New Britain herald., 1916-11-01
Paa1nVille News CUNNINGHAM DRUNK PROBATION REVOKED Justice Prior Refuses to Give
 Prisoner Second Chance
 REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES
R. w. Wooding Gets Tract of Land to Use for Sand Pits-Other Proper ties Transferred-VaIua Un- changed in Tax Lists

changed in Tax Lists.
 Having failed to take advantage of an opportunity to reform given him recently by the court, Patrick Gun ningham by appearing on the streets yesterday in an intoxicated condition elected to pay a visit to the Hart ford jail, Justice E. P. Prior. before whom he was arraigned last evening" revoking his probation and imposing an additional fine of $5 and costs. Cunningham was taken to jail this morning by Constable Downing The prisoner will spend nearly two months ill that institution satisfying both Judgments.
 Efforts of Officer Downing to get the accused off the streets were un- fruitful and he had to lock him up. Cunningham had a fine of $5 and a jail sentence of thirty days hanging ever him for a previous offense and when he appeared in court Justice Prior explained that he had been given chance enough and he revoked his probation order.
 The prisoner made a plea for elem ency and promised to do better if given another opportunity but the court had but Httde confidence in him and besides ordering the executio nOf the penalty previously imposed tackled on a fine of with costs for yes- tcrday's offense.
 Use Lots For Sand Pits.
 Seventy building lots located on New Britain Terrace in the south- ern extremity of the Mountain View section have been sold by the J. w. Wilbur Land company of Brookline, Mass, to Ralph A. Wooding of New Britain. Deeds showing the transfer have been recorded in the town clerks office
 The property was cut into lots a number of years ago and it was orig inally intended to sell it for building purposes It is understood MT Wood- ing will convert it into sand pits. Land in this section is of a sandy character and the soil is salable for use in buildings and road construction.
 Other Realty Deals.
 James Wilkinson yesterday sold land and buildings on Pennington avenue to Mrs. Eugene Davis of Farm ington.
 Deeds have been recorded showing the sale of two building lots in Moun- tain View by the J. w. Wilbur com pany to Antonio Orlando.
 Numerous sales made by the Urqu- kardt-Swift company in the section in Red Stone Hill which 1t recently de- veloped have been made a matter of record. Among the transfers is land and a house to Charles Dean of For estville. Harold Kalish and wife have also secured a deed for one of the lots. The company cut the property into over ninety building lots and in less than three weeks sold the entire tract.
 Real estate business is enjoying a boom at pesent in Plainville and number of deals for property trans fers are now in the works. Valuations Unchanged.
 While the demand for building lots and land suitable for development for ruilding purposes has caused the prices of property to soar during the past few months. taxpayers are not boosting the valuation of their hold ings appreciably in making out state r1ents for the assessors. In the great majority of cases the property owners have listed their land and buildings at the same figure for which they were assessed last year.
 The advent of the Rockwell-Drake company in Plainville and general prosperity has caused the prices of real estate to stiffen when the owners gre approached by prospective cus- toners. But in preparing affidavits for the assessors the taxpayers seem ingly believed land values are about the same as they were a year ago.
 The time for presenting statements expires tonight and the penalty pre- scribed by law will be impdsed on of the assessors by that time Mem bers of the board reported today that a large percentage of the affidavits are already in. They expect to begin inn mediately compiling the grand list. They have not indicated whether they will make a general increase owing to the realty boom but as the grand list is at present up to a, high mark it Is doubtful if they will make many changes except in cases where build ings have been erected or the prop erty otherwise improved
 Addition to Store House.
 The Plainville Hardware company has been awarded the contract for electric wiring for the addition to the storehouse of the w. J. Cahill com- pany.
 While the concern has been in busi- ress here but few months it has out grown it's quarters and additional floor space has to be provided. Arrange ments are being made to have a spur track laid near it's buildings and