New Britain herald., 1915-05-05
Collector htnIngWsy's Report Vii
 Show All Records Broken. CELEBRATES .EIeHlI;IH BIRTHDAY

Town Teams to Work In East End
 Tomorrow-NIrs. Ellen Coughlin
 Now An octogenarian-Lawn Club
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 While he has not completed his re-
 port to the town, Tax Collector w.
 J. Hemingway today stated that the
 collections on both property and per-
 sonal tax to date are in excess of the amount received from similar, sources
 for a corresponding period in the his-
 tory of Plainville. Although times have been hard the property owners have responded quickly to the state-
 ments sent out by the collector and the number that will have to pay the nine per cent. interest charges, which the law provides for those who fail to settle by May 1st, will be unusual ly small.
 Collector Hemingway was unable today to give any figures. not having had an opportunity to make a copy from his books. However, he is certain that q new record for collec- tions has been established and natur- ally he feels pleased over the results.
 The collectors report will contain one feature that will probably cause some surprise. This will deal with the sewer tax collections. The amount of dissatisfaction over the efforts to build sewer and the expense which attended the months of investigating by the district committee gave rise to the belief that difficulty would be ex- perienced in getting the tax paid. Tn fact some of the property owners had expressed the intention of getting legal advice before settling their ac- counts.
 Seemingly they decided against making any contest as the collectors books show that proportionately the sewer tax receipts are the largest. When bills were sent out MT. Heming- way requested that a special effort be made to clean up the sewer bills, even If such action should. hold up the statements for property taxes for time. The results of his appeal are entite1y satisfactory and he expects to clean up all these accounts by the end of May.
 The, personal tax collections are also above normal This assessment, according to the collectors notice, had to be paid by May 1st. Those who have failed to get their bills receipt ed have been placed in the delinquent class and they are liable to arrest at any time. Mr. Hemingway has not stated what course he proposes to | pursue to force a collection from l those in arrears. He probably will | adopt the usual methods, however, | giving a warning to those who have | failed to pay up before resorting to legal process.
 I work in East End Tomorrow. First Selectman w J. Johnson to- day made arrangements for having 1 two teams work in the eastern sec- ton of the town tomorrow in con- junction with the Business and Int provement association which is con- ducting a cleanup campaign this l week. The carts will traverse all | streets east of the railroad crossing | to remove the rubbish gathered on the various properties during the. cam paign. Property owners are advised to have the rubbish put in barrels or boxes, the same to be left on the curb in front of their places for the team sters. There Is considerable interest in the cleanup idea this year and 1t Is expected that the teams will be kept on the move all day.
 Friday the campaign will move to the western section and the town teams on that day will cover the streets west of the railroad crossing.
 The Business Mems committee feels greatly encouraged over the CO., operation that has already been shown and they expect that the cam paign will go on the records as a big 
 Celebrates Eaghtieth Birthday.
 Mrs. Ellen Cough1in, widow of Thomas Coughlin, and one of the oldest Irish residents of the town. is today celebrating the eightieth anni- of her birth With members of her family she spent the day much IS usual at her home on Bank street md the event was quietly observed. Mrs. Coughlin has been a resident 1 of Plainville for sixty-five years and turing the entire time she has lived ,n the Coughlin property on Bank 1 'treet, two houses having been erected by her husband, now deceased, on he place. For a woman of her ad- faHceu age sHe IS FeHarkaDIy acJlve. She retains all her faculties, attends o her own housework and gets about with an agility of which many people. ears her junior. cannot poast
 She is woman of very kindly dis position and she is held in high es- eem by a large number of acquaint- Lnces.
 She makes her home with her two daughters.
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