New Britain herald., 1928-10-09
70.BE.MADE LIST
"A REC0RD.BREAkER
Registrars Expect Total Of
Names to Pass 800 Marx
MCCARTHY IS REELECTED
school Committee Considers Addi-
tion to Building-Caucuses THIS
Neek-Town Planners Decide
Several Matters-Tcn.co Roxline.

Several Matters-Tcn,co Bowling
A record breaking number OF
names OF persons seeking to become
voters was in the hands of the reg.
istrars today and was growing con.
stantly, leading to the expectancy
that 1t would pass the 500 mark be.
lore they adjourned at o'clock III
the afternoon. More than 700 names
had been received by the registrar
when they began work this morning
and new additions came in at FIRE.
quent Intervals during the day.
! This group Of "to-be- mades'' is
the largest In the history of Plain
Vile. exceeding even that which fol-
lowed the acknowledgements OF wom-
en-. Today was the last day for the
taking OF names, and, buried an they
were under the heavy lists. Regis
trars J. Howard LaField and Peter
+. Duffy. were not sorry.
The selectmen will be in session
Saturday from . a. m. to 5 p. M. for
the purpose of making voters and
will hold another meeting for the
same purpose on Saturday, October
i 20. 1t is expected that fully half Of
the 500 ''to-b e-mades'' will be
made" The new list contains a few
names of people who are already
voters and one or two who are not
citizens. but the total OF these is not
thought to be Of any appreciate
size.
Mccarthy IL Reelected
Joseph r. Mccarthy was reelected
chairman OF the Plainvillc town
school committee at a regular meet
ing Of the committee at o'clock
] Last night in the office of the SILL
! perintendent of schools in the high
school. 1t was the committees first
meeting after the annual election.
Plans for a 12-room addition TO
the Linden street school were dis
cussed.
The committee voted to ask the
New England Insurance exchange 10
make a survey of the high school to
discover the cost of installing an ad-
equate sprinkler system and the
probable reduction in insurance
rates that such Il system would
bring about
4 petition was received from par
ents OF high school children rela-
tive to the noon hour. Further ex-
preston of opinion will be silicited
and any REIMBURSEMENT of the daily
time schedule will be attendant up
on the desires of the majority of
parents.
1t was voted by the committee to
recommend to First Selectman
James Simpson that traffic officer
be stationed at Blossoms corner
during the times the children are
going to and from school.
Schools Closed
The Plainville schools will be
closed all day tomorrow for the
annual Teachers Visiting Day.
Public Reception
The public reception to the Plain
Vile teachers will be held at the
high school at o'clock tomorrow
evening. Owing to the nature OF the
meeting, no business will be trans !
acted. Attendance votes will be
taken. however. in the usual man.
ner. 1t is hoped that all who can
possibly do SO will make special I
attempt to be present to welcome !
the Plainville teachers. i
Decide On Several streets
New lay-outs for number Of
streets were approved or recommends
ed last night at an important meet I
ing Of the town plan commission. I
The delayed settlement of the lay .
cut Of Hough street was finally eff
fected, the plan proposed by the
at the recent hearing y
being accepted and approved. The
felt this settlement was fair
10 all property owners. William
Cooke. who had opposed this plan
At the hearing, was present and still
objected. saying that more land was
taken from his side of the stree:
han from the other. In the absence
of any records showing that land
had really been taken from anyone.