New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-10-09
REPORTS ACCEPTED
At TOWN Meeting
Protest to Be Entered Against
: Proposed Sidetrack, d.: 49,:
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OF "NEW HAVEN" ROAD
Residents to Appear at Public IT'LL
tiles Hearing Today in Hartford
Liberty Loan Subscriptions Reach
$17 ,OOO-Bonds Sell Like Hotcal1es.

For the purpose of accepting the
treasurer, school committee, library
board and health officer, tho adj
journed annual town meeting was
held last evening in the town hall.
Reports of the various officers were
accepted. Stanley S. Gwillim pre-
sided as chairman Of the meeting.
The salient feature of the evenings
session was resolution drawn up
authorizing the selectmen of the town
to enter a formal protest against the
proposed additional side track of the
New Haven road which is to begin
at point west of East street, cross
and run in an easterly direction for
half mile. The voters agreed that
the additional track would prove a
source of great annoyance to travellers
over the crossing and would increase
the danger at that point. .
About thirty of the residents of the
eastern section of the town and the
selectmen went to Hartford where they
will appear before the Public Utilities
Commission today to protest against
the proposed side track. A litigation
is now going on between the Trum-
bull Electric Co. and the New Ha-
ven" as the result of the latter COM
pany attempting to condemn land
belonging to the electrical company
for it's use.
A resolution empowering the Sc
lectmen of the town to appoint a COM
mittee to have charge of the building
nd ct
a resolution to appoint a committee
Of three men, consisting of First Sc
lectman Johnson, Charles H. Calor
and J. N. McKernan to investigate
and get estimates for the construction
Of a surface water sewer on Wood
ruff avenue in front of the plant of
the Rockwell Drake division of the
Marlin Arms corporation. The Mar
lin company has agreed to build and
maintain a macadam road, cement
and curbing, provided the
town will install the sewer.
With the purpose of making an in
vestigation and ruling as regards the
salaries of the town officials a COM
mittee consisting of A. III. Condell, H.
A. Castle and Henry Trumbull were
appointed. At present the first select
man is paid 50 a day.
A resolution was made providing
the members of the Plainville Young
Mems club be given the use Of the
town building through its board of
directors. The club will have to abide |
by the wishes Of the selectmen and !
under the rules formulated by them.
$4,000 Raised Yesterday.
Results of the first day of the big
drive to furnish Plainville's allot- i
ment to the second Liberty Loan |
show that in the neighborhood of |
5000 was entered upon the books !
Chairman of the general committee !
M. Macleod made a report to the |
Federal reserve bank at Boston last |
evening to the effect that the total |
amount up to that time was $17,1OO. !
Mr.. Macleod is in receipt of let
,er from Stanley S. Gwillim, chair
nan of the Plainville town commit
zee auxiliary of the Connecticut State
Council Of Defense, offering to place
he local committee at his service
Turing the campaign for the second
liberty Loan. The Connecticut State
Council of Defense has requested the
own chairman to place their COM
nittees at the disposal of the various
,hairmen OF the Liberty Loan COM
nittees.
The local committee is made up Of
he following men: r. G.. Usher c.