New Britain herald., 1917-01-22
SCHOOL BOARD MAY
AWARD CONTRACTS
Voters Not Expected to Take
Advantage Of Oversight
CAN'T RESCIND TAX VOTE

Special Tax Not Mentioned in Call for
Wednesday Nights NIeeting-New
Britain Man, Thought Dead, Was
Drunk-Other Offenders in Court.
Although there was talk a week
ago Of opposition developing to any
| effort to complete the resolution
passed at the last town meeting con-
corning the erection of a four room
addition to the Broad street school
house, the opinion prevailed today
that the voters at Wednesday nights
special session will take no action
that will interfere ~ the making Ct
the much needed Improvement. 1t
Is now confidently expected that it
will be voted to authorize the school
board to award the contracts and SUI
pervise the construction of the addi-
ton.
| While the need of more school room
| is generally recognized. some OF the
| taxpayers do not favor the method
adopted by the recent meeting for
raising the money required for an ad
| dition. The voters at that time laid
a special tax of four mills to pro-
duce revenue equivalent to about one
half of the $4,000 appropriated for
the work, the sense of the meeting
seemingly being that a similar tax
would be adopted next year to wipe
out the debt. An extra two mill lax
each year for period of four years
is favored by some. while others ap-
pear to believe that in view of the
fact that the building will serve for
future generations well as the
present, the debt should be handed
down through the creation of bond
issue.
The towns financial condition Is the
principal argument against this move,
as there is some question as to whe"Ee"
the town could sell the bonds at a
reasonable price with SO large an out
standing Indebtedness. 1t will be
| n,,,~her Of years before the town ca
redeem the bonds ISSUED to clean up
the large DEBT which had been al
lowed to accumulate, and brokers
might have difficulty in disposing Of
a new issue.
Tho call for Wednesday nights
meeting is SO worded that reconsider
alton on the part of the resolution
concerning the special tax would hard
ly. be permissible under a parliament
tary ruling and q refusal to formal
ly authorize any set of town officers
to award the contracts apparently
would not serve the purpose Of any
who might object to the method or
raising part OF the appropriation as
the tax could be collected even
though the addition is not constructed
in the immediate future.
The present status Of the case
makes It aprear that the meet'-~' Ill
have no alternative but to authorize
the school hoard or q special commit
tee to arrange for the building of the
extra rooms.
Though Dead Was Drunk.
John Egan Of New Britain is In
the lookup awaiting a hearing before
Justice A. H. Condell on the charge
of intoxication. He was arrested yes
terday afternoon by Constable Philip
Marine, who found him lying helpless
ly drunk on West Main street. The
officer had seen Egan EARLY in the
afternoon staggering about the Cen
ter. The man was attempting to get |
some children to take a swig" from !
the bottle he was carrying, but failed !
in his purpose. Hoping that he would |
take a car out of town, the officer did |
not modest him.
He next saw the accused stretched |
out on the walk. The man was unable |
to move a muscle and had to be car
ried to the lookup. He remained I'M |
conscious after he was placed in q |
cell, and it was thought for time |
that he was dead. He came out of |
his sturor in the evening, however,
and an order for n physician, which
had been filed, was cancelled. .
Freight Trucker Nabbed.
Frank Brown, employed as a truck
er at the transfer station, was before |
Justice Condell yesterday on an in
toxication charge. He was taken into
custody Saturday night by Constable
Marine.
The court imposed a sentence ~
sixty days in Jail. but suspended
Judgment on condition that Brown
.'osts of prosecution.
Minstrel Big Success.
The Foresters club minstrel troupe
signalized it's entry in the field of en-
tertainers Saturday night by playing |
to a capacity audience at the enter
tainn1 ent and dance given in the Town |
hall for the benefit of the organiza-
ton. The overture Was presented in |
admirable form and the singers re-
ceived many compliments for the
form displayed In their work. En-
cores were demanded repeatedly from
the soloists. Fox's orchestra played
for the dancing, which followed the
entertainment.
The committee in charge Of the af- I