New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 8, 1916, Page 5

1016, NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, Heavy Tax Rate Threatened Unless Much Finance Board Hears Talk of 211, partment, New Britain orial and Parks That the city tax rate may run to 201 mills unless the board of finance "and taxation was strongly intimated at its meeting last night. closely scrutinized the fisures of the various departments as they have come before it, nothing has developed ‘where they can prune any large sum without apparently impairing the work of that department. The bulk of the city departments have now had a hearing and the estimates of each have been carefully presented and z00d reasons offered to show the needs of the appropriations sought. Last night the board considered the esti- mates of the charity department, the New Britain Institute and the park de- partment including the Brwin mem- orial committee. Charity Department. The charity department was repre- sented by Superintendent Alonzo J. Hart and Commissioner Frank Riley. Superintendent Hart did most of the talking, being occasionally assisted by Commissioner Riley. The department asks for a total of $58,300, an increase of about $8,200 over last vear's ap- propriation. For the town home he heked $17,000, the same as granted last vear and for repairs $1,000 as against $1,600 voted last year. The new dairy barn, which it is estimated will cost $6,000, was one of the chief items discussed. It was put over Jast vear owing to the poor financial Toutlook. Mr. Hart sald the barn is badly needed. The present structure is in poor condition, being low and damp and inadequate for the re- quirements. They are using an aban- doned pig sty to house some of the heifers owing to lack of room. Mr. Hart said they were afraid the barn would cave in and kill some of the stock, Replying to a question concerning the proposed barn, Commissioner Tliley said the city ensineer had given the figure between $5,000 and $6,000. Richard Schaeffer wanted to know if this appropriation couldn't go over until next vear, Mr. Hart sald they Tad been asked the same question last Year. does some real Other Departments. For outside poor the estimate is $13,000 as last year and for the hos- witals and asylums $16,000, an in- cutting | Although the board has | Paring is Done Mills—Charity De- Institute, Erwin Mem- Get Hearings. the city physician $800. However, | Mr. Kibbe's salary is charged to the | town home and does not come out of the regular salary payroll. | Commissioner Schaeffer wanted to know who fixed the salaries of the department officials. He couldn’t un- derstand what they were talking about. He supposed it was up to the council to e salaries. Mayor Quigley explained that here it is a department matter and Mr. Hart add- ed that the board has the power to fix all salaries except the superinten- dent’s and does that except that the council must approve its action, Mr. Chamberlain expressed a desire to know something more definite re- garding the detail costs of the pro- rosed dairy barn and Superintendent Hart promised to get some figures and report to the board this evening. New Britain Institute, Judge J. H. Kirkham and Miss Anna G. Rockwell, the head librarian, represented the New Britain Institute, which came next for a hearing. Mr. Chamberlain asked what had become arcus White. He said the board ed his presence and missed him ¢ much. C. F. Smith, who was also resent on the institute matter, said Mr. White was unable to attend, hav- ing another meeting on. It was explained that the Institute Will require $13,000 this year, $2,000 more than was granted last year. Miss Rockwell said they had pre- sented no budget last year, but on re- Guest had now furnished one. For new books $5,600 is asked, a little more than last vear. Mr. Chamber- lain said he thought they had over- cstimated their income as relates to the Erwin fund. This fund furnishes cach vear $4,500, being the interest at five per cent. on $90,000. The in- come had been placed at $5,000 by the .Institute officials. The Woodruff fund nets this year about $460. Miss Rockwell explained that the in- come last year was larger than had Leen estimated, as more money came in Tater. The estimate for salaries is slight- ly ‘greater. Speaking of this, Miss Rockwell said they had® planned to pay a boy at the East street school a dollar a week for.his work. He has been working there at the branch library since last April for nothing This statement caused a laugh. It s explained that the salary in- crease is about $1,000 and is wanted crease of $3,000. Mr. Hart said it is difficult to accurately estimate the requirements in this direction. To date the department has spent for this purpose $14,664.93. Speaking of the grocery department maintained by the hoard, Superinten- dent