New Britain herald., 1916-02-15
Selectmen Hope to Keep Off Finan-
 Cial Rocks This Year
RAISING RATE WISE MOVE
Thought Revenue Will Be Sufficient to Pay All Expenses-Horse Dies From Overeating-Led Grand NarcIl-LittIe Contagion Here

While the board of relief has an- ! steps towards revision of the grand 1 list, the failure of all but very few 1 property owners to take advantage of l the privilege of filing an appeal in 1 dicates that the report of the as- | sessors will be disturbed but little i Consequently the outlook, from the viewpoint of the selectmen particu- 1 larly. is certainly hopeful, and gives ground for the opinion that Plainville for once has an opportunity to go through a year without saddling extra debts.
 For the first time in years there seemingly is some prospect of con- ducting the business of the town and paving the bills without adding to the financial obligations which were slowly bringing Plainville towards a situation which would cause an or binary business man to throw up his hands and appeal to the bankruptcy courts to settle his affairs and give him a chance to get fresh start.
 N6aT1y OuS-HdlI OI I1lo uSCdl year has passed and there have been no untoward incidents during that time to indicate that the receipts for the year will not be sufficient to cover the expenses. That the voters did a wise thing in raising the tax rate to fourteen mills seems to be generally conceded and the opinion prevails that the action will serve as a prece- 10 QattlnP 9 conduct it's affairs on sound business principles.
 The estimates presented by the se- lectmen when the tax rate was es- ta blished indicated that fourteen mills would bring in enough money from a grand list as reported by the as- sessors to enable the town to pay it's expenses and still have a few dollars for emergencies.
 Except for the school account, the various departments ares mot expected to show expenses much in excess of last years The cost of education will naturally be increased and the failure of the state to give Plalnv1lle rnv part of the enumeration grant will make the burden heavier for the town Otherwise the possibilities. of keeping the expenses down are en-
 
 lieve that with an increase in the grand list and higher tax rate their annual report should show a satisfac- tory financial condition as far as this year is concerned.
 Progressive citizens believe there is cause for gratification in this predic- tion as during the past decade the town was apparently going from bad to worse every year because of the failure of the voters to use any business judgment in laying a tax rate.
 Died From Overeating.
 Frisbie and Hemingway lost valu- able mare by death last night, the animal having succumbed to condi- tions caused by overeating.
 The horse got loose in the barn Sunday night and before morning she had eaten a large quantity of grain kept a short distance from her stall The equine was too full for utterance when MT. Hemingway opened the barn yesterday morning. The animal failed to respond to the usual treatment and death resulted.
 Led Grand March.
 Many Plainville people attended the social and dance given in Firemen's hall in Forestville last evening by the Forestville division of the A. O. H. The affair was greatly enjoyed by large number of people.
 The grand march was led by Mayor