New Britain herald., 1923-03-10
PdinviM NelOs
PLAINWLLE VOTES
 25 MILL TAX RATE
Cooke Street to Be State Aid Road
 Especial Half Mill Levied
HADSELL MEMORIAL PASSED

Joseph Lippia Passes Away-Dcath of Rev. Timothy Mullen In Iowa - Royal Battle to be Staged Tonight l --Platnyillc Briefs. | A tax rate Of 25 mills vas voted at
 the special town meeting hold in tho
 town hall last evening, the motion be | ing carried with only a few dissent
 ing votes
 | The important question and the one
 most discussed and argued was that Of making Cooke street state road.
 The meeting voted to appropriate sS,Oo0 for this purpose and to levy a
 special tax or one-haf mill on the
 1923-'24-'25 and '2G grand lists to
 cover the cost
 Senator John II. Trumbull intro- drced the resolution and suggestion
 was made in 1t that q special one-mill
 tax be levied to raise tho money. A. H. Condell amended this to have q
 tax of one-half mill, the amount to
 be payable in four years
 Tn support of his resolution, Sena- tor Trumbull stated that he had had a recent talk with the state commits
 sioner of roads and the missioner | had told him that concrete road 20 | feet wide would be put in this sum | mer between Plainville and New Brit | ain. He stated that Cooke street is only stretch of about mile and the ! commissioner had agreed to make | int rtn tn same time that the concrete was laid. The commissioner had told him that in the past few years. Plainvilc has not had it's share of money for roads and that he would be willing to di- | vert money from other projects to put the Cooke street matter through. He explained that all traffic com- 'ng from New Britain and proceeding 70 Harrington. is now forced to come
 ID as far as what is known as Blos- | jom's Corner and the sharp turn here has been the cause of many ac- 'idents. The making of Cooke street | aassable, would divert the traffic and eliminate all danger. The senator stated that the commissioner had cs- .imated the cost at about sS2, 900, and 1 tho towns share of this would be one fourth or SS,000. He said that Plain vile must keep up with other towns
 n progressive measures and fav- pred passing tho project
 Mir. Aspinall spoke against it. say ing that it would not benefit the Plainville people and that there were other projects more worthy of support than Cooke street. Selectmen John- son and Prior spoke for it, saying that it has cost the town on an average of $500 to $500 the past few years to keep the street in repair. The mo- ton was passed, also tho amendment making the debt payable in four years with a special tax of one half mill.
 Resolution on Hadsclls Death
 Senator Trumbull then introduced tho following resolution on the death of Colonel G. Arthur Hadsel. which was adopted while the entire assem- by stood at attention for moment as mark Of respect for the dead , soldier: ,
 Whereas; Col George Arthur , Hadscll r. s. A., was by the supreme of life, mustered out' at 1 sea while returning to America fin f the line of duty" And,
 "Whereas: Col. Hadsell was born in the Town of Plainvlle, State of Connecticut. on November 17, 1872: And,
 "Whereas; Col. Hadscll has hon. pred his name and tho town of his birth by the distinguished service he to his country as an officer n the United States army: And.
 "Whcreas: Col Hadsell proved his patriotism and his qualities of leader ship in the Spanish war, in the early disturbances in the Philippines where lc was q notable factor in terminat- ng the insurrection and worthily re- 'eivcd the attention of the govern nent, as an instructor and officer at ariols posts to which he was as igned, on the Mexican border. in the World war when the company which le commanded was the first Ameri- an company to set foot on foreign oil, and later as commander of the American forces in the Philippines rom which he was relieved for the pecia duty in America which he was ournoying at the time of his death: therefore,
 "Be it resolved: That VIC, tho citi- ems Of Plainvilc, Connecticut. by this ormal action in town meeting as embled and hy the flying of the town az at half-mast purpose to honor he memory of our llow.townsman nd faithful soldier, Col. George .rthur Hadsel.
 Be it resolved That we highly herish those qualities of mind and manhood, of patriotism and of delity so inspiringly set before us in le stimulating career of our fellow tizen, Col. George Arthur Hadsel.
 "Be it resolved: That. to Mrs. Had all and 10 the other members of Col adsell's family. we give such help ilness of sympathy in their bereave- lent as it is in our power 10 give. Be it resolved: That copy of lese resolutions be forwarded to Mrs. adsell, to his son and daughtcr: to Is sister, Mrs H. A. Castle; be writ n upon the Painville Town records. 1d given to the public press for pub .ation.
 signed by special committee ap. ,inted by the board of selectmen. ,wn Of Plainvile.
 "J. II. TRUMBULL.
 "CHARLES s. WYCKOFF,
 "TREDERICk BULLEN." $. S. Gwiilim presided at the meet g and Merritt o. Ryder acted as ,rk. About 40 voters were present.
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