New Britain herald., 1928-04-14
APPROVE OF RAISE IN WATER RENTALS
Committee Will Report Favor. ably at Special Town Meeting
GLEE CLUBS SCORE HIT
High School Singers Please Capacity Audience - Federation to Present Tableaux-Doublc Birthday Party Church Notices - Briefs,

The request for increased vate, rentals recently made by the Plain vile Water O.. has been approve, by the special committee of tbre, appointed by the selectmen to in. VestlGate the matter and the com. mltteo will make a favorable report at q specia town meeting to be hclt in the High school auditorium o, Tuesday night, according to an an. nouncement given the Herald today Inc committee, consisting of Charle. k. sherman, Attorney Cornelius Prior. and Raymond Neff, has me, with water company officials and eA, amined the companys books, and i, has come to the conclusion that the present charges are not sufficient to meet the companys expenses. l, Will recommend an increase in the initial rate of from 25 to So cents per 100 cubic feet and correspondinc advances in other rentals. The an nouncement of the committee is as follows:
 The committee recently appointed by the selectmen 10 consider the nc- cesSlty ot an increase in water rates by the Plainville Water Co.,, will re- port their findings Tuesday evening at special town meeting called for that purpose.
 They have found that the present income IS not adequate to meet pres fnf CNnrnScS and hax T to recommend that the town act fav. orably on the adoption of new schedule of rates which is as fol- lows:
 Proposed Quarterly Rate Schedule
 First 10000 GU. it. at 32c per 100 GU. it. 10000 GU. 1t. S32.o0.
 Next 10000 GU it. at ZIG per 100 Gu. 1t 2o.oo0 GU. 1t. S59.o0.
 Next 10000 GU. it. at 20c per 100 GU. fl. So.ooo GU. ft. s79.OO.
 All over 30,o00 GU. fl. at l5c per 100 GU. fl.
 Minimum charge 1,o50 GU. it., allowance per quarter S4.O0.
 No meter rental charge on 5-S-in. 
 Annual meter rental charge on all meters larger than 5-S-in. lOtc of cost.
 Annual Charges
 Fire hydrants, town and private, $35. co.
 Sprinkler heads. 1Oc each.
 Watering Trough s1o0."
 GIcc Clubs Please
 A capacity audience which filled the high school auditorium last cye- ming was treated to an excellent con- cert by the combined boys and girls eloe cllbs Of the school and came away with the knowledge that l'lainyille youth was being given a f1nc opportunity for musical develop ncnt and was taking ample advan- 'acc Of it. The program, in which 1 tho students were assisted by a guest soloist, Harry Coo Olmstead 1 of Bristol. was pleasingly varied and | demonstrated the range of the clubs directed by Miss Louise C. Cottle. The clubs united in singing one after which they took turns l n rendering groups. All selections Ter" sung with feeling and in work nan-like manner and were well re- 'eiNed by the large crowd Ono Kentucky Babe" had to 'e repeated by the boys. the ap- 'lause at this lullaby being loud and deserved. Mr. Olmstead, who is 'asso for the famed Colonial quartet, aught the enthusiastic favor Of the -udlencc at once and at the close # his group of four solos was forced flowed to retire. He also assisted n the closing cantata. which was yell chosen and cXccllcntly sung by he combined clubs.
 Tho program was as follows: Romainc ... Gounod
 Violin ensemble Inc Bells Of st. Nary's ....... ............ Emmet X. Adams
 Combined Glee Clubs lorninG .......-..... Obey speaks Inc Swan ............ Saint Sacns
 Violin Obligato by
 Wilhclmona Stunz Wake. Miss 1indy ......... ............... IT. Waldo Warner
 Girls Cilcc Club Winter Song ......... ........ Frederick Field I,ullard Iig'1ty Iak' Rose ........ .................. Ethclhcrt Neyin he Nolga I'oatmen .......... ........... Russian Folk Tune
 Solo by Edmund Tolli
 l;oyS' Glcc Club Birth of Morn .... Franco Leoni he Pretty Creature ......
 ............ II. Lane Wilson oming Home ... Charles Willeby ally-Ho. .......... Franco Leoni