New Britain herald., 1929-12-13
HERBAL FIREWORKS
 MARK TAX HEARING
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.Ould not uO so to mn 10 NHlOII Councilman Boyle retortcd that he ts prepared to stay all night If . -ccssary to prove his ability 10 hold ..p his end Of any argument the al- ,ciman cared to start.
 Listen, big boy" Alderman Nair i'd, coming to his feet. "I want "l know the purpose Of bringing csc men in here tonight" reterr- .'y to Registrars of Voters William eglcr and Thomas J. Smith, and want to know what 1h"y hay" 10 d. with Bert Loomis office. 1T | rdon't find out you won't have any .seeting. I'm telhng you that" Coun- ruman Boyle was on his feet m lash and back and forth went the personalities so rapidly the oth"r members of inc committee could Tot keep track of them Alderman Nair reminded Councilman Boyle of the time the latter was arrested hH EIotorcycIc Policeman SrollS for driving fast and then went around t.yjnc 10 get out Of it, which brought the rejoindol from Councii- laan Boyle that the alderman did not lnow the north side of North street rom the south side"
 Want Higher Counsel
 The outcome Of the meeting was a decision to request Mayor A. NJ. paonessa. Corporation Counsel J. 1T I,irkham and Chairman Edward j.. Hall Of the board Of finance anl taxation to attend q meeting next Monday night, the committee feeling nat their advice and counsel w'h relation to the amount Of pressure 1he tax collector should uso 10 brilE IT the revenue should be obtained. l. was Collector Loomis who made tAe suggestion and he mentioned State Tax Commissioners Biodgett aS a possible conferee but Councilman Boyle and Conlon objected to having the state official present because the problem was a local one.
 At the outset, Councilman Boyle called on the registrars Of voters to tell how much of their work on personal tax collections was com pleted before the tax collector re- ceiyed it. and Mir. Iieglor explained that the enumeration was made an ] tne cards turned over to Mir LOOm:s, v-ho then made out his cards from the information given and compil'i and mailed the bills and took charge of the collections.
 Going into the matter of employ ment of additional help in Conncc- tion with the canvass brought dp the use of the word interpreter Alderman Nair contcnding that Councilman Conlon was not correct in his definition. They argued good naturedly about it for a few minutes and then without warning the storm broke between Councilman Boyle and Alderman Nair. Before leaving the room Registrar Smith took oc- casion to tell Alderman Nair that he had been a member of the Y. ". Y. A. Gs B. society for q long time and always considered it q good or ganization. the alderman having r2- fsrred to it as a society where Coun- ciIman Boyle held forth with . sharp tongue.
 Linder Explains Assessors Work
 After the registrars were excused Chairman Thomas Linder of the board of assessors was called in and questioned about the work of his department He told of the system by which the rate books is prepared by the assessors in four parts and the first book given to the tax col lector about the first of April The various phases Of the work of the assessors were gone into and Collec- tor Loomis was summoned.
 Councilman Boyle assured Mr Ioomis at once that the meeting was friendly" to which NIT Loomis replied "All right Cues 1ionng him, the councilman brough' out that Mir Loomis has the righ' under the law to send tax dclin ouents to jail, but he has never done so and he dsliked very mucf 10 be obliged to send civil officer! after taxes due on personal prop ,rty. but he felt it was his duty 1t collect money due the city from tax a,ion and if he allowed accounts t( remain unpaid, the budget would not be met and he would be crlticiz cd
 Gives Taxpayers Chance
 Councilman Boyle asked him I he did not believe if advisable. T view of tho depressed business con dItions, 10 do all in his power 10 al leviatc the suffering which IS every where apparent, in the hope that II a short time many who arc unabl' 70 meet their obligations may be II better circumstances. He mentioned President Hoover's steps towards solution of the problems arising ou of these conditions and oNpreSS"' he belief that New Britain. al though small city. could help il some way.
 Collector Ioomis explained that h. made a practice of giving taxpayer every possible chance 10 meet th"i obligations and civil officers ""r employed only 70 collect money du on personal property, He boli'V" that those owning automobile should h. able 10 pay the taxes O them. but his experience has bee that many dolinqueuts will not "F" ask for an extension Ot time. The disregard every request and warn ing until there IS nothing rtmaluln for the tax office sp do but aC through civil officers, which th law authorizes. and the minimum fee which the officers are allo"e to charge is $5. In some instanc" the officers charge less, Mr. Loom said.
 City Officials I'~c Influence Ut seems that everybody against the tax collector and for 'h delinQuents." he said "t,ycn city oI