New Britain herald., 1929-08-21
SIMPSON DECLARES
 FOR A THIRD TERM
First SeleCtman Announces Can-
 didacy for denomination
NEW BRITAIN MAN FINED
Special Court Session Assesses Specdcr - LegionnaireS to March in parade-PlainyilIe Growers Win GiadiOIus Prize.

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 The third term bogey holds no telrors for First Selectman James Simpson, it developed today, for Plainvilles chief executive officer announced this morning that he would seek renomination and re- election at the town election this fall. Mr. Simpsons declaration of candidacy was the first gun in the campaign and will probably be the signal for further announcements as aspirants for the places on both republican and democratic tickets usually await the decision of th, first selcctman before making known their own intentions.
 Mr. Simpson has headed the board of selectmen for two years For a number of terms he served as second selcctman during the ad- ministration of First ScleCtman William J. Johnson, and it was his desire to step into the latter's shoes when MT. Johnson retired. III health prevented this for year and he continued as second selectman dur ing John J. Kimme's year in Of fee. At the republican caucus in 1927 MT. Simpson staged a surprise triumph over MT. Kimmel and re- ceived the nominations as head of the ticket, going into office by q large majority. which was again granted him last year.
 During the two terms he has served, Planville has made rapid strides in all fields. While much 1 of the credit for these must bA given to other town officials and public spirited citizens, all of these material advances have received the | hearty cooperation of Mir. simpson. who has given practically unlimited time to conferences, hearings. an study of plans. Among the notabla achievements of the past two years have been the beginning of a park system, the revaluation of all tax able property on systematizHd basis, the establishment of a town court. and the acquisition Of new state highway along East street. i All of these have made demands upon his time. The only inharmon- ious note of his administration i came when internal disscnSion broke out within the fire depart mcnt and by careful and tactful handling of the difficult situation. ! Mr. Simpson joCkeyed both sides into g settlement which proved mutually agreeable.
 Mr. Simpsons first declarations
 upon assuming office were that h. would give his full time to the Of fee and that there would be no secrecy about town affairs while ho was at the helm. During the past two years the townspoople have been kept informed of the workings of the towns governmental ma chinery. which has bred CCntden"2 in the administration. He has also 1 given ear to all complaints and at tended 10 them promptly where necessary. Probably PlainVille has never had so accessible a town of ticial, and the genial Mir. Simpson is almost never called that. pTc- ferring to he known as "Jim.'
 A typical example of his manner of dealing with complaints was that which occurred when he was acting
 first seleCtman during Mr. Johnson absence A storm caused bad wash outs or west end properties and Mr. Simpson and Third Selectman Ed
 ward F. Prior promised settlement
 by the town. Mir. Johnson. on his
 return, stated that the town was not
 liable, but Mir. Simpson and Mr Prior, having given their word, a"'
 tually paid out two-thirds of thei'
 years salary in settling the claims personally
 Mir. Simpson ia Q. provisions store
 keeper by trade but has had little