New Britain herald., 1919-09-11
HAMVZLLE NEWN MUNICIPAL ICE IS SUBJECT IN DEBATE Question Now Arises as to SuC-
 cess Of Project STANLEY FUNERAL SATURDAY

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 Items of Interest.
 It has been very evident for the past few weeks that the methods used by the Town of Planville in handling municipal ice have not proved popular with consumers and grave doubts have been expressed as to whether the venture will prove d success.
 The proposition up to the present time has been considered successful by the local ice committee. Of late, however, many complaints have been made about the financial methods used by the town in handling the ice crop. The ice committee was ap- pointed by the PlainVille Business and Improvement association and large consignment of ice was pur- chased, being obtained from Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire. The com mittee decided that the consum CTS should buy checks or tickets for one dollar, thus being forced to purchase a dollars worth of ice. The tickets are paid for in advance and are punched by the driver when the ice is delivered. The purchase price is paid to the town several days before the ice is delivered.
 The unpOpularity of the venture was first brought to the attention of the public when the committee at tempted to boycott two local mer- chants from securing any of the municipal ice. The reason for this was that the merchants in question opened their stores before the ap- pointed hour on the day of Plain Ville'S welcome home celebration for the soldiers. Popular feeling indi- cated that the action of the ice com mittee in boycotting the merchants was against the wishes of the towns people, and the committee was forced to accept the decision of the people to save the venture from absolute fail ure. Tn addition to the display of antagonism on the part of the towns people, MT. Norton, who handles the ice for the town, considered the two merchants among his best customers and announced his decision that if the committee persisted in the boycott he
 
 ever if the boycott had been carried out and the venture failed, the debt would have been paid in taxes by the toWnspeOple.
 The latest development is the fail ure of the business to pay enough and MT. Norton decided to discontinue de- livery on Tuesday and Friday. There are days on which no ice is delivered in town and ice can be secured on only four days out of seven.
 The ice purchased by the town from Lake Sunapee was of very poor quality. being of the kind which melts very quickly and composed mainly of snow. The heat wave which came last Monday caused much speculation as to whether the crop would last throughout the season and it was with relief that the commit tee welcomed the change which came Tuesday. The committee now feels certain that the supply will last for the rest of the season and that the town will gain enough to cover the Appropriation made for the purchase.
 Edwin Stanlcy's Funeral.
 Edwin Stanley died yesterday after noon at the New Britain General hospital He was born in Yorkshire, England on June 9, 1887 MT. Stan ley was a master painter and piled his trade in New Britain for 26 years. He leaves besides his wife, six chill dren, Isabel, Arthur who recently en- listed in the navy, Bernard Elizabeth, Dorothy md Irene Stanley. He also leaves three brothers and a sister The funeral will be held Saturday af- ternoon at 2:30 o'clock from his home on West Main street and at 3 o'clock at the Church of Our SaVlour. Rev. R. H. Burton will Officiate. Burial will be in West cemetery.
 Farm Exhibit Ready.
 Harold A. Brundage of the Hart ford Go nty Farm Bureau, was in Plainville this morning and will be present at the exhibit of garden pro- ducts to be he'd tomorrow and Satur-