New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-10
TOWN RECORDS ARE
y NOT UP TO DATE
Selectmen Will Discuss Matter
at Meeting Thursday Evening
ARMIS1ICE DAY PLANS
School Children VIII Participate in
Parade--Color Guard Named
Funeral OF Francis Viannah--
Bowling Scores OF Factory Teams.

Acting upon complaints received
from persons and firms in Plainyille
and elsewhere, the selectmcn have
made q superficial examination of
the town land records and found
that they are not up to date, the in
dexing and recording being behind.
A meeting OF the selectmen has been
called for Thursday evening, when
the subject will be discussed with q
view TO assisting the town clerk to
bring her books up to date and to
map out a plan to be followed ac-
cording to the statutes to assist her
In laying out systematically her
working conditions, working hours,
and other matters OF importance in
connection with her office.
1t is thought that the selectmen
may find 1t necessary to follow
Chapter 40. Acts of 1921: Section
399 OF the general statutes is amend
ed to read as follows:
The selectmen shall, during the
month of September in each year,
appoint some suitable person TO
carefully examine the indexes of the
land records of their respective
towns for the preceding year. and to
note and report in writing to the
town clerk all errors and omissions
in the same; and the person SO ap-
pointed shall examine the land rec
ords and note all omissions by the
town clerk or his authorized assist
ant to attest to the records of con-
veyance OF land with the genuine
signaturesfof the town clerk or his
assistant. Selectmen shall, in the
| month Of September In each year
ascertain the conditions Of all rec.
ords of their respective towns and
cause any volume of such records tc
be carefully repaired. arranged il
| order OF pages, and rebound, Wien
ever such repairs and rebinding are
! necessary for the preservation Of
such records. In all towns In which
| there is no general index of the LAND
records the selectmen shall cause G
general index to be made and ap,
point some competent person tc
make the same under the super.
vision Of the examiner Of public rec.
ords, and the expense thereof shal
be paid by the town. Such genera
index shall be completed on or be
fore July /, 1922. The selectmen o
any town who shall fail to compl,
with any provision Of this section
shall be fined not less than five no
more than twenty-five dollars 70
each months delay. Approved
| March 80. 1921"
Armisticc Day Plans.
Everything is now in readiness
for the celebration Of Armistice Da!
tomorrow, and indications are tina
the observance here will be the mos
general Of any since 1918, The store!
/ will close at ais o'clock, while th'
factories will also shut down to al
low their employees TO participate il
the parade. The factory whistles will
be blown, ushering In the day al
was that day seven years ago wheI
shrieking steam awakened q war
weary world to O period Of peace.
In regard to having the schoo
children march, the school commit
tee met last evening and voteC
unanimously to stand in back of thu
Legion's plans, but. in view of thu
fact that some parents were opposed
to their children firing themselve