New Britain herald., 1924-10-14
 FINISH BUSINESS AT TOWN MEETING Small Attendance Marks Passing Of Important Questions FOLLOWS SISTER TO CRAVE 
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 Plainyille Briefs
 The adjourned town meeting was reconvened last evening in the town hall with Merritt o. Ryder as mod orator and Miss Mae Morgan, clerk. About 50 voters in all attended the session and passed the many import ant resolutions presented for their approval.
 The questions of the call were taken up In rotation and passed ac- cordingly. The first business was the report of the selectmep and L. S.. Mills moved that the report and the estimate of the board for the ex- penses for the fiscal year of 1924 1925 be accepted as printed in the town report. His motion was car- ried. W. J. Johnson moved that the report of the town treasurer be &C., cepted and 1t was passed. Harry Fisher moved for the acceptance of the report of the school committee and their estimate for the coming year and it was accepted. Joseph Mccarthy and Miss Hattie Johnson each moved for the acceptance of the reports of the directors of the public library and the Public Health Nursing association and both mo- tions were passed.
 c. s. Sherman moved that a com- mittee consisting of the town tax collector. the board of relief, board of assessors and the board of select men be appointed with full power to act in the rebatement of certain taxes for the years 1923, 1922, 1921, 1920, 1919, 1918 and 1915. It was explained that there are no taxes to be rebated for the years 1917 and 1918 and the motion was carried.
 Upon motion of Miss Mae Morgan, it was voted to authorize the board of selectmen to lay a sidewalk in front of the town property at the corner of Maple and Whiting streets.
 Two members of the town plan commission to fill the expiring terms of Henry S. Washburn and Thomas P. Prior, were then nominated and Messrs. Prior and Washhurn were elected to succeed themselves. Joseph P. Mccarthy moved to au- thorize the board of selectmen to borrow money not to exceed s70,0o0 to carry on the business of the town for the fiscal year and it was so voted.
 A resolution was then introduced 1 by F. l.. Benzon to raise a commit tee of three to examine the &C., counts of the town and If advisable, Install an accounting system in the 1 town.
 This committee would be empow- cred if they thought advisable, to spend sum not 10 exceed $1,OOO to install an accounting system. MT. Benzon explained that he was seek ing a better way of keeping the | books. He stated that it was not a reflection on the selectmen because i they were doing the best they could with the system in vogue. This, he explained, was a single entry system and as the town was growing big ] ger, a clearer system was needed. ! He said that the committee should be selected very carefully. c. H. Newton amended the mo- ton to state that the committee would be raised to work with the board of selectmen and both meas ures were carried. The members Of the committee named are Henry S. Trumbull, A. A. Mcleod and w. H. 1 Wilson.
 James Simpson introduced a reso- lution calling for the closing of a part of the public highway known as South Bank street and it was i quickly passed.
 John Lamb introduced a resolu- ton empowering the selectmen to take off 12 feet from the town lot thereby widening the west end of Maple street. He explained that the 12 feet would be taken off at the junction of, Whiting street and would taper down to nothing at the end of the lot. It was voted.
 The only contest of the evening was on the question raised by First Selectman William J. Johnson con corning petitions he had received for the installation of about 25 new lights. He stated that the present contract under which the town is paying $19 for lights, would expire next year and the town would prob ably have to pay m the neighbor- hood of ST for the lights. John Lamb moved that it be left to the discretion of the selectmen and the measure was put to a vote. The chairman ruled that the noes had it but doubt was raised and a stand kol IrnfaH faYs tb bp