New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-13
Town government
IS WITHIN budget
Few Appropriations Exhausted
Work Begun on Estimates
DEBTOR Sent TO JAIL
Burrows Failed to Pay Board Bill
Town Meeting Plain-
Nilles Dcfeated-Tuwn Clerk On

Plalnvllle Will have kept Well
within It's budget for 1s27-192S
when that fiscal year ends Wednes-
day. the selectmen state, having been
able to pass through the twelve
month with balances left IN the
greater number of items for which
appropriations were made.
Several appropriations have been
used up. The purchase of a pun
per by the fire department exhaust
ed the money set aside for the fire
men, and these have gone unpaid
for the past few fires. The rabies
epidemics caused the dog warden S
account to be used up, while the in
stallatlon of new and modern record
| books in the town clerks office
| used up the money for printing.
| The street appropriation was prac-
| tlcally used up, only a few dollars
remaining. but the selectmen say
| that Plalnvllle is one of the few
Connecticut towns to survive the
| past open winter without being
1
tor street purposes. The school an
preparation was also practically used
| up.
The open winter had one minor
| advantage IN that the snow account
was hardly touched The tree war
den account was another of whio h
only small portion was used In
the remaining budget items COM
Portable balances are left.
Work on the 192S-19oa budget
has already been begun by the vari-
GUS departments and by the hoard
or f7nance, which is assuming its
duties for the first time. The school
BOARD budget as submitted an
| preached s1oo. 900 for the first time.
| totalllng sao.55a50. It was an
proved by the finance BODY as ac-
ceptod. The firemen's and select
mems budgets have also been taken
! up but have been deferred for later
! action.
Jailed For Non-Payment
Howard Burrows was sent to iail
FOR 20 days when Justice l.. S. Mills
today found him guilty of fraud in
connection with board bill. Bur
rows cvaded payment of board
money owed to Mrs. A. NJ. RAYMOND
or Maple street and left town. He
was arrested in Bristol yesterday by
constable E. w. Furrey, who re.
turned him here for trial. Prose.
cuted by Grand Juror Charles r
Conlon. Burrows pleaded not guilt,
but was found guilty and sent ia
jail. He was also ordered 10 nav
costs of s16.16.
Town Meeting Tonight
special town meeting with q
tWo-fold purpose will be held at s
O'Clock tonight in the high school
auditorium. The retaliation COM
mittee will report on the unit foot
values placed on local real estate by
tho land value committee. recon-
inendlng that these be accepted by
the townspeoplo and turned over to
tho assessors with the request that
they be used in making up the 1928
grand list. 1nasmuch as these fig
''ros form the basis OF the grand
list. which has caused much discus
SION during the past year. large at
tendance and free discussion is ex-
| poctcd.
! The meeting will also be asked to
2uthorize the appointment of a
| board OF three park commissioners
! ny the solectmen. in order that the
work of improving Charles H. Nor
ton park may be started as soon as
possible,
N-Plainyiiles Lose
The All-Plailrilles suffered their
second defeat of the present base
ball season yesterday afternoon
when Berg, former Hartford CITY
league pitcher. held them to five hits
and the Bristol Maple Ends won a
III decision at Muzzy field. Bristol.
The game drew the largest crowd of