New Britain herald., 1924-08-13
Bristol Neus
EXPECT LIGHT VOTE ON BOND ISSUE
But Proposition Mill Be Adopted Is General BelleI
D'ANNUNzIO CASE HEARD

D'ANNUNzIO CASE HEARD icr Cream salesman Gets rise la,
 suspended Jai sentence. pa,s Cos,s
 -si. oron,o Das Plans - Auin
 strikes Giri-Nnies,
 That the special election of Friday, when the ss0N,00n issue Of city bonds will he acted upon. will see but a light poll is the opinion held by city | officials as the period of instruction in the operation Of the ,otlng ma chimes, was unheeded by citizens, The machines were locked and sealed last night for the election. which in the opinion Of many will mean an over whelming Nole in favor Of the issuance of the bonds. The bond issue will aI- low the city substantial saving in i,s Interest payments as present short time note will he taken ID and lower rate win he substituted by the bonds City Treasurer George Y. Beach has already made the city fine saving by his securing Of fav- orable rate on the short time notes which cost about per cent. The bonds will cost the city in interest much less.
 Library Board Meeting
 C. l.. Wooding. librarian, al meet ing Of the library board, read his re- port for July, showing circulation of 9,0i0. 7Si more than July. 1923.
 Of the total circulation 20 per cent was juvenile fiction and 6i per cent adult fiction. 20 books in French, 2 Italian, 6 German, 6 Polish, Lith- uanian and one Greek were also is- sued.
 Seventy-six volumes were added during the month, $ by purchase. 66 by gift from the Catherine Gaylord chapter, D. A. R.. one by sift from Mrs. E. D. Muzzy, 3 public documents; 156 volumes were retired during the month, leaving the total number in the library August 1. 44.142.
 Receipts at the library were s56.41.
 Mir. Wooding also made his report as agent Of the library fund, show ing $30I.21 income received during the month and sSS1.O4 income now on hand. Roth these reports were ac- cepted.
 Bills were approved sgsregating s1,o4o.02.
 4 discussion took place of the pol icy of the .board as to admitting to the reading room periodicals whick might be presented, by different or ganizations or persons, and as to the more radical class Of publications. Mfr. Wooding read letters from librarians Of other public libraries stating their usage in such matters. but owing to the small attendance no action was | Iaken.
 "I,0rrOWs" Gasoline
 James D'Annunzio, 1s years old, an ice cream salesman of Plainville, was to jail for s days by Judge s. Russell Mink at the police court session this morning on a charge of heft Of gallons of gasoline on MOn- day night from motor truck of the Arms Monumental works at the con- pany's yard on Riverside avenue. Judgement was later suspended on the payment Of costs of SLIGO.
 D'Annunzio and several friends had been motoring to various shore re- ,orta during the afternoon and that night landed in this city, where their gasoline supply gave out on Riverside tvenue. The parked truck looked like way out of the difficulty and surely nough proved an oasis in gasoline sa ahara. The tank of the truck was trained and the Plainville car supply vas replenished. Thereupon the ,arty gaily progressed. The eagle eye- ,f some Of the neighbors caught the lumber Of the D'Annunzio machine nd when Mr. Arms complained Of lis loss, upon trying to drive his mo- or truck, he was given the necessary information and the police rounded ID the accused.
 In passing sentence this morning, udge Mink said that the practice of obbing cars, which has been of ire uent occurrence lately, must be dis outraged. Because of the youth Of he prisoner. he was not sent to jail { once but any future offenders. the Idge intimated. would have jail entence. become operative immedi- tely.
 Gall on Outing The annual midsummer outing Of lc local real estate board. scheduled ,r yesterday at Black Point, was , alled off because of the rainy eather The event will he held I ithin the next few weeks, however. , he plans called for shore dinner, ,e inspection Of shore property and llks by leading realtors Of the state. (
 Will Attend Convention This city will be we'll represented n August 2 and o2 at West Haven. f here state convention Of fremen will i Ike place. Chief John H. Hayes and ssistant Chief William II. Burn will |, cad the delegation, which will in ude Captain Morgan Farrell, Fore an Hugh Murnane and Assistant orclnan Arthur Burns of Hose Com