New Britain herald., 1925-12-24
PainuiMe News
CLAIM BUILDINGS
 ERECTED FAULTILY New Houses Said to Be Inferior
 Inspector Wanted MAY ABOLISH LIBRARY

Two Resolutions Adopted At Town
 Mccting-Mrs. Nina Waterman
 Dies in New Hampshirc--Christ-
 mas Observance in Churches.
 Claims that newly erected build !. ings in Plainville were not properly built and would not pass inspection | were made in connection with the ! appointment of committee ut the special town meeting last night 10 consider the adyisability of employ ing a town building inspector. The meeting, which was fairly we'll at tended. was presided over by Frank T. Wheeler, with Town Clerk May Morgan as clerk.
 William Downham opened the dis cussion by telling of the action Gt the last fremen's meeting, when q petition requesting an inspector was forwarded to the scleCtmcn. Several property owners about the center, he said, plan to tear down their pres ent structures and erect new ones, which should be done under q code with proper safeguards.
 The following resolution was pre- scented by First Selectman William I. Johnson and seconded by r. l.. Benzon: "Rcsolvcl: that commit tee, consisting of the board Of select men and the board of fire commits sioncrs. he appointed 10 consider the adyisability of appointing a building i inspector for the town of Hlainvllic and to report 10 a future regular or special town meeting 10 be called for that purpose"
 Asked how the plan worked in other towns. Mir, Downham explain
 cd the machinery in NcWinEfon'
 where the building inspector is un-
 der the control of inc town plan
 commission and every building cost ing more than $ln0 must b" approH' ed by him. There is no expense; h' retains 75 per cent Of the fec as his
 pay and the balance goes 10 inc : town; thc fee is Si up 10 $l0.ooO. f'' said that tho plan was working wei
 there and the character of building operations had improved.
 5 John E. Lamb. chairman of th' , town plan commission, stated tha , that body had no authority ov"' buildings and that a special act O legislature would probably be noc"s
 sarv. as was done i'll the case 0
 Newington. Technical l;nowlcdg was needed, Mir. Benzon said, am
 urged Lets make a real job of q and hire an experienced man in a
 lines, not just a plumber or q car {. pcnter. Some buildings recent
 erected would not pass inspection
 Get q real man and pay high enouG :, fees"
 'n "A man who knew ore trade an r could regulate it's operation WouI , hn vast improvement over the pres Y cnt svstem," claimed Mir noWnhan " suggcSting an inspector with E'1 ' oral knowledge. "Lot'S make start !. The town would grow faster undo ,, a building code; Donald Emory a . serted, continuing to tho effect th; O. no building recently constructed he, II is equipped with fire stops and th' i all have haphazard wiring. It W;
 further claimed that many iohs a ~ not done according 10 spoCtti"aiiol ''. and that even with the Linden str" Ut school constant vigilance was nocc
 sary to prevent substitution of | ''' fcrior materials. Assistant Fi !" Chief William J. Foran said that 'a code would lower the fire insuran '' rates very apprcciably. The resol D., ton passed unanimously.
 '' The Library
 .'S The following resolution was pr ,,,- scented by II. A. Castle and secon |. cd by MT. Lamb and X. \. McLco "Rcsolvcd: that the vote taken H. October s. 1894, authorizing { N' directors of the public library 10 ~ tablish said library Tn the to'
 building, ia hereby rcscinded, q ,a' that q committee, consisting of he ,-os,lo p,lnb Merrill and f
 \. t4Slltt INdlI'i' +hpI llil' 'F'N In' board of sclrctmcn, he appointed
 provide suitable room or room 1.'' tho public library.
 h- "And that the cost of remoNl wv said library 10 new location '', gcther with tho rental and cNpen uri of maintaining the library in its n "- location. not to exceed $15o per ; nd mum. be paid by the town of Fla H,'' vile"
 sh- Sclectman Johnson explained (
 tho library would he forced out
 thc town hall ny the enlargement
 the town clcrk's, judge of proha The and selcctmon's offices, saying { Ind these could hardly work at the ga md time even if they were on good ter bc. with each other. Tho library is q. crampcd, he said.
 the Mir. Castle explained that roc Idi- had been offered in two huildtl
 thc SeQrasscn book and RyinEt'
 block. The former would cost aH ou- S4T a month, while tho latter, W
 out heat or light, would be $G5. !