New Britain herald., 1915-03-17

They Consider Some feTthciu TusS-
t;o,.--Nnsoric Ball Scheduled For
April o3rtI-SericS of Brush Fires.
While it is expected that tax rate
large enough to provide the revenue
necessary to free the district from
debt will be adopted, the voters hav-
ing practically no alternative, some
interesting debates incident to the
passing of the resolution required may
develop at the special meeting of the
sanitary and sewer district to be held
in the Town hall this evening at 8
o'clock.
Some of the members of the contili-
sent which successfully opposed
the project of building Il system Of
sewage disposal do not seem to be at
all enthusiastic over the idea of as
sesslng the taxpayers for the expense
incurred in the investigation of the
sewer plan although it was ordered
by the district at a regular meeting.
Seemingly they believe that too much
money was expended and they claim
they viii ask for itcmized statements
present proportions. The district
committee was at work on the plans
ior nearly two. years and one of he
members explained today that the OK
pthse incurred totals about s1.7oO. an
amount which he did NOT consi do,
iarSc IN view of the thoroughncss with
winch the investi CATION was made
tie explained that the money was
frI
has a complete set of plans for a sew
or ana whenever the voters are ready
10 MAKE the improvement they can be
used
Advocates for sewer have not Civ
en- up hope for the Improvement and
many OF them still believe that before
long the proposition will be looked on
with more favor. Fearing that an at
tempt may be made to bring up tho
matter again in the near future. it is;
SAID, the opposition plans to seek the
dlScharge of the district committed at
tonlShtS meeting, making it impossi-
one Tor mat body to act officially in th q
"'uFc- The m mbcrs did a lot of
h"'u WORK IN connection with tho in
'Sa.loh and 1T Is not believed tb +
49,: VIII complain about being re-
'0Neu or the trouble and rosponsibiri-
~ winch they have borne ro,. tho ,,,..4
two wears. '''0 PAST
own clerk Usher at noon today
10y competed work on the alb
ior inc district and conseouent-
~ 80 i'' POSSIBLE to forecast the fax
,hat the meeting will be asked to
''"op'' Me bers Of the district com
mlttee however, seemed to think that
two mills will be necessary to clean IN
all the bills. This will be charged on1v
TO taxpayers whose property is 1ocat-
ca within the boundaries of the dis
trict >'i7
Frank I. Wheeer, chairman of the
district committee, will preside at to-
nights meeting and Joseph r. Nc
Carthy will serve as clerk
Masonic Ball April %.
Plans for the masonic ball to be
held under the auspices of Frederick
lodge, A F. and A. NJ, are maturing
satisfactorily and the committee of
arrangements announced TODAY the
selection of April % as the date for
the affair. The ball will be in the
IoWn hall and it is planned to make
1T one of the most brilliant social
IL 'iit IlSloIN OF the town.
The annual ball is one of the big
Eest features of the social life of
Frederick lodge and it IS looked for.
ward TO with anticipatory pleasure bv
the members and their friends for
months.
The committee is making an effort
TO secure Beeman and Hatch's orches-
ira to give a concert and play for the
RI n moi Il
made on a lavish scale and If the
plans of the committee do not. mis-
carry the hall will be transformed
INTO bower of beauty for the oc-
casion
Worshipful Master N. f. Clark is
chairman of the committee His as
sistants are George r. Hebdcn. Ed
win H. Hills, Charles r. Sherman and
A. A. Mcleod.
COukln't Locate Murphy
The search for James j. Murphy,
erstwhile owner of the New Britain
and Waterbury clubs, proved to be a
feature of yesterdays near-meeting
of the Connecticut baseball magnatcs
scheduled to assemble in Hartford as
directors of the Eastern association.
Mr.. Murphy had the proxy of his
Berlin and the sidewalks on both
sides Of Worthington ridge are lit
orally covered with children on roll
ers' every afternoon after school
Town Clerk Francis H. Shaw visited
friends in Merden yesterday.
The Motherhood club of the Berlin
Congregational church met this af-