New Britain herald., 1917-03-06

terment of the town and he consid- cred something of this sort should be done and that all work together re- gardless of party. He stated thai there was plenty of improvement to be made in the town from, a civil point of view. The town owes over l $100,O0O and still after an election the officers had to go out and borrow to continue their work. Other towns about the state had devised some means of getting out of the rut and so could Berlin said, MT. Sullivan. Colonel Jarvis was in accord with that with the $2.OOO or $3,O0O leaway on the 16 mill rate there was some chance of paying off some of the debt. He wanted to see the tax rate low cred rather than raised and from the figures presented he considered that the town was in a fair way to pay off a little of the back debt. MT. Sullivan agreed with MT. Jarvis that the rate should be lowered rather. than raised and after the back bills were paid there was more of a chance to do this.
 
 Selectman filling. that IS mill tax might be had for the year but with the number of back bills that were due and the increased cost of labor that was expected during the coming summer the trend of the cost would be upward rather than down. Mod orator Deming stated that he was in sympathy with the rest for the reduc- tion of the town debt but that when the town was bonded for $s0, 900 there was a provision made that called for it's reduction by $2,O00 each year. If the debt could be kept the same each year and not increased the pro- vision would call for the reduction by $2,00O each year and he considered the prospect very hopeful.
 It was the sentiment of the meet ing that if the bills could be kept down end the past bad bills cleaned up thata the town was on the road to success. The 16 mill ra:e for the year 1917 was approved by the meet Ing ard that rate will be in force.
 Resolution On Assessors Meetings.
 The next business to come before the meeting was in regard to the as- sessors meeting one night in each Of the respective districts. Harry Taylor offered the following resolution in re- gard to their meeting: Resolved: That the board of assessors be re- quested to meet at least one c ;eninr until D. m. in each district of the town. namely Berlin, East Berlin and Nensington commencing in the fall of 1917 when receiving the tax lists. Inls resolution was amended by C. w. stevens to read: Resolved: That 1t be the sense of this meeting that etc.
 Several of the Kensington citizens told of the trouble that was experi- enced this past year because the as- sessors met at noon and they thought that out of consideration to -ne work ing man the board should meet at least one evening in each district. It was not known whether or not the action would have any effect on the board as there is state law which states that the board can make it's own hours and sit at it's own con- venience. Selectman filling said that blanks were distributed for the pur- pose of making out lists ahead of time and that after filling there would be very little delay in having them sworn to. The blanks were out month in advance which gave all plenty of time to do the work. The meeting considered the resolution one worthy. of consideration and 1t was pessed without . dissanting vote.
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