New Britain herald., 1916-03-15
Annual Meeting of the District to
 Be Held on April 8
VOTERS RESUME AGITATION
Addition of Rockwell Drake Plant to PIainyille Factories Makes Need of Improvement More Apparent Former Resident Dies in Bristol.

 the construction of a system of sewage disposal changed conditions brought about during the past year have seemingly made some differ taxpayers regarding the improvement and during the past few weeks it has Eoen reported that the proposition may again be taken up at the annual district scheduled for Monday, April 3rd. Since the scheme for building a sewer was rejected by the voters of the district the advocates of this much needed improvement have been rest ing on their oars feeling confident that the merits of the plan will even tua1ly be seen and the matter once again brought up for action. When the district reduced it's official committee from seven to three members, it was evidently the senti- 1 mcnt of the voters that the trio settle l the bills contracted during the inVes- ] tigaton of the sewage plan and allow l the proposition itself to remain on the shelf.
 F. T. Wheeler, who Is chairman of the committee, c. H. Calor and J. T. Mccarthy serving as his associates said today that there had been special activity on the part of that body since the last district meeting. They have paid practically all the bills and
 nave had but little to do. The by
 laws require that the voters of the
 district shall meet on the first Mon
 Ioio Tnittee.
 That the district will dissolve after the coming meeting is hardly ant1ci- Lated. The need of a sewer system here is becoming more apparent every i 0ay and the ranks of the advocates l of such improvement are steadily get 1 tIng recruits.
 They argue that PIainvilIe is not 1 in the nick town" class and an effort should be made to get it up to date if possible. In the long run they prove that the money which the con- l struction and maintenance of sewer would require would be a good 1 investment from which every property ] owner will realize a profit.
 Since the Rockwcll-Drake company ] started the erection of new factory 1 building the sewer question has been revived to an unexpected extent. If 1 the plans of the men back of this cor poration matcrialize the town will 1 have large manufacturing plant l within few years Without means of sewage disposal that concern will 1 be handicapped and it's officers may 1 lose some of their enthusiasm over 1 PIainville as a location for industrial 1 enterprises. Should the Rockwell Drake people attempt to build 0ft hoir (o,, INcc the voters of the town take up the 1 matter they will have no alternative) l there will be grave danger of con- 1 ia mnating the water supply as the wells from which the water is obtained are located in sandy soil but a short distance from the new factory building.
 The prospects of the towns growth being advanced materially during the next few years seem very bright and the sewer idea is apparently due for consideration again. While there are differences Of opinion as to the merits of various propositions that have been advanced progressive citizens recog- nize the desirability of the sewer 1 system and they are evidently ready to have the project brought up again.
 When asked as to the plans of the district committee, Chairman Wheeler sa aid today that he had taken no | steps toward forcing the proposition l on the voters again. He declared l that while he felt certain that the 1 sewer is badly wanted he had no in 1 tcntion of operating against the will l or the voters and he didn't intend to | show any stubbornness regarding the | matter He strongly favors the i'm provement, however, and Is ready to l get busy whenever the voters want it. ]
 He admitted that the high cost of | labor would make an increase in the 1 old estimates necessary. Workmen | want more money now than they de- 1nanded two years ago and owing to l the scarcity of labor the district l would have to spend a, larger amount l than the committee had figured when 1 the sewer proposition was last up ] for consideration.
 During the next few weeks It Is expected there will be some activity l among the sewer advocates and with l the new recruits which they are said to have gained during the past | year they may have sufficient 1 strength when the meeting is called l to get favorable action on the resur- rection of the plan.
 Former Resident Dead
 George H. Barmby, a Civil war veteran and former we'll known resident of P1ainville, died yesterday at his home in Bristol after an ill., ness of several weeks. His funral was held this afternoon at o'clock from his residence. Burial was in | West cemetery, Bristol.
 MT. Barmby was 75 years of age and was a native of Hartford He lived in Plainville for a long time and was employed ir the F.. ". Welch clock shop in Forcstvlle. For. the t, l1 had hecn ,i n