New Britain herald., 1915-08-04
NEED NEW HIGHWAY
 AT WESTW0OD PARK
R. E. D. Service May Be Discon- tinued Unless Road Is Built
WANT SPECIALTOWN MEETING

Weeks of Welded Bliss-Day Loses
 Auto Operators License-Arrangc
 for Business Mems Outing-Briefs. |
 Unless residents of Westwood Park | are able to persuade the voters to | authorize additional highway .n- provements' in that section, they may | again be deprived of rural free de- livery service, inaugurated Monday as the results of the efforts of Postmas- ter P. J. Prior The condition of one of the roads in the section is such that it is doubtful if the postal de- partment will authorize the service unless there is an improvement within a reasonable period.
 Postm aster Prior has notified the department at Washington that the service has been extended in accord ance with instructions received week ago. Rural Carrier Mercy is now making daily trips to serve the peo- pie living near Electric Field, and boxes are being installed along the road recently constructed by the se- lectmen.
 While the delivery by the carrier is admittedly more satisfactory than making personal calls to the postof- fee for mail, Westwood Park resi- dents are not enthusiastic over the change, as they had expected that better service would be given when the route was extended.
 The highway built by the town fol- ! lows tracks of the Connecticut com ] pany, and there are but few houses l near it. The majority of the build | i,eo eif faA Af "a district, and a poor passway is the only means of access the occupants l have to their hcmes This Is not re- l garded as suited for vehicular traf- l fic and consequently the rural carrier l will cover only the boxes located l alongside the main road. As a result most of the patrons will have a con- l siderable distance to walk if they ac- l cept the service and install their mail I boxes in the proper positions.
 It is understood that they are now considering the plan of sending a pe- l tition to the selectmen calling for Q special town meeting to empower the board to improve the other passway. l Authority to construct the highway l now in use was given several months | ago only after the voters in the dis l trict turned out enmasse and made l men for support The expenditure of any additional money in highway inn 1 provements in that section would l probably be opposed at this time and the outlook for any changes that l would further deplete the town treas l ury Is not very bright. r The extension of the route to in- I clude Westwood park will not result in any increase in the carriers salary as the distance covered by him is not increased sufficiently to warrant a raise in pay. However, it is likely that in the near future there will be a further extension in the south eastern part of the town, and his com l pensation will then be greater.
 Wed Three Months-Estranged.
 Mrs. Harry Donahue has engaged 1I Judge William J. Malone of Bristol to represent her in her efforts to force her husband to contribute to- 1 wards her support The young lady, who, before her marriage three months ago, was Miss Veronica Lyons is at present living with her father in Pennington but she explained so the> selectnan today that her reia- l tives insist on her getting support elsewhere.
 I I went to Forestvllle to make their home but they became estranged a few weeks later and separated. Don- ahue now living with his sisters on Pierce street and it is said that he has offered to support his wife, pro- viding she will live with him. She insists on having home of her own and 1t IS said that if the selectmen n refuse to help her she will appeal to grand juror for a warrant for her husbands arrest
 Day Loses License.
 William J. "Eph" Day failed to put in an appearance at the secretary ot states office yesterday afternoon, the time set for hearing regarding tile suspension of his license as an auto- mobile driver
 Day was recently convicted here for operating on automobile while in an intoxicated condition and was heavily finied, Secretary Burns sub- sequently suspending his license an the recommendation of Justice Con- dell.
 | Officer Marine was at the hearing yesterday. He explained the circum stances of Days arrest and his ap- ordered suspended for an indefinite period.
 Arrange for Outing.
 At the August meeting of the board of directors of the Business. and Improvement association to be held tomorrow evening In the club reonls in Odd Fellows block 1t Is expected the matter of appointing 8 commit , tee to arrange for the annual eutirg 1 of the organization will be brought up.