New Britain herald., 1915-02-27
PialnVille Views COMPLAIN AGAINST
 BEER DELIVERIES Prosecutor Hears Ou,-)f- Town Dca,-
 CTS Arc Violating Law. RELIEF BOARD 10 REPORT TONIGHT
Members Admit Some Reductions Have Already Been Granted-ViS- itOr Has Prize Winning Bull Dog Trumbul Made q Director.
,One Reductions

TrumbuH Made q Director.
 Complaints concerning the deliver ing of beer in Plainville by out-of- town dealers have been filed with the authorities and while an investigation has been in progr1ss for the past 1e" days it is understood that no warrants have as yet been issued.
 Although the officials are retlcent concerning the complaints and the probable action to be taken 1t IS Sald> that arrests were delayed because Of the uncertainty as to whether or not the law is being violated.
 There have been convictions secured in the local court for violation of liquor laws when the evidence showed that out-of-town dealers were deliver ing beer here without orders to show that the purchase was made in the neighboring city. Since that time there have been some changes in the statutes governing this point and the local authorities have spent some time during the last few days perusing the law books in the town clerks office.
 They have made no mention of what conclusion they arrived at but the failure to issue a warrant lends strength to the report that they did not have enough evidence to warrant action. The compla jnts were made, it is said, by an agem of a local saloon keeper, who seemingly considered that he was a victim of unfair com petition and deprived of the protection afforded by the excise jaws.
 File Reports Tonight.
 The report of the board of relief concerning the action taken on forty complaints filed against the grand list as compiled by the assessors will prob ably be in the hands of Town Clerk R. c. Usher tonight. The board was in session this afternoon and the mem- bers said before the meeting that an effort would be made to clean up the business before night.
 The board held it first executive seS- sion yesterday afternoon. The mem bers spent considerable time discuss ing the protests and were unable to act on all the appeals.
 It was said this morning that faV- orable action was taken yesterday on a number of the complaints and the report will show some reductions. The amount, however will in all prob ability be a great deal less than was anticipated when the assessors made public the figures they had agreed on. Their report show, d an increase in the grand list of over $241,00O. The ag gregate amount which the relief board has been asked to take off is but $20,- 900 and should fs:N orable action be taken on every complaint the assess ors would feel that the stamp of ap- proval had been placel on their work.
 Chairman A. H. Condell of the relief board considers that the small num- Der of applications for relief shows that the taxpayers concur in the opinion that the assessors made an honest effort to equalize the valuation of properties in town.
 Make Report Thursday.
 The committee appointed to ar range for~the annual banquet of the Business and Improvement associa- tion will make a report at the meet ing of the board of directors of that
 
 night. The committee, has not as vet made sufficient progress to permit of the selection of a date for the ban quet and it is possible that none will be decided on before Thursday nights session.
 On the committee this year are: J. H. Trumull, s. s. Gwillim, H. A. Castle and E. H. Hills. The latter is new to this kind of work. He has been inactive member of the asso- citation and while he has served an a number of important committees this is his first year as one of the ban quet managers.
 MT. Gwilim is to have charge of the musical program again this year. He Is now selecting popular choruses to be sung while the courses are being served. MT. GWillim made a big hit last year with the manner in which he lead the singing contingent and much is expected of him this year.
 The selection of speakers has not as yet been made and the date will not be decided on until at least a part of the afterdinner program is arranged.
 Prize Boston Bull Dog.
 MT. and Mrs w. R. Hutchings of Mountain View, are entertaining Mrs Blanche Brownell of Lynn, Mass.
 Mrs Brownell is on her way home from New York and Philadelphia where her valuable Boston bull dog MOnto Cristo, was exhibited. The animal won prizes at both Phila- delpha and Madison Square Garden shows, getting the first, second and third awards
 The dog is valued highly by it's owner. She has refused offers of $500 for it. The animal has attracted considerable attention at Mountain