New Britain herald., 1916-05-03
ST. PAVEMENT
 HEARING ORDERED
Thoroughfare Between Main and
 Stanley StS. to be Attended to

Following the annual Inspection of streets by the board of public works yesterday afternoon, the commission met and held an important session. A petition for a water main on Hunter road was granted with the usual provision that the bond be filed. It was voted to grant hearing on the petition of Park street property owners for pavement on the street between Main and Stanley streer. The engineer was instructed to pre- pare map of High street after pe- tltion had been read asking for the acceptance of the extension of tho street. The petition of W. F. Hilt- brand for a walk on the south side of State street was tabled, pending a report from the corporation counsel, on the rights of the city on the street. Andrew Olson. ct al, were given permission to withdraw a peti- tion for the establishment of a 35 foot road bed on Jubilee street to con- form with the curbs. Work has been started on double tracking and the work might interfere with the trolley company's plans. Permission was also granted to withdraw the petition ask ing that the triangle at the corner of Jubilee and East street be con- verted into street. The land in question was deeded to the city by the trolley officials to be used for park purposes. Mrs Mary Mcloski petitioned for street, grade and build ing lines on Fairview street and the engineer was ordered to prepare map and profile.
 It was voted to order the laying of a water main on Daly avenue, with the usual bond. On the petition for grading Burritt street from Broad to Myrtle street an estimate of the cost will be prepared by the city engineer. Berson brothers asked for relief from the surface water on Yale and Oxford street and the matter was referred to the engineer for investigation. On the petition of E. F. Crammitt for t grade and walks on Brooks street, the engineer was ordered to prepare map. cinder walk was ordered laid on Ellis street from Maple to Cherry street before August l. A water main was recommended on Alden street and a hearing will be given the petition CTS for a sewer on Holmes avenue
 Louis Croll asked permission to place gasoline tank at the corner of
 
 in front of the new Erwin block on East Main street. The engineer as instructed to look over the locations to safeguard the city On the peti- tion of the Bodwell Land company, water mains were order laid in Hill crest avenue and Tulip street.
 Clerk Emmett was instructed to get prices for new uniforms for the street cleaners It was reported at the meeting that Superintendent At water of the United Electric Light nd Water company's plans and views of the proposed White Way. The in stallation of a private line telephone at municipal rates was ordered in the home of the chairman of the board.
 Several meetings ago, the matter Of changing the name of Cemetery Lane was brought up and at the meeting yesterday afternoon, 1t was decided to call the street Lasalle Court n the fu- ture.
 The matter of macadam for streets was brought up by the city engineer and it was decided to commence worK on Rhodes street from East to Chap man street. It was also decided to have the engineer secure bids on the resurfac cing of Stanley street from HartfOrd avenue to Allen Stree&' ArCn street, from Rockwell to Nensing ton; Dwight, from Dwight court to East; Jubilee, from East to Market. The engineer was also instru ted to get prices for repairing Church street, near the Union Works factory, with amiesite and also to get prices on repairs to the amiesite on South Main l street He was also instructed to get l bids on the permanent pavement job l on Elm street. Petitions for the re- | moval of dead trees in front of 95 Gris- i wold street and on the east side of l Linwood, near Hart, respectively, were received and the petitioners were given leave to withdraw.
 The board authorized the purchase of a car of oil for street sprinkling. It was also voted to lake up the matter of extending Stanley street paving with the highway commission CT. The matter of paying tEe mini mum rate of $2 a day to city labor CTS was taken up and it was voted to have the superintendents of the de- partments report to the board the wage rate as paid at present.