New Britain herald., 1930-02-13
Proposes Tax Of S27 Per S1,0OO for 193O-1931 Expenses
 Of Government
SEVERAL SPECIAL ITEMS
 SURVIVE PRUNERS' KNIFE
New Park, Wading Pool, Bridge, Audit, Probation Officers Car and Liability Insurance For Police and Fire Dcpartcnts Included. Despite Lowering Of Tax Ratc-COunCil to Act Next Wednesday.

Forecasts of a successful effort by the board of finance and taxation to reduce the tax rate by one mill were fulfilled last night when a re- port of the pruning committee" was accepted. cutting tho estimates Of several departments and climinat- ing almost all of the proposed now items.
 The wading pool for the fifth ward survived the cutting as did also inc park purchase fund for the eastern section of the city. Provision was made 10 Juy an automobile for the assistant probation officer and 10 rent q detention home for juvenile dclinqucnts. To meet the obligation accepted in como ction with a new bridge over West Main street an al- loWancc of S16.0Or was made. and for an annual audit s3,oO0 was al lowed
 Appropriations Total S3,i21,O7i
 From the v mills tax and other revenues, total of s3,427,34O.72 will be taken in. Appropriation total s5,427074G9, leaving a balance of s2G6.03.
 The deepest cuts in the school de- partmcnt account were made in the furniture and equipment item, which was reduced from $29,00O to Sl5.- 000 and in the repair account, from which S1G,0oo was clipped, allowing S40,O00. Other reductions were: Janitors' supplies $500; open air school supplies, s20O: Kindergarten supplies. s2O0; attendance bureau $200; census, $1,750; library and apparatus, $500; fuel, S3,500; lais- ccllancous, sl,000.
 The municipal recreation commits sion was allowed $500, as re- quCstod.
 Street Dept. Account IIal.cd
 Th" street department account was slashcd from S456,0OO to S20S,- 100. with the following cuts being made: Autos, $l.0O0; bridge maintc- nance, S200; care of trees, s2,O00; cleaning catch basins, s1.O0O: clean ing pavcmcnts, $3,000; macadam re- pairs $l0,00o; general repair of streets, 5000; grading, s25.o0O; new macadam, $50,000. Several other items were reduced in lesser amounts.
 From the sC"4r maintenance fund. S4,000 was taken; S20,000 was clipped off the requested amount for per manent pavement, and 5000 was work. The s3G,tOO asked for West Pearl street extension was not granted,
 No New Bremen and Policemen
 No provision was made for addi- uonal patromen, vacation and sick leave. and traffic signals in the po- lice department, but sS70.5O was in cludcd for liability insurance.
 In the fire board budget, new al loWance was made for new men and apparatus, q west end fire station or removal of old type alarm boxes. For liability insurance, s1.374.5G was granted.
 Every item in the estimates Of de- partment of public welfare with stood the attack of the "pruncrs', leaving S101.13S available for this work. The same was true of the health department, asking s65.150. Park department requests were cut from S133.I20.-0 to S70,O00.
 The budget will he presented to the common council next Wednesday night for adoption. In view of the one mill cut already imposed, mcm- hcrs of the tinaDca board expressed belief that no effort will be made to change the figures.
 A meeting of the common council will be held Monday night 10 con- sidcr the budget and v mills tax. The session will be an informal one. called to furnish information on which the vote of council members Wednesday night will be based.