New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 17, 1915, Page 5

parks Iy at AdiunedE Town Meeting in Berlin Selectman Gibney and Major 5 Latter Says He May ] Wilcox in Verbal Battle and Never Attend Another Meeting Because of Affronts. Angered by what he took as a per- sonal criticism, Major Frank L. Wil- ~COX, one of Berlin's best known cit- izens, said “I may never attend an- other town meeting.” This remark was made at the . annual udjourned| town meeting in the Town hall, Ber- lin last night- The voters had gath- ered to recelve the report of the re- cently chosen financial board. The board in its estimated receipts for 1915-16 had an item of $5,170, as due | Arom the state for educational ex- benses during the last school year. Tirst Selectman Willlam H. Gibney said the town had received $1,840 of that amount last March and desired it be subtracted from the total.of re- ceipts. In order to expedite matters, | Major Wilcox moved the board's re- port be accepted as far as the amount of estimated receipts: Mr. Gibney ob- Jected to tne item of $5,170. Major Wilcox in moving the acceptance of the report to that point, remarked that the town should have a seventeen mill tax. Mr. Gibney said: “If the as- sessors of the town of Berlin had done thelr duty properly, there would be no need of a tax rate increase. They do not take into consideration the mort- | gages, a man has on his houser Of course, it is allright for a rich man, to advocate a seventeen mill tax, but tfie burden rests on the poor man. The assessors had reduced the grand list, which Mr. Wilcox had personally of-| fered- It's all right for him to advo- cate a higher rate. He can afford it. But the poor man bears the burden.” Major Wilcox took these remarks as & personal affront and said he might never attend another town meeting. He then sald he and Mr. Gibney had b®en friends since childhood and he was pained at the latter’s remarks. Major Wilcox made a stirring appeal for a seventeen mill tax, saying he de- plored the size of the town’s debt and it ought to be paid off gradually. The taxes should be enough to pay a little more than running expenses. ‘Do not shave too close to the wind but let us gat our debt down,” he concluded. Bald Headed Men Favored. The meeting was called to order at 8 o'clock by Moderator Charles M. Jarvis, with about seventy voters pres- ent. On account of there being no heat in the building, Col. Jarvis said: “All bald headed men may keep their hats on.” Evidently all present were | batd headed, for no hats were re- moved. Selectman Gibney explained | that the insurance boiler the day and had not reassembled it. “It will be hot here soon enough,” con- cluded the speaker- His prophecy was correct, Tawn Clerk Shaw read the minutes of the last adjourned town meeting and, on suggestion of Major ‘WMIcox, read the call for the original meeting. o Elect Moore Selectman. Mr. Gibney then reported that Ed- I ward Stevens, who was chosen third | rown bonds selectman at the recent election, had failed to qualify. Mr. Gibney, on be- ! half of the board of selectmen, in ac- | cordance with the wishes of the dem- | odratic town committee the vacancy. unanimously. | Deming Reads Reort. | Colonel Jarvis then called for the | report o the board of finance. It was read by Francis Deming, chairman of Telephones:— the board, as follows: [ —— Afe the ladies of New Britain interested in a special af-i ternoon for ladies’ clubs or parties, at the AETNA BOWLING ALLEYS ™= 1112-2 Gravel { Crushed stone ... Road ofl Snow claims Bridge material School board Charities, Supplies . Outside poor Insane poor inspectors | Taxes:— t during | State had taken the furnace apar S | County . Military . Town of On bonds On Insurance, hall and nominated Ejectric lights:— John A. Moore of Kensington, to fill Town hail Mr. Moore was elected Kensington Mr. Moderator and Gentlemen:— Your Finance board appointed at the adjourned annual town meeting held October 12th, 1915 have held several meetings, with conference: with the town officials and other familiar with financial matters re- lating to town affalrs, have given the financial problems careful con- sideration and beg leave to submt thc following report and recommenda tons, with request for their approvai and adoption. We recommend the followin amounts for payment of town ex- penses for the current year:— General town government Auditors Assessors . Board of rellef Health officer services $ Supplies $30 .... Registrars (one election) Selectmen, first $800. cond $40, third $40 Town clerk, fees $160, Per- sonal tax enrollment $75. Rate book $26 o Town treasurer .. Tax collector, 1 per cent. Property $600. 