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VOL. 50 NO. 48
BBrDGEPORT, CONN., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 19l4
peice Tvro en:::.;
H M M
Td'CARTflY' .
KILLED BY
- MEXICANS
United States Gov-
- vernment Inves
tigates Death Of
Brave Engineer
- George William McCarthy of this
city is dead, meeting his end hy
"bullet from the rifle of a Mexican. He
died as he lived, fearless and ever will
ing to run an engine where" others held
back; This msch la known definitely.
and his many friends in Bridgeport
may rest assured, that when the crack
of the rifle was heard followed "by
the "p-z-i-n-g- of the steel capped bul
let he met his end with that fortitude
1 for which he was ever famed while
here when in the service of the rail
roads -.as brakeman, fireman and en'
, gineer., ' - '
Though Secretary of State Bryan is
. bow engaged in an investigation of
the American's death, full details of
the exact manner is not yet known,
though the body is buried somewhere
in the vicinity of Chihuahua. His
widow has recently been to El Paso,
Texas, with those looking into the
death of McCarthy and it was learned
that on December 1 he left with his
engine in an attempt to take a train
f through to Mexico City. ; ; ,
VOIi V S TKKRIuD FOR. TASK. ;
,- McCarthy la said to have volunteer
ed, and with a . picked fireman and
train-crew of four whom, he selected
mg having- the mettle for' the task,
made a start. "The train was held up
before reaching ifs destination mdj
ft 1 j were flraerea h jam tiiw x w ui
the rebels and fight upon the battle
field. McCarthy and one other were
killed. It has been learned that four
others lived to tell the tale. They have
not as yet been located.
McCarthy, the son ;of Patrick Mc
Carthy, a former" cafe owner on East
Madn street, will be remembered by
the many who formerly knew hira,' as
a. daring man who was seldom exceed
ed in feats of strength. Wherever
there was danger he longed to-; he.
Tie power of the massive engine ap
pealed to him and he often said that
some 'day fee 'wanted to to an - en-'
girieerv He carried uEJsde!5gn.' He
"became . txrakeman on a local ixi.
Later he became a fireman on or e of
the western, roads, marrying a girl
from PaJneevllle, Ohio, which he call
- d his home though destiny took him
everywhere!. Proni the, Baltimore &
Ohio road in whose y service he was
made engineer, ho went 4hto ; Texas
and later became a figure of import
&nce along the Mexican Central lines,
where the chapparal, the cactus ' and
the desert sand reigns supreme. In
December the Mexican rgads wereal
mt closed "to traffic and only the
most y venturesome inclined to .a trip
through the rebel lines.
NOTED IXTt BKA-VESay.
It was McCarthy who led the -volum-teers
when necessity "for sending, a
train through to the capital - over a
line" where ties -v were up and rails
twisted beyond repair in the camp
fires of the constitutionalists.
t Though ambosh and- danger from.
millet was foreseen it was the torai
ti ant courage of the Celtic . "blood in
American veins which conquered : fear
and took McCarthy to his end. ; Cap
ture was almost inevitable. . -- . .
From boyhood he never knew the
feeling of fear for even in his infancy
was the household plunged into the
- scourge of . smallpox and he ' saw his
. father die during the epidemic His
"mother died three years ago whan he
was last in this city. He leaven two
minor children, a boy of four and girl
of two years. .
In this city to mourn his loss are
two brothers, Albert and Thomas; liv
ing at 1173 Stratford avenue. Another
brother, Fred, lives in New York city.
Two sisters, Margaret and Annie live
at home , hero and one sister, Irene,
with, the brother, in New York.
- The IT- S. government iM Investigat-
, ing his, end. ...
DARHUM HEIRS i
PROTEST AGAinSTI
f CITY'S CHANGES
.f ...... ' - , :.
