. strictly carried ou. insofar as f was necessary for each person attending to pay for his own dinner. The invitation was accepted.
 Parking on Prospect Street
 The matter of additional parking facilities q. Prospect Park on pr0s- pect street was brought ID by Coun- cjlman Charles \. Anderson and it was voted to draw up a plan which Will be turned over to the park boart and the \.w York, Now Haven and Hartford Railroad Company for ap- lroval. IT Is possible that the park nay be entirely discontinued and used for parking purposes only. Complaint nf Noon Hour Switching
 Councilman Charles R. Anderson brought before the council the mat fer Of noon hour switching at Con Ter street. pointing ou' that oft"O- times enptoycs are considerably de l&yed at the crossing ts their way homo Co lunch and are late in re- tUr1u, 10 work due to the cross ing being blocked. Mayor Wade vas instructed 10 communication with Superintendent John r. Shave V of tho New Haven road 10 s'" if tbo present alvrrs" condition could ;.u' he r"m"dici.
 Report on Ns>c>>n,rnis Accepted
 The report of the street commit 'a' on benefits and damages in con r-ction win th" establishment of ptr"ct line on IiiSh street was ac- ccptcl bv the city council.
 Auto Case Continued
 Tho case or Henry Mo'sN or Jerome avenue. charged with ovad- ing responsibility and operating car with improper registration was NNN'IIH'i HH'ii hpHh"N. h'lNi ~ by Prosecuting Attorney James T. Mather today NolslN was arrested yesterday by sergeant Henry J'c- inSM after tn" car which he was operating struck Mrs. Mary George of ila North Main street Molski failed 10 stop and was later ar rested at his bone. where it was found that he had changed tho markers from the car which ho was operating to another truck which the registration covered.
 Dchat" at II sh school
 The d,hatiUE teams of Bristol high school will have q busy eve ming. Both the affirmative and neg