New Britain herald., 1918-06-15


 speedy and cleanly electric cars there came the obnoxious dinlzy trains, pelching their clouds of smoke and f1aintaining their ever uncertain schedule, But for more than 20 years the regular steam train fare netWeen this city and Hartford was :" cents. the ten cent fare on the dlhkT being merely continuance of the old third rail fare. The jump to @S cents however, is seemingly out Of bounds with the service afforded.
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 TWentI-ffve years ago the Herald printed the following items:
 June Much local interest is cen- tered around the cola pse of the Ford fheater building in Washington today m which there was great loss Of life. - Local sporting men are interested ln today's report from Paris which states that James Gordon Bennett was thrown from a coach and re- celved injuries which will result in his death, - Willie Sowney fell on Cleveland street the other day and broke his nose. --- c. F Curtis has the contract for building ". l.. Hatcl's new house on West Main street, - Lieut.. Buell. B. Bassette of the T. s. Army will he married on June 21 at Houston, Texas, to Miss Lena Candee Felton of that city.
 June 10-Willaln r. Delaney and ROllin C. Wooster will ia Ike their final examinations for admission to the bar at New Haven next week. A special committee investigating the work Of the water department find several accounts indicating a reckless expenditure of money.
 June 11-Sunday.
 June 12-Prof. Peck has been re- elected principal of the High schol. -- Hine of this city won a special prize for the man making the most points yesterday in the interscho1as- tic field day at New Haven. The Herald today congratulates MT and Mrs. J. Claude Gilbert on the arrival of a, daughter. -- A wagon load of snakes for exhibition purposes arrived in town today and should serve as a warning to anti -Murphyites.
 June 13-Samuel Bassett has been appointed postmaster to succeed Ira F, Hicks. - The New Haven road has tied a. protest against the Electric Railway company running their tracks across the steam road tracks on Chestnut street. Mr. and Mrs. c. P. Merwin and son, Charlie. are attending the Worlds Fair
 Juno 1.-The new gate house at Shuttle Meadow will be officially opened by Mayor Walsh and the council next Saturday, Flag day has not been observed in this city, except by a few individuals; the schools and other public buildings being destitute of the colors, The telephone company will soon change it's central headquarters from the Ar cade because of the noise. - The work of excaVating for the new Church street hotel began today.
 June 1.-The local barbers have petitioned the council for enforce nent of the law prohibiting barber shops from keeping open Sundays. -- Charles Chase, the Misses Chase and Guy Fitch started for the Worlds Fair today. -- George Fl. Samlow and son Eddie have returned from the Worlds Fair. - The young daughter of Luke Meehan was injured when she fell into Lee Bros cellar on Main street last night. O. F. Curtis has the contract for building the East Street school.
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  the minds of many as to whether or not the board Of assessors could be to work with a special committee appointed by the common council in the reassessment of the city. Town assessors work under a state statute and are answerable to the state, but just what is the status of he city ssessors is a more or less echnica1 question. The mayor is eVi- iently going to jam through the council however, 9 plan to appoint a special board. at 8 suitable salary, whose duty it will be to cooperate 1 with the board of assessors in reVis- 1 ng the tax list. Such move is not i new in New Britain though, for 13 ! years ago a similar plan was tried | md found wanting. At that time there 1 vas some agitation in the council for 1 l. reassoeenent and the sum of $2,O0O | vas appropriated to pay for the l work A special committee consist 1 ng of E. W Schultz, John Boyle, 1 William Long. Clayton J. Parker and | flames T. Meskiu was appointed, and l traightWay the assessors refused to l 'ecognize this committee and de lined to work with them. The board lid give the special committee an old 1 treet book and they went to work with a vim. at first planning to re- ssess every piece of property by in iividual examination. This present. d too much of a job however, and he work was finally finished on an stirate basis and the books turned l ,ver to the city This was the last yer heard of the plan for the as- essed valuation was never recognized md the figures handed in by the as essors. which were about three mill ion dollars less. were the ones on which the tax was laid. TO this day bora ic a dl1ct77 hook in the vault