New Britain herald., 1915-08-11
BIGELOW STREET
  IS TO BE PAVED
Board of Public Works Decides on
 Improvements Last Evening

The Bigelow street nuisance ..1,a has been an eyesore to tIooo f. for have had an occasion to u0o o,;,,, a number of years, was oroei e ud or mated last evening, by the ooalu rublic works. when that body Vo.1" to order nermanent pavement OH 'no street. To pedestrians tii9 ..ne, will he received with much se''l0i tion. A hearing was held on .ie M. ter but neither the New H PIl'"iA chine company ror the Ne" New Haven and Hart1oro '''', oe',' .oY,nanv the only. interested par ties. had representatives, '' 'i'e ing. ~ ,, .a,,or+e6 that e,,,d cost about S2,200 to lay IL Sto etreet or about $1, 900 for 3 fo,ndatior The commissions ,,ota1 to issue bonds for con- o+o street and have them submitt- ad at the next meeting of the board n.xr Tuesday evening. The matter of laying a subway in the street was djscussed at length and it was voted +o have the engineer take the matter m with the United Electric Light and Water com pany.
 Mr. Weber Says Things.
 The other hearing was or the pro- posed extension of the Grand street sewer from it present terminus at GriswoId street westerly to the pro- perty owned by Mrs. Weber.
 Mrs. Mary Weber was represented bv her son. He stated. that his mother was strongly in favor of the proposed improvements. Thomas White, the other interested party, said the sewer would not be beneficial to him in any manner.
 When the gentlemen were dismiss ed by the chairman MT. Weber rose and addressed the members of the board saying that he had mum ber of questions that he would like to ask of them. And he did, for in the next few minutes the commission CTS were forced to sit and listen to sA volley of talk from him.
 He first inquired of Engineer Hall where the city got the idea that the property involved by the petition, belonged to the city.
 , Engineer Hall replied that it was the opinion of Corporation Counsel Cooped who had sent in a communl. cation to the board to this effect. This started Weber on a long har- angue of words. in which he laid stress on the fact that his mother had been a property owner on the street before the corporation counsel or the engineer was born, and for this reason he knew what he was talking about, when, he disputed the wisdom of Judge Cooper in render ing such a decision. He demanded to know where the city's legal ad- visor could get the right to close up a city street. He reached into his pocket and drawing forth a bundle of papers he pointed them at the members of the board and informed, them that they were documents that would give him the right to knock down every obstruction paved or, the street by the city. He also tes- titied the board that he could go one step further if necessary and get documents dated 1492 which showed that the street was a street and had grass growing near it at that time. The board however did not request that he exhibit this antique. He threatened the city with suit if it went ahead and closed up the street stating that he would spend his good hard earned money to attain results that he expected would terminate in his favor. He was still in the midst of his verbal explosion when Engin- l ger Hall asked MT. White if he cared | to make any statement. MT. White simply said that he would expect l reimbursement if any damage was | done 10 his property
 1 The board voted later in the eve-
 ming, after the smoke had cleared 1 away, to recommend the sewer.
 Petitions Received.
 The following petitions were re- 1 ceived:
 From George Kroll for a sewer in 1 Short street. It was tabled.
 From l.. J Danberg and lame 1 Everson for the sprinkling of Stan
 ley street from Pleasant to Ellis
 street with oil. It was voted to rec I ommend to the council that a smaj.
 car of oil be purchased and the
 sprinkling ordered.
 From F. o. Kilbourne and IT Y.
 Camp for the laying of a crosswalk
 on the west line of Stanley street neas' l Commonwealth avenue. It was voted l to order the walk after the curbs had
 been set at the place
 The petition of GOstow Sobolewslxi
 ct at. for a flag or concrete walk crl
 both sides of Sheffield street Wal, 1 tabled.
 A hearing was ordered on the De- | tlt1On for sewer on Mill street.
 A petition was received for walk
 on Ash street and it was voted to l grant property owners a hearing. The New Britain Ice Corporation. i ct al. sent a petition for the macada-
 mixing and curbing of Corbin place and it was voted to grant a hearing
 to the petitioners
 Resident of Columbia street will
 be given hearing at the next meet ing on the petition for sidewalks or. | the north side