New Britain herald., 1929-03-05
BOARD 0F RELIEF
 L0PS OFF S5I,733
Acts FaVorably on b Petitions
 Grand List S5S,277,5@
LESS BOOK CIRCULATION
Library Report Shows Loss Over February, 1928 - Legion Past Commandcrs' Night - COmpensa- ton Case ReOpcned.

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 As a result of reductions granted by the board of relief during it's sessions in February and of correc- tions made by the board of assessors, Bristol's grand list is reduced Sol,- 73S from the figure given out by the assessors on January Sl. The cor rected grand list totals s5%,21.,5 529, according to figures released this morning and it will be on this amount that the rate of taxation will be determined by the city coun- cil at it's meeting on March 19.
 Favorable action was taken by the board of relief on the petitions of 45 property owners, whose lists were reduced, while 2S lists were changed by the assessors after errors had been located. The total of reduc- tions was s57.673. while additions perty not included in the original list totaled s5,o4o.
 A number of the changes made, the assessors explained, were neces- sitated by the incorrect data furnish ed by owners of automobiles. In sev- eral instances, it was also found that persons taxed for automobiles no longer owned the cars but had failed to notify the assessors of the transfer.
 The number of petitions acted upon favorably by the board of re lief this year was slightly greater than that of 1928.
 Library Board Meeting
 The total number of books issued at the Bristol public library during the month of February was 14,46O, according to the monthly report of Librarian Charles l.. Wooding, which was submitted at the regular month- ly meeting of the board of library directors last evening. This number is 1851 less than the circulation for February. 1928. the loss being eN- plained partially by the fact that the library was open one day less dur ing the past month than during the corresponding month of the year previous.
 Compared with year ago there was loss at the main library of CA from the adult department and of S96 from the children's room. There was also loss of 32o at the Forestville branch, 57 at the North side school, - at the Park street school, and 16 at the East Brist ol tyoip e0 the Endee branch and one of 10S at the John J. Jennings school.
 The circulation during the month was distributed as follows: Main library, adult department, S.02S: children's room. S.73S: Forestville branch. s09; Endee branch. 31,; John J. Jennings school. 460: North side school. 192; Park street school AS: and East Bristol school. 47s.
 During the month the main H. brary was open e4 days with an average circulation of S35 from the adult department and of 15s from the children's department. The For estville branch was open e4 days with an average daily circulation of s4. The Endee branch was open four evenings with an average circn- lation of 7o. The average circula- ton of the school branches was as follows: East Bristol, 3 afternoons. 15s: John J. Jennings. afternoons, 1858: Park street. , afternoons 14S; Northside 3 afternoons. s1. The daily average at the main library Of 4ol was oo less than for February. 1928.
 The total circulation was classified as follows: Juvenile fiction. 3.9s2: adult fiction. 7.197: general. 3; phil osophy, 95: religion. 12a; sociology. 3sc; philology, [; natural science. 334; useful arts, 251; fine arts. :4s: literature, 527; history. 446; travel 426; biography. :61; magazines. 1o7. 1n- cluded in this circulation were 1tal- ian. 52: French. 50; German. p; Polish, 14; and Lithuanian. ?. There were also 1ss pictures issued. Of the total circulation. oS per cent was claSSed as JuNen1le nctlOn ana 50 per cent as adult prose fiction. The total fiction per cent dwas three per cent more than in February. 1928.
 On March l there were 54scs books in the Bristol public library. There were 5so volumes added dur ing the month. including 573 by purchase. 4 transferred from the school library and by gfe az fol- lows: One each from state grant Judge Newell Jennings. and the United Fruit company.
 The total receipts Of the library during the month was s1A554 Of which the greater part were fines. The board approved bills amountins 10 sl4c2.53