8 " per cent personal $75 .. Fire warden .. Tree warden ... 50.00 226.00 45.00 130 160.00 143.00 | se- 880.00 260.00 | 160.00 675.00 80.00 25.00 $ 2,603.00 | Highway and bridges:— Turnpike bridge 1-2 cost . East Berlin road 1-4 cost and State repairs Beach Swamp road 1-4 cost | Blue Hill road Repair State roads Labor, Supt. $720. Men' time $2,000 . 2,720.00 Teams, (two pair horses) 900.00 Teams, extra .... 125.00 100.00 100.00 250.00 50.00 200.00 2,100.00 2,141.46 260.00 300.00 250.00 $ 9,486.46 tee....$23,600.00 at Alms poor board 360.00 25.00 600.00 408.00 $ 1,393.00 house, 680.00 413.44 10.00 $ 4,482.25 nterest:— .$ 3,200.00 temporary loans 900.00 $ 4,100.00 s vsssneeaa® 2,000.00 school houses Berlin East Berlin (two years) .. $ 60.00 156.00 25.00 26.00 17.00 $ 60.00 First selectman Town Clerk’s office Alms house office sup- --$ Printing and plies ... 200.00 Town hall:— Janitor and supplies 15-00 {4 Hill lls) We have an exception , must tell “OVER THE WIRE” By DOROTHY CLARKEB I've had a perfectly lovely after- noon You should have gone with me to Marjorie’'s ........ Helen and Betty dropped in, and the afternoon seemed to settle down to the usual “bridge” ntuil we started gossiping and talking clothes, then it shifted to dancing But I you! ..... Marjorie was in a charming tea gown, and she said Curtiss had taught her a won- derful new step; so we started the phonograph, but when she raised her skirts to show us the stéep we all shrieked! ...... She was Wwear- ing the new pantalet stockings ...... Haven't you seen them? .... e They'd make a wonderful “bridge prize ... You can buy them in all colors .. Just above the ankle there are three lace or silk frills which give the effect of old-fash- joned pantalets, if the wind happens to lift your skirt ...... They looked 80 cute when she danced ........ So sorry you weren't with us. Call me up in the morning .. . Good-bye: hall Coal: — Town Clerk’s office Town Farm supplies Town court expenses . Library donations ... Berlin Veteran association. Return of births and deaths . Rent of voting place: . Premium on Town officers bonds 59 Police for July 3rd Military enrollment Probate Court expenses Accounting system Special committee Clerk finance board . and Emergency:— To be apportioned by fi- nance board For past due bills:— Balance due school board ..$ 3,127.74 County “tax, 1915 677.89 Probate court expenses 1915 50.00 $ 3,855.63 Summary of expenses General town government . Highways and bridges . School board Charities . Taxes ... | Interest .... Town bonds .. 'HAVE YoU A CHILD? .$ 2,698.00 23,500.00 1,893.00 4,482.25 4,100.00 2,000-00 ENAMEL ally fine showing of White Enameled Iron Beds offering a large variety of at- tractive patterns. : The enamel on our be high temperature giving a ish. 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Take one or two occasionally and have no trouble with your liver, bowels or stomach. 10c and 25c per box. ' All druggists. The Olive Tablet Company, Columbus, O. e —— insurance ..... 550.00 Electric lights . 155.00 Telephones . ... 60-00 nd office supplies . 200.00 Sundries .. Emergency . 500.00 3,855.63 $63,969.84 Estimated cash recelpts for 1‘915-16 Cash on hand Oct. 1, 1915, -$ 8,744.75 | Cash from state for schools 2915 Cash from state for schools 1916 Cash from liquor licenses. . Cash from pool room Ii- censes sens 30.00 Cash from tax on bank stock ete. Cash from rent of hall .... Cash from dividend on bank stock Cash from state and county for fire warden ......... Cash from sale of water . Lasu 1rom vack taxes .. 5,170.00 5,355.00 1,950.00 2,695.00 125.00 40.00 60.00 25.00 9,000.00 $28,194.75 Amount to be raised by taxes to pay bills ....... 25,775.09 $53,969.84 Estimated grand list 1915 - $2,200,000.00 .$ 35,200.00 . 1,660.00 Rate 16 mills yielding . Personal tax .......... Total tax .. .. -3 Less estimate uncollected Oct. 1, 1916 ee 36,860.00 9,000.00 $ 27,860.00 We offer the following resolutions and report for your consideration and .