New Britain herald., 1929-12-18
CI7Y PAYROLL CUT;
 3l LABORERS IDLE
Finance Board Refuses to Ap-
 prove Funds for Parks
DRASTIC ACTION FOLLOWS
Issue of Bonds for Streets and sew CTS o. K. But Appropriations For Pub!ic Tuberculosis Sanitarium Fails to Pass

l ailS to l'aSS.
 ThirtN-onc laborcrs went off the park department payroll at noon to- day as a result of refusal on the part of the board of finance and taxation last Light to accept Mayor Paonossa.s recommendation that a special tax of onc-lfth of mill b" levied to continue q program Of re- lief for the unemployed.
 Tho tax levy would have made it possible for the department to place $l5,0o0 in the payroll account. cIn- ployin% Workmcn 10 clear dcadWOo,l from Stanley Quarter park, con- SlruCt a new roadway and bridln paths. and make usablc q part Of the A. W. Stanley tract. About 5u per cent of this work would be iu- , clud"d in the budget for next April and the remainder was work that 1 could be postponed for two or more years, Chairman William r.. ManEan Of the park commission had informed the board of finance.
 stone Leads Opposition Members of the finance board. led by Joseph F. Stone, dsapprovod regarding the $7j.0o0 subway bond issue. and the $G5,000 to be bor- lowed for .cWcr work to be amr,e 10 take care of the joblcss Mr. stone computed this amount 70 10 show work for 4OO men. every second week. for h weeks, but the mayor reminded him that about 40 per cent of the amount must be ex- pended for materials
 George F. Spear was apprchcnsive that publicity being given conditions , in this city might give Irrespective bond purchasers the wrong impres- sion of the citys ability to meet it's obligations promptly and he cX- pressed himself in that manner.
 or those who lost their jobs this noon. 10 are former park depart . ment employees who had been laid off at the end of the summer season. and ; are new men who went on the job yesterday morning for the first time.
 Public Works Finances Chairman George l.. Dobson Wis called 10 the meeting to discuss public works department finances.
 He advised that authorization for a sewer bond issue of $l5U,0OO has been voted. $25.ooO of this amount has been borrowed on city notes. And $Gh,OOO has been spent in an tlclpation Of new notes to be js- sued, this leaving balance of $C5.- poV. or this amount, $35.0OO will be required for the Willow Brook Hood relief job. and $30,UO0 is need . ed for the Barnesdale sewer. On the latter job, assessments will bring about 25 per cent of the amount back 10 the city treasury. The common council has author lZed. but has not provided funds fo,. the Hatch street sewer. to cost SEQ. = 900, and the South street sewer. costing q like amount. On these jobs q return of about 20 per cent will be realized. In the subway ac- count, $75.0oU has been authorized but not sold, according to Dobson' $ statistics.
 On recommendation of Chairman Hall. the board voted to issue notes for the balance in the sewer depart lncnt and in the subway account, a total of $l40,OO0.
 A request was received from the board of sclcctman for permission to buy seven voting machines at a cost of S9S0. After discussing the matter at some length, it was agreed that the present equipment is sufti- cient, and a vote N.as passed to recommend 10 the common council
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