New Britain herald., 1915-01-18
Assessors Make Changes in V8Iua-
 ton in Nearly 300 Cases.
PROPERTY VALUE NOW $2,526,927
Abstract Not Net Ready For Public InspeCtion.-Justice Prior Sends Deaf Mute" to Jail-COndell Pre- sides at Sunday Session of Court.

Nearly three hundred taxpayers weeks of hard work which fell to the lot of the board of assessors this year and unless the relief board shows disposition to grant reductions Tax Collector w J. Hemingway will gath CT in revenue for taxes on a grand list which places the valuatioG of proper ty in town at $2,526,927 F. A. Free man, chairman of the board, yester- day sent out a huge bulk of letters giving notice of increases that had been decided on by the assessors and the taxpayers were advised today as to what valuation the officials have placed on their holdings.
 While the abstract is not as yet completed and the report of the as- sessors is not ready for public inspec- tion, Town Clerk R. C. Usher this morning volunteered the information that the grand list this year will show an increase of $241.527 over that on what taxes were charged last year.
 It is understood that in no cases are the increases very large the raise having been well distributed, and while there will doubtless be a num-
 
 the general expectations are that the assessors report will be changed but little
 The relief board for a number of years has made comparatively few re- auctions. In fact it's record for a de- cade will probably show a greater to- tai In increases than decreases and taking past performances for a cri- terion, taxpayers who received let ters from the assessors today, have but little to look for at the coming sessions.
 One of the assessors said today that the board had done it's work faith fully and if 1t succeeded in equalizing the property valuations, the members will feel satisfied.
 Property in Plainville, in the opin- ion of many, is listed at it's full mar ket value. In fact much of the land and buildings sold within the past few years has brought the owners small CT price than the assessors calculated as its worth in their reports. and it is conceded that it is fairly we'll equalized.
 The abstract will be ready for in spection in few days "Dcaf Mute" Goes to Jail Admitting that he drank two quarts of rum in a few hours, William Drezd of Pittsfield. Mass, this morning en- tered a plea of guilty to the charge of drunkenness when arraigned be- fore Justice F. P. Prior, asking the court to excuse him for begging and disturbing the peace on account of his condition. A fine of $5 was i'm posed fov intoxication and Justice Prior sent the accused to jail for thirty days for breach of the peace accepting the prosecutors nolle of the charge of begging.
 Drezd came to Plainville Saturday afternoon. He posed as a deaf mute in a saloon and used a pad and pencil to explain that he was in need of funds to take him to his sister who he claimed was i'll. He succeed cd in convincing a number, who were chnging to the mahogany rail, and when he left the place he had sixty cents for his carfare He created a disturbance on the trolley car and was put off near the A. M. F. Zion church.
 After he left the car he suddenly found his voice and at the home of James Minello he threatened the oc- cupants with dire things if they wouldn't admit him. When he found the doors locked he attempted to gain entrance through a window. Mrs