New Britain herald., 1922-10-04

notlCe several QayS ago, announcing the change in price of Treasury Saw ings Certificates, which became effec- tive October 1. The letter from F. c. Ayres, director of the savings divi- sion of the first federal reserve dis trict, follows:
 Dear Postma ster:
 I wish to confirm the announce ment which you have doubtless seen in the newspapers of the change in price of Treasury Savings Certificates effective October 1. The new prices reduce the income yield on the in- vestment to a basis of four per cent compounded semi-annually and are as follows:
 S25 maturity value will cost $20.5o
 $1oo maturity value will cost sS2.oo 5000 maturity value will cost $S20.00
 Public Improvements.
 In order to show what has been accomplished in the way of public improvements. a statement of the board of selectmen is printed here with. It sums up all that has been done to improve the town of Berlin during the past year. It follows:
 Tn presenting our annual report for the past year we wish to call your attention to the following things ac- complished Three new concrete bridges have been built. The first one just west of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company and the Ledge school, the second on Lower Lane, north Of the home of George J. Reed, and the third south of the residence of Jacob c. Bauer. New reinforced concrete floors have been laid on the large bridge near the New Britain sewer beds and on the bridge on Christian Lane, near Stiles X Reynolds Brick Company. Several wooden bridges have been re- placed by corrugated iron culverts.
 'The Blue Hills road has been put in very good condition by the use of gravel and cinders. This was accom- plished with the help and co-opera- ton of some of the residents of that ] section with their teams. Many other roads in town have been greatly inn proved with cinders and gravel. The | installing of the water system in town | nas temporarily put many of the 'oads in had condition and it will take | several months of settling before we ,an expect great improvement.
 "A new three-blade road drag has Icraper to replace the one used by he town for over twenty years.
 "A new fire esca2e has been built ,n the south side of the Town Hall md minor repairs made.
 There have been many calls on the electman for aid for the poor during he past year. Although little over 2,5oo has been spent, sS62.75 has ,een collected in rebates. This was lue to the persistent effort on the ,art of the first selectman and some # the money due extended over 'eriod of several years"
 Notes of Interest.
 A session of the Berlin town court ,ill be held this evening at the Town Iall Delegates to the fifth district sena- orial convention on the republican cket, from Berlin, attended dinner iven at the Elm Tree Inn last eve- ing.
 A meeting of the Foresters of I merica will be held in Foresters' , all tomorrow evening. A. B. Curtis and family have moved , Newington. r Mir. and Mrs. w. H. Shumway, who g ave been spending the summer with t [r. and Mrs. Arthur Woodruff, have a .turned to their home in Florida. h
 East Berlin Items. c B. R. Showalter, superintendent of =. hools, was visitor at the Hubbard o hool Tuesday.
 Members of the Methodist church i'll attend a Sunday school conven- on at the South Park Congregation
 church in Hartford this evening, aking the trip by automobile truck. . Mrs Johanna Schaefer and friends IT
 Hartford were calling on friends
 town yesterday.
 The next meeting of the Progress u ve Reading Circle will be held at al e home of Mrs. Harold Clark on ft lesday evening, Oct. IT. q At a meeting of the Library Asso- W alton held at the home of R. o. H ark Monday evening 1t was voted it