New Britain herald., 1917-10-16
SELECTMEN GALL
 SPECIAL SESSION
To Be Held in Town Hall Next
 Monday Evening
COMMITTEES TO REPORT

Being Forward Regarding sub-
 scriptions to Second Liberty Loan { Mrs. Burwcll's Goodness Saves Lives. Announcement was made this morn- 1 ing that a special town meeting will l be held Monday evening, October 22,
 in the Town Hall at o'clock. In
 view of the fact that matters of im-
 portance to the townspeople are to
 be brought up at this time, it is prob
 able that large number of the cit l izens will be in attendance.
 The salient purpose of the special
 session is to hear and consider the
 report of the committee appointed to ! look into the construction of a sur
 face sewer system on Woodford ave-
 nue and also to take action concern
 ing the same and to appropriate the 1 necessary funds.
 l The report of the committee ap-
 pointed to readjust the salaries of the
 town officers will also be considered
 and action will probably be taken l ~ AS o>FOSNo C1lpI IIlc dCClOu Cthclt
 regarding these matters will be fa-
 vorable. The town officials realizing
 that the Rockwell-Drake division of 1 the Marlin Arms company is a val uable asset to the town will probably l grant their demands and make an
 appropriation for the construction Of i the surface sewer.
 l The town officials at present re- ] ceive but scant salaries and an in-
 crease is expected to be voted. Show Your Patriotism. | Subscriptions are coming in very
 gradually stated Chairman A. A.
 Macleod of the general committee
 this morning when asked concerning ] the progress Plainville is making in
 subscribing it's allotment for the sec 1 ond Liberty Loan. Continuing MT. ' Macleod said that up to date only l $34,000 worth of bonds had been sold
 but the prospective sale in the neigh l borhood of $16,0O0 worth of bonds ! was in sight.
 If these prospects materialize there 1 should be at least $50.OOO subscribed within the next few days. This will | leave $49,000 to be subscribed to com plete the minimum allotment for Plainville which is $99,000. Owing to the absence of J. H. Trumbull who was appointed as chair man of a committee to arrange plans for rally day no date has been set for the celebration.
 The house to house canvass is still in progress and good results are looked for from the workers, especial ly the women.
 Returns from several of the small Ter f9ctnrioC show that r11 workman has done his "bit'. The larger factories are yet to be heard from and the returns emanating from
 the larger concerns are expected to
 boom the subscription list.
 A thermometer which registers the warmth of the patriotism of the peo- pie has been placed on the side of the
 Plainville Hardware store. Each day this thermometer will tell the story of
 how much was contributed the day
 previous At present the arrow is
 pointed to $34,O00 the amount re-
 ceived at the Plainville Trust com
 pany from subscriptions turned in by : members of the general committee. Will the mercury rise until the arrow proudly points to the fact that the entire $99,000 has been subscribed? This is the question which must be answered by the people of Plainville. Let us bust the therm ometer by over
 subscriptions which originate in the ond Liberty Loan, should be the slo gan.
 It has been rumored that the em- ployes of the Rockwel1-Drake d1vi- sion of the Marlin Arms corporation l are contemplating subscribing through 1 the main factory at New Haven for
 bonds Insofar that the concern
 should patronize home industry they
 now have chance to do their "bit"
 for the4own even though the employees at the local branch buy through the
 New Haven office as is illustrated in 1 the following letter received by chair /: man of the general committee A. A. 1 Macleod:
 | ITO local chairman:
 l ''In view of the general plan which 1 was adopted of allotirg to each dis | tr1ct a certain quota of the second
 Liberty Loan based on the wealth of | the community, it seems only fair that ] the various cities and towns through 1 out this district should have credit for l subscriptions which originate in the 1 districts from actual residents or cor 1 porations who are assessed therein. "In the natural course of events
 some of the subscriptions originating