New Britain herald., 1927-09-28
ASK INCREASE IN
 SELECTMAN'S PAY
Would Raise Salary from St00
 to S1@ a Month
P. ]. PRIOR MODERATOR
Former First SeleCtmen to Preside at Polls-Blues to Play Corbin Red So1 Again Sunday - Sasek Raised" Bills About,

Red So1 Again Sunday - Sasek Injured-"Raised" Bills About. 1 A proposal to increase the salar, 1 Of tho first selectman from s10O tc I sl50 month will be brought before i the annual town meeting next
 month. This proposal was included , in the call for the annual meeting i issued today by the board Of select l men and was placed therein at the
 request Of Ralph l.. Seymour. chair. man of the republican town com mlttee. The increase in pay. as pro | posed, would take effect on October | l, which means that 1t would begin with the term Of the victorious can. ] didate in Mondays town election i The nominees are Second Selcctmar l James Simpson on the republican 1 ticket and Third Selectman Edward r. Prior on the democratic.
 The salary Of the first scloctman was increased from s1,O ,OO0 to 1.2o(
 year about two years ago during til' l'illl Dl tue lilf " llllHIll .J Johnson. Even this increased salary ! is not considered any great mone- i tary return, IS the position is q full time one and gives the office hold CT the responsibility of handling the 1 affairs of the town and the spending of between S15o. GOO and $20n, 900 in
 a years time. Presumably 10 take care of the raise from s1,2Oo to S1,S00 annually. the l927-2S budg- ct carries a $700 increase in tho | item covering town officers salaries A second proposal will be made asking that the salary of the audi ] tor be increased from Sl0 to $25 3
 year The present figure is consid- cred ridiculous and tho suggested new amount, while relatively little better, at least provides for a 150 per cent raise.
 The salaries of the members of the board of relief will also be a subject for discussion, 1t being pro posed 10 raise them from S3 10 Sf
 a day. These salaries arc paid only during the brief period in the late winter when the board sits to hear complaints of property owners who believe their properties have been too highly assessed. The letter from | Mir. Seymour asking for these in creaSes also requested that tho sal
 aries of the assessor bc raised to $4
 a day, but that is the present figure. The meeting, which will be held , about a week after the election. must also pass a resolution author l izing the selectmcn 10 borrow money 10 pay the current expenses of the town until next April. when the re- ccipts from the taxes begin to come
 in. It Is not yet known how much
 will be asked. but MT. Kimmcl said today that whatever the figure is 1t will be maximum amount and the actual borrowings will probably be considerably under it.
 The reports Of the town officers will be acted upon. and any other business proper 10 come before the meeting will be transacted.
 P. J. fer Moderator
 r. J. Iri"r. first sclcctman Of flainvillc a GuGrtcr-ccntury ago. has been chosen by Democratic Kcsis- irar of Voters Peter r. Duffy as moderator of the annual town cleo ton to be held Monday. Mir Duffy kept up his lucky streak this year by calling the toss Of the coin against !. Howard T.al'i"ld Of the republican party. and was again entitled to sc lect the moderator. Mir. Prior has been active in politics here for sev- cral decades and. in view of his long
 experience, is considered n good choice.
 Tn" voting machines have not yet
 been set ur, but they will be ready by tomorrow and newly made voters will have an opportunity to learn the workings of the mcchanisms. A cmonstrator from each party wit be prcscnt>at the town hall from 4 10 and from to D. m., tomor- row, Friday, and Saturday 70 instruct those unfamiliar with the machines. New voters are urged by the regis
 trars to fake advantage of this op- portnuity so that they will not have 10 he instructed during voting hours Monday, when such necessity would cause a delay.
 The polls will open at q. ni., and close at 6 D. m.
 Istsi SOX Here Again Sunday Acccdin@ to th" numerous requests made by local fans, the management l of the plainville Blues has booked i the torhin Red SoN. city baseball lchampionS Of New Britain, for T return game at the high school grounds here Sunday afternoon. Last Sunday the Red SoX won from the 1 local outfit by 30 in one of the ! fastest and most interesting con
 tests of tho season. The huge crowd
 received SO much enjoyment from l the battle that it virtually demanded