New Britain herald., 1917-04-03
Pdainviue News.
DISTRICT LEADERS
 CONTINUE IN POWER
Committee Reelected At Annual
 Meeting Held Last Evening GWlLLIM AND DUFFY

NAME UMluLlM ANU UUFFI
 Recruiting Committee Decides As to Recommendations for Iicutcnants' Commissions-School Addition May Cost Approximately $19,000-Briefs Re-eiecting a committee of three to l look after its affairs during the com ! ing year the sanitary and sewer dis trict at it's annual meeting last night arranged to keep the organization in existence although the voters made no attempt to ressurrect the plan of
 building a system of sewage disposal. the purpose for which the district was created. The international crisis and the formation of the Plainvilie unit of the Home Guards, and incidental happenings, served to keep attention Ielsewhere and the meeting proved to be but little more than the formality of an annual session made necessary by the bylaws.
 Reports of the officers concerning the activities of the year were pre- sented and accepted. The commit | tee has been passive since the last annual meeting, the members having reached the conclusion that the time was not ripe during that period for bringing the sewer improvement again to tho attention of the voters. Last. nights session failed to in- dicate that any move in that direction is to be made in immediate future. None of those in attendance seemed n 1,A s~>aA the business transacted was entirely of a routine character.
 F. T. Wheeler, c. H. Calor and J. T. Mccarthy were chosen to succeed 1 themselves as the district committee l before adjournment was taken. There were but few present at the session.
 Hartford Men Arrested.
 James Randall and George Wright, both of Hartford, left their homes
 yesterday to seek work in the Bristol
 Brass mill. They fingered too long 1 over the flowing bowl in various
 places in which they stopped while enroute, however, and when they
 reached Plainville they were s'.under the weather" They spent some time
 around the center begging nickels and twere finally ordered out of town by Constable Marine.
 Conductors on trolley cars refused
 to permit them to ride on account of
 their condition and they attempted to walk to East Bristol. They created a disturbance in front of the home of John w. Matthews. and on his conn., ! plaint Officer Marine took them into ! custody. They will be tried late to- day.
 l May Need Sf0,OOO.
 l Although the school committee has not been advised as to what figure will be quoted by contractors on the l plans for the addition to the Broad l street schoolhouse as9made.. by the | architects, it is probable that they ! will ask the voters at thes special town meeting next Monday night to increase the apprapfiation from $17,- 900 to 1S,OQo. 1he bQard will hold Its April me in6 tomorrow night and al that time t1 matter will probably I De considered.
 The bids2foEthe addition opened last week were 0rdered held up because of tthe Anormity of the figures, all of the l coitEractors wanting more for the lswonk tf1an the town had appropriated. lsrheH MI be asked to asote figures on rev3@ which wiV eliminate tS0MD4 LHD f6&CNFSe WlI1CH SAi0 SOiAt~ mftts4 sd6hted incorporated in the
 specifications.
 Both propositions will probably. be submitted to the town meeting and the voters will be permitted to decide
 as to whether they want first class l fob entailing an expense of about 319,- 900 or an inferior addition, the ex- pense of which will probably be some- what in excess of $17.0O0.
 Name Gwillim and Duffy.
 Tho Home Guard recruiting com- mittee, it was understood today, has | practically decided to recommend ;. s. Gwillim and Peter Duffy for ap- lnointment by the state commission as lieutenants of the Plainville unit and it is probable that they will be named. ! The selections are expected to meet l with general approval Although .I lacking in extensive military experi- lence, MT. Gwillim is an active worker and will no doubt make up in energy land perseverance what he lacks in sf tactical knowledge. MT. Duffy knows the military game from every angle I land he will make a valuable member lof Captain Trumbulps staff. The ap- sk kpoantu1eTlt of the non 0n-commissioned I ofEkcers will probably be held up until i taae company is fully organized and I tue recruits are give an opportunity I to display thcfr ability.
 The first drill of the guard was held last evening in the Town hall when . squad of twenty selected by the cap I tain rcported for instruction. Everett Distin was in charge of the manoeuv- I CTS which were simple In character
 and designed to start the men to- wards military development. Another squad will meet tonight.
 + Additional enlistments last evening made the committee hopeful that the local unit will have 15O members by