New Britain herald., 1915-01-22
SELEC7NEN TO IGNORE TOWN MEETING ORDER Won't Take Steps to Acquire Water
 Companj's Property. CLAIMS ACTION WAS ILLEGAL
Matter Was Not Included in Call For Mccting-Command Williams Names Committecs-Tcl. Co. Offi- clally Recognizes Poverty Hil1.'

clally Recognizes Poverty Hill"
 While the recent town meeting passed a vote ordering the selectmen Co take the steps necessary to acquire the property of the Plainville water company, members of the board suId this morning that in all probability it will be ignored and no action what ever will be taken. The selectmen concur in the opinion of E. A. Free man, who acted as chairman of the meeting, that the vote was illegal as no mention of the matter was made in the call for the session.
 The resolution bringing the matter before the meeting was introduced by the socialist contingent after the new contract with the water company had been accepted despite vigorous ob- jection on the part of several of ths voters. Chairman Freeman who Is in- terested in the water company, enter tained a motion for it's passage to get the sentiment of the meeting, all though he expressed the belief that any action taken on the matter would have no legal standing.
 The selectmen evidently are of the same belief and they do not intend to officially recognize the instructions given by the meeting and for the present the matter will be dropped.
 There does not appear to be a very strong sentiment favoring the opera ton of a municipal water plant here. At least the voters do not think that the town is in shape financially, to handle a proposition so extensive. When the bonded indebtedness is wiped out. some of the citizens think the matter may be agitated
 Officers of water company declare that under the present conditions but a small profit is made on the invest ment of the stockh elders and they would worry but little, should tho town take over their property. c. H. Calor, the president, declares that the company is willing to sell out to the town any time.
 The opponents of rates and rules of the water company claim, how ever, that they have not given up the fight against the corporation and they declare they will continue to work for better arrangement be- tween the company and it's patrons.
 Doesn't Like Poverty Hill"
 Planville's police force" has reg ASsoAcu u SeIou8 KICK "hJn tHe telS- phone company over it's action in of ftcially recognizing the western ex- tremity of West Main street as "Pov- erty Hill" Officer Philip Marine who has the distinction of being the towns regular police department. Is responsible for the complaint and in a letter sent to the district officials he not only gave his opinion of the company but ordered them to take out his phone without delay.
 When Officer Marino was appoint ed regular patrolman, he had tele- phone installed in his house for the convenience of people desirous of making complaints against violators of the law. In his application he de- clares he gave the location of his res idence as West Main street, and con- sequently his surprise was great when on opening the new telephone directory, distributed yesterday, he found that the company had placed his house of Poverty Hill.''
 While investigations in New York and other large cities have shown that minions of the law have grown wealthy. graft contributing largely to their pile, Officer Marine admits that there is but slight chance of a police man grabbing a fortune in Plainville. Nevertheless he does not think he should b eregarded as candidate for the almshouse and he objects most vigorously to the use of the appela- tion given the section In which he lives. He is particularly grieved because his neighbors are credited with living on West Main street at least as far as the telephone directory Is concerned.
 Years ago. the section in which Officer Marine lives. acquired the name of Poverty Hill" Old resi- dents could not recall today how the name happened to be applied but they believed that it started from a joke and the name has since refused to be separated from the locality.
 Residents of that section do not go into acstacies over the nickname and it's use is tabooed by them.
 Official recognition had not been given to the title before and the tele- phone company seemingly touched a tender spot in the feelings of the people lon the hill'' and it's repre- sentatives will have a difficult task, if pr oper apologies are to be made.
 Miss Langdon's Will Filed.
 William J. Blakeslee has offered for probate the will of Miss Eveline Langdon, an aged spinster, whose Geath occurred recently. Judge Byington will give a hearing on the application for it's admission next Wednesday.
 Miss I.angdon directed that after her funeral expenses were paid the balance of her money be divided be- tween her two cousins, Mrs. Asa