T'rancis B4 Xeigh, C. Barnum Seeley,
"Wilson Marshall, Wilson Marshall,
guardian, Helen B. Rennell and Nancy
B. Clarke, heirs of the P. T. Barnum
estate, have notified the oity clerk of
their intention to appeal . from the
'charge of $1,161.63 made against them
for setting curb, gutters and sidewalks
In Cherry and Auburn streets. The
owners' of the property failed to- do
the work, as ordered. The. director
of public works had the work done by
Silliman & Godfrey. The communica
tion alleges that the charge is "ex
cessive." '
OTLLJAM H. DUBOIS
BREAKS HIS ARM
William H. DuBois, of Brooklawn.
' a,venue, and former alderman, while
n a visit to North Haven,, last week,
' flipped upon an icy pavement in that
town and received a broken left arm.
We is confined to bed there. ,
2s"EW OFFICERS FOR ,
ST. PATRICK'S TIOIr-
NASfE SOCIETY CHOSEN
At a meeting of the Senior Holy
?Came society of St. Patrick's church,
last evening, officers were elected a
follows: Attorney H. Casey,, presi
dent; Patrick . McGfp, vice-president;
Vincent Haggerty, secrt'tary and John
4, Ermiy, treasurer, .
BECKER WILL i
TRY TO REGAIN
: FORMER RANK
Ex-Police Officer, Granted
New Trial, Will Return
to Tombs
TT?.TT!TmR "RTIT.TTTVTI TTTI
wujt. not be retried
WMtman" Holds Effort for
New Conviction Would
' Be Futile a
New York, Feb. 25.C8iarles Becker,
former police, lieutenant, corxvtcted of
instigating the . munder of. Herman
Rosenthal, the gambler, who has just
been granted a. new trial, was visited
in the death house, at Sing Sing prison
today by his ' "'. attormey, Joseph A.
Shay. --,""-', - ; .-'--' -. :;- -'
; Tomorrow, the attorney told Becker,
he expects to eerve the remittature of
the court of - cuppeals on the prison
waandeh. Beoisoi' will ; then leave the
death house where he baa been con
flmsd, stoce the Call of 912 ajw be re
tumed 0 a cell ift the Tomtos prisoa
here .until the final disposition Of? his
Behinid, him In the death cells Beck
er will leave "the four '. gunmen,, con
victed of the actual killing of Rosen
thal, whose protest against the police
graft system" in New York, it was
charged, caused him 'to 4e shot- to
death. .' ' ".' v" ' ; ' -i '
- The court of appeals overruled, the
petition of the gunmen and they- will
be "exeouited 4 next ; month unless - the
governor, grants exorsutive 'demenicy.i ;
The . opinion was expressed toy the
attorneys" and (friends- of Becker that
he would, never be tried again o the
instigator, of tines mundtr of Rosenthal.
They added v that- Becker would seek
reinsbatemenit an the police force. "
Dqtrtot c Attorney iChe-rtes 6. Whitman,-
who , wW! determdnie ; whether
'Broker ' ahaJl bo tried again, has thus
flSar refused to aiy what further "ac
tion he .wlH. take 'in the case.' It ' is
utudierotoodi however, ttuat Mr. Whit
man believes that a. second trial would
be futila in. -taie face, of . th.01 oourt of
appeal's decision.
- When informed of the court's action,
Brt::kr' finsrt thought waa of his wife.
Ijfiter ttewspaperraen und ex-
vtMmdU-ibte-iieehns.of-j. ha-prM-Tuees . and.
oonntdesnee: ltnt "tfreertora. :,
: Becker's istay . of 16 nfcnths in, the
dearth 'house -feas resulted in changes
in hi appearaarce. He has Improved
tn heaJtSi and IhoVa . me3ce-np 4s that of
wi athlete in traiwlng. , Also he yhas
read, a exeat deal. - -
WITNESSES IN ;
LIQUOR CASE
JOIN ACCUSED
. Mrs. Julia Bosco was fined $100
and ' costs In.- city court today on a
charge thai she sold liquor illegaliyi in
her coffee house at Howard avenue
and - Cherry street. Roch - Les, alias
Joseph Hezsnya, who was called as a
witness for the woman, said he own
ed, some of the-liauor and was fined
$15 for having it in his possession.
