New Britain herald., 1928-03-30
CHAMBER ELECTION THURSDAY EVENING To Name Officers and Directors
 at Annual Meeting
 DISPUTE ON BICYCLE STREET Ncighbors Protest Position of Fence At Corner-Open Meeting For Ex. Scrviccnicn Monday Night - Grange Notes-Industrial Bowling
DISPUTE ON BICYCLE STREET

 The annual meeting of the Plain vile Chamber of Commerce will be held in the chamber rooms at s o'clock Thursday evening, when of ncers for the coming year will be elected. Seven directors will also be named at the same time. Efforts are being made to secure a full at tendance at this meeting, as it Is the most important of the year and will result in the choice Of the men who will guide the chambers destinies for the ensuing twelve month. The present board Of officers con- sists Of Henry Trumbull. president: Anson A. Mcleod. vice. president: and George A. Case. secretary-treas- urer. These officers have held their 1 positions for two years, during l which time the chamber has pushed a number of movements for the bet torment of Plainvillc. A few have 1 come 10 naught. but the majority 1 have been accepted. several changes l made in the method Of governing the town having been first suggested 1 by the chamber.
 The annual banquet Of the Cham her of Commerce will be held in the High school gymnasium on the eve ming Of April II.
 Dispute Over Fence
 | The local ton of an iron rail fence on the property Of Miss May Morgan at Park and Bicycle streets has u caused considerable agitation among the residents of that section and a complaint was made to the select men last evening to tho effect that the barrier had been set up on tho sidewalk. forcing passersby to walk in the muddy street. A glance at the position of the fence would seem to confirm this complaint, but investi- gation this morning revealed anoth- CT side 10 the question.
 The entrance 10 the street has been gradually widened by consta,f "cutting' Of autos and teams, Miss Morgan said today in explaining tho location of her fence. and as these gradually rounded off the street cor ncr the sidewalk was correspond ingly forced back onto the Morgan property. This has gone on for so long that a grassy strip has grown np brtWeen the present street and side walk. although this is mostly On clerk
 Last fall Miss Morgan decided fo end thc gradually increasing en- croachmcnt upon her land and she set up a fence. This was torn up by boys on Halloween and has inst been replaced. While this encIosas tho present sidewalk and prevents It's use. Miss Morgan says that it is still four inches inside Of her prop crty line as dclineated hy Engineer Joseph x. Mckornan.
 The sclectmcn have not yet inves- tigated the complaint made last night. but they said today that ther had told Miss Morgan 10 put the fence up on her proper boundary and that they were certain she was right about where this line was.
 Legion Open Meeting
 An open meeting for all eX-serr- icemen will be held in Legion hall Monday night by Brock Barnes post, , American Legion. II is planned to have prominent speakers to address thr pormer servicemcn. and efforts are being made 10 secure state G.e- zion officials and other prominent 1 Lcgionnaires. The object Of the meeting is to create an interest In the aims and activities Of the or ganization. the needs Of cX-servicc- men. and the large field for serv- ice open 10 them.
 Grange Notes
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