New Britain herald., 1924-12-12
REPORT TWO CASES
 OF SCARLET FEVER Health Officer Places Quarantine
 on Two Homes on Broad St. FINDS LAND NOT TAXED
Case Not Finished - Mrs. Drysdalc Bctter--Enters st. Mary's Home Post OfYice Items santa Claus Letter-Plainyillc Briefs.

Health Officer Dr. J. N. Bull stated this morning that two cases of scarlet fever have been reported to him of the town and he has placed quarantine on two homes where the sickness has been found. One of the homes is that ot Deputy Sheriff E. ". Furrey and the other that of Allan Bailey, both on Broad street though widely separated from one another.
 At the Furrey home, Gladys Fur rey, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Fur rey is the victim, and 1t was dis covered that the disease took form last night. This necessitated the night patrolman giving up his duties on the streets and his place was filled by Officer William Buys. PO- 1 liceman Buys will be only tempora- rIly and another patrolman will be appointed until such time as Dep uty Sheriff Furrey will be able to resume his duties.
 At the Bailey home, Mrs. Allan Bailey has contracted the sickness. Her condition was discovered today and positive appearance of the disease has appeared in both cases. Neither of the patients is in a scri- ous condition, it is stated.
 Finds Land Not Taxed
 The PlainvilA town plan commits sion in it's wo\ of viewing the streets of the town has discovered that in a large number of sections of the town, that property owners have reserved years back, strip of land a foot wide where there is likely some time in the future, to he a street put through. This tends to stop any development in this direc- ton and Is a source of annoyance 10 the people who wish to have streets cut at convenient intervals and also to the town plan commission. A pe- tition has recently been received from residents of Mountain View l for new street in that section. but investigation shows that one of these reserved strips lies in the path Of the proposed street and stops the possibility of street being cut through There arc many other places in the town with the same condition existing.
 It has also been found that this strip of land have never been taxed and the town plan commission has brought this fact to the attention ol the board of assessors. The board will take the matter under advise ment and will probably assess the land according to its value. It is thought by members of the town plan commission and others inter- ested in the matter, that the taxing of this property the same as all other property in town, will tend to lessen the number Of reserved strips and will facilitate the work in these quarters.
 Case Not Finished
 The trial of Charles Adams or Pearl street. which came up for trial in the Hartford county supenor court in Hartford ycsteday, was not finished at the time of adjournment yesterday afternoon and 1t is sched- ulcd to ho resumed today. A large number of Plainvillc people attend ed the trial yesterday, some as wit nesses and others as spectators. The case will in all likelihood be brought to a close today.
 Mrs. Drtsdsle Better
 A decided change for the better was seen in tho condition of Mrs. Gilbert DrysdaIe of Church street who is suffering from an intectlon in the Bristol hospital. She has been in a serious condition for some time and two blood transfusions were rcsorted 10 to save her life These have done her gool and ai- though the officials in attendanc" are not over optimistic, they fH'I that the worst ot her illness Is past and that she will recover.
 Enters st, MarS's Home
 Mrs. Margaret Mcdonald of Bank