Michael Kiss, found in ihe place, at
tracted the attention of Judge Wilder
to such an! extent that he is held , in
bonds of $1,000 for, alleged perjury.
Kiss denied that he drank in the place.
The woman was represented by Attor
ney A. S. Geduldig. The raid was
made by .Captain Redgate .and Ser
geant McGirr. '';'...
Satire On Hobson
Creates Merriment
At Nation's Capitol
(Special to The Farmer.)
Washington, Feb. , 25 Official
Washington was agog today over the
annual banquet of the "Knights of
Momus" at Rauschers on the night
bef ore when Congressman Donovan of
Connecticut, ' Leader Underwood and
Captain Hobeon were the leading
characters in a skit entitled "The Pro
hibition Sailor or the -Much : Kissed
Hero of the : Merrimac." The satire
was directed, at Captain Hobson's eight
months, campaign for a senatorial Toga
while drawing $25 a day from Uncle
Sam. The characters were finely im
personated by the heads of the de
partments in the. government printing
office who compose : the membership
of the Knights, . ,
. Mr. Donovan was not present but
his impersonator is said to have repre
sented him to perfection. . '
ATLANTIC COAST LINE
, CUTS STOCIC IN HALE
Hartford, Feb,1 25 Filed in the of
fice of the- secretary of state was a
certificate of reduction in' the-capital
stock of the Atlantic Coast Line Co.,
of Bridgeport, from $17,640,000 to $8,-
820,000 and-par value of each share
from $10U to $50. ' A fee f $550 was
paid to the state.
.The .Ingold. Hotel- Company of Now.
Haven with a capital of $100,000 has
filed articles of incorporation, also E;
E. Dickinson & Company ; of - Essex,
capital $300,000. , -
" Jaanes Riley of 1,343 Pembroke street
notified the city clerk today of his in
tention - to - withdraw his appeal v for
abatement of personal tax,- $2, on ; the
list of 1910. . . J ;. -- ---
In - a lengthy communication to the
police Lincoln A. Schindler of 527 Car
roll avenue, has asked assistance in
locating - his missing pair of - specta
cles, which he left in a' barber shop.
U S. INSISTS
ON CUSTODY OF
BENTONjS BODY
Wounds In Corpse Import
ant Evidence As to Man- '
' ' ner of Death
VILLA RELUCTANT TO
COMPLY WITH DEMAND
England Waits Assurance of
Consuls Safety Before "..
.
' - Ordering Probe
Washftigton, Feb. So-Further representations-
were made toy the .Ameri
can government- today to General
Francisco Villa pointing out. the im
portance of giving up the body of Wil
liam S." Benton, the British subject re
cently executed at Juarez, whose death
is being officially investigated xby 'both
the United States Hand Great Britain.
" Immediately" upon, the receipt of ,
word from Consul Letcher at Ohihua.-'
hua that. Benton's body would be ex
humed for the benefit of ; Benton's
widow and relatives whQ. could , visit
the cemetery with an American rep
resentative, a second request went
forth to Villa asking that the corpse
be turned over to the widow on Amer
ican territory. . .
V Villa's refusal to accede , to the re
quest for the body has not met with
favor iy officials here who .are seek
ing now to Impress, upon mm, mrougu
Consul. Letcher, the .importance the
world generally will attach to such a
refusal.' -
- , CABRAJfZA EXPECTED.
