New Britain herald., 1930-03-25
PLAN PLAYGROUND AGAIN THIS YEAR
PlainYille Graded School ASSO. citation Makes Appropriation
MAP LIBRARY CAMPAIGN
Broad Street School Club to Give En- teriainmcnt and Bazaar-l'uncral Of Mrs. Alvin So!omon-Anotlcr Grass Fire Occurs Here.

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 An important meeting of the executive and playground commit tees of the Plainvillo Graded School association was held last evening at the Chamber of Commerce rooms on | Pierce street. The executive con- mittee instructed the playground committee to keep the playground at the Broad Street school going again during the coming summer. The association voted to appropriate enough money to pay the expenses of supervisor to take charge of the activities at the playground.s
 Tho personnel of the playground committee was increased from five to seven members, Mrs. Harold | Newell and William Mckee being added. AS chairman of the com- mittee, Principal Orrin l.. Judd of the Broad Street school will call a meeting in the near future to dis cuss plans for the maintenance of the playground this summer. Tho cost of running it will amount be- tween $250 and $500 and there is no money on hand at the present I time to take care of this expense.
 It was also voted to have the playground placed in the town | budget next year. At the special town meeting held a few weeks ago, the association offered to turn the playground and it's apparatus over to the town, but the matter was tabled when the chairman stated that there was no resolution on hand although the item was in cluded in the call. In answer to a Judd stated that the annual expense of running the playground was about $500 and that there were nc funds on hands to maintain it this summer.
 Last nights meeting was attended by Mrs. Colcttc Frisbie Smith ol Somers honorary president of the association and it's founder.
 Plans Are Completed
 At a meeting of the Plainvill, library planning committee held last evening In the Chamber Of Con- merce rooms on Pierce street. q committee composed of Mrs. Fran! r. Wheeler. A. A. Macleod, and l. l.. Brastow was formed for the pur. pose of interviewing prospectiv, large subscribers to the s50,000 func which is expected to be raised fol the proposed library After organ izing by appointing F. l.. Benzon chairman and E. r. Brastow. secrc tary. it was voted that S50.000 shal be the amount to be reached in tht drive.
 After the prospective large sub scrbcrs are interviewed, the com. mittee in charge will report back tt the planning board. Plans for a gen. cral house. to-house canvass wcr, discussed but were tabled for future action. The committee intends te hold a canvass of this nature later
 A discussion was held concerning the old building that is located or the Maatm property, the site of tho proposed library building. It is own. cd by the town and stcns will be tax. cr for dismantling it after confer "a ring with the town officials There i: a question as to who will receive tho money from the building if it is O . any value-the town or the library building fund. All these details vii be completed in the near future.
 The committees in charge of the library building plans announce tha' great interest is being shown in the project throughout the town and the campaign for $50, 900 funds is eX- pected to be q great success. Charle: II. Norton started the ball rolling