New Britain herald., 1914-04-23
City Hen1s

Charles Rodin is planning to erect a three-family house on Stanley street at a cost of $5,300.
 The street department payroll for the past week amounted to $652.26 1 and the sewer department to $313.O5. l Stefen Ryszkewicz and Martin Gill have filed notice with the city clerk 1 of their intention to sell their store l at 89 Broad street to the Warsaw l Grocery company.
 The democratic members. Aof the common council have endorsed Alder ] man B. w. Christ, the selection of 1 the repub blican mem bers~ fors president pro tenn.
 l Mayor George sA.s X grey +ari Wa 1 ter Commissioner w. B..ao Rossberg went to Whigville this afternoon to inspect the reservoir and dam. l John Riley of Laurel street was l taken to the insane asylum last night 1 by the police. He had been acting queerly and became so violent that his relatives became frightened. l The Parents and Teachers, associa- l tion of the Lincoln street school will l hold meeting next Tuesday evening 1 in the school. Principal Slade of the High school will deliver an addrses on the "Prevocational School Miss Rose McQueeney of Boston is l spending a few weeks with her aunt, l Mrs John Sullivan of 163 Fremont l street.
 N. ID. Mag, Main street, clothing dealer, reported to the police last night that a box containing fifteen dozen straw hats had been stolen 1 from his place of business. The l hats were found later when the boy 1 who took them reported that he thought he was taking an empty box. Joseph Kovalski, Walter Fisk and 1 Steven Bojnessy were given a hear l ing in police court chambers by Judge James T. Meskill this morning on a charge of stealing a bicycle from Steve Grabich The wheel was l taken from in front of the New
 Britain Machine company's offices on 1 Tuesday. The three boys were
 placed on probation until October l. ] 4Valkyrian lodge, o. of ", dance and whist tonight Booths hall. Ad. 25c- l advt
 1 Don't wait till summer to get your ] do a good job and bring it to us now.
 Conn. Hat Co.,, R. R. Arcade.-advt. I Commander F. V. Streeter is at- tending the annual encampment of the ! Sons of Veterans which is being held at Stamford today and tomorrow.
 Last night he was rendered a compli- mentary reception by Stanley Post. l Many out of town guests were in at- 1 tendance.
 l Shirts are ironed by hand at the l Union Laundry, 266 Arch St.. Tel. 9O4
 -advt.
 Come and see us before we go to
 Mexico and have the time of your life. Co. E concert and dance at State Arm
 ory. McEnelly's orchestra-advt
 Miss Mimic Sherman, Miss Helen Brady and Miss Catherine Clark were
 the committee which arranged for the pleasant masquerade dance given in
 LeWitt's hall last night by the sten-
 ographers of the Corbin Screw cor poration. 4
 Elizabeth Read, legal assistant of
 the North American Civic League of
 Immigrants, has written City Clerk A.
 l.. thompson to ascertain whether
 immigrants are discriminated against 1 in regard to civil service positions in
 this city. Under the local charter
 there are certain city positions which l require the holder to be a citizen of
 New Britain. A policeman, for in l stance, comes under this heading a Miss Ruth P. Loomis, a member