New Britain herald., 1915-10-11
PlainViue News EXPECT HOT FIGHT
 AT TOWN MEETING
Drive Against Marine Will Be
 Feature Of Gathering
DEMOCRATS SEEK RECOUNT
Policeman's Opponents Will Try to Prevent Voters From Making Ap- propriation For Patrolmen-May Defer Laying of Tax.

Defer Laying of Tax.
 "Oust Marino,'' is the slogan of an element that is expected to be strong ly represented at the adjourned an- nual town meeting this evening and today it was reported that a deter mined effort will be made to block any plan that the selectmen may evolve for reappointing the present patrolman. The anti Marinoites claim they will be out in force and their drive against the officer will no doubt have considerable strength. It is said that their plan is to have the meeting refuse to make an appropria- tion to cover the expense of having the streets policed every night a move, which if successful, will pre- vent the town officials from retaining Marine as a regular policeman.
 During the year the officer has per- formed his duties energetically and his seriousness has made him unpop- ular with some of the voters. They plan to be out for revenge tonight and the indications are that the police matter will prove one of the most in- teresting features of the discussion at the meeting. In view of the action of Bristol voters in putting the city back in the license column, the ar gument will be advanced tonight that there will be no necessity of having a policeman on duty regularly in future. Consequently any attempt to have special appropriation made will be stubbornly resisted.
 Officer Marine, of course, has friends who will strive to have him coi1 fn be divided on the question. The re- | publican members, w. J. Johnson and l c. H. Calor are thought to be in fla vor of his retention while w. c. Hart representing the minority on the 1 board, is with the opposition. Justice A. H. Condel is expected to be one l of the policeman's strongest defend l CTS if there is a debate over his qual- | ifications or the manner in which he | has performed his duties.
 Tonight's meeting gives promise of 1 being one of the liveliest sessions held here in a long time. There are sev- l eral matters over which difference of | opinion has been expressed and dis | play of verbal pyrotechnics is looked l for.
 Through Chairman M. A. Norton | of the town committee, the democrats l hope to start something regarding | the claim of William c. Hart that the | votes cast week ago should be re- | counted. The claim will be advanced l that the moderator erred in counting | the ballots and that his report to the | town clerk is full of inaccuracies. The l republicans are expected to meet the | demand with the argument that a re- count can be ordered only by the su- | nd hot discussion | the matter will not be in order at the 1 meeting. Mr. Hart and his support CTS are anxious to get an expression | of opinion from the voters even if the meeting has not the power to order | another review of the ballots. | George S. Babcock has prepared a resolution making the salary of the l first selectman $1,00O a year and he 1 has announced his intention of pre- senting it to the meeting. The se- lectman under the existing conditions. receives $2 as compensation for each day of actual service in his capacity as the towns business agent. Seem- ingly there are many voters in sym pathy with the plan of having him serve an a salary basis. However, no mention of this matter was made in the call for the meeting, and iu IS doubtful if action of the Rabcock res- olution will be permitted by the chairman.
 Other questions to be considered are the authorizing of the selectmen to increase the number of street lights; the laying of a town tax; in | structing the selectmen to have a sur 1 vey made of certain streets in the town and the acceptance of the report of town officers.
 Applications for new street lights have been presented from different sections of the town and some of 1 them will probably be granted. The present tax rate appears to be sats- factory and it is not expected that any change will be made. It was said today, however, that a motion will be presented to have the meet ing adjourn until some date in Janu- ary at which time the town officers l will present budget, showing the timated expenses for the coming year, thus making it possible for the voters to discuss intelligently the tax ques- tion. Action similar in character . was taken last year and the results were entirely satisfactory.
 Has Birthday Celebration.
 MISS AnTle IL. bensoh enIeItdlned l a number of her young friends Sat urday afternoon at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. George c. Ben son of the town line road. The oc- casion was the sixth anniversary of 1 her birth.
 Games were enjoyed during the aft ernoon. The children had a water melon cut in connection with the cele- : bration.
 Babcock Spent $13.2O.
 It cost George $. Babcock $13.20 to get nineteen votes for himself for