New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-18

Unvelcolas Hobo Bol6afds Home
In Which He Would Dine
STONES MISS BA By CRIB
Alfred Anderson Struck With Missile
Trying to Protect Child-Stone
Thrower Arrested Berlin Team
Here Tonight--Briefs.

Angered because Of the refusal Of
| the occupants to'sprovide him with
breakfast. George Howard, a transient
| of an insulting type, bombarded the
honle-of Alfred Anderson near White
Oak with stones this morning and be-
sides breaking the windows narrowly
missed striking the little grand
daughter of the owner who was Sleep
ing in her crib. Had not Mr. Ander-
son stepped between the crib and the
window to protect the child, she
would undoubtedly have been in
jured as the shower of rocks came
into the room as If thrown from a
machine gun. One OF them struck
Mr.. Anderson a glancing blow but in
jured him only slightly.
Howard is now in the lookup
| awaiting hearing before Justice
Condell for his vicious actions, Con-
stable Marino having taken him into
| custody a short time after he made
his attempt to wreck the building.
Anderson is employed as foreman
at the plant of the Connecticut Quar-
| ries company and lives near the
crusher. Howard called during the
morning and when he was refused
| his breakfast he threatened to do dire
house but returned a short time later
and proceeded to hurl stones through
| the windows.
Responding to an emergency call
| Officer Marine fastened to the quarry
and placed Howard under arrest, men
at the plant having held him until
the officer arrived.
Tramps are frequent callers at the
| shacks near the quarry and they have
! become a source of considerable an
noyance to people living in the vicin-
ity of White Oak. This mornings in
| cident was but one of series Of
| depredations laid at the door of float
| ers who stop off in that locality for
| aging for food
Relief Board Sessions
Anticipating buster time than
usual, members of the board of relief
are making preparations to issue
notice of their meetings to be held
next month at which time complaints
concerning the doings of the assessors
Will be formally considered. The
board will hold it's initial session on
February 1st and will meet at such
other times as are necessary between
that date and February 81, the last
day allowed by law for the filing or
pleas for abatement.
Complaints in abundance are ex-
pected, property owners participating
against increases by the assessors,
particularly because of the fact, it Is
believed, that the special tax of four
mills levied to partly cover the ex-
pense of building an addition to the
| schoolhouse, is to make their contri-
button to the town Golfers heavier
than ever
That there is not much justification
| for complaints, except perhaps in a
| few cases, unless the kicks are regis
tered on the grounds that the valua-
| ton Of properties was not figured on
a equitable basis, is the general opin-
| ion and the board of relief is not ex-
pected to take any material slice from
| the grand list total.
The assessors did their work this
year in very thorough fashion and
| raises were ordered only after a care
| full investigation had been made. That
property owners have increased the
valuation of their holdings when ap-
| preached regarding sales during the
| year is generally admitted and should
| the assessors have seen fit to make
a general raise their could not have
been occasions for a protest.
The state board Of equalization dur
| ing the past few years has almost an
nually added to the total of the as
| SCISSORS. despite the fact that property
here has presumably been assessed on
one hundred per cent, basis. Pro-
tests have brought but small reduc-
lions from the original increases and
| with the state officials the belief is
seemingly held that property here has
not been listed too high.
The taxpayers also seem to hold
to that opinion except in their own
casees and the complaint appears to
be that the assessors have under
valued some properties instead OF
| making any too high. Members of