New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
PlainVille News TO IMPROVE ROADS
 AT WESTWOOD PARK Town Will Meet Requirements Of Post Office Officials
 FIREMEN MAKE RECORD RUN

nue Extinguished In Quick Time
 Damage But NominaI-Rey. J w.
 Denton Tor Toastmaster-Brief
 Plans for road improvements in the Westwood park section have been made by the board of selectmen and in a few days, Chairman Johnson an nounced this morning, a force of men will be put to work in that district getting the streets in condition to in sure a continuance of rural delivery service from the post office.
 Money for the changes was appro- priated at a town meeting several months ago but the selectmen de- layed carrying out the instructions owing to the weather. The streets in WestWood park are hardly more than rough wagon trails and in rainy weather parti cularly they are not de- serving of the name highway.
 Representative of the postal de- partment who visited the district some months ago issued an utimatum to the town; threatening to discontinue delivering mail to the residents unless the roads were made fit for traffic The voters appropriated $40O for the changes and while this amount will not be sufficient to make any exten- slVe improvements Selectman John- son believes the roads can be put in a condition that will satisfysthe de- mands of the postal inspectors.
 The town road force is now making Spring improvements on the roads near the center and as soon as this work IS completed the Westwood park improvements will be started.
 Make Record Run.
 The Hose company made a record breaking response to an alarm yes terday afternoon when the members were called upon to extinguish a fire in house on Farmington avenue, owned by George M. Phelps, Chief Norton and his associates getting to the scene of trouble hardly before the echo of the whistle had died away. Owing to the prompt response of the department the blaze was extinguished before it did a great amount of dam age.
 The house is occupied by the Bates and Dyke families. An overloaded
 
 walls in the morning. One of the tenants detecting smoke issuing from an opening poured water on it and it was supposed the blaze was extin- e<ished. In the afternoon it was re- kindled, however, and an insurance agent who called at the place to make his collections found the woodwork burning merrily.
 h2Stann6l 10 of neighbor and had an alarm sounded. w. l.. Cooke who was in his car near Pierce street when the whistle was hurried to the town building and started, the auto truck on it's way. He picked up the firenen along the streets and was speeding along Warrington avenue by the time the nan who sounded the alarm returned 70 the house
 The damage is estimated at about s10o.
 The fire department had been inac- i've for several months and Chief Norton received many compliments or the efficiency which was displayed yesterday. The merit of the auto ,ruck, purchased through the chiefs 1 initiative was also plainly exhi bited. | Had the old horse drawn cart been | n service the house would probably | lave been destroyed.
 Rev. J. w. Denton Toastmaster.
 Rev. J. William Denton, pastor of he Advent Christian church has been | elected for toastmaster at the annual | of the Business and Improve nent association to be held in the Town hall on May 10. The choice If MT. Denton was announced this morning by the committee of ar angements.
 The committee hopes to get two peakers in addition to Compensation George B. Chandler nd Charles Pease president of the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce.
 Want To Relay Tracks.
 The public utilities commission has rdered a hearing for next Wednes- lay at 10:30 in the morning on the 'etitton of the Connecticut company or permission to reconstruct the troll ey tracks on Whiting street.
 According to the trolley officials the ails are worn out and new ones are lso required.
 The town has not been consulted n the matter as the rails are on a ighway in control of the state. If he proposed changes are permitted y the utilities board the highway yil1 be recrowned and otherwise i'm roved after the new rails are put l position.
 The se1ectmen have no objection } the granting of the petition.
 Twenty-third Anniversary
 MT. and Mrs. William Fox of l Tough street, celebrated the twenty lird anniNerSar1- nf their ,Nnddincr 1