New Britain herald., 1926-10-19

gan, town clerk. acted as clerk. 1 There were about 40 voters present, | all but one being men.
 The first business was the election | of two members of the town plan commission. as the terms of Chair | man John F. Lamb and James Eaton expired. O. w. Robertson moved they be reelected, the motion being carried unanimously after MT. Lamb had read his report to the meeting.
 Mir. Downham then offered reso- lution that the reports of the select men. town treasurer, school com- mittee, director of the public library and health officer be accepted as printed in the annual publication recently issued. copies of which were placed on thes chairs in the hall. This was also voted. To Borrow S90,0OO
 William T. Wilson moved that the selectmen be authorized to borrow s9O.000 for the town to carry on the town business for the coming year until the taxes fell due In April. MT. Wheeler complained that the amount borrowed each year was increasing and said he would rather see the town remain at s75,000 or sS5,0 rather than keep increasing it's bor- rowing; he wished smaller per cent
 Of the total budget had to be bor- rowed. Mir Kimmel replied that the schools alone required about s6oOoo
 before the taxes were paid. That the | borrowing of s2o.o00 immediately to meet bills was necessary was called | to the meetings attention by Town
 Treasurer Wilson. Henry Trumbull said he would like to see any debts carried over mentioned in the annual | how much it owed at the start Of
 each year. Mir. Simpson and l.. s. Mills, superintendent Of schools,
 stated that all bills were paid at the end Of the fiscal year but that the
 purchase ot school supplies for the
 new term caused large expenditures
 early each fiscal year.
 There is S24000 outstanding In
 taxes, Nr. kimmel said, S1S,0O0 from last year. If people would pay their taxes We would have more money. There are prominent people in this town who owe several years taxes"
 The motion 10 borrow S90,0O0 was i then carried.
 Lights on Trumbull Avenue.
 The installation of lights on Trum- ] bull avenue was moved In a resolu
 ton submitted by o. w. Robertson.
 lIr. Trumbull wanted to know how
 many were needed MT. Simpson said five or six. and MT. Kimmel added i that ono on each corner was desired, continuing that it would cost Sl50 to
 erect tho wires alone and that there
 would be | further fixed monthly
 charge af $40. Mir. Trumbull sug- gestcd q further investigatioi Of the contract terms, as he thought the 1 town might be paying for service | twice. Stanley s. Gwillim offered an amendment that the number of j lights not exceed six this was passed, and so was the motion.
 ] The budget, calling for the ex-
 pcnliturc of $l44,473 during the coming year, was passed on motion of Mr. GwilliT.
 No Increase for Auditors. | r. L. BenZon moved that the sal aries of the town auditors be in- i creased from $1O to s25 a year. If
 they don't do their work any better
 than the auditors did last year." MT.
 kimmel commented, they are not
 worth more than S10." The motion
 vas not seconded and was lost when adjournment was moved and carried. ! Town Planners Report The report by Mir. Lamb, chair man of the town plan commission, 1 was, in part. as follows:
 During the year the commission
 held 19 regular meetings, five public hearings, and five to receive peti- tioners and comments. Four streets were accepted, Hamlin street, South
 avenue, Trumbull avenue, and Cot
 age street. Building lines were adopted on Hamlin street. South avenue, Trumbull avenue. East Main
 street and Whiting street.
 Again the commission was un- able to keep within the approprla- { ton of S400 and spent S52S.52. Much
 of this expenditure is in maps and
 work partially completed; almost
 entirely spent for the purpose Of
 later use in adopting some of the numerous proposed streets repre- sented in many petitions still before | the commission. At the average rate of street acceptance the commission ! has some four years work ahead of 1 it.
 Tt may be that the commission will have to curb its activities due { to the residents on the newly adopt
 cd streets not paying their assess ments at once before allowing the town Of Plainville to place lien upon their property. This requires | the town to furnish the money for 1 tho street and wait until some time | in the future for the return of the
 money spent improving and grading
 the roads. Approximately $6,O00 was
 thus spent by the town during the | year on grading and surfacing these adopted streets, of which less than i 20 per cent was received from the
 residents. The balance is owing the town in the form of liens on the property. This advancing money for
 the newly adopted streets must be given consideration and it is hoped
 q solution can be found by the new town board of finance so that the
 work of adopting new streets will
 not be delayed.
 The commission at this time
 wishes to express it's appreciation of
 the help and assistance given by
 William J. Johnson, who attended
 regularly every meeting and hearing
 except when sickness prevented,