New Britain herald., 1916-02-10

ing at the hearing favored the line and it was adopted.
 The recent building line on Colum- bia, street between Griswold street i'd the property of Frank A. Vensel which was adopted at 21 feet and was re- ferred back to the board by the cOir,- mon council, was taken up and 20 foot line was passed.
 Want Park Street Paved.
 Petitions were received from the Nau Britain Lumber and Coal com nanv. the American Hosiery company and the Corbin Cabinet Lock company for permanent pavement on Park street from Main to Stanley street. The netitioners called attention to the wretcbed condition of the street at the present time and which is more ag- gravated by the heavy trucking tnere- on. A hearing was ordered
 A hearing was ordered on the petl- tion for the macadamizing of Park street extension from Stanley to Far view street also for the laying of curbs.
 It was decided to lay cinder walk on Cherry street from the Cal1bretta property to Ash street, the work to De done on. or before June 1, 1916.
 10 Have SuD-Slithoh.
 A communication was received from the United Electric Light and Water company asking for permission to erect two 55-foot poles on Elm street north of the railroad crossing. Chair man Humphrey said that he under stood that the company has pur- chased small store near the City Coal and Wood company for a sub station. The company has agreed to use the subway, but the station is necessity, to act as an a1\aster for the electric current before it enters the subway at this point. By this method it will be necessary for the company to have five poles in the immediate locality, but as three of them are on railroad property conditions will not be so bad Commissioner O'Brien said it was a bad idea to permit the com pany to place poles in this section after the city had gone to so much trouble to eliminate the nuisance. City Engineer Hall assured the commits sioner that the poles were the only means the company had of carrying out it's plans The matter was left in the hands of the city engineer and the superintendent of wires.
  same company for permission to place five poles on Ellis street from the rall- road bridge to South Stanley street and twenty-one poles on Stanley street from Ellis to South street. The matter took the same course as the previous petition.
 A third petition from the company asked for permission to place a thirty five foot pole on Center street, twenty one feet north of Commercial street, which will be, of much benefit to the company and will assist the city as some new fire alarm wires are to be attached to the proposed pole. City Engineer Cooley has affixed his o. K. to the petition and it was granted.
 Estimate Committee Named.
 In accordance with the custom es- tablished. last year, a sub committee was named to bring in the estimates for the budget. The following mem bers were appointed: Chairman Humphrey, Commissioner Moore and City Engineer Hall The sub-com- mittee will report at a meeting of the board to be held Friday evening, Feb ruary IS.
 On to Elm City.
 Commissioner Anderson brought up the matter of Investigating the pro- posed new light standards and a brief discussion was held. The offer of Chairman Humphrey to take the members of the commission to New Haven to inspect the standards in use in that city was accepted and the trip