New Britain herald., 1915-09-16

 to $79.SS on the Children's Homo because of it's charitable nature.
 The water department reported bills amounting to $6,656.20 for the month of August
 A resolution was presented by Councilman V. E. Chamberlain re- questing the board of public works to include Wooster street in its esti- mate of grading expense for l916.
 The following report was received from the board of compensation and assessment. Building lines on Pork street from Stanley to Fairview street, benefits and damages S156: change of grade in Andrews street from Greenwood street westerly to the land of the Union Realty com pany, benifits and damages, $2S2.o5; street, grade and building lines on Pennington avenue from Allen street to Blake road, benefits and dana- ges, $3,378.95.
 Adkins Co.,, Gets Contracts.
 Tn committee on supplies and printing recomme nded awarding the contract for furnishing the office of the city clerk with a steel cabinet file for arranging cards written for the general land index be awaded to the Adkins Printing company; that the sorting and indexing of cards be awarded to the same concern, and that it be awarded the contract 70 make necessary changes of files in the vault to provide the room for the cabinet The entire contract is to cost $914.10.f e r..-.t.
 
 ing. the mayor to sign a contract with the Southern New England Tele- phone company for the installation of a telephone in the home of Super ntendent A. J. Hart of the charity department.
 Petitions Received.
 Petitions were received as follows: John Boyle company for relief from surface water. from adjacent build- ings the rear of 33 Main street and to be allowed to connect with sewer on Elm street; the Union Realty com pany ct al for water main in Arch street running easterly and mortimer ly from its present terminus to and connecting with the main at the Junction of Shuttle Meadow avenue and Kensington avenue; Cremo Brew ing company for privilege and price to connect property on Belden street with sewer in said street; Jo- seph A. Volz for reduction of build ing line on Franklin street; J. T. Sche1del ct al, for a sewer in Win throp street extension from Linwood street westerly to a point 360 feet east of Vance street; the Edwin Ellis estate ct al. for extension of sewer in Ellis street from Stanley street to the railroad bridge; Gottfried A. Crus- berg for a crosswalk on Stanley street over Schultze street; the Ed win Ellis estate ct all for water main in Ellis street from Stanley street west to the railroad bridge.
 The petitions were referred to their proper commissions.
 The first ward delegation offered a resolution for tho appointment of a committee of five to try to straight en out the Mill street tangle to the satisfaction of propery owners. The enire delegation was appointed.
 On motion Of Councilman Dolan, the mayor was authorized to appoint a committee of five to include the superintendent of health to consider a plan for the public collection and disposal of garbage.
 Fire Prevention Day.
 Mayor Quigley sent the following communicate to the council re- garding Fire Prevention day on Oc- tober &:
 1T wish to call your attention to the fact that His Excellency, Governor Marcus Holcomb has set apart Octo- Der Sth SIS Fire Prevention day and think New Britain should take action on this matter.
 '"The loci board of fire underwriters has mentioned the matter to me and state that they would be very pleased to work with the city government along the lines suggested in Ills Ex- cellepcy's message. I believe also that the local chamber of commerce would be willing to cooperate with the government.
 T would suggest to your honorable body that the representatives in the council from the different wards act as a fire prevention committee in their respective wards, meet with the committee appointed by the cham Der oe commerce, should one be ap- pointed, the hoard of fire underwrit- CTS, the school board, chief of the fire department and the superintend- ent of electric wiring and make Oc- tohcr Sth a real Fire Prevention day.
 "I hope you will take action on this matter thls evening as the next meet