New Britain herald., 1925-02-21

to allow the annexation of part
 of Newington to the town of New
 Britain has brought out number of
 very interesting collateral issues, and
 us result of the appearance of
 these issues the bill now seems
 doomed to die an early death.
 The representative, to begin with,
 introduced the bill only "by re-
 quest" and he made this plain to
 the legislative committee on cities
 and boroughs.
 It was at first generally sup
 posed the purpose of this bill was
 to allow New Britain to acquire
 lands along New Haven railroad
 main line, the tract to be the site of
 a new railroad station at some dis
 tant date. New Britain is now
 served from the main line by a
 "dinkey train" No sooner had the
 bill been read than someone scented
 the trail of real estate movement.
 It became known that two prom irent New Britain realtors are in
 possession of tracts in this locality which in its present undeveloped state does not enhance the value of their holdings. If the tract becomes a part of the city of New Britain and a station is erected, with pos- sibly a manufacturing establish ment taking advantage of chance for Q railroad siding on the main line. development is certain.
 When the representatives of the two towns began study of rider providing that, in the event of the annexation, children of Newington would be admitted 10 the New Brit ain high school without tuition fees, loud protestation was made. The protests came not only from the city that was to lose the tuition fees under this arrangement. but also from representative citizens, of New ington who, anxious to see the school system of that town devel- oped, decried any movement that would tend to delay the erection of a senior high school in their town. The school tuition rider" then. with both towns opposed, seems likely to perish, and if 1t does, it is hardly possible that the bill will survive.
 Residents of the strip of land af- fected are interested in the move- ment and hope it goes through Their children now attend Newing- ton schools and must cross the dan- gerous grade crossing several times daily. With their lives in danger, 1t is reasonable to suppose their par ents would align themselves with proponents of the, annexation idea.
 Senator Edward r. Hall has spoken of a compromise measure that sounds like good business. Any city or town can expect that in it's territory lies the source from which taxes may be derived to pay off the town debts and if Newington was to release part of it's taX-paying ter ritory the burden of debt would rest more heavily upon other sections -of the town. Senator Hall suggests that the proportion of the entire towns value represented in this strip be found, and that the city of New Britain assume like proportion of the Newington town debt.
 The likelihood thai admitting pupils to New Britain high school with no tuition and with TO chance of restricting the num- ber than will come, causes Senator Hall to express fears as to the high school situation. It is certain that ] new high school must be provid- ed before many years. Acceptance of this "rider" would hasten the day on which New Britain would launch m expensive building. program. and he senator is anxious to delay the expenditure as long as is consistent with the educational system of the ,ity.
 Although it has mot yet been ad- 'anced, there is another argument hat might well be used for annexa- ion. Between New Britain and | Newington town line and the New Haven" road tracks there is long ow stretch of land. This has been | lsed for years as q dumping ground, | despite ordinances and statutes to | he contrary New Britain, by dili- l gent watching, has succeeded in | keeping the rubbish from accu- on the New Britain side, l ut is powerless to stop this prac- Ice just over the line. while the ,osts of maintaining a watch would | )e too great for the town of New ngton. Should New Britain &C., luire the land as far as the tracks he dumping menace would be taken are of, residents of that district eel.
 Rev. Peter Guilday. Ph.D., who yil be the principal speaker at the nnual banquet of Bishop Tierney Council, Fourth Degree, Knights of in this city next Tuesday light, is rated as one of the most rilliant historians in the United tates, in spite of the fact that he is nly fl years of age.
 He was born in 1884 in Chester, 'a., and obtained his elementary ducation in the public and parochial chools of that city. He later attend )verbrook seminary in Philadelphia nd then studied at the University f Louvain University of Bonn and t Rome. He was at Louvain just 'rior to the outbreak of the World Var in 1914.
 Dr. Guilday Is professor of church .istory at the Catholic University, Washington. D. c. He founded the Historical Review and the ust pulled his famous stunt on the ,hcrrv frce Innlxinp lin be caught