New Britain herald., 1915-04-01
PfdlnVille News TOWN READY 10 SUE
 TRANWAY COMPANY Judge HenEey Retained to Bring
 Action for L]SS of Trees. EGhlY-IWO TAX LENS FILED
Hemingway Prepares to Levy on Property for Unpaid TaXeS-DrunE1 Death of Miss Minnic Burns.

Litigation against the Bristol ana 1 PlainVIlle Tramway company fol damages to the highways resulting i from the loss of shade trees killed ! by gas d few years ago is about to ] be started hy the town, the select men having retained Judge William r.. Hcnney of Hartford to take up the matter of d settlement, institut- | ing civil proceedings unless the of 1 tlcials of the corporation are willing to ratify the claims to be filed by the local authorities.
 Judge Henney has not been in- structed as to what amount the town considers it is entitled to, the select men having decided to let this feature of the case rest until the attitude of the company has been uscertained. The local officials however, are de- termined to force the company to settle and the case will be brought to court if necessary, d development not considered at all unlikely.
 Although the trees were killed nearly three years ago and the su-
 
 to five of the property owners who brought their claims before Judge Gager the company has made no move to reimburse the town for the expense it was put to in removing the stumps of the dead trees. Neither has its officers done anything tow ards paying the damage the town suffers as a result of removing near lN l.; ways. thereby injuring the appear ance of the street and damaging the road as thoroughfare
 About $400 was expended in dig ging up the stumps and carting them away. There is q wide difference of opinion as to what cash consid- eration should be regarded as am pie for the actual loss of the trees, but the amount to be demanded will undoubtedly be in four figures any way.
 Property owners. other than the five whose cases were settled in court. are still at sea as to what is to be done to cover the loss they sustained by the killing of the trees. The committee which they appointed nearly two years ago. brought d few Of the cases into court but since the decision was given, it has seemingly been inactive. The three-year linn itation period will soon expire and unless an effort is made to collect damages before that time the claims will be outlawed. It is likely, how ever that some definite move will be made in the near future, the cases of the town and the property owners probably being considered together.
 Wanted to Be Arrested.
 I'm drunk, have no home and no place to go-please arrest me-" num- bled Frank Ellsworth of Unionville late last night Officer Philip Marine lifted him to his feet on the porch of the Hotel Clarendon The fellow looked clean and respectable however, and the officer was not anx- ious to lock him up. He tried to get some information from him as to what town he lived in, but was unsuccessful, Ellsworth holding that he had no home and wanted to be arrested. He was too drunk to nav igate with any degree of accuracy and the officer finally granted his re- quest.
 This morning Ellsworth viewed the matter of his arrest in d rather diff fercnt light. He said he came from Cnionville and had never been ar rested before. Ha had q few drinks last evening but couldn't remembc any reason for his condition.
 Justice Condell was inclined to be lenient after hearing the mans story in court and he imposed a fine of $1 without costs.
 James Paid Up.
 Friends of William James, who was fined $1O and costs in court yes terday morning, having pleaded guilty to the charge of causing a disturb ance at the home of Mrs. Edward i came to his rescue during 1 the day and settled for him.
 Arrangements were being made to | take him to jail to work out the 1 assessment when his friends put in | appearance.
 Miss Minnie Burns Dead
 After an illness of but few days with pneumonia, Miss Minnie Burns of East Bristol, died yesterday af- { ternoon at the home of James Kane, her brother-in-laW. Her death was entirely unexpected and was big shock to her many friends
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