| move the adoption of the same. Resolved:—That the finance board be requested to examine the tax books previous to list of 1914, to prepare a printed Ist of all unpaid taxes, to rec- ommend a plan for the collection of the same and that when this meeting adjourn it be to Tuesday, January 18, 1916, at 8 o'clock to hear said report. Resolved:—That the selectmen be authorized to withdraw the deposits in the Berlin Savings bank in the name of the Worthington and Kens- ington school societies and sell the four shares of the Phoenix National bank of Hartford, Conn., now owned by the town and use the proceeds in the payment of the town debt. Resolved:—That the selectmen be requested to collect from the Connect- icut Co., its share of the cost of pav- ing under the railroad bridge and to sell one horse now owned by the town, ) The last legislature passed a law requiring the selectmen to have the town records indexed. No request has been made for an appropriation and none has been made. We call attention to this fact and leave it to the town meeting to take such action as it deems best. All of which is respectfully sub- ! mitted. FRANCIS DEMING. A. B. GOODRICH. C. W. STEVENS. J. J. FITZSIMONS. L. A. WESCOTT. E. W. MILDRUM., Finance board of the town of Berlin. Berlin, Conn., Nov. 16, 1915. Then The War Started. Mr. Deming volunteered to answer any questions, which would make the ! report clear to the voters. | Mr. Gibney, “The state does not owe us $5,170 for last year’s school expenses as $1,845 was paid last March.” Major Wilcox: “How did the board | get it's estimates of expenses?” Mr. Deming: “Last year the penses were $47,604." Mr. Wilcox: “Why ! 86,0007 Mr. Deming: “That is the amount of bills due and unpaid.” Major Wilcox: “Regarding the sale of the stocks referred to, can the town legally sell them.” Mr. Deming: “The funds with which these stocks were bought, was Berlin’s share of the sale of Ohio lands, owned by the state. ‘When the school districts were consolidated the money reverted to the town.” Tilt Number One. The first difference of opinion came when Mr. Gibney objected to an appropriation of $250 for repairing the Beech Swamp road. Under ques- tioning Mr. Deming said, this mat- ter was up at the last meeting and it was decided to have the road re- paired. Mr. Gibney had failed tc give the board any information con- cerning it, 8o the board sent a sub- committee to see the state highway commissioner concerning the repairs. The $250 was for one-fourth the cost of the department’s plans. Mr. Ben- nett advocated a concrete road hero but the board felt that the cost $14,000, was prohibitive at present. The commissioner would send teams and fill the holes in this fall, woula oll the road next spring and thus make it last another year. Mr. Gibney said the board of selectmen has something to say regarding the the extra |flushlng out the intestines with nasty, | | Edwards belleves in gentleness, | ex- | 994.50 | i Mr. Sandman Comes Quick when You Drive Away Jack Frost The ing PERFECTION HEATER had and The Perfection keeps . PERF SMOKE.L at bedtime — for the made the room nice cozy. dampness and cold out of all the house. Gives glow- ing warmth in five minutes —ten hours comfort on a gallonof kerosene, Smoke- less, odorless, safe. Sold at all hardware and general stores, and wherever you see the Perfection Cozy Cat Poster. Look for the Triangle Trademark. Highest award Panama-Pacific Exposition STANDARD OIL CO. OF NEW YORK (Prineipal Stations) NEW YORK E SIS BCTION . HEATERS roads and he felt slighted by the fin- ance board’s conference with Com- missioner Bennett. Mr. Deming re- plied that Mr. Gibney ought to keep his appointments. Mr. Gibney re- plied that the work which the state offered to do could be done for less than $250 and the selectmen should be consulted in matters of this kina and not the state highway .commis- sion. Mr. Deming retorted: ‘“The state highway commissioner has sole jur- icdiction and can do as it pleases in regards to state roads, regardless of the selectmen’'s wishes. As Mr. Gibney failed to give us the desired information, we went where we could get it."” Town Farm Superintendent. Mr. Gibney asked why the appro- priation for the town farm was so low. Mr. Deming said the board felt as though the superintendent gets too much money for his services and that a man could be procured to do the work for $2 a day and the privi- liges now had by the superintendent. When