New Britain herald., 1914-04-16
ASK COMMISSION TO
 ABOLISH CROSSING
Council Decides Menace on Corbln
 Avenue Must Co.

at it's meeting last night to petition
 the public utilities commissioners to
 have the Corbin avenue railroad cross
 ing abolished. It is probable that the
 cC nm missioners will recommend that a
 bridge be thrown over the cut in the
 load at the foot of Jerome street,
 plans for which have already been
 damned by the New York, New Haven
 and Hartford railroad.
 The matter was brought up before
 the council on a report of the special
 committee appointed to investigate
 conditions at the crossing. The com
 nittee reported that it attempted to
 persuade the railroad company to
 include the crossing in the seventeen
 crossings which it intends to elimi-
 rate this year but was unable to do
 Several meetings with railroad
 officials were held and finally the
 railroad produced a map showing a
 logical method of ridding the crossing
 of danger This was of the Jerome
 street bridge.
 The estimated cost of the bridge is
 $24.S6O. In it's present plight, the re-
 port said, the railroad could not as-
 sume the entire cost. It was recom-
 mended that the city petition the public
 utilities commissioners on the ground
 that the crossing is at present & daily
 menace to the safety of citizens who
 use the avenue and ask that bridge
 be ordered for the place. This VIII
 force the railroad company to assume
 three-fourths of the expense. The
 remainder will be paid by the city.
 The council adopted a resolution to
 this effect. More Lights Wanted. Poor lighting facilities in various parts of the ctiy were brought up for discussion and it was voted to instruct
 the board of public works to alleviate conditions at the Stanley street rail- road crossing, the corner of Stanley and Pleasant streets. the corner or Stanley and Whiting streets and at the
 corner of Whiting and Chestnut streets. The need of lights at these points was shown by Councilnen Parker, Rutherford and Barton. On a resolution presented by Alderman Kerwin the board was instructed to irstall better lighting at the corner of
 Hartford avenue and North streets. Bigger Ice Committee. On motion of Councilman Wagner. chairman of the municipal ice house committed the board reconsidered it's action in regard to appointing com mittee of three to take charge of the plant and the figure five was sub- stituted for three. Councilman Wag- ner thought five would make better working committee. - ....... . Councilman Parker wanted to know
 what had become of the project to force ice dealers who handle ice from the municipal plant to tack cards on the sides of their wagons bearing the prices of ice. Alderman Kerwin re- piled that the committee to which the
 matter was referred had been in- formed by Corporation Counsel J. E.. ! Cooper that such action can not be taken.
 Charles IT, Parsons sent com-
 munication to the board stating that the assessment of $191.40 on his 1 property on West Main street because of the new pavement was in excess of what he should have been charged. The communication was referred to the mayor and board of aldermen. Election Cost $o,OO1.S8. The registrar of voters filed statement of election expenses show 1 ing that it cost the people $2,0O1.S6 l to cast their ballots last Tuesday. 1 The claims committee recommend ed that the claim of Miss Edna R. Warner for $15933 damages for in- l injuries received through a fall on l School street be paid. The recom- 1 mendation was adopted. The com- 1 mittee also sent in a resolution call l ing on the board of public works to repair the defective sidewalk which 1 caused Miss Warmers fall.
 ,f ,nnv x,olc i 1t was voted to refer the plumbing l ordinances back to the ordinance | committee and the board of health 1 jointly. A number of changes are
 proposed and it is desired to give l representatives of the master plumb CTS a hearing.
 To Repair Jubilee Street. l Andrew Ohlson ct all, wished to l withdraw from an agreement with l the Connecticut company for the re- | surfacing and double tracking of
 Jubilee street. The property owners
 wish to set in new curbs and do not
 care to wait for the company to do
 the proposed work. The matter was
 referred to the board of public 1 works
 1 The comptroller was authorized to l draw his order on the treasurer for | S250 for expenses incidental to the
 mayors office, $2,000 in favor of City 1 Treasurer F. s. Chamberlain for pay
 ment of interest on school bonds and 1 $17.5O to Treasurer Chamberlain for 1 bond coupons.
 l Contracts Are Authorized. | The board of public works made l the following recommendations That property owners on both sides of
 Myrtle street from Curtis to Burritt l street be ordered to lay flag or con- | crete walk on or before September 1
 that the board enter into a contract | with Hall Bros. for the relaying of