New Britain herald., 1925-10-13
'L|GHT|NGPROBLEM
 BEFORE MEETING
Committee Named to Investigate
 Proposed New Contract
R. R. WOULD RUN BUSSES
Larger Tax Rate Predicted-stand- ard Steel Association Elects-Ic- s'on Lays Armisticc Day Plans Plainville Briefs,


 The problem of street lighting consumed most Of the time at the annual town meeting last night but no final action on new contract With the Connecticut Ligh x Pow CT Co. was taken. Henry Trumbull and F. L. Benzon were appointed a \ committee to ,sist the selectmen .n
 making a contract and to report back about March l, before the tax is laid. The present contract fer inmates on November 1 after having run ten years, and the company has ohered a tire-ycar agreement at q greatly increased rate, s33 light instead of the present s1g. Mir. Irumbull stated that new contract would call for investigation and moved the appointment of a com mittee of two 10 look into the mat
 ter. C, o. Cutting, who was chair man of the meeting. consulted with ' the selectmen and then appointed me two above mentioned. Mir. Trum- bull ventured that there was little likelihood of the lighting company shutting oft the power even if ih. contract was allowed 10 lapse, and In the interim an investigation look ing toward more favorable terms will be conducted.
 First Selcctman William J. John son announced tn [ he had rec, \, q several petitic..s for new street lights. Mir Trumbul acain took the floor and asked if the town could not work out a formula whereby lights would be given 10 sections where houses were reasonably close and denied those districts where tomeS were far apart, thus doing away with the necessity of consider. ing the matter at each town meet ing. Superintendent Of Schools l.. $ Mills said that light was needed at the Linden street school stating that the darkness caused an accident at the last night affair held there Selectman Johnson said it would re- Qu;:e three lights 10 reach the school and. on motion of Mr. Trum 1 bull, amended hy C. H. Newton. if was voted 10 have them installed All other petitions were referred 10 the committee appointed. 1 There were 42 present at the meeting, of which Town Clerk Mn Morgan acted as clerk. The rcpor'. of the sclectmen, town treasnr r. school commi ee. directors Of the public library, ruhic health nursing association and r"alth officer were accepted. F. r. WEr' '.r reading the i recommendations contained in he last asking for better water a sow eragc system and garbage disposal. ! The ;2rms of R. G. Hart and r. T. 1 Wheeler as members of the town ! plan commission had expired. an on motion of Joseph N. McKcrnan they were both reelected F. T. Brastov moved that the | selectmen be authorized 10 borrow a sum not to exceed $75.oOO for tle i purpose of carrying on the business i, of the town for the fiscal year l925- {, 1926. The motion was carried. { Mir. BrastoW also moved that the , salaries O the second and third l selectmen be increased from $50 10 ! S15o a year. and that of the clerk of the board of seleCtmcn from $2UO !. 10 S400. C. II. Newton said that Plainville paid its town treasurer the i lowest of any town in the state. in | spite of the fact that the incumbent, i William H. Wilson, was most eff ! cient; he then moved an increase . ! from $150 10 $500 in that officials , salary. All these pay raises were put through and some one in the back of the room remarked. There . goes the $75,CO0." 1
 Propose New Bus Line
 The New Haven railroad is plan 1 ming to eliminate trains on the New | Haven 10 Northampton branch, Bur ion H. Phelps, president of the Chamber of Commerce. announced, and intends 10 substitute bus scrv- ice with two round trips day. The buses would take on passengers only ! at regular stations but would let [