' General Car-ran za, hief of -all the
constitutionalist -forces, is expected in
Jaurez - within . a -week.'' It ' is under
stood here that he . will take hajrge
of an Investigation of the Bentont case
upon his -own ; account. -.-, : ' - 0 '
Upon the character of the wounds
found rests proof of Villa's version
of the killing. If thejjbody-' is ' found;
riddled with rifle bullets officials think
the story of an execution, after a court
martial will be confirmed and atten
tion then: will toe further directed to
a point how carefully . being mvestiJ
.gated as to whether Benton had com
mitted crimes as - Villa chgsrges and
Trae iOf a disposition to fight witJi fire
arms."' - r.- . . ... '
r IhdfckCions :were"i:today -that the -in-vestigation
' would last x for ? several
days.v Officials regard the delivery
of the hod y as of highest importance
Secretary Bryan visited the ' White
House before going to his . office, to
read over night despatches. He made
no comment on the situation, t -1 -i
White. House officials, after' -Secretary
Bryan had left made this : ex
planation of the status of the inquiry 1
for Benton's body: , : -
DISPATCHES COXTTiADICT.
Two dispatches were'" received yes
terday, one from Consular Agent Caro
thers, " saying Villa would not permit
a -view of the body "at this time," but
would do -so later. That message came
during the afternoon." ;...:
1 Late last night a message, was re
ceived from Consul Letcher at Chihua
hua, who had been in personal con
ference with Villal He reported ' Villa
was willing to have the - widow and
relatives of Benton see the body when
it was exhumed and that their -visit
would .be permitted in - the presence
of representatives to -be designated by
the American government. -
. The change in' Villa's attitude! as
reflected lin these ' two messages, it
was said, was the' result of representa
tions "bj the United States -that his
attitude was not satisfactory. ,- The
United , States will designate an army j
surgeon as one of its representatives
and an . examination' of 7the- body will
be . made, according to White House
officials. . -":V ''---..
. While apparently Satisfied that an
opportunity for medical . examination
of the corpse has been made, the latest
representations to Villa request that
after the examination the 'body be de-v
11 vered , to the widow for burial wher
ever she , may - wish; "r v;; . ':-.-.
, GUNBOAT STIRRENTERS.
Other ' over-night developments ."-in
the Mexican situation which occupied
the attention of officials were the sur
render to the constitutionalists of the
federal gunboat Tampico "giving -them,
their rst naval ' equipment " on - the
west coast of Mexico, and reports jot
the hanging by Mexican federals at
Nuevo Laredo of f Clemento Vergara,
an American citizeru -f
Secretary Bryan arranged, to go be
fore the Senate foreign relations com
mittee today to give information con
cerning the Mexican situation.
England Waits For
v. Mexican Safeguard
For Nation's Consul
London, Feb. 25 The British govern
ment, it was announced today, was
still : awaiting ; an , answer .from ; the
state department at -Washington to its
its requests to secure a safe conduct
from General. Villav to enable Consul
Perceval, of Galveston, to partici
pate in" the investigation into, the
death of William S. Benton at Jua
rez. .. . - - ' , . ,
: - Francis Dyke-Acland, parMamentan-y
under secretary for foreign affairs,
stated today in the ' House of Com
mons that the foreign office was not
prepared to order Consul Perceval to
leave El Paso for the dangerous dis
tricts of Mexico until it had received
assurance that he would be safe in do
ing so.
WILL PROBE HANGING
OF AMERICAN CITIZEN
Laredo, Texas, ' Feb, 25. -United
Etates Consul Garrett at Nuevo Lare
do, Mexico, has dispatched an emis
sary to Hidalgo, Mexico to investigate
the reported execution by Mexican
federal troops of Clemento Vergars.an
American citiaen.
CM BUDGET I
. t '. ; .
MAYOR WILSON
. Regarding thetax rate of 19.2 mills which the Board
of Apportionment decided . on yesterday Mayor Wilson
said todayrvr - " - "--. v'" " '"'' '
"It is not a disturbing thing." I desired a low rate, but
I desired to see the. needs of the city properly met. did
not wish to see the iax rate made a football of as has been
the custom in years gone by ? - The tax rate should never
be. a political' argument. As years go by the needs of the
city must , increase in proportion to its growth. A It is 'in
cumbent upon the city to pay its bills. At first I thought
it would not be a qood plan
this year,' but on second thought I believe it is, better to
clean up all this indebtedness. .. The tax rate ought to be
lower next year because EVEN THOUGH THE LEGISLA
ture may levy a state tax, it cannot be laid
in time to take it up in the annual appropria
tions." ' : - -'
JURY FiriDS III
.FAVOR OF DRIVER
HI DAMAGE SUIT
A Jury in the civil superiir court
this morning decided that PhHip Ca
cavollo of this city was not guilty 64
negligence in the suit brought -against
him by Selen Muccino to recover.- for
injuries to a child. ; The' court' found
that the child was not entitled to ainy.
