New Britain herald., 1927-03-03
TAX OF q Mills
CONTINUED A YEAR
Same Rate Adopted and Will
Provide for Storm Sewer
BUDGET is INCREASED
Four Items Revised Upwards-Se-
lccmen Empowered to Regulate
Town Clerks Hours Mountain
View Residents Seek Satisfaction,

A continuance OF the present tax
Of rs mills on the grand list was
voted at a largely attended special
town meeting in the town hall last
night, 1t being facility understood
that two mills OF this amount would
so toward the construction of the
storm sewer In the east end voted
last October. An increase of s1,6SQ
in the years budget was approved.
and the selectmen were empowered
to regulate the office hours Of the
town clerk. Grand Juror Stanley
S. Gwillim was chairman Of the
meeting and f. L. Banzon, clerk.
Chairman Gwliim suggested that
the budget be discussed first, as it
would affect the tax rate. Mr.. Ben
ION then moved the following in
creases in the budget; s150 for at
torney's fees, $500 for street lights,
$1,000 for snow removal, and $3.50
for county, state and military taxes.
Whether the snow removal covered
the center Of the town was asked
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Seloctman John j. kimme answer
ed that it did not, as that was done
by the state and the town looked
after the side streets only. He ex-
planned the requested increases The
attorneys fee increase was to meet
the present bill, occasioned by
heavy expense incidental to the
suit against the town resulting from
the death of Miss Rose Memnone
in an accident on Pine street Fur
Their expenditure for street lighting
was needed because the original
budget did not cover the upkeep of
new lights voted on Trumbull ave-
nue.. The highway fund had been
used to surface this street and the
assessments against the property
owners had not gone into that fund
while the added necessity OF taking
the money for snow removal from
it had reduced the highway &C
count to 5000, The voting OF 1000
for snow removal and the transfer
OF money from the general fund
would allow some $1,000 for road
work.
Henry Trumbull asked IL these in
creases would be permanent. II not.
he favored voting on them outside
the budget, as items once in the
budget would be hard 10 take out
the following year and the ex-
pcnse would continue. Mr.. l(immol
thought most Of the items would he
permanent, and the resolution was
passed.
Tax of Is Mills.
Several changes OF opinion by
Henry Trumbull preceded the &C
ceptance of the 25-mill tax rate, the
same as in force last year. Mr.. KIM
mel opened the discussion on this
subject by giving a few figures: The
grand list was sG,440,5QS; a 24-mill
tax on this would bring s154,702.l9
and 25-mil levy would bring
s1G1,0l2,7o; the budget was s146,-
103. The 2i-mill rate would cover
the budget. he said, but the 25-mill
would give the town n fine chance to
put in the storm sewer which had
been voted but for which no money
had been appropriated.
That the sewer was badly needed
was attested by Mr.. BenZon, who
said that the water on Linden street
was halfway up the lawns and that
school children had to wear arctlcs
hnntG rH1Hi tho 7 i,olAn
street building. Henry Trumbull
moved that Il tax rate of - mills be
laid, and Mr.. Emory seconded. A. A,
Mcleod OF the plainville Trust Co.
suggested 23i3 mills. with an extra
tax OF a mill specifically for the