New Britain herald., 1914-05-09
TAX COLLECTIONS FOR
 APRIL OVER $24,ooO
Collector Hemingway Shatters All
 Records for Month. SEWER MEETING IN TWO WEEKS

1918 Grand List-Judge Stoughton
 Prepares Call and Resolutions
 Baseball Meetings-At the Churches
 Receipts aggregating nearly $25,OO0
 have been turned over to Town Treas
 urer c. w. Hird by Tax Collector
 Hemingway since April 1, according
 to the latters report made public to-
 day. Collections for taxes during the
 month shattered all records and were
 greatly in excess of the correspond
 ing month of last year.
 While the big increase is due great
 ly to the raising of the tax rate, prop
 erty owners responded unusually well
 to the statements sent out by the
 collector and as a result there is less than $5,0OO on the grand list of 1913
 for which a settlement has to be
 made. Included in this amount are
 unpaid personal taxes, which were
 also due on April I.
 Mr. Hemingway has reason to feel
 gratified with the showing made, as
 his record for the month is one that
 will doubtless stand for fey years, despite the steady increase in the grand list The collectors books show the amount due the town on the first of last month for taxes, both per- sonal and property, was $29,414.l3, and up to date he has given out re- ceipts for $24,479.22 of that amount. Property taxes which were not set tied by April 30 will be increased by nine per cent. assessment provided by law, and the collector is obliged l to place liens on land and Buildings l unless the bill is paid within a rea- sonable time.
 Personal tax payers had until the | last of the month to pay up or go in 1 the delinquent class. Should they select the latter course they are liable l to arrest at any time. The collector reports that large part of the per- sonal tax bills have already been set 1 tied and he is now preparing to con- ! duct a campaign against those. who 1 have failed to pay up.
 Meet in Two Weeks.
 That the voters in the sanitary and sewer district will probably be called l together during the week of May 17 l to take definite action concerning the 1 building of sewer system was the l opinion expressed this morning by l Chairman F. T. Wheeler, who pre- | sided at a meeting of the officers of l the district last evening. MT. Wheeler stated that it is the intention to have l the meeting on some night during the week above mentioned on which the 1 Town hall is not occupied by dance | or entertainment.
 ! At the meeting of the committees l last night a report was received from Judge John A. Stoughton of East Hart ford, who was employed to draw up a call for the meeting and the res l olutions that are to be presented. l Copies of motions, drawn in proper legal form, authorizing the construc- tion of the sewer, the awarding of con- 1 tracts and other essential features l towards bringing about the improve l ment, were received from the attor- ney Judge Stoughton has been the 1 legal adviser of the district since 1t was organized and in order that no question may be raised about the le-
 gality of any action taken, the com 1 mittec thought it advisable to have
 him prepare the call and resolutions which it will introduce.
 The preparation of the check list for 1 the district is now practically the only preliminary to which the committee will have to give it's attention. As 1 there is to be opposition to any ac- l tion authorizing the building of the l sewer, a vote by check list will un- 1 doubtedly be called for, and the com
 mittee proposes to have only those liv-