New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-16

| GET LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT
Wheeler Thought Assessors Had Done
a Good Job-State Board Concurs-
Settling Sewer Districts Bills-To
| Greet New Pastor-Other Matters.
Although treated very courteously
and given every opportunity to explain
their protest Assessors F. T. Wheeler
| and l.. b. Tucker and First Selectman
Johnson were given but little encour-
agement by the state board of equali-
| cation before which they appeared
| late yesterday afternoon to request the
| resembling of the vote by which the
towns grand list is boosted $4,000.
| The local officials were hot under the
collar because of the action of the
| board and they voiced their indigna-
| ton when they were given an oppor-
tunity to talk. The commissioners
gave their attention to them, but gave
no intimation as to whether they had
| been impressed with the justice Of
the visitors claims.
| Comptroller M. c. Webster who was
among those present, told Chairman
| Wheeler that the increase was made
| in cases where towns having grand
list of less than $2,500,000 receive
state aid for schools and highways.
| Representatives of many other places
were before the board to protest
against raises in the grand lists OF
their own towns.
The Plainville men were among the
! last to be heard and but short time
| was allowed for an explanation of
their protests. Chairman Wheeler
said the assessors thought they had
done an exceptionally good job this
lyear. They had increased the grand
| list, by nearly $4,000 and had made.
raises in practically every case possi-
| BILE. He thought it was an injustice
| to give the town another boost.
Members of the board were inclined
| to compliment the assessors on their
report but they did not. show a dis
position to let it stand without change.
Formal consideration of the protests
will be made within the next few days
and it may be a week before action
| is taken. Judging from past per-
| formances of the state board, the
prospects of relief for the town are
| not very bright. It will occasion no
surprise here If the board insists on
the raise.
Settling Sewer Bills.
Charles H. Calor, treasurer of the
sewer district committee, is winding
up the financial affairs of the district
and by the end Of the month 1t Is
| thought the much argued question as
/ 70 1xyioo ifx, nf h11i1
sewer here will be shelved for an
| indefinite period.
At the last annual meeting of the
district the voters named a commit
| tee ostensibly to pay the bills, the
| opponents of the sewer plan, Wild
| seemed to be in the majority, express
| ing the opinion that the district
should go out of existence. Had It
| not been for the fact that the law
required a set of officials, at least un-
| til the district was free from debt, 1t
| is doubtful whether any committee
would have been named this year.
| At the close of it's investigation of
| the sewer propect the district was
nearly $4,000 in debt A special tax
was levied and as large part Of
this has already been collected the
payment of the bills is in order.
Chairman F. T. Wheeler and Treas
urer Calor have been making arrange
ments to clean up the accounts. At
ter they attend to the financial mat
J tiers it is probable that for some tire
at least they will make no move tow
ards getting the sewer question again
before the public.
Prepare for Graduation.
| Principal Orrin L. Judd Is busy
making preparations for the exer-
scises to be held in the Town hall on
/ Friday, June 25th, in connection with
| the graduation of the pupils of the
ninth grade in the Grammar school.
! Thirty five children are to receive
diplomas this year and interesting ex-
1 ercises areplanned by the principal.
The children are rehearsing reg
ularly the choruses to be sung as fea-
| lures Of the program. There will also
| be Rotations and declarations by
/ children who won honors during the
/ year.
| Greet New Pastor.
Members of the Methodist church
| will formally greet Rev. A. A. Houck
dow AZ Oh n,oJoalr