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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1926

Page

7

Budget Slashing Tax Board Plan For Lowering Rate

The Tax Board met at William H. Burnham's home to trim allocations and share items to lower the tax rate. A tentative rate of 28.4 mills was set with appropriations of 7,725,700 and a grand list of 263,245,000, the final rate to be decided Tuesday. The board reportedly approved two intra department fund transfers in Public Works of 3,000 and 1,200, with director A J Nor they requesting a further 4,000 transfer.

William H. Burnham Board of Apportionment

State budget shifts funds for highway and repairs

From the 6000 appropriation, money moved to the garbage department payroll and a transfer of 1200 is reallocated from bridges and watering trough repairs to macadam repairs.

Garbage Department

Park Street Congregational Pastor to Speak at Lodge Meeting

Rev T F Rutledge Teale pastor of Park Street Congregational church will address the Samuel HM Tarris lodge No 92 T C O I at their regular Monday night meeting He is the second clergyman to speak following Rev Ernest J Craft rector of Cheriat Episcopal church who spoke on Current Events last Monday

T. F. Rutledge Teale Park Street Congregational Church Samuel HM. Tarris Lodge Beale Clergman Lodge Ernest J. Craft Cheriat Episcopatehurch

Poland's Seat on League Council May Be Granted at Geneva

Influential circles in Geneva expect Poland to become a non permanent member of the League of Nations council next September as a practical solution to demands for permanent seats by Poland Spain and Brazil. Britain opposes new permanent seats and Germany shows a cooperative stance in Geneva. Sir Eric Drummond returned from Berlin praising German willingness to cooperate while suggesting suitable Germans for Geneva. About ten Germans may join the secretariat including an assistant secretary general.

Geneva Poland League of Nations Council Assembly Spain Brazil France League Council Germany League London Paris Berlin Eric Drummond Irlc Germains Secretarat

Failure to ratify Italian debt pact looms over treaty

President Coolidge says Senate inaction on the Italian debt settlement would free Italy from negotiating an agreement and urges prompt House ratification. He believes bipartisan support exists and that approval would boost U.S. foreign trade, stabilize currency, and reflect broad American backing for the pact despite Republican opposition.

Washington Coolidge Senate Italy United States Republican Party American Debt Commission White House Mussolini Austria Congress

Mrs Matson Hostess for Carry-on Club

The Carry-on club held a Washington birthday party last night at Mrs. Howard Matson's home 592 Broad Street. Guests included Miss Betty Wheeler Miss Truth Elwood Miss Ruth Tickey Mrs. Lawrence Eddy Mrs. Earl Brown Mrs. Harry Tong and Mrs. Bart Lakeman. Games were played and a luncheon served. The house was prettily decorated for the occasion.

Washington Howard Matson Broad Street Watson Betty Wheeler Truth Elwood Ruth Tickey Lawrence Eddy Earl Brown Uarry Tong Bart Lakeman

Firemen killed by falling wall in Valparaiso

Collapse of a rear wall during a fire at the Academy of Music building in Valparaiso Ind killed two firemen and injured four others one possibly fatally. Fire damage estimated at three hundred six thousand six hundred dollars and the wall sent six firefighters tumbling from the second floor to the basement.

Valparaiso Ind Academy of Music

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