damages, i It was .alleged that the in
fant had been knocked down by the
defendant's wagon but the jury said
Cacavollo had been driving slowly and
cautiously and ; was not. responsible for
the accident. Attorney George F.
Mara represented Cacavollo. , ,
FIVE V.VES ARE
SEEKIIiOiVORCES
Five unhappy wives and one miser
able husband have asked the superior
court for relief by the divorce, route.
Kathyrn Curran, a- 'well ' known lo
cal resident,, wants a decree from Phil
lip T. Curran of this city HabituaL
intemperance is ; alleged. - The couple
were married - June 17, 1903. Mrs.
Curran's maiden name. 1 was Kathyrn
Mac Poland. v ' :y
' Blla Allen of this city seeks free
dom from Wellington H. Allen of this
city on the ground - of cruelty '-'and
intemperance. . The couple were mar
ried April 26, 1912. j- ? - ,
Ada Olive "Van Heueen of - Fairfield,
brings , action against Charles . Van
Heusen of Albany, : N.' on the
grounds of cruelty and intemperance.
The-couple were married July .4,. 1906.
She Wants the custody of one minor
child, Olive, aged six. ..: -;" - - :.
May Howell f this city asks for a
divorce from Richard Howell, the , lo
cal newspaperman. "She alleges cruel
ty and asks for alimony. JVtrs.j How
ell, whose maiden . name was May
TJswyer, married the defendant Febru
ary 13, 1899. , "" '.". '
Ruby Salmon of tlrls . city . is the
plaintiff in a suit against William Sal
mon of Thomaston. She charges adul
tery with a person whose name is un
known. : The -couple were married
April 1," 1911. : Mrs. Salmon's maiden
name was Ruby Rolfe. -
The lone husband in - this aggrega
tion of wives is Jay L. Colbree of
Stratford who sues Ethel Colbree of
this city, alleging desertion July 1,
1910. The. couple : were , married' De
cember 6, 1907. ' Mrs. Cblbree's maiden
name was Ethel Chandler., -
State's Prison for
Bussey for Horse Theft
For, stealing a horse from the sta
bles of -A. Elwood & Son of' this city,
Clement . Bussey pf New Haven, was
sentenced, to state's prison for 'hot
ess' than one year today, by Judge
Tiittle in the-criminal superior : court.
He . sold the animal to -- a man in
Greens', Farm f or $ 5 : and then fled
to New , Haven where he was arrested..-
..- . :-.'.' ;,.'
Leroy ButlerVf Stamford, -charged
with burglary, was found -guilty .by. a
jury and was sentenced to state's pri
son" for not. more than two-years -and
notl .ess than. 18 months.
Knights Templar Guard
Ex-Senator's Remains
Denver, ' Feb. 25-r-Dehver and Color
ado today - paid tribute to , the late
Henry M. Teliler, former secretary of
the interior and for 30 years , United
States Senator. "' For three hours
friends and admirers .in "all ' walks , of
life filed past the -bier in 'the rotun
da of the state ca-pitol. The guard of
honor was composed of Knights Tem
plar, -of which order Senator Teller
was the first grand commander of Col
orado. . - ,.7 . s
- Private funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon ' at the home of
Mrs. G. E. Tyler, a.daug-hter, follow
ed by Masonic burial ceremonies.
OBITUARY,
.The funeral d Mrs. Isabella. -Myers
was held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon
from the home, 632 East Main street,
with Rev. Dr. Gerald H. Beard, pas
tor., of the Park street Congregational
church, offic.'tfcig. Burial was .. in
Lakeview cemetery.
