New Britain herald., 1915-07-22

Petitions Received.
Petitions were received as follows:
Joseph Towers Tor a IRE hydrant on
Stanley street south of South street;
Caesar Rosa for y sewer in Mill street
from South Main street, 200 feet west
erly; Carl Bengstron for a walk,
curb and macadam of Ash street from
Vega to Maple streets; Michael Glin-
ski for the sprinkling of Booth street
from Orange to Broad street; Gus
tave Sobolowsky for a flag or con-
crete walk on both sides of Sheffield
street from Pleasant to Kelsey streets;
Virginia G. TAYLOR ct AL, for the wa
ter commissioners to donate ice for
the public milk station not to exceed
5000 pounds, without further expense
to the city. Augusta b. Lump for
abatement of a charge against Agus-
ia Berndt for town taxes on list of
1903 and liened in the year 1906
which taxes were paid when due but
| for some reason credit was not given
| for said payment, and they we're not
! aware of the existence of said lien
until they received a bill from tho
collector June %, the amount of tax
| to be abated with s5.16 with interest
Rev. Lucyan Bojnowski, trustee of the
Polish Orphanage by his counsel
| Judge B. f. Gaffney. that the taxes
upon the property of the orphanage
on Burritt and Jerome street and
Osgood avenue for the year 1914-1b
be abated as mas been the custom IN
the past, the orphanage being sup
ported solely by the contributions of
persons charifably inclined and not
self supporting; c. o. Kallberg ct at.
for abatement of sprinkling assess
ment on Chestnut, Stanley and
Dwight streets during the period said
streets are undergoing repairs owing
to double tracking; Scandal Land
company for abatement of sewer as
sessments laid against land now used
for street purposes, the streets being
Columbia and Munroe treets; from
the Expresmen's association, by
Thomas Fay, presidnt, for the abate-
ment of nuisance caused by teams
being left directly in front of Office
of the organization for hours at a
time, said organization having coln-
planned to the railroad officials, the
police department, the prosecuting at
torney AMI informed that they had no
power to remove these teams; r.. j.
Andrews for a water main in New
crosswallk at the corner of Common
wealth avenue and Stanley streets; J.
]. Higgins ct al for water main in
Cemetery Lane; Amelia futile for
abatement of lien on property on
South Main street against the estate
of w. w. Woodruff for 1890. The
claims committee reported recon.
mending that the claim or Mrs. Louis
Larson for damages on account of
fall on defective walk on Chestnut
street be referred to the corporation
counsel with power. !. Adopted. The
report of the committee on supplies
and printing authorizing the pur-
chase of a desk for the assessors
office at a cost of s31 was adopted.
The comptroller reported payment
of claim of Florence Turner for dam
ages amounting to $500, and a bin of
A. A. Lyman for s2ss.52.
spccinI Committee Appointed
The East Ellis street layout report
was referred in action OF Councilman
Rich to committee of 4 appointed bv
the mayor and to the corporation
counsel and city engineer. The reso-
luton OF the committee on rules and
legislation was indefinitely postponed
Street Work Ordered.
The board of public works recon-
mended that the comptroller be in
structed to draw his ORDER on the
treasurer for the City Coal & Wood
Company subway department for
SS61.40 and for M. o. Baker street
department $699.s4; that the board OF
water commissioners be instructed to
lay suitable water main IN Newfield
road running from West Main street
distance of 500 feet provided the
usual bond is filed and that the petit
toner shall in no way mold the city
liable for the acceptance of said
street; that the contract for the paw
ipg of Lafayette street from Main to
Grove street be awarded to the Con-
necticut Good Roads Construction
company at a cost OF s1.24 per square
yard for reinforced concrete paving