The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22

New Haven, Conn, February 22 A frank and thorough discus sion of the proposals which have been made to tax Yale's taxempt property was the chief feature of President James Rowland AngelPs address this morning before the Yale graduates from various parts of the country who are here for the University's Twentieth annual Alumni University Day. The problem was considered by Presi- dent Angell from both the public and the University's point of view in what is believed to be the most | complete exposition it has yet re. l ceived. He said in part:
 "In the year 1930-31, in addi- ton to payments to West Haven,
 Yale paid to the City of New Ha- ven $116,529 in taxes, over $19,- 900 of this being for athletic prop critics which it might legally have | withdrawn from taxation, and the rest on properties not used for educational purposes. She paid $18,131 for building permits, $500 for sewers, $4,337 for special po- licing at athletic games and the like, the latter item in addition to considerable amounts paid for her own special guards and police. This represents total in round numbers of $140,000 paid to the city. It may be added that faculty members and others connected with Yale paid last year over $105,000 in taxes, and that the Yale fraternities paid $73,65S. The total thus paid by the University, it's students, faculties and em- ployes amounts to approximately $26S, ,OOO. It may be remarked that the University itself is among the four largest taxpayers on the grand list.
 Exclusive of Scientific School properties, totalling about $3,OOQ,- 900, Yale's exempted list in 1850 was roughly $36,00O,000, of which twenty-six and half millions rep resented buildings. The increase in the preceding decade was ap- proximately 80 per cent for build ings, which, of course, represented a direct contribution by the friends of the University in structures far more costly than would normally be put on such land if not used for educational purposes. In commer- cial properties owned by the Uni- yersity 34 per cent exemption fig ures are given, it is. thus well to remember that at least three- fourths of the values are buildings and not land.
 "The University expended last year in New Haven for materials or services over $1,300,000 - this in addition to very large expendi- lures for building operations - over eight and half millions in- volving the services of one hum dred New Haven business concerns and employing on the average more than a thousand men day, almost all of whom were residents of New Haven.
 "The University payroll during the last year was approximately $4,3OO,6OO, giving Yale place among the largest employers in New Haven. Far the larger part of this money must be spent in New Haven, as the recipients prac- tically all live here. Yale brings about 175,000 visitors every year to the city, who expend here some $875,000. A conservative estimate of annual student expenditures in New Haven is $3,500,000. Scholar ships and loan funds put at the disposal of New Haven boys last year totaled approximately $50,- 900, and, if one has regard to the difference between the fees paid by the 575 New Haven boys who were registered and the actual cost to Yale of giving them their edu- cation, we find that the University is in this way contributing annu- ally to New Haven citizens rough ly $3OO,000. It may be added that. were it not for privately endowed institutions, Connecticut might be forced to maintain large state university. Were this established to render any such service as do the best state institutions, like those of Michigan, Illinois, Wis consin ,and Minnesota. the actual taxation cost to New Haven would be several hundred thousand dol lars annually. in addition to its present charges for education, and New Haven students would still have to pay whatever fees were set.
 Apart from expenditures on building operations, Yale's mere financial contributions to New Ha- ven must run between eight and