NCREASED IN
MORE.
ON THE TAX KATE
to provide for the state tax
IIICOMETAX
REPORTS MUST
m BE FILED MAR. I
File' your Income tax report with
the government before March 1st.
y IPaiiiire.to Vlo.so does not-entitle
you to written notice. :
. A fine of from $20 to $1,000 for
neglect is imposed. .
i.. Anyone receiving $2,500 or 'more
"between March 1 an&flec. 31, 1913,
most file a statement.'. --
Deduction is not made for liv
ing expenses. ' . .' - '..-'.'. .
Though exemptions and deduc
tions from net Income statements
may he made eliminating the tax,
the sworn return must be filed.
, ' Abseofi: (fron the city mithont
extension -of JUiag, time from the
collector is -not a valid. excuse.
The Internal Revenue -office in the
Bridgeport post office is a busy place
todajt' Hundreds of citizens have fil
ed returns. Many come to 'ascertain
the exact state of affairs and fmd that
while they are compelled to declare
their incomes,, reductions and exemp
tions release them from paying a. tax.
It is ..necessary that v everyone re
ceiving' a net.( income from March 1,
1913 to- December 31, ,1913, a period
of ten months, equally $2,500 shall
file a return. , ,
If you have received $2,500 or more
during the , period prescribed your
statement must be made to the United
States Government before March' 1;
subject to a penalty of $20 to $1,000.
This is . imperative and no written no
tification that you are compelled to
do so is issued as in the case of local
city personal tax. , ----- ;
;. If residents are absent from the city,
or ill; permission to extend the period
thirty " days may J3e granted by- the
collector of internal revenue in Hart-
ford.r " . --- - .- "".-.: :'.
It makes no difference whether the
$2, BOO you have received has been
salary or -otherwise obtained it must
be declared with exemptions and reductions-;
prior to March 1. . : ;
Roll oT, Money Found ' ,
' Byt Worker May Have
- Ghostly Antecedent
A workman employed in wrecking
the building formerly -occupied by the
Coles Parlor Opera House found a
hoard of old greenbacks hidden in a
secret aperture of the walls. Diligent
search is now being made for more
of the-hidden treasure.
Work done under foreman C. H.
Marberg, of the Connecticut wreck
ing" company sent Anthony T. Brady
to a wall of the. second floor. As he
was, prying a section of bricks " loose
he was surprised to note a small poc
ket behind the wall paper in which
a package of neatly folded bills re
posed. : Examination showed eight $10
bills and one $5 bill all antedating
the presidency of GarSeld. He was
about to place them in his . pocket
when Marberg demanded them for
the Connecticut Wrecking Co. Brady
demurred and placing them upon his
person left the premises. .Though $12
salary is due him at' thee ompany's
office- he has not returned. Work
men who have heard' of the find
clamor to work on . the demolition ot
the building as . it is believed some
miser hoarded much gold there."
An old timer suggests as possible
explanation that the- ghosts Charlej
Coles . used to show may have usd
Lth'e place . as a honey- hole..
! ,
Seery Plabed Under,
Probation Following 1
Appeal of Klein
Following an eloquent plea for mer.
cy by Attorney Jacob B. Klein in the
U. S. - District Court yesterday after
noon at Hartford, Judge El . Thomas
imposed a' fine of $100 and costs and
then suspended Judgment in the . case
of -the government against W. J. See-
ry, a. former postal clerk of this city,
who was charged with neglecting to
have mail matter made ready for de
livery. ' The court alBter suspending
sentence placed the accused in charge
of Rev. Father C. J. McElroy of this
city as probation officer.
