New Britain herald., 1926-03-04
TAX OF 25 MILLS
 LAID AT MEETING
Present Rate Continued at ShOrt-
 est Town Gathering
NEEDS OF THE SCHOOLS
Miss Hcincman Resigns .ts Public Health Nurse - Trolley Jumps Track In Rush Hour-"N" to Elect Tonisht-Play Success.

| lOnIGht-Ilal q success
 A tax Of 2j mills on ruo grand list was laid by the voters of Plain vile at special town meeting held last night at the Town hall. q meet ing which probably set a record in ! that adjournment was madg six minutes after the chairmuu called the meeting 10 order. Henry Trum- bull was chairman Of the meeting. with Town Clerk Miss May Morgan as clerk There were 95 Voters | present.
 Following the reading of the call by Miss Morgan, Chairman Truu~ bull read . statistical report sub mitfed by First Srlcctman William J, Johnson, This placed the grand list at S5.7l0.o42 as corrected hy inc ! board Of relief. The csuma'cd cX- pcns"s aS prescnfol al the grand list were sl4%,j+UN7, 10 witch an additional S1jo for rh" liurary has been added, making q total Of sl44.- 29".91, The personal tax win real izc S4,ooo in reyonur leaving Sl4o,- @3o.l1 10 be rajsod by a tax on the grand list.
 Calculations malr by Mir. John son showed rh#' T oa min fax would bring SIt?T"t.o5, while tax of "t]2 mills would realize S1&H,@&9,0&. ! The statutes require that the tax must cover the .Sfimat"d expenses. which eliminated tho 24l. min rat, as insufficient.
 Joseph Mccarthy moyod that e tax Of q: mills D" laid. The molion vas seconded. there WAS no dis cussou, and thn motion vas carried unanimously. Th' meeting adjourned after having been in session for only six minutes.
 The q mill rate is tho samo as vas in @ffect during th" past year.
 KcthrcadinG IIydrants ! The work Of cutting over inc hylrants 10 staui1rdizc the councc- lions with those Of other towns as cities has been h"cun by the Pla'n- vile Water Co. Already about onc-third of the 15 public hydrants hav" been rrthroadod while tho | private hy'irantS at th" factories will also he rccnt to accord with those Of th" town. The iirr com- ! pany will not rcthr"al It's present , hose. but will usa adaptable coup linSs and, when purchasing new hose. will buy it with inc standard , couplings. The standard thread aI- lows companies from nearby cities 10 work much more easily if called 1 in during q serious Connagration. Needs of thc schools Thn needs of the plainNill" public schools as sncn by th" school com mittoe are set forth in the follow- ing statement issued by Suporint'nd- cn L. $. Mills:
 ITO properly house and teach the children of PIainviIlr, we need;
 First FiN" more grade rooms to relieve ovcrloadins Of teachers.
 "StconI: Two more grad" rooms iu order that % children, 10" housed in un unsuitable portable building. may hay" sratS in ""l lighted, healthy and comtort"b'" .Iooms.
 "rhird; Two more rooms for in- crease in grades duo iu september 1926.
 "Fourih; A total Of nine more class rooms should hr In operation hy Soptrmbcr, 1926.
 "lfnh: A high school building is needed at tho earliest possible dat" in order to continue our high school work for third y"ar pupils, l9@d-I and for fourth year pupils in l927-N,
 sixth; The Broad street build ings. if We conunn" 10 usc the portable buildings, will have reached i their capacity during tn" school year of 192G-7.
 Seventh; The linden street building. without inc high school pupils in tho huililur, win have reached tls capacity III l"2'-N'
 Baptist Church supper "A cordial invitation is extended to tho public 10 attend clam chowdor supper at the Baptist church. tomorrow evening from to $ o'clock. The menu Is as follows; clam rhovdor, crackers, pickles, rolls. apple pic with cheese and coffee
 Miss Hcincman Resigns
 Miss Elizabeth H"iuoman has rH- signed from her position ns visiting nurS in this town, her r. siGnGtion having been presented a' tho meet ing Of the board of directors Of thv Plainvilla Public Health Nursing as sociation held TunSiay Miss lIcjnr- man has hccn with tho aSSoci@lion since its foundation and has giNrn untiring service 10 it's work and to