New Britain herald., 1914-08-13

STREET INSPECTION
 BY BOARD TOMORROW
Board Of Public Works Makes
 Many Routine Decisions.

Among other decisions on routine
 business, the board of public works
 at its meeting last night, decided to
 go on a trip of inspection of the
 streets of the city tomorrow after
 noon at o'clock. This decision was prompted by the report of Inspector T. J. Coyle concerning the condition | or sewer connections in the third and l fourth wards. He reported that on forty streets in the third ward there were 627 houses, all of which were 1 not properly connected. In the l fourth ward, on twenty-six streets, there were 565 houses, twenty-five o ] improperly connected. The first and 1 second wards are still to be inspected. ! Sewer Extensions to Be Made. l Hearings were held on extensions l of sewers in Stanley street from Henry 1 to Ellis and in Ellis street from Stan l ley to Rocky Hill road The first ex- :, tension was favored by George K. Macaulay, Anna Murphy, Anna C. Quigley, Michael O'Keefe, Joseph and James Foote, Sven Thorson and John 1 A. Karbouick, and opposed by Anna Ellis, Grace Smith, Eliza Barker and John N. Johnson. The second ex- 1 tension was favored by Michael O'Mara and Thomas Davis, and op- posed by no one. The board decided to recommend both extensions. Two Building Lines Discussed. A hearing was given on the estab- lishment of building line on Ellis street from South Main to Maple, a six foot line being favored. The line was favored by I. H. Solomon and Gottlieb Lorch, and opposed by Henry Rodenwald. w. F. Delaney also op- posed it in behalf of John Zenger and wife. He .said that their land would be unjustly curtailed, that the Elan nigan building on one corner and an other building on another corner are only few inches from the street line itself, and that MT. Zenger has al- ready paid $45 for plans for a build ing that would extend beyond the proposed building line. The board decided to give the city engineer time to examine the plans before deciding the matter.
 A building line of fifteen feet on the south side of Brook street from South Main to Logan will be recom- mended to the council. It was fav- ored by Jacob Neubauer, Philip Bar deck, Carmen Casey, Alice O'Connor and the Timothy Ahearn estate.
 Ordinance on Trucks Recommended.
 An ordinance preventing vehicles that would damage it. from going over the permanent pavement, and eprovid- ing a penalty of not more than $50 for the offense was reported as drawn up by the corporation counsel, iy President E. N. Humphrey. MT. Humphrey said that the ordinance was necessary and that a limit of ten tons should be put on the size of the trucks. The board decided to shift all responsibility to the common council by asking them to take .he matter up with the ordinance com mittee. It also decided to have the clerk of the board write to other cities and see if similar ordinances were in force in other places.
 Other Business.
 A ring was held on the curbing and macadamizing of High street from No. 269 to the end of the str ;et. It was decided to recommend the curbing and macadamizing, and to provide that the curbs be laid by May 1, 1915.
 The drinking fountain for Smalley park was considered, and prices for it were quoted by T. c. Smith and J. F. Meehan. It was decided to ask the supplies committee of the com mon council to meet with the board at it's next meeting and consider t1e question of the fountain with it.
 A petition of Morris Schupack to remove a tree~in a driveway on Hart street was granted.
 President Humphrey and City En- gineer Hall reported having examined the sidewalk of William Fay on Hartford avenue and finding it in good condition except for one lag. It was ordered that this flag be relaid and the cost charged to the property owner. ...
 Claims Committee Meets.
 The claims committee of the con- mon council met last night adjudged two claims Mrs. Margaret Shelton claimed damages of $352.95 on ac- count of a fall on an icy sidewalk Cn Lake street on March 22. Judge ". F. Mangan appeared for her, and Dr. P. w. Fox testified to her injuries. The corporation council said that she had no legal ground for claiming damages, but that she should receive some compensation because since ner fall she had been deprived of means of support for herself and fifteen year-old daughter. The committee decided to have Councilman J. A. Dolan and the corporation counsel try to effect reasonable settlement.
 Paul Zehler claimed $5, the cost of a spring broken in his automobile when he crossed a four inch depres- sion in a bridge on Corbin avenue, going at the rate of nine miles an hour. The corporation counsel said that the committee could not pay all claims for damages to automobiles due to defective roads and MT. Zehier was given permission to withdraw his claim.