WAN
TAK BOARD REPUDIATES DEBT POLICY
DEMOUIiCES ENORMOUS POLICE iilCREA
AMD RETURNS
Mayor Pleads In Vain With Own Ap
, pointees , For Fifteen Policemen,
Bonds For School House; And ,
Delay In Paying State Tax
Board Fearing En ormus' Increase In
Rate Of 1915 determines To Meet
Expenses Of Present Fiscal
' ' -1 4 . Year As They Aris e
Increase Of Police Expense 'During
.t Mayor's Term Equal Td $115,000,
Or More Than The Proceeds
Of One, Mill Tax
BRIDGEPORT'S HIGHEST TAX RATE, .."
BIGGEST GRANirciSi AND LARGEST BUDGET
Tax rate, 19.2 mills. .
Grand list, $111,251,000.
Estimated revenue, $2,135,523. .
Other receipts estimated, $377,435. -. ...
Total estimated revenue, $2,512,358. i
COST OF' Or RATING
SINCE 1911. - .'-'"'-.'. .-..:-"- -
' THIS EQUALS INCREASE OF 35 PEH CENT IX
THREE YEARS. , V .'
First , District only .taxpayers must meet sudden in
crease of eleven mills, j r ' ;r ''
- Increased cost; of police more than equals revenue
from one, mill tax. 1 .
Tax board, alarmed by growing budget, returns to
pay as you go plan. : - : ; " . , : - ,
. Refuses to' incur -additional debt to build - school
houses! .- .''. - V:'
. Declines to delay state tax until 1915'when it -would
have to be paid with interest. - 4
'-Thoroughly alarmed by the growth, of the city's expen
account the Board of Apportionment and Taxation, complete! r
repudiating the financial policies of Mayor Wilson and his cab
inet, faced the inescapable obligations that have beeri ereaU -il.
declined to give: further countenance to a program of extensiv
borrowing, pared down;the appropriations iri every concei vaLI -directibn,
and found it necessary to levy a fax.rate of 19.2 mill-,
upon a grand list-of $111,251,000.
This tax rate, plus the receipts from other sources, will
yield $2;512958 for. the fiscal year, which is $658,000 more than
the amount required in 1911, three years ago.
, : 'Thus, in a, budget almost entirely ' stripped of Appropria
tions for permanent improvements, it appeared that during tf
time which Mayor Wilson has been in office the cost of !,!;
the city's business has increased by thirtyfive per cent.
It was not alone by its opposition, "to Mayor Wilson's ! ! !.
policy that, the members of the tax board showed their lack of
conffdence and their alarm.
'-There'' was an almost unanimous expression of sentimerit
against the' increase in the police force, which several mem
bers said is now too large, .
Nevertheless, '. Mayor Wilson, in an impassioned plea, in
duced the b6ard to relent, from' its first determination not U
make any appropriation for new
salaries for ten. . V
. The temper of the board,
unnecessary jobs, was again
appropriate $600 for a new clerk
This office was created by
duly 'signed by the mayor. -It appeared , that the assessors ha I
not asked for the clerk. The mayor was silent while the ordi
nance was under fire, although one member alluded to the cir
cumstance that the place could
of the executive, and the defense was left to the city clerk, Mr.
Robinson, who' said that the ordinance committee would not
have reported for the measure unless somebody had asked to
have it done." - . '"
The mayor had demanded
appropriate for schools, and asked it to depend upon propose
borrowing to obtain funds for
Afso the mayor desired payment to be delayed on the staf -
tax for 1913. He wished to meet
The mayor also favored
and an appropriation for 15 additional ? policemen. Only wiih
respect to the white way; was the board able to take the mayor's
view, and his policies were rejected at everj' other point, thon: s
very reluctantly, because the members were not unconscious
that they owed their appointments to the executive, and f -: '.
keenly the necessity they were under of substittlting their Hen, j
of municipal finance for his.
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PAY-AS-YOU-GO P
1
' ClfY INCREASES $653 j
patrolmen, so far as to provi i
with respect to the creation cf
shown when it was proposed t
in the office of the assessor.?.
an ordinance which had he en
be filled only upon the approval
of the board that it decline to
this purpose.
the tax in 1915.
the "white way" appropriation.
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