New Britain herald., 1930-03-18

TUESDAY, MARCH IS, that the river was badly polluted, some places being worse than oth- CTS.
 The state water commissioner : talk proved very enlightening and stirred up interest in the project to construct q sewage disposal plant pollution. He urged his listeners to take hold of the matter at once be- cause of it's seriousness.
 Work on the sewage question was started last year by the sewer com- mittee of the Chamber of Com merCe under the head of F. l.. Ben Zon. A little over month ago this committee went to Hartford and held d meeting with representatives of the state health and water de- partments, receiving much valuable information. Last nights action was the result of this meeting.
 To Name Coming Committee
 The board of s,lectmen was au- thorized to appoint a zoning com mission of not more than five mem- oers to study town zoning and plan nlnG. President Leon C. Staples Of the Chamber of Commerce address cd the gathering and stated that the chamber had worked on the zonin problem for two years and had de- voted much study and time to the matter. He said that much import ant data had been gathered and prepared which the chamber would turn over to the new zonng con- mission.
 Playground Offer Tabled The offer of the playground con- mittee 10 donate to the town ol Plalnrille slides, swings, sand boxes and other instrumentalities ot amusement heretofore installed and maintained by the playground com mittee was tabled. When the time came to place the matter before the meeting, it was discovered that thl chairman had no resolution dealinu on the matter. He questioned tn. gathering but no one present knew anything of a resolution. Chairman Gwillim then stated that the matter would have to be tabled as the meeting had no power to act with. out a resolution. Furthermore, a. the taking over of the playground would involve expense, the matter was one to be included in next years budget and not at this meet. ing, he added.
 Principal Orrin l.. Judd of tht Broad street school spoke upon re quest and stated that at the pres ent time the playground on Broat street was maintained by the Plain lyille Graded School Alumni associ ation.
 Mr. Judd stated that at a meeting held last year, at which he was no present, 1t was voted 10 request the town 10 take over the playground and maintain it in the future. H. sad that the cost of maintaining i yearly amounted to about $500.
 uperintendent of Schools Leon C Staples also spoke on the matter anC said that the playground took car, ot about 200 children each summer keeping them off the streets and ou Of trouble. Both MT. Judd and MT staples were surprised that no of ticer from the Plainville Graded school Alumni association appeared at the meeting to present a resolu ton. MT. Gwillim said that tn playground was without a doubt ; great benefit 10 the children of tn town but the meeting was powerles to act.
 Adopt Ordinance on PeddIing
 A set Of bylaws governing tn licensing of peddlers in Plainvill was placed before the meeting bv tn Chamber of Commerce. The law were drawn up by Deputy Judg Cornelius B. Prior for the chamber They were read in full to the gather ing by Town Clerk William H. Will son.
 A large number of questions wer | asked concerning various sections o the proposed laws. Many took ob Jection to the clause ordering th peddler to wear a badge on his per son, and this caused considera bl dlscusslon. It was finally put to vote and the proposed amendmeD to take this clause out of the, reso lutions was defeated. The maiorit believed that housewives would b protected by having the pcddler wear badges.
 Not a single person voted agains the adoption of the new bylaw when they were placed before tn meeting for adoption.
 Terms of Ordinance
 The bylaws governing peddIcr: llcenses are as follows:
 Section l. No person except thos exempted by the statutes of tn state shall sell or offer for sale with m the town, any groceries, provision. fruits or any article of food. or an goods. wares, or merchandise. unles he shall have obtained a license | do so from the board of selectmeI Thls section however. shall not ap