New Britain herald., 1920-02-03

turned from the service. In conjunc- tion with this there will be an initia- tion of 20 candidates. The Court Frienly degree team of New Britain will have charge of the initiation cer- cmonies.
 The committee in charge has ar ranged for program consisting of an entertainment followed by refresh ments. Several speakers have been secured for the affair. The commit tee has been working diligently to make the occasion a memorable one in the annals of the local association and they have asked for the entire support of the organization fo1e the evening. There is to be a surprise for one of the oldest mem bers of the court whose name will be withheld until that evening.
 Gets q "Ducking."
 While driving an automobile on the old MerideD road. near the farm of r. $. McMahon. a person whose nam c was not learned was forced to walk home about midnight, as the ma chine he was driving skidded near q. brook, turned over and threw it's oc- cupant into the cold stream. The victim stopped at nearby house and secured some dry clothing. It is re- ported that the man was from Hart ford, as the machine he was driving bore an advertisement of [. Hartford concern.
 May Erect New Office
 Ihere was a rumor current this morning that a new post office is 70 be erected upon the memorial groun Is recently purchased by Major Frank l.. Wilcox. Agitation for a new post office cropped up about a month ago. but upon moving into the present quarters no more was heard of the project until the past few Jdays, when the matter came up again. The present office, while satisfactory for, ! once uses, is not by any means an object of beauty to the town and if a new oflce can be constructed it should be done, was the general opir- ion this morning. IL is estimated that building to house the office can be erected for s4,Ooo, but, as one man ; put it this morning, where is the ] money coming from?
 May Publish List. \ movement is on foot to have inc entire list of taxable property under the new assessment published com
 plete in the daily newspaper so that
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 each taxpayer has been assessed
 under the reassessm ent. Considerable | dissatisfaction has arisen among diff
 fcrent property owners over the new list and it is desired to check up wit il other properties that compare Il ! value to sec whether the assessm cnt has been a just one. The proposition | of publishing this list has a large 1 backing and il is proba ble that it will 1 be done.
 May Lower Tax Rate. ] The annual town meeting for the ! levy of the tax rate for this year has 1 promising prospect Of developing Z 1 into ''rattling'' good fight if ono may 1 judge from present indications. The | idea of paying a 20 mill tax does not | appeal to a mum Der of Berlnites who 1 are planning to organize with the ob- 1 ject of putting a fl mill tax before the I'Voters. If such d move gains ground 1 and secures q large following, it would mean a financial catastrophe l for the town in face of present con- | ditionS, it is said. Expense of improve 1 ments now under way can be taken care of only with a 20 mill tax. If 1 the II mill tax is voted the town l would face d deficit.
 Farmers Play Fair. | In checking over the tax lists many 1 inconsistencies have been noted, par l ticurarly among the farmers who ask 1 two .or three hundred dollars for a ! COW or horse and list it in the records