New Britain herald., 1914-08-07
BUSINESS MEN, KICK TO CONNECTICUT co.
Protest Against Operating Cars at
 Excessive Speed on "F|atS."
SKIS AT ELECTRIC FIELD SUNDAY

Street in Less Than Three Minutes 1 New Britain and Pittsfield Game 1 Announced for Sunday. 1 Complaints about the excessive l speed at which trolley cars on the ! New Britain line are operated be- l tween Sharp's station and East street 1 will be filed with local Manager | Beardsley by the Business and Im- provement association, the board of directors at it's August meeting held l last evening in the Odd Fellows block l having voted to instruct Secretary F. l.. Benzon to register formal pro- test. The cars are operated. partic- l ularly at night, entirely too fast be- tween these two points for the safety of passengers in the opinion of the Business Mems directors and Mansg Beardsley will be asked to instruct the night crews to proceed with more caution.
 According to information given the board last evening one car made the distance Sunday night in 2 3-4 min utes. The passegers had an exhil- arating ride, but when they were let off many of them stated that they would be poor insurance risks if they got the experience with any deeree of regularity. The. motormen, it is understood. make an attemTt to catch up with the schedule when they are behind time by running the car on top speed after Sharp's station is passed and the Business Mems asso- citation believes that they should be instructed to discontinue the practice to prevent accidents.
 The directors also took up the mat ter of having signs posted on roads leading into town a considerable dis tance from the center advising auto ists as to what place they are ap- preaching. It is to advertise the town rather than a compliance with the suggestion of Governor Baldwin concerning signs at crossroads and lanes leading into the various towns The improvement will probably be made before the next meeting of the board.
 Other business of routine char acter was transacted at the meeting. President F. T. Wheeler is on his va cation and Edwin Fl. Hills acted as chairman in his place. John H. Trum bull was also an absentee He
 
 Dr. Frost Acting Health Officer.
 Dr. J. N. Bull and Mrs. Bull left this morning on six weeks trip. They will spend some time at the Connecticut shore resorts and will also take trip to Maine before their return.
 County Health Officer Markham to- day appointed Dr. L. H. Frost to serve as health officer during Dr. Bulls absence.
 Put on Probation.
 William Day of Forestville, was fined s2 and costs and sentenced to jail for thirty days late yesterday af- ternoon after he had entered a plea of guilty to charges of drunkenness and breach of the peace. He was given hearing before Justice Prior, who suspended the jail sentence and put the accused on probation for six months. warning him that the judg- n1ent will be put into force if he ap- pears in court during the period of his probation.
 Day was arrested at his home in Forestville yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Hart. The accused created distur- bance while intoxicated on Sunday and
 
 Sheriff Hart had been seeking him since but was una ble to locate him until yesterday.
 To Build Addition.
 Excavations are being made for the cellar of a small addition to be con- structed to the plant of the Trumbull Electric company. The addition will be on the east side of the building and will be 50x10O feet, but one story high.
 According to officials of the com pany, the manufacturing of armoured ca bles has been added to it's lines, necessitating the construction of the addition. The cables will be made in a separate department which will hospital to her home in Kensington.