Hart figured it saves them $1,310 this year. Groceries are hought at wholesale and the saving over retail | prices in distributing the goods to outside poor is the above amount. | Commissioner Atwood was interested in the grocery department as were other members of the board. Mr. | Hart said they carry eleven artic all staples including potatoes which | &¥e raised on the farm. t present they have 150 bushels more than the home will require and £0ld at a profit as potatoes very high Farm Run at Profit, The town farm is being conducted The actual figures are 5 and come from the farm, , poultry, swine and horses. The codts are carefully charged against each item on the farm This year office expense will in- crease $50, last year being $300. Mr. Hart estimated the salaries at $4,400, but amended these figures to $4.200 when it was shown an error had been made. TLast vear salaries totaled $3,900. The superintendent of the poor, asks for an increase of $300, bringing his salary up to $1,500. The salary of Superintendent Kibbe is $1,000 and it is proposed to raise i $200. The department’s invest fs paid $1,000, the clerk $900 and are now WH:\T MANY GHILDREN LACK A sad sight, indeed, it is to see so many children on our streets weak, peevish, delicate ‘and ailing, with spindling little legs and arms and often so cross that parents can do rothing with them, all because they lack vitality. Our local druggists, The Clark & Brainerd Co., Riker- Hegeman, Druggists, New Britain, ‘onn., ask the parents of every such iJd to try Vinol their non-secret cod liver and iron remedy, to over- come such conditions. It contains no oil or grease, and is so delicious Gaffney had S | perintendent £o that the are rooms may be kept cpen more. At present they have nobody at the Institute to look after this department and the librarians cannot be spared for the work. Judge asked ahout the branch li- brary. Miss Rockwell said a room been fitted up at the East street school by the Parents' and Teachers' association, which has taken great in- terest in the matter. At other schools books are lent but only to the chil dren. She hoped to see the branch libraries extended to other schools. Replying to Mr. Gaffney, she said the work is under the supervision of Su- Holmes and the school teachers. Favor a Muscum, Smith said in regard {o open- the Institute that () r ing the museum a some money should be allowed for the purpose. If this department could be aided it would be possible to add to the collections there now. The trustees hope in collection having to do with the early bistory of New Britain and with the history of New Britain factories su that the younger generation may come to understand something of these things, In time it might grow into a museum, Referring again to the salary ques- tion, Miss Rockwell said in many libraries the salaries represent more than half the expense, but here it Is considerably less than half. Mr. Smith said the librarians get con- siderably less for their time than is paid for office work in the local factories. The circulation amounts to 210,000 hooks a year. Fiction is ensively drawn. Miss Rockwell id in a city like New Britain where most people have to work for a living this condition is generally true. If it were a residence town, where there were lots of club women mnon-fiction would be more popular. Judge Kirk- ham said the art gallery could have Leen kept open two days a week and théy could have bought more books if they had the money. 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He spoke of the children is used {as the crowning feature of Walnur | to buy mounted pictures, which are | 1ill park and said it will furnish vsed in school rooms. The children | proper setting for the proposed mem- know what the fines are used for and | orial. Judge Gaffney asked if the are willing to pay them. pergola would not provide a sett- In conclusion, Mr. Smith said con- | ing for other monuments of similar sidering the population of the ecity racter. Mr. Brooks agreed it with its many nationalities the need | would and commended the idea. for unifying and elevating it is great | Philip Burkarth, president of the and the Institute, located as it is in a | Russell win orem&n’s club, central place, is doing its share of | said he had been back of the move- this work. FHe thought it a poor | ment for the memorial and express- place of econon Our people said | ed the belief that the city should do they would ask for only what they [ something to show recognition of reed and they have done it, said Mr. | the generosity of Mr. Erwin. Smith. Miss Rockwell spoke a word Richard Schaeffer wanted to for the children’s room at the Insti- | what the tax rate would be if tute. Recently the school children in [ thing is voted. He thought Miss Mary Campbell room were | but Chamberlain