New Britain herald., 1929-12-18
municipality is attempting 10 do.
 DclinaucnCN Tips to Banks

"\oW We come to the matter oi reporting to banks the condition Of tax accounts on properties on which they hold mortgages. It is the com mon practice. Mr. Blodgett says. have had no occasion to check this up, and do not intend to do so. The one banker who volunteered lil- formation to mo on this point has advised me that nowhere else does his institution get the complete co., operation in this respect that Col lcctor Loomis gives.
 Docs Mir. BIodgctt realize what this means just now? Is he aware that there are many homo owners
 and business men struggling to hold their properties until more favorable conditions make it possible for them to pay their obligations, tax and otherwise? Docs he know that a man, though he pays his interest and all other charges, can lose his home if he fails to meet a tax bill promptly Has he ever considered that many of the foreclosures in
 
 New Britain in recent months, might be traced to the actions of our tax collector? Does he know that abuse of the alias tax warrant privilege has. in one instance, required q man who owed - cents in taxes, to pay in addition to that amount, 50 ice to civil officer? Does he forget 1 l. nC. l n- ary with the collector whether he shall exercise this extraordinary 1 power or not, and if he recalls that | the same statute allows the collcc- | tor to jail delinquent taxpayer would he also approve that extreme
 "Mr. BIodgett has intimated that i the city government must maintain d. hauds-o policy with reference tc tax collection, when he says: Fur thcr. l cannot see anything in the ! laws Of this state which authorize the common council of New Brit
 ain, the seleCtmcn or any prlNatt citizen to call you 10 order, etc, etc.
 This excerpt from our city char ter, covering the office Of tax collect or. may be cnlighteninG to Mr Blodgctt.- Tn addition to the dltlc'
 which now or herein are impose
 upon him by law. he shall perform
 all duties which, but for thc passage
 Of this act. the town collector WouI'
 have been required to perform. an'
 shall collect all assessments Of ever!
 kind made hv said city and othc
 revenues. and shall perform al
 other duties relating to his ollie
 as shall he required of him by tn
 ordinances of said city
 "I suppose officials vested Wlt
 authority to collect taxes vic wit.
 each other for the distinction O having the smallest amount of un
 collected tax, and this rivalry un doubtcdly extends to state tax al! thoritios In this respect, 1t Shou! not be forgotten that there is 3 human side 10 government. x
 taxpayer. with his back already : , the wall. should be sledsed out , his propcrt" rights.
 E Running True to Form g Several months ago, l went } a committee Of the legislature l urge that the penalty tax be rcdu, |, ed from a . per cent maximum. . a nine per cent maximum, to glv 1 those owning property encouraS: s ment and aid. l pointed out at thf
 time that the cities could not los . because this levy is made on rcalt = which can be, and is, licned. wit Q the city collecting good interest c { it's money. The property can J ] forccloacd where there is continu" D refusal to pay, and this has bee , done in this and other cities.