New Britain herald., 1914-04-08
CONCERN OVER FATE
 OF PLANS FOR SEWER
O11etTs Fear Defeat Of Proposition
 for Complete System. BOND ISSUE IS ALSO FAVORED

beleFe HrOperCy owners would Sny
 At Paying for $50, ,oOo Improvement In Lump Sum-Water Co. to Extend Mains-Good Friday Observance. That it would be folly for the ad- vocates of a sewer to attempt to force favorable action on the plan for
 building complete system, costing of one of the officers of the district expressed today in discussing the vote
 of Monday nights meeting which favored making the contracts for the improvement in it's entirety. when anything at all is done. He believed
 that such a move would greatly strengthen the opposing forces and might result in the defeat of the en- tire proposition.
 There is no well conducted city in the country or a private business
 corporation either, that would con- sider going into any improvement on such an extensive scale at the out set," he said. '"They would naturally start on a smaller scale, sewering the well populated streets to start with and later making periodical exten- sions."
 Some of the district committee members believe that there will be enough taxpayers to protest against paying assessments required for a $6O,000 sewer without saddling an ex- tra $20,000 on them, especially when it is unnecessary. There is no extra assessment on business and unim- proved property for constructing a complete system instead of a sewer for the more important streets, and the entire burden will be shifted to owners of residences The difference in their cases, however will be but five cents a front foot, according to the estimates. Nevertheless, 1t is
 argued, this additional assessm ent will help the opposition.
 ~ The plan of paying cash on the contracts, instead of bonding the dis trict for part of the expense, is not believed by many to be helpful to the cause of citizens who are advocat- ing the building of the system. They think it would be of benefit to their efforts if they recommended paying about half the expense by assess ments at the start and eventually cleaning up the balance through tax ation or sewer rentals. The latter. course. they maintain, would probably be the best flor the average citizen. as it would bring substantial rev. enue from the factories, who while greatly benefited by the sewer, under the plans now being considered wili only pay the same as business blocks, $4 per front foot.
 Until the officers, reelected at the annual meeting Monday night meet to organize, nothing will be done to- ward calling the voters together for final action on the sewer proposition. None of the members of the district committee wish to make any predic- tion as to when the question will be put up to the voters. The matter is entirely in the hands of the commit tee and as it has completed all the preliminary work, its duties until final action is taken, will be compar- atively light.
 To Organize Driving Club.
 Local horsernen are planning to or ganize a driving club this summer and the indications are that there will be several good meets at the Allen track on East street before fall
 The Allen property, was converted into a race course last summer and it Is now proposed to make extensive improvements at the place. The plan for organizing the club to arrange for races at the track has been re- ceived with considerable enthusiasm and it is probable that meeting will be called in a short time.
 Horsemen favoring the forming of the club have suggested the holding Of fair at the track in the fall. They believe that enough money would be realized from an affair of this char Ladies! Look YOunp. Darkon