New Britain herald., 1915-04-06

ridiculed that query"
 You're speaking to the whole meeting" replied MT. Emerson, just as Theodore Savage arose to object, amidst loud cries of 'sit down. from the rear of the room. The moderator ruled the question as being out of order.
 Paid His Taxes Twice.
 John Emerson, in referring to the statement, "Do you want anything palmer than that?" which Mir. Austin had previously, told of instance in which a man in kensington was obliged 70 pay his taxes twice and has two receipts from the tax collector to prove this fact. He said that when this man called MT. Austin's atten- ton to the matter, he wanted to fight, and that the man has not received his money back to this day. 'I think I know about whom the gentelman is speaking" rsponded the collector. Flanagan of Kensington. He paid me only once and holds one receipt signed by me-"
 "One signed by you and MT. Shaw" interrupted M. Emerson, and one signed by you alone"
 MT. Austin questioned it.
 After the Collector Again.
 "I'm not accusing the tax collector of being a blackguard,' broke in MT. Dean. However, he says, the balance on back taxes is only $2,300. I'll ask the chairman of the com mittee if that corresponds with the figure in his report. According to the statement of the gentleman. he has collected $13.0O0 since the end of the fiscal year, then"
 "I said $2,300 besides the total of the list of which I submitted for abatement" broke in MT. Austin.
 What is the total of the abatement list?"
 MT. Stevens took the floor to tell that the committees report included matters transacted before September 23, 1914, so that he really had no way of knowing how much MT. Aus tin has collected since.
 The total of the list submitted for abatement amounts to $1,272.71," said the tax collector.
 You still say then that. excluding the abatement list. there is only $2.300 due you, ?" queried Mir. Dean
 "Yes, I do."
 Well, that's all I care to know then" said the gentleman from Blue Hills. sitting down in evident disgust. , Colonel Jarvis had a resolution which he thought would clear matters up perceptibly. Before reading it. he took occasion to justify the much mooted court room meeting Upon the request of William w Pagan, he 1 agreed to table the motion until the l end of the meeting, so as Ito avoid l complications.
 Tn long speech, H. IT. Spooner called attention to the bill of $500 which R. O. Clark had against the town: to the deterioration in the value of the stone crusher because of lack of care. and of various other acts of slovenness on the part of the admin istration.
 Telephones to Be Eliminated.
 The following motion, which was presented by Harry Taylor and seconded by Colonel Jarvis. was then passed, viz:
 That the Town of Berlin, after this date, pay but for three telephones for the town officials, one for the first selectman, one at the office of the town clerk and one at the Town farm, the one at the Town farm to be SIS per year, and that the town clerk be instructed to notify the Telephone Co.,. of the action of this meeting at once"
 Before the matter was put to a vote, Selectman Baldwin, in an ex- speech, shouted Take your old telepone out because Newt Bald win is amply able to pay for his own elephone'-Jason Taylor. E. O. Dean and Selectman Gibney spoke in favor of retaining the second selectman's phone but to no avail.
 $50 Each for Committee Men.
 A resolution to the effect that the members of the special committee be compensated by the town to the ex- tent of $50 each and expenses con- tracted during their service to the town, was passed.
 Upon the motion of Clarence B Baldwin, the following resolution was passed:
 That the tax collector shall be made to submit his annual report to the selectmen, and incorporate in his report the names of the taxpayers not having paid their taxes. both personal and property tax after one year, and that the same be published in each annual town report"
 New Bookkeeping System.
 Following, these resolutions were introduced and passed in quick suc- cession:
 That the town officials be in- structed to install at once 6 system of accounting, suggested by Frank W. f Taylor, as shown in tho report of the