pared it to ¥ :sked to write essays about the best | 1-2 mills. Councilman Mueller said room they knew and many wrote of | the memorial was a debt long over- the children’'s room at the library. | due and should be paid. The city One boy wrote: “It is the most wel- | &rowing and money is always needed. coming room I know.” i He hoped the committee n cutting Memorial, corners from the estimates would let | this corner stand. The Famous green tin with gold 10c to a state real benefit should could be bought, cost he ¢ erect small $100 build spend the pergola Stanley Quarter Park e the board ent generation. the fines paid by | 30 years to bring the trees mem- | where they would be of idea of what the park |to the public and a start ion hopes to do in the way | made now. Seedlings jof developing the new Stanley Quar- | and planted at small ter park. The city bought the pro- | partment proposes to perty three ye: go and placed the | tool house at of figure at Next ye the de- | Next year they would jvelopment could continue at a costiat a cost of $1,700 and of $5,100 and the year after the | cleaning the lake commission plans to spend $3,000. | third year would {This year they would spend .$800 for | about the 'lake and erect a jdoctoring some of the fine old trees | house. There is urgent demand and would spend $1,000 repairing the | the pond development fences and cleaning up the park.| The finance board adjourned lree planting should also be started. | 10 o’'clock and will hold its Brooks said the forest arca sion this evening, giving hearings not heavy and trees are needs the water board, public jaid the-development. It would committee, assessors and city a | be a cost a a da $5 th worl bath ind the bottom finish O R last sc kno every mill to | amusement take | 29 survey WE SOLICIT YOUR CHARGE ACCOUNT Let Us Trust You for Our | Trustworthy Furniture In trusting you we in turn ask you to trust us for unless our furniture makes good we've done wrong by both you and ourselves. If we fail in a sale to live up to the business principle of fair and square dealing, then you may call us to ac- count and we’'ll wipe out the amount due on the purchase you've made. We are looking for permanent business here from every onzc who buys. LOUIS HERRUP COMPLETE - 1052_54 Maifl St. CORNER Hal‘tford HOUSEFURNISHE MORGAN Erwin In conjunction with the park hos the the Erwin committee on meni- City Parks. 3rooks then fook up the ' park estimates and gave the board a comprehensive idea of the city needs in this direction. For maia- tenance of Walnut Hill park $8,000 is asked and $1,500 for new work, making a total of $9,500 The income from the Irwin fund | and other sources, including an un- expended balance of $500 for lights | on the summit, bring the net require- ments to $6,750. The maintenance cost was explained by Mr. Brooks as increasing owing to the natural de- velopment of the park with increas ing lawn areas. The new work pears under two headings, $500 for lighting the summit and $1,000 for the Hart street entrance. It is plann- cd to light the pergola and have tring of lights around the pond Mr Brooks plans to install a clock which 1 would control the light switches and make it unnccessary to climb the | summit cach night to turn the lights on and off. The summit would he | lighted during the evening but not all night like the city. The Hart street entrance development hac been needed a long time, but owing | to a controversy with the board public works over the north line Hart street has not been done trouble is now settled and the com missione ready to go ahcad with the wor Park Chairman most hearing. Wm. Brooks did of the talking and presented archi- tectural sketches of the Walnut Hill pergola and memorial. Councilman E. L. Reich of the memorial com- mittee briefly introduced the subject and told of the history of the move- ment, the aim being fo erect a suit- able monument to the memory of the city's greatest benefactor. The council voted to request the board of finance and taxation to lay asid $12,000 for the purpose. Mr. Brooks said they $6.500 for the pergola but things have arisen to cost gre The pergola tion now includes the memorial. He estimated that $8,000 is needed for | the pergola with an additional $1,000 to ‘equip the basement for dressin room purposes for the children who use the wading pond. The voungsters enjoy «the wading pond, but it was shown last year that some place should be provided for them to dress and undress. Mr. Brooks also pro- poses to put a tile roof ou the per- gola instead of tin as t planned. The memorial will cost §2,500 and will be composed of marble and bronze. The architectural cost of the work is $500. Mr. Brooks said | ing drawings for orial was Chairman given a ..,_-_, _777/- vear, make the proposi- of he most has work- what s now of wre