New Britain herald., 1929-09-10
Bristol News
RIVAL MERCHANTS
 FIGURE IN FIGHT
Shoe Repair Men to Explain
 BraWl to Court
CONSOLIDATION AT ISSUE

pected to Come Before Council Or
 september f1-40 Delinquent Tax. 1 payers to Be Arrested.
 | Corrado Agosta, who conducts a shoe repairing establishment at 13S
 Central street, Forestville, was ar
 rested shortly after f o'clock Mon-
 day afternoon by Motorcycle Police
 man Edgar Norton on charges of breach of the peace and assault. The complainant is Joseph Dugo. of Plainville. also a shoemaker. who according to the police visited For estvifle yesterday to conclude nego- tiattons for renting a vacant store for a cobbler's shop. Dugo alleges that Agosta assaulted him simply because he would offer competition to A6osta's business.
 Agosta was released on a bond of $50 and the case will be aired in police court Thursday morning. September 12.
 school Consolidation Petition
 A petition urging the consolida- ton of the city schools will be pre- sentnd to the city council at its next meeting on Tuesday, September r.. 1t is now believed. I. Edward Pierce, chairman of the Fast Bris- tol school district, brought the mat ter up during a visit 10 the city clerks office last Saturday and it is understood that he will sponsor the circulation Of the petition.
 John Donnel1N candidate for mayor at the primary election Sep tomber A, has always advocated school consolidation and while the plan was defeated several years q go at the polls. it is believed that he will make the issue one of the blanks in his platform. Judge Newell Jennings, chairman of the board of education opposed the consolidation plan at that time and is still opposed to it. It is also un- derstood. that he has the backing of the present members of the board over which he presides.
 In the event the council votes to place the matter before the people the question will be put on the vot- ing machines at the primary elec- ton,
 Demand for Books Increases
 In spite of the extremely hot weather and the large number of persons vacationing during the month of August. the report of Librarian Charles l.. Wooding for the 51 day period indicates that l. POS moro books were issued during fhc month than for the month of August last year. The total number of books issued during the past month was 12,777. Mir. Weddings report was submitted to the board of library commissioners at it's meeting last evening.
 Compared with a year ago there was gain of 544 in the adult de- partment of the main library and of 622 from the children's room. The l'orestvLlle branch also showed q gain of 233 while the Endcc branch showed a loss of 191. The circulation i was distributed as follows: Main i library, adult department. S.O05; 'hildren's room. 3,G16; Forestville | branch. 1,o44; Endee branch. 112.
 The total circulation was classified . IS follows: Juvenile fiction. 8.1S0; | adult fiction, 7,422; general, 4: philosophy, il; religion, 43; sociology. 221; phiIoloey 13; natural science, 222; useful arts. 1S3: fine 'rts, 196; literature $2o; history. !49; travel, 355; biography. 15S; magazines, 103. Included in the lbovc were French, 66: German. IS: Polish s: Italian, f; and Lithuanian. :. f'ifty-eight per cent of the total vas chased as adult prose fiction md D pcr cent as juvenile fiction.
 The total fiction per cent of S3 is wo per cent less than for August. BPS.
 The total n,imhcr of volumes in he library and the various branches 'n September 1 was 5G.&O9.
 During the month 174 volumes were added; including 155 purchas- d, four by binding magazines. and |. by gifts from the following ources: Gilbert Gamble, S; federal .ocumentS, ,; state documents. 2.
 Assessment Notices served
 Thirty mine notices of a hearing 0 be held in conjunction with the ity council meeting on Tuesday. eptembcr r., relative to the assess lent of benefits and damages incl ent 10 the establishment of the uilding line on the south side of Iridelcy street from West street to
 point s feet west. were served his morning by Sergeant Henry : cglinski. II is understood that the enctits accrued by each by each