New Britain herald., 1929-09-13
BUDGET
 TOTALS S22I,332
First SeleCtInan James Simpson
 Is Ren0Ininated
WALTER SEYMOUR DROPPED
Pythian Lodge to Meet Thi, Evening -IicaNy Traffic on New Highway -Southcnd Football Team to praCtiCc-Othrr Items.

The proposed budget of expenses l for the town or PIainvillo from Aug ust 15, 1929. to August 15. 1880 submitted by the board of sclcctmen and approved by the town beard ot finance. totals S221.332.42. accord l ing 10 figures made public today by stanley $. Gwilim, chairman of the
 finance board. The budget will b. | placed before the voters of the town for approval at the annual towr
 meeting in October. The school
 budget tops the list with a total
 amount of $11o,347.42.
 The budget list is as follows.
 highway account, including oilng ot
 roads, $2l,G00; police account, $3 =
 coo; street lights, $7275; fire de- partment, S4,S65; printing and sta tionary account, $1,2O0; poor ac- count, S3,000; sidewalk account $500; town building account, $1,- | 500; town officers salaries, etc., $S- 220; town plan commission $6o0;
 tree garden, S200; taxes, county military, and state, S6,500; plamvill. Water company, fire hYdr&ntS, etc. S2.IOO; insurance premiums, $S5O; interest on short term notes, s. 200; election expense account, $45O, dog Wardcn's account, S2UO; misccl- lancouS account. $t.50O; snow re- moVal account, $l.000: park commiS- sion $2,po0; cost of town court, $1.- O00; depreciation reserve Of road equipment on tractor. $500, on mixer $50 and on truck, $500; town treas
 uror's account. bonds becoming due 1929-1930, $1S,G00. and interest on
 outstanding bonds, $16,300; cost ot
 road, East Maple street S975; pur-
 chase of land from Higgins near
 school property $1,000: and school
 budget, $1l0.34742, making total of $22l,S&2.42.
 The miscellaneous account in cludes the following items: Plain vile Public Health Nursing associa- tiOn, $500; library account, $500: attorneys account, $75O; military enrolment, $125; and miscellaneous, including Armisticc Day and Me morial Day $2,225. The total is s4,- 500.
 Simpson RenOminated
 First Seloctman James Simpson was again nominated to head the re- publican ticket at the annual town election at the G. o. P. caucus held last evening in the court room at the town hall Nearly 100 republi- can voters were present at the caucus. Mir Simpsons choice was popular one. He has been head of the board of selectman for two years and also served as second se- loctman for number of terms un- der the administration of William J. Johnson.
 William J. Downham was also renominated for selectman. He has been second selectman for two years. making his first appearance in politics in 1927. He is a member of the republican town committee and is an officer in the fire depart ment
 The bis surprise of the evening came when Walter Seymour. for several years a member of the board of relief, failed to be renominated, losing to A. l.. Rogers. Mr. Scy- mour failed to receive a single vote. The name of Mir. Rogers was placed before the caucus by C. R. Shsr- man, who Was clerk. Stanley S. GWillim was moderator. Another change made in the re- publican list was that of Frank T. as q member of the board of assessors. The nomination of Mr. Wheeler was made after Ralph l.. Seymour, chairman of the repuhi- can town committee. read a letter from Stanley M. smith, whose term as assessor expires this year.
 The entire result of the caucus was as follows: Town clerk, William H. Wilson; town treasurer, William II. Wilson; assessor Frank T. board of relief, A. l.. Ro-