New Britain herald., 1928-02-15
CLAIMS WILLIAMS IS INCONSISTENT
 Smith Suggests Assessor Resign f He DisapproV8 of List
 REDUCTIONS ARE FORECAST
Board of Refief Believes Many As
 sossmeats VIII Bs Cut-Grangers Take Fifth Degree-Bowiing Re- -sultS-Piainville Briefs.

Assessor Schuyler P. Williams was Inconsistent when he announced i'll public letter yesterday that he did not agree with much of the contents of the open letter which Chairman Stanley M. Smith addressed to the taxpayers. Mr. Smith claimed today. He also denied Mr. Williams' alle- sations that he had not been speak ing for the board. saying that Ro- bert J. Coe. third member of the assessing body. had full knowledge of the letter and that failure to get in touch with MT. Williams appeared to be due to some misunderstanding. Tn an interview today Mir. Simth stated that the article to the tax payers in the Herald Monday night was "only to explain the recent 1 work completed by the assessors. and the letter was approved by the rest of the board. if not by Mfr. Will Hams in accordance with his note in last nights paper"
 "As a matter of record.' Mir. Smith also stated. Assessor Will Hams signed q statement that the recent work was completed in &C., cordance with the law and to his best knowledge and belief This statement was acknowledged before Town Clerk William H. Wilson on January 31. 1928. and is on file in the abstract book at the town clerks office.
 If by any chance MT. Williams did not know what he was signing. I would suggest that MT. Williams resign as a member of the board of assessors. because certainly the rest of tho board does not care to work with one who is inconsistent in statements pertaining to his posi- ton as an officer of the town of 1 Plainville."
 Asked to amplify the statements contained in the preceding para graph, MT. Smith said that hts origi- nal letter was merely an explana- ton of the work done by the board and that If Mir. Williams di2approv- ed the letter he also disapproved the grand list to which he had affixed his signature Mr. Williams was to have been consulted before the let ter was given out. he said, and he was as surprised at the failure of this plan as Mir. Williams was at seeing the statement in print. Mir. Coe. who left yesterday for Vermont is in complete accord with him. the chairman said.
 Reductions Arc Forecast "A good many" reductions in the grand list were forecast by Chair man W. w. Seymour Of the board Of relief this morning. Mr. Seymour went on to say that "as a whole they will amount to . considerable sum-" Appeals from the figures set by the assessors have averaged 25 a meeting, and the relief board now has more than 100 requests for re- duction before it. Most Of these are from taxpayers with mediums sized assessments.
 Tho last Sneeting at which a pub. lie hearing will be held will take place on Tuesday afternoon. Febru. ary 21. This will be the last oppor- tunity for asking reductions. There will also be a meeting this Saturday. On the 18th there will be no hear ing. but the board will meet to take action on the appeals.
 Changers Take Fifth Degree At the regular meeting of Central Pomona held in Rocky Hill yester- day Mrs. Charles H. Curtis of Plain vile was installed lecturer and s. B. Carpenter as chaplain for 1925 1929. The >nfth degree was con- ferred on a large class which in- cIuded Mrs. Anna Moves. Mrs Lima Weldon. Mrs. Priscilla Moves. Miss Geneva Distin. Miss Jean Cassidy, and Miss Verona Schubert of Plain , vile Grange.
 About 30 members of the local Grange will 50 to East Haddam to- night to confer the third and