New Britain herald., 1929-11-21

to the fee than in this instance. We dc not know.
 Tt strikes us that the officer in charge of tax collections should be tax collector, not merely a tax re- Cciver. and that he should person ally round up delinquent amounts. It would be interesting to learn what the net gain 10 the city is after shcriff9 have been paid 5 for each tlll collected and a spirit of resent ment bred within those who have had to pay. We respectfully request that a committee of the common council inquire into the need for engaging civil officers to collect tax bills. and the adyisability Of cngag ing a male assistant to the collector to share the duties of the office so that collection by the city govern mental officials will be made pos siblc."
 Tt would seem that the man in that office would use discrction.' .'' Councilman Boyle began. "I can re- member when l worked in the Stanley Works and this same man was a factory worker and he knows what struggle it was to earn. and it's the same today It's mighty hard. It's carrying this thing too far; probably within his rights, but it's not common sense or good citi- Zcnship."
 Alderman J. G. Johnson defended the collector, Bcrnadottc Looms in his attempts to collect from dead bects' who are riding around m cars but won't pay taxes. He mem tioncd the difficulty in collecting charges made by the board of pub lie works. because of lack of agGrcs- sivc collection.
 Alderman Nair also commcndc l the collector but agreed there IS merit in the :csolution and favored it's adoption. not in the sense Of Censuring the collector, he cXplain- ed. He said that a civil officer may collect from only one Of group Of lp delinquents.
 If the collector was so active why did we have all the trouble with bills of the department of public works" Councilman Boyle remark ed as a parting shot.
 The report was adopted
 Wants Sewer System Survey
 Next to come before the council was the folio wing message from Mayor Paonessa:
 ITO the members of the Common
 CounCil:-
 act concerning the pollution of wa ter and creating a state water com mission was adopted by the legisla- ture in 1925.
 'ln accordance with the terms Of this act, l have been advised by state officials that New Britain, in common with other cities, will be expected to make carly improve ments in it's sewage disposal system. X step in this direction was taken when the legislature empowered the city, in 1927. to issue sewer bonds not exceeding $1,000,0O0 for this purpose.
 Much has been said regarding the extension of the present plant and the advisability of changing the system. While we all agree that something must be done. l t3oubt if there is anyone today who knows what the real needs of the city are end how they best may be met
 Tt has been indicated by au- thorities, with whom | readily agree that the first thing to be done is 10 determine how much. if any, iu- dustrial waste is going directly inIo our sewers II is a well known fact that industrial wastes must be treat ed separately. and if that is not be- ing done now, it is our immediate problem. Then must come the Qucs- tons Of capacities, methods and To- cations. all of which will entail con- siderable time and inquiry.
 "l believe the common council should empower the board Of pub lie works to engage sanitary cX- perts to conduct this survey so that all necessary data will be available when the moment for actual oper- ations arrives.
 "I so recommend 10 your honor- able body"
 On motion of Alderman Judd. the report was referred to the board of public works and the board of finance and taxation.
 This the alderman explained, was for the purpose of insuring that the engineers engaged be experts.
 After Mayor Paonessa has dis cussed the importance of the pro- jtct' Henry Gray arose in the spec tator's gallery to inquire:
 As taxpayer, can I ask a qucs- ton ?"
 Ii" was not granted this privilege.
 Public Employment Bureau
 Mayor paonessa's recommends tion for a municipal employment bureau was next read as follows: "To the members of the Common
 Council.-
 New Britain today is faced with a problem Of unemployment which, while not critical, should be given attention and, If possible. relief.
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