New Britain herald., 1928-03-28
CITY BUDGET NOW FORMALLY PASSED
Totals Si,%S,SS9.9e- GmdL
 Tax Is IS Mills
FIRST DISTRICT RAISED
3 I-2 Nils For First, 1-4 For Sec ond and 0-1O Mills For Third Is Rate Levied-DcmoCrats To Cau GUS April 10.

Rate Levied-DcmoCrats To Cau
 GUS April 10.
 The city budget for the year end ing November 30, 1928 totaling 3l. 233.2Ss.ss was formally approved ., an adjourned meeting of the city council last evening. Probable re- celpts were estimated at S306,S2e.72. 4 tax rate of l6 mills was latd for the genera! city. l-2 mills for the first taxing district. l l-+ mills for the second taxing district and nine tenths of a mill for the third taxing district. The tax rate for the gen. eral city remains the same as last year as does the rate for the second taxing district while the rate for the first taxing district shows an increase of one-half mill and tho third tax ing district rate Is reduced three ;enths of a mill.
 The net amount to be covered by taxation for the general city ts tS36.- 993.25. for the first taxing district Sl4S, ,S50.14, the second taxing dis trict s4,1S7.a7 and the third taxing district s2.736.s5.
 The largest increases shown in the present city budget are as follow: New fire house. amount taxed SIS, 3,Ooo. amount appropriated, 13s.- 500: new highways. surfactng, t2S,- 900; sinking fund. Ave per cent i bonds. $l3,0oo: bath house. Brock well Park. $6,o0o; city storehouse. $lo, increase $5.ooo: playground commission. $s,5oo: new paving. Pound street Improvements. 5000: net increase for schools. 3ls.%0S.os. 1 An appropriation of t1o.000 Ia also included in the budget for tho drst taxing district for new sewer beds. The new bath house for Rockwell park is q necessity due to the faet that the smaller one on the north side of the lagoon was destroyed by fire last fall.
 Crossing Problem Dtscunsod
 The traffic arrangement now in ef- feet at Doolittle's crossing wss brought before the city council last evening by Mayor W. Raymead Crumh who announced that hs had already requested tho public utfli- ties commission to discontinue the present regulations and to have twenty-four hour watchman service provided. He expected that some definite action would be taken with in the next few days.
 To Press Collections
 Efforts to secure . ono hundred per cent collection of personal taxee will be made this year by Tax Col. lector Frank B. Riley and if mecca. sary the assistance of the police ie. partment will be sought At least three thousand parsons have failed to pay this tax and unless the two dollar fee is remitted prior to April 1st. warrants will be issued foe ali delinquents. An additional dollar ls added on also for taxes not paM prior to April It.
 Funeral of MSv. GaSssty
 The funeral of Mrs. Margarst Gar. rity of 25S Central street, Forest. ville. was held at e:3o o'clock tAis morning at St. Matthew's church. Rev. William P. Laflin oelsbratsA the high mass of requiem and burial } was in the Plainville cemetsry. : IeAten DevOt10nS , Lenten devotions consisting of sts- } tions of the cross will bs held at 7:3o o'clock this evening at St. Jossph's [ church.
 Democratic CAucuD
 The caucus of tho democratic par ty will be held in tho city court : room at 7:so o'clock. Tuesday eve ) ming. April 10th. An announcement , to this effect was made last night s by Joseph Dutton, chairman of the = town committee. following . meet l ing in his office.
 , To Confer Degree I The third degree will bs confer.
 red on class Of candidates at | 9 meeting Of Ethan lodge. Knights Q. I Pythias, which will be held at y o'clock tomorrow evening in Ar s canum hall.
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