New Britain herald., 1929-09-25
FAVORS TAX REBATE FOR EMPTY FLATS
KrupOWitZ Suggests New Way
 to Lift Money Burden

Something new was injected into the campaign of the Property own CTS association against assessments and taxes al a meeting last night when Benjamin NrupoWitz, con tractor, advocated tax rebates to tenement house owners who have vacant apartments The meeting was held in odd Fellows hall. About 5o persons attended.
 Kelly and FiSh Bowls
 "I believe that the children of this city should get good education but their knowledge won't incrcas" from fish bowls which have recently been installed al a certain school Of Thls city" was the statement made by Martin Kelly at the meeting.
 MT Kelly said that there should be equality in all the schools of th" city and if one school should have fish bowls inc others should. som" luxurious schools ar" erected in some parts of the city while in others there are chicken coops '" he added. "Evcry taxpayer has the same amount of mills 10 pay and yet some districts benefit nor" than others. which shows that they are rater better than others,
 "The grand list in some parts ot the city is too high for the value of the property, especially on the northern section of the town, \ building there built for $4ooo0 IS assessed for everything it's worth but fine residential buildings Ill other parts of this city are far too low in assessments. An equal 2sse5S- ment should he levied on tn" ap- proximate value Of the property and decrease the burden on the shoul- ders of some of the owners who practically starve themselves and children to pay taxes on time.
 ''Take q look at the number ot foreclosures in this city daily when alone proves that hard times are getting d frmor grip. Scarcely a month ago when q hailstorm de stroyed the tobacco crop m thlS state a bill was presented by the legislature to have the state make an appropriation to help the starN- ing farmers. The property owners o' this city are in worse predlcamtht because they not only lose q season s earning but a lifc's saving he as serted.
 kr1ipouitz FayOrS Rent Rebate
 KrupoWitz dWelt for some tune on his view of conditions in this city from q contractors standpoint. "1h he city should give the property owner a discount on the tax rate when ne has empty tcncments," he said, be cause he has no income when the property is vacant and the annual amount of tax on one tenement IS about $100. Further troubles arrive when q tenant moves out and owes back rent for several months. lou attach his pay and after several pay ments have been collected the debtor changes his place of employment as has happened in thousands Of cases and if he is not found, the back rent is lost. For these reasons urge that discount be made on the empty tenements," he persisted.
 DobrowolsI>i Hits Public Works
 President Vincent Dobrowolski re sumed his criticism of the puph' works department. "A few years ago the department was much better than it IS at present" he said, be cause of the ignorant mistakes they made. The building department Is another expense 10 the city Of Nc" Britain. When Inspector Allen was in office he did all tn" work prac- ticallv alone without even thinking of running ear al the expense ol the city. Now that the city has en- largcd d little if employs three ln- spoctors with ears &t their dlspoSa and accomplshrS a tritie more work than the former inspector slnglc handed
 The members of one dopar'Wen' recommend persons for a raise ant the same is done to them in return and this is responsible for increase: in the salaries of the city officials
 "I am fairly w"H informed on tho doyelopmrnt of th. city and tho ac- tiytios Of tn. various departments Why does the city 20 10 tb" c>pCus' Of installing s.Wcr sySteuJs in thu woods when they will Iio unused fo probably twenty years 10 conn" am by that time lhe pipes wiIi TO away. and 'hr -Iad5n- "u th' streets will h, washed away Th is the us.I,-- work ot th. depart mcnt and is a main reason for th high tax rat,.'
 omolak >pcak~ of Foreclosures
 As a property owner m 'h" rIi of New Britain ] has" nv.r "tt messed so mauy foraclo-ur- in fl history. "ssrt,l John Smolar chairman Of tGr mr"tmg. Of sN" a item in tha \r~ UrmH ii""nlu i#s wccl. that a Foreclosure "as s'rN" on rs4dunt and r~or r-y owner [ this city .or thr Tt-' -H y."f4. II fellow put his ljf.E ""rwme~ """ he had accumulated in th" proprri nnd vou ra" wamu" IA" .'''" the blow @, ,aa antnrfuuHfe Tin" havr rhar-.H tor th. "ora.. an will continue until h. ruhiw '"H' hearty m-.u-' in fh" "r'H}n#
 the city cIrnrumouf.'