New Britain herald., 1926-05-07
[. OF [. TAKES UP
 BOARD OF FINANCE
Committee Will Be Named tO
 Look Into Proposal
OTHER CHAIRMEN NAMED
High School Honor RolI-Ice Com pany Incorporates H. s. Team Breaks Eyen-Ask For Bond Pro- posals-Mills To Throw First Ball.

A board of finance to supervise the expenditures of the town was suggested at the meeting of the Plainyille Chamber Of Commerce last evening and President Henry Trumbull was a&thorized to appoint a committee to look into the advis- ability Of setting up such a board and to report back not later than the July ] meeting. By a special statute enacted by the legislature, these boards may be set up in the small Connecticut towns, their duties being to make up the annual budgets and to recommend changes and im- provements in the general financial programs of the towns. They cor respond roughly to the city board of finance and taxation, which hears all requests for appropriations before they are submitted to the common council.
 This matter has been taken up in Plainville before hut was not car riod through. At the time it was necessary for each town to secure the specific permission of the legisla- ture, but since then a change in tho law authorizes the towns to set up boards on their own authority. Many towns about the state have done so. and 1t is claimed by propo- nents of the plan that these places have conducted their financial affairs in much improved manner since 1 the inauguration Of the finance board.
 If the committee reports favorably to the chamber, the matter will be brought before a town meeting, the consent of which is necessary be- fore the plan can he carried through.
 President Trumbuu. acting as chairman of the meeting for the first time since his election last month. appointed the following chairmen of standing committees: Sanitation and sewer committee. Dr. George F. Cook; sidewalk committee, $. $. Gwilim; industries committee, C. II. Norton; public utilities com mittec. A. A. Mcleod; membership committee, James F. Usher; rooms committee, Joseph D. McKernan; merchants committee, Myron Rog- CTS: housing committee, Ralph Sey- mour
 Takes Stand On Drives
 The chamber took a stand on campaigns for funds and will in the future take q more active part in supcrvising drives 10 raise money in Plaiuvllle for outside cXpendi- ture. The annual drive Of the Sal yation Army for money to be used in general welfare work was approved. After this campaign is concluded, if the quota Is reached there will be TO further solicitation on the part of this organization in Plainville, and citizens are warned according ly. They are urged to contribute to the approved drive. but if later requests for funds are made they are asked to turn these down. This plan will apply to other outside or- ganizations, but there will be no in tercfercnce in any way with cam- paigns conducted by purely local bodies.
 High school Honor Roll
 The high school honor roll for the month Of April has been an- nounccd as follows:
 Sophomores;
 High honors, William Wilbor |ir- ginia Conforti, Marjorie Rutlud Helen McKernan, Jean Trumbul Helen Ostman, Victor Hurtado, EI- lcry Haskell.
 Honors. Sebastian Arcari, Emily Kilby, Hope Farrar Lucy Rogers Jennie MacIldowie, Stepl0u Sasck.
 Honorable mention, Sophie Naa- man.
 Freshmen:
 High honors, Elizabeth Brastow, Emma Hills, Abbie Usher Doris Spencer. Dorothy Ives, Ruth Tyler, Vivian Davis, Anna Rusczyk, Anna