New Britain herald., 1916-03-03

taxation got together last evenine for its first session on the biggest
 budget of expenses the city has ever faced Chairman F. $. Chamberlain presided and a. majority of the mem bers were present. From to g o'clock was devoted to the board of public works and from 9 until after 10 o'clock was given up to Clerk A. E. Magnell of the board of public safety, who explained in detail the needs of the fire and police depart rnents with special report on the question of thoroughly motorizing the fire department and putting it on a permanent footing
 Board of Public Works. ; City Engineer w. H. Hall and Chairman F. N. Humphrey of the board of public works explained that departments needs. Mr. Humphrey is a member of both the board of public works and the board of finance and taxation. Bridges was the first matter preached for which $S,10O is asked. In answer to MT. Chamberlain's query as to the in crease, MT. Hall said the Corbin avenue improvement would cost be- tween four and five thousand dollars,
 
 The railroad will pay the remainder, the total cost probably being s16,O0O. The Monroe street bridge will re- quire S2,S00 said Mr. Hall and $500 is allowed for repairs No other work is contemplated. MT. Chamber lain asked if the Monroe street bridge Tad to be included and MT. Hum phrey replied that it had been wanted tor several years. The department asks S14,000 for street cleaning and AIT. Hall eplained in detail this ex- pense. The sum of sS92.44 was set for parks, but this the department will get back. The item of s5,OO0 for general repair of streets was ex- piained by MT Hall as being neces- sary for outside roads. Under the head of grading came the sum of $13,125. Of this amount $7,5OO is asked for Wooster street between West Main and Steele streets En- Eineer Hall said it is a big job and the council had requSested that it be placed in the budget. Other grad 1 ing includes: Corbin avenue to Hart ] on Lincoln, $500; Andrews street, ! Greenwood to end, s2O0; Burritt, to 1 Bond, on Broad, $500; Myrtle to l Broad on Cleveland. s275: Burritt to l
 
 to Lasalle on Lawlor, $500; Linwood nt Winthrop, $200; Monroe street ex-s tensionz from Madison to - Binw ood,~ $500; Pleasant to Kelsey on Sheffield, S200; Ash to Linwood on Shuttle | Meadow avenue, s2OO Oak to Tre- j mont on West, S200; Wilcox street, from end of grading, to Lasalle, $700; old town line to .Lasa1le on Clark, J s1,O5O. l.
 Some Macadam. Some Macadam'' exclaimed MT. ] Chamberlain when this detail was en- countered with the figures $35, ,460 ap- pended. He added: its a lot of work, can you do it?" Commissioner Humphrey said it could be done pro- Fided they could get the money. Judge Gaffney asked about help and Mr. Humphrey said while men might prove scarce and high he believed hey could be secured. The depart ri ent is two years behind in it's street V ork and some of the streets are in pad shape. MT. Humphrey spoke of Ia arden, Harrison and Oak streets as examples of streets which de- aaanded improvements The list of ,sreets to be macadamized follows:
 Elm street, North to Hurlbut ave
 
 Booth, $2,6O7: Fairview to Sheffield pn Park Ext, s2.56O; Jubilee to Newington avenue on Chapman, S2, 300; East to Chapman, on Rhodes, 3,200; to 269 Broad on High, $2,000; s69 High to end of street, $2,100; East Main to Smalley on Cottage Place, s2,S50; Laurel to4Olive on Con- herton, $1,380; South Main to Maple n Ash, $950; Park Ext, to Chestnut on North Sheffield, $962; North to West on Oak, s5,100; Lincoln to Black Rack on Garden, $2,85O; Lin- loln to Black Rock on Harrison, s3,25o; a total of s35,46o.
 For concrete gutters $250 was Ggured and Engineer Hall said this, had been put in for emer- gencies. Sometimes it is hard to get cobble stones. The city is using con- crete gutters wherever it is putting in macadam and laying curbs.
 Semi-Per1nanent Paving.
 Under the heading semi-permanent paving an appropriation of $26,395 IS sought It is proposed to spend S2,- 970 on Dwight street from Dwight court to East street and $5,4OO on Ju- bilee beween East and Market streets. MT. Humphrey explained that this work is to be done in connection with the double tracking of the Hartford line The trolley company has agreed to pay for the installation of curbs and In addition will pay for nineteen feet of the highway. The city will have to pay for the remaining fifteen feet. The work will be undertaken the first thing this spring. From Hartford avenue to Allen street on Stanley 1t is proposed to spend $7,440 for semi ] permanent paving. MT. Chamberlain thought it a mistake and said Hart , ford avenue should have been per- ' manently paved. Commissioner Hum, whey differed with him. He said per l