New Britain herald., 1915-01-07
Lively Discussion Promised for
 Adjourned Annual Town Meeting.
CONDELL TO LEAD OPPOSITION
Rates Too H4E 4Eh-CIauses Regarding Fire Department Objectiona bIe- Don't Want to Pay for Dead-End Hydrants-Sibert HuItcnus Dead.

Interesting debates are promised for the adjourned annual town meeting on January 19 when an effort is to be made to get the voters to place their stamp of approval on the new con- tract between the town and the Wa ter company, which was approved by the selectman last fall. The mat ter of accepting the agreement was put over from the regular meet ing in October and it is now said that the attempts to get it in force will be vigorously contested when the voters again assemble.
 A. H. Condell, one of the company's stockholders, Is expected to lead the opposition forces and it is said that he has investigated the proposed agreement thoroughly and will be pre- pared to expose it's alleged flaws at the meeting.
 Among other things, MT. Condell. it is said, opposes the rates which the company proposes to charge the town and also strongly disapproves of the plan of charging the town for hy- drants on dead ends, his contention being that they were installed for the company's use and while they are of some service to the town, they should at least be rented at reduced rates. The price of watering troughs, it is said will also be questioned.
 The action of the fire commissioners in approving of features of the con- tract which relate to the fire depart ment will be made the subject of some criticism at the meeting. One clause makes it essential that the company shall be rstified, three days in ad- vance, whenever representatives of the fire department plan to test any of the hydrants There is no objec- tion to the idea of notifying the com pany, the opposition admitting that it has right to be represented when ever tests are made, but it is argued that the three-day clause should be struck out, as so long a notice would give ample time to get the hydrants in shape for inspection should the su- perintendent have fear of defects in any of them.
 The towns manner of doing busi- ness with the water company for years has been of a haphazard char acter and the general opinion seems tC be that a new agreement should be made. The merits of the one drawn up by the cOmnany and approved by the town officials, however. are apparent ly questioned and a warm discussion is promised when the matter is brought before the voters.
 The selectmen are preparing to issue next week a call for special town meeting on January 18th, the session to follow the adjourned an nual meeting, for the consideration of the petition for the construction of a l highway in Westwood park. Some 1 other matters which the selectmen l believe should be brought to the at tention of the voters will also be in l cluded in the call.
 Send Out Notices January 20.
 E. A. Freeman, chairman of the 1 board of assessors, said this morning i that notices of increases in property | valuation will be sent out to the prop erty owners concerned, on January 20, according to the present plan of 1 the members.
 Regarding the proba ble number of | increases or the amount by which the grand list will be raised MT. Free man was non-committal as he said the board had not finished it's work and could not tell definitely how many of the taxpayers will be affected
 Many of the property owners be- lieve the thorough manner in which the assessors went about their work this year has a special significance and they expect that the report of the board will prove a bomb shell to a 
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