New Britain herald., 1929-12-19
LAWYER FRIEND DENIES HOOVER CONFERRED
 WITH HIM ON SUGAR RATES
COMMON COUNCIL
 BACKS UP LOOMS
Endorses Policies Followed in
 Collection Of Taxes
VOTES DOWN ASSISTANT

Report and Recommendations of
 Special Committee of Inquiry Re
 icctcd-,Johnsou and Sablotsky
 Engaged i'll Duel of Words.
 With no voice heard in dissent. the common council last night voted it's endorsement of and confidence in Collector Rernadotte Loomis and condemned those who have criticized his office practice.
 This action followed rejection of d report of the councils inquiry com- mittee which proposed employment of an investigator for the office. and asked that the collector be advised it is not the councils wish that he notify holders ot mortgages when taxes on encountered properties are lin arrears.
 The Investigating committee had unanimously backed these recom- dations in committee meetings, but made no effort to win support at last nights session, no argument be- ing made by the committeeman after Councilman Boyle, chairman had moved adoption. When the re port was rejected, he remarked
 T guess l had that doped right"
 Committees Report The special committees report reads;
 The speciak committee appoint , d to inquire into the need for en. gazing of a male assistant to thu . collector to share the duties of tn, office so that collection by the cit, governmental officials will be mad, possible" begs leave to report tha three meetings have been held, ant - his honor, the mayor, the registrar of voters. and the chairman of tn
 board Of assessors have been con suited onco while the collector o Q taxes sat with the committee 0 - two occasions,
 - "The committee voted to approv = the methods. employed by the col
 lector to collect taxes from all win
 are found able 10 pay. and to en = courage the continued use of tn | agencies provided by law, 10 the en e that deliberate delinquents may h $. compelled 10 satisfy their obliga
 tions to the city,
 'It was further voted 10 recon - mend to. your honorable body ths
 in view of the general depressio
 of the times, the collector of taNe
 be empowered to engage q male q: } sistant for a period not to eNcee .' three months. the duties of said a' ' sistant to include investigation int
 the failure of persons to make pa! ment of taxes due on personal proI = erty, with the understanding tn; ., dclinquents who are found 10 l e financially able to pay yet who pc slst in their refusal, be reported h the collector as proper subjects f( f. the issuance of alias tax warrant p. The committee recommends thi
 thc compensation of said assista' ,s, he not more than $&5 per wee :. and that payment be made fro a the incidental fund.
 "The committee found that Il ,a collector has made a practice " volunteering information to holdc K of mortgages an real estate. wi
 relation to the failure of proper
 owners to pay their taxes with
 two years. and the result of u
 practico is that foreclosure acto It have been brought in the coul ' land cm mbarrassment caused. In | Ct opinion of the committee, the ct IL loctor should not volunteer such '' formation. It can be obtained at '' office wpon request of interested
 concerned parties"
 Judd Leads Opposition
 Alderman Judd, the only mol ry hor to be heard on the resolutlC cd remarked: "I cannot vote for 5i- ceptancc of this report, l don't cd licvo it is necessary to tell the c ur Ioctor how to run his office. He H. elected by the people and is end' ills yoring to collect taxes, using .rs
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