asked by Mr. Gibney if the board of finance realized the town has a contract with the present incum- bent, which does not expire until April 1, 1916. Mr. Deming replied in the affirmative, saying, “Our recommendation is to reduce the sal- ary after that date.” “If I am selectman next April, an- other contract will be made out for a town farm superintendent,” sald Mr. Gibney. George Sullivan wished to know if the selectmen will carry out the wishes of the finance board. Col- onel Jarvis said, “The selectmen are answerable only to a town meeting." School Board, Too. E. E. Austin wanted to know why the cost of schools was so high. 1In 1901 the school appropriation was | | about $5,100 and he felt it all out | ¢ proportion that it should be $23,- | ;00? l;{e had heard the school board | | o [J Digestive Troubles cause headache, biliousness, constipation, impure blood and other unpleasant symp- toms. If these troubles are neglected they weaken the body and open the way for seriousillness. Many chronic diseases may be traced back to indigestion that could have been immediately relieved by Beecham’s Pills. This well- known home remedy has proven itself dependable, safe and speedy during sixty years’ use. The fame of having a larger sale than any other med- icine in _the world proves the dependable, value of EECHAN PILL est Sale of Any M. the Worlds “80ld Everswhere. 1a by T Sl was going to place Victrolas in the schools and he felt this to be an ex- travagance. ‘‘Pretty soon they'll be teaching Greek in the third grade,” said Mr. Austin. Mayor Wilcox said it is impossible to draw comparisons with 1901 and 1915. Everything has changed. The world {s more pro- gressive, John A. Moore said the Victrola in the Kensington Grammar school was loaned to the school by a prominent citizen for use at the children’s entertainment. Wilcox Moves Acceptance. Mayor Wilcox then moved the re- port be accepted as far as the figures $28,194.75. Mr. Gibney inquired con- cerning $1,845 paid last spring. Major Wilcox wished to know if the select- man was sure of his ground. Words flew thick and fast, and when the smoke had cleared, Major Wilcox, who appeared deeply pained, said: “I may never attend another town meet- ing.” C. F. Lewis asked that $50 be ap- propriated for tax collector's sta- tionary, but nothing was done about it. “Work Full Day.”—Deming. George Carter wished to know the compensation for the assessors. “We have estimated $225, which will pay each assessor $3 per day for fifteen days,” said Mr, Daming. “We have worked eleven days and are not nearly completed,” sald Mr. Carter. “Work a full day and not three hours,” retorted Mr, Deming. The motion as offered by Major Wilcox was then carried. Sixteen Mill Tax Rate, The next business was the fixi a tax rate. The board of } recommended a sixteen mill Major Wilcox moved to am seventeen mills and My, fourteen mills. As Mr. metion was not seconded it offered. George Sulliyvan teen mill tax was too low the town’s debt. The town sinking fund and It can never with a fourteen mill tax, /e i) the sixteen mill'tax. The mot! a sixteen mill tax was carried. To Sell Horse. Mr. Gibney objected to the selling a horse as recommend the board. A spirited argumen sued and finally by a rising vo 28 to 22, it was decided to carry the recommendations of the bo f:nance. To Return Taxes. E. O. Dean asked that the m vote to return $136 to him and Dean. They come here two years and had paid taxes. Lately he learned that he is not liable for | senal tax because of having an ho able discharge from the law. also exempts ex-soldiens’ property to the amount of $1. Major Wilcox moved that $136 be funded to the Deans. The next business was the town port acceptance. The voters were ting impatient and cries of “aye” heard as each part of the report presented. The meeting then journed until January 18, 1916, 4 [ ——— “p almost fly.” - WA c;lr‘: F. mcugz,.umu. Orange, N. /. DC SELF-RAISING FLOUR With leavening of Absoiutely Pure Grape Cream of RENIER, PICKHARDT & DUNN 127 MAIV STRFET OPPO°IT Flannelette ARCH TFLEPHONE 317-2 Garments for Women and Children Fresh New Flannelette Garments in all white or dainty colored stripes are ready for your inspection at temptingly low prices. Now is the time to stock up and be prepared for cold weather, SHORT SKIRTS . 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