New Britain herald., 1916-11-18
Plasnville News ABSENCE OF SEWER
 HOLDS BACK PLANS
Committee Dubious Over Building
 Association Prospects
ELLIOTT HELD FOR TRIAL
Justice Conden Finds Probable Cause : in Case Of Trolley Conductor
 < Charged With Abusing Young Girl --Truskers Nabbed By Police.

Col8nittee members representing. the Business and lmprovenfent asso-' citation, who are Investigating the sug- gestion that building organization be formed for the purpose of, getting manufacturing concerns to locate ill Plainville, report that they have made but little progress and are not great ly encouraged over the prospects The business men are making an effort to increase the towns number of industrial enterprises. Their asso- citation has received inquiries from several concerns which are seeking a location but the committee now at work on the industrial situation re- ports that Plainville seems to have little to offer in the shape of induce- ments.
 The absence of a system of sewage disposal and the lack of dwellings in which to house Workmen serve as ob- stacles in the path of the association. Should an organization be formed for the purpose of erecting a new factory building the committee does not be- lieve it would meet with any great success as manufacturing concerns al though they are anxious to get quar- ters would probably be wary over coming to a town where there are no sewage facilities and no place in which to shelter the men whom they might employ.
 While the committee was appoint ed solely for the purpose of investi- gating the situation as regards the erection of a factory building the m mem bers appear undecided to whether it would be more advisa ble tn I Erc A new manufacturing enterprise of any appreciable size they believe would be a detriment to the town un- less there were homes for it's employees It would serve to increase the price of tenements and would probably create dissatisfaction with the work men in other plants, with the town getting benefits
 Because of abnormal conditions now existing, the uncertainty of the future, and the high cost of material and labor, property owners are in no hurry to erect new dwellings and even the present demand for tenements cannot be supplied, making 1t neces- sary for several of the men employed in local factories to commute daily.
 For that reason the business mems committee Is not enthusiastic over the Idea of having a building association formed to erect places In which manufacturing establishments might locate. They believe it advis- able to wait until ~conditions locally are improved. The building of a sys- tenn of sewers they declare would go a long way towards solving the prob- lem which confronts them The at t1tude of the voters on occasions when this proposition has come up for &C., ton, however, does not indicate that there Is much hope for such an im- provement for some time at least.
 The committee is made up of Presi- dent J. H. Trumbul E. H. Hills. and A. A. Mcleod
 Elliott Bound Over.
 Probable cause was found in the case of Burdette Oliver Elliott, a New Britain trolley conductor, who was given a hearing before Justice A. H. Condell last evening on the charge of abusing a minor female and the accused was bound over to the De- cember term of the superior court. Bonds were fixed at $1,0O0 Up to noon today the young man was un- able to secure bail and he expected that he would be taken to jail to await his trial
 The hearing was held in private Grand Juror S. s. Gwillim assuming responsibility for the clearing of the