New Britain herald., 1919-07-31


 whereas today the thousands are gen cralIy reached for valuable land. New Assessments.
 Will PlainVilles land boom mean d new general assessment next year? i That is question being asked ire Qucntly at the present time. In near by towns and cities the real estate | boom has meant a great increase in assessment, the City of New Britain being the nearest example. In this town the aSScSSm entS are not con- sidercd high at the present time. Many of the pieces of property in the center of the town are assessed { far below their value. One place is 1 assessed for just onc-half the amount asked for it and the same is true of other places in the town. If the as- sSnents arc raised by the board of assessors there will be a general howl upon the part of property owners but it will mean greatly increased rev cnue for tho town. The town has many expenses which the added tax money would aid in paying and i'm provements could then be made throughout the town.
 Ford Smashed.
 Even a Ford can be exhausted by too much business and break down i under the strain. This was provc1 this morning when the runabout owned by Charles Conlin "threW a fit' at the corner of Whiting and Broad streets and started to climb a tree at the side of the road. Mr. Conlin was fortunate to escape seri- ous injuries, although he was badly bruised and shaken up by the acci- dent. Hc was driving south on Whiting street when the steering gear broke and he lost control. The car sWerVed into the side of the road, col liding with the tree. The front axle was smashed and the radiator and windshield were broken by the inn pact The car was taken to a garage for repairs. AIr. COnlin says he will sell it before he is permanently in jurod He recently escaped serious injury On Forcstville avenue when tho same kind of an accident occurred.
 Nc Truth to Runors.
 So far as can be learned, there $ no truth to the reports that the Colonial Inn and Baptist church on East Main street have been sold. The rumor of the sale of the Colonial Inn has been heard for the past few days. and that of the church sale was heard last night. Both sales were denied last night by a man well posted on local transactions.
 May EStabIiSh Lines.
 Permanent building lines through out the town may be the result of the abnormal sale of land and start of a building boom in town. At present there are no building lines on any of the streets in the town and consider able trouble has resulted several times of late because of the lack of definitely determined lines The se- lectmen have been urged for some time by J. N. McKernan, civil en- gincer and superintendent of the plainVille Water company, to estab- fish these lines Mr. McKernan has offered a solution of the problem Dy asking them to take the maps of the various streets in town ana set the building lines by usQ of the maps. This method is used in other towns and cities and would bc,&aS useful in this town as elsewhere. At present there is some Controversy over the line in front. of the property where Ncri Brothers are to build their new block.
 Camp Meeting Notes.
 WOmen's Foreign M ;ssOnary day was observed at the camp grounds to- day with a large attendance Rev. w. C. Judd was tho preacher at the morn ing service at 10:30 o'clock The