New Britain herald., 1915-01-15

| name, by the name of The Warden, i Burgess and Freemen of Borough l of Worthington.'
 | Section of the charter provides | that, flor the better government of said borough meetings of the resi- dents of the borough should be held twice annually; one in March and the other in November, at which times officers were to be chosen.
 1 And said borough, in legal meet 1 ing assembled says Section 5, shall have power to levy taxes on the polls and ratable estate within the limits of said borough, for such purposes as
 said borough shall think proper, and
 to choose a collector or collectors to
 collect such taxes; who shall having
 received a warrant for that purpose,
 signed by the warden, have the same
 powers as collectors of town taxes by
 law have" Section tells that the
 warden and burgesses of the bOr-
 ough shall enjoy all the privileges
 granted to the selectmen and justices
 of the peace in the several towns,
 and other sections enum crate the
 powers of the borough, which are all
 most identical With the maiority of those allowed the town itself
 d
 section to the effect that the in- habitants living within the borough shall remain and continue as in habitants of the town of Berlin, en- titled to all privileges and subject to
 all burdens, in the same manner as if the special act had never been passed.
 Doubtless, very few people have
 any Knowledge of the old borough
 and it's charter William Bulkeley tells that, when he was d boy, he as sisted in stalking out the borough after
 the legislature, upon request, had 1 changed the boundaries to decrease | it's size. There were borough officers
 then. he says, and everything was 1 done in Accordance with the charter 1 the residents even supporting fire 1 department. Meetings were held for l several years, he says, but the date of | the last one has been forgotten and 1 cannot be found on the records. Mr. l BulkeIoy and others are inclined to believe that the charter of the old 1 borough is still effective.
 Sons Of Veterans Association. An organiza ton to be known as the i Berlin Sons of Veterans association
 was formed last evening by seventeen 1 veterans sons who congregated at 1 the home of Selectman William H. l Gibney for the purpose. Judge
 George G. Griswod was appointed 1 temporary chairman and A. H. Bush
 nell clerk, following which William l w. F'aGan of Konsngton, Dr. George 1 P. Dunham of Berlin and Frank D. | Woods of East Berlin were appointed l committee of three to draw up a 1 set of bylaws to be presented at a l meeting January 2S at Mr. Bushnell's s l home on Deacon North's hill. At
 that timc officers will be elected. It ] is felt that the membership of the i association will reach the fifty mark
 before long, as there are many in tho town who arc eligible to mem bership. A number of the sens of veterans i have had the matter of Corning a camp under consideration for some
 time past, but it was thought that as
 a regular camp would be rather ex-
 pensive it would be moro feasa be to | form simply a Sons association | To organize as camp. it would be 1 nee eSSary to procure a special char
 ter from. and pay taxes to, the state i ercampment.
 l Following the adjournment of last
 nights meeting. Selectman Gibney
 served refreshments to his guests.
 Trinity Concert Tonight.
 Members of the committee in
 charge of the concert to be given here ] this evening for the benefit of the Red