New Britain herald., 1915-08-03
' lfl5 N0ferS Decide or
 Board of ofApporfiionmenf
Plan to Model It After Town of Guilford - Seectman
 Gbney and Colonel Jarvis in Verbal Rows Shaw lss and Austin Go Itsfsi0 ls4f1

N were most unfkvorable the attend ance at the third adjourned annual town meeting of Berlin, held last eve- ming in the Berlin town hall Was largely attended The annual meeting was first called on October 12 and was adjourned to April 5. On April the meeting was again adjourned to last night when final business was trans acted and the annual meeting of 1914 | passed into history. 5 N N. The most importaft business trans acted last evening was a resolution that committee of five be appointed to take the necessary steps to create a Board of Estimates and Apportion- n1ents for the town of Berlin. This was passed and the committee will meet in the near future The situa~ tion in Berlin and the advisability of having such board will be discussed. :. A detailed report twill be given at as town meeting swhich the committee
 will call through the selectrnen.
 Nj; report was read by ex-Senatol Claude w. Stevens, representing the Investigating committee consisting of Francis Deming, E. w. Mildrum amt Claude w. Stevens, of a visit paid to Guilford by them to study the work ingsl of a like board in that town The report was satisfactory.
 Considerable discussion took place when q resolution was introduced to pay William Fs Flanagan the sum of \ $2O.31 which he had paid twice ill one. year to Berlin for taxes. It ap-s peared that Flanagan paid the taxes twice throught misund derstanding. < It was ordered paid back. Sss 'i~ss
 William D. Durham, Ber1in's fam~ ous silver-tongued orator, erllivened the meeting by informing the voters of his feelings as to the manner in. which the town officers were being treated.
 The meeting was called at 8 o'clock sharp by Moderator Edwin I, Clark, who presided. Town Clerk Francis H. Shaw read the minutes Of the pre- vious town session held on March l. The report was accepted. Before con- tinuing with any further business the chairman warned the citizens that all resolutions must be made in writing
 Report Of Committee.
 MT. Clark asked if there was any business to be brought before the meeting, ExlSenator Claude w. sSto-S
 
 tigating committee which had been appointed to hear such evidence com plaints and recomm endations as the citizens might wish to make, gave the report: sS as s3gsss sE t@ x MT Moderator and Gentlemen :--
 At the second adjourned annual town meeting. held April 5, 1915, the following resolutions among others. was passed
 Resolved That the same commit. | tee be continued as1dythat they be req quested to hear such evidence, cons plaints and recon1mend dations as from | time to time may be made by the | citizens. town ofacials, tax payers and residents with q view of improving the | efficiency and economy of the man. agement of the affairs of the town.
 Acting under the authority of the above vote, your committee held q public hearing in the Town hall, Fri I day evening July 16, 19l5. Atsthis various phases of town gov- several citizens appeared and discussed with the committee various phases of town government.
 Several ideas were suggested one of which was that we have l a. board of finance, or board Of esti z mate and appointments, similar to what they have in town of Guilford. This same idea was brought up, it will be remembered, by Daniel Web- ster, at the last town meeting, and a resident of Guilford had suggested the same plan to member of the committee. ,ss Your committee thought the plan should be investigated furtner and. on July 27, 1915. visited Guilford and conferred with member of their board and other residents regarding the actual workings of such a board l and the results obtained The unan- imous opinion of all whom we talked with was that such board was a 1. good thing for the town; that, al- | though there was some opposition at first, as time went on and the plan | was better underst ood, this had dis i appeared and the board and the town officials were working harmoniously.
 We find that the board, above re-s ferred to, in Guilford was created by a special act of legislature but we are of the opinion that such a board l could be created in the town of Ber- i lin-if thought advisable-under the l Home Rule bill Chapter 319, Pub | lie Acts, 1915). so called, passed by | the last general assembly, and would l recommend for your consideration ! the appointment of committee os five to take, at once, the necessary l steps to create a board of finance, or l board of estimate and apportionment for the town of Berlin.
 Board Elected by Voters.
 H. H. Spooner moved that the com l nlittee should explain more in detail concerning the workings of the board of estimates and appcrtIonment. MT. Stevens explained that in the town of i,