New Britain herald., 1928-07-11
EXTRA TAX VOTED
 FOR SCHOOL NEEDS
0ne.Fiith Mill to Be Added to
 Next Years Levy

An extra fifth of a mill tax will be levied upon the city grand list next year to meet the expense of repairs to the school buildings and a bond issue which will care for s50,000 High school addition will also be is
 sued, members of the board of tin-
 ance and taxation voted at a meet
 ing held in the mayors office last night.
 Members of the school boards finance committee, Louis w. Young,
 chairman; and William II. Day.
 with President P. r. King and Supt.
 Stanley H. Holmes, appeared at the
 meeting to explain the need for
 funds 10 carry on the work of the
 department.
 king Explains Need of Funds Mir. King pointed out the need for
 before the reopening of schools in
 September and to meet a shortage of s4S,9S7.04 in the new building fund. A third matter. that of pro viding funds for the construction of
 the High school addition. would not be brought before the board until
 after bids are received next Mon-
 day. MT. King told the members. Speaking on the matter of short age MT. King said it had been in eX- istence since 1919. He said the
 money was left in general fund and it was drawn for some projects which created debt in others. Chairman Edward r. Hall asked if Mr. King remembered the finance boards appropriating a sum of money for relief several years ago. Mir. Kings answer was that if such an appropriation was made 1t was 1 before his time, but MT. Hall said he was on the finance board for a shorter time than the school board S president was on that committee. Supt. Holmes could not recall the matter and it was not discussed fur | thcr.
 | It was agreed that an approprla-
 ton would be made for each indi-
 vidual job instead of drawing from
 the general school building fund as | has been the custom in the past. $22,S17 Allowance for Repairs |. MT. King told the board that 5 $l6,- l 4S567 in repairs must be done this summer and that $20,205 should be expended if the city was to save it. self from further losses. 1 Mir. Hall was of the opinion that
 maximum of s2O,o00 for the en- tire amount was sufficient. After the school board members | left the meeting members of the finance board expressed the belief that there are many repairs which | must be made or serious losses
 would result. It was voted 10 allow s22.S17.
 It was pointed out that the school
 board favored S7O,O00 for repairs,
 but after considerable discussion
 had reduced the amount to s60,OOo.
 When it came before the board of finance and taxation it was further 1 reduced to s45 900 and the common council special committee reduced . Ito $4O,00Q.
 Postpone Bond Issue Decision Chairman Hall explained that when the bids on the addition to
 the Senior High school are received and the finance board examines them. if will be able 10 decide upon the bond issue This will also care for the Israel Putnam reconstruction problem.
 It was the unanimous vote of that board that the additional tax be ,, added to the grand list next year and that the bond issue be decided upon later.
 Mayor Paonessa declared that 1t would not be long before another tax would have to be levied to aid the board of public works in its ef- forts to give work to unemployed. The public works board would take
 on new projects it was explained. This is the first of additional taxes
 predicted by council members sev-
 eral months after it had provided for 10 per cent cut in the city's
 budget.