New Britain herald., 1916-09-21

sessment giving the petitioner leave
 to withdraw.
 The board of compensation and as-
 sessment reported assessments of S2,-
 18486 damages and benefits on the
 layout of Winthrop street between
 Linwood and Vance streets It was
 explained that the benefits to property 1 owners exceed the damages by nearly | $2,000 and City Engineer Hall stated 1 that this amount would about meet l the cost to the city of the necessary 1 change in grade, a fill being neces-
 sary at the LinWood street end. The
 same board reported on the assess
 ment of benefits and damages on the
 establishment of building lines on 1 Henry street between Stanley street
 and Rocky Hill avenue. Bills totaling l $3,S36.95 were reported by the water | department and the comptroller re-
 ported paying s227.70 to the City l Coal & Wood company and S18693
 for highway improvements.
 Damages for Fall.
 The claims committee reported on
 the claim of A. Talbot for damages ] resulting from a fall on an lev side l walk that he Is entitled to something and recomm ended that the matter be referred to the corporation counsel with power to settle for $25. Progress on Censorship. The ordinance committee to which was referred the matter of establish
 ing a moving picture censorship re- ported holding two meetings without reaching a satisfactory conclusion and | asked for another month to consider the matter. Councilman Smith in | quired what result could be obtained by another months time and Council
 man Mueller replied that the com
 mittee was divided upon the matter.
 MT. Smith thought there was little chance of the committee getting to-
 gether. The request of the committee
 was granted on motion of Council man Curtis.
 Grove Wins Again.
 The board of health reported recom-
 mending that the contract for the new
 municipal slaughter house be awarded to c. w. Grove, his bid being the lowest submitted. MT. Groves figures were $3,845. The report further ex- plained that the heating would amount
 to $200, special work $100 and archi-
 tect's fees $200. The report with the
 recommendations was accepted.
 An invitation was received from the board of public safety to attend the annual inspection of the police and
 fire departments Saturday afternoon and also the police ball game to fol- low at Walnut Hill park. The invita- tion was accepted. The civil service commission reported that A. G. An
 derson has been appointed clerk at salary of S150 to date from the be- ginning of the fiscal year.
 Board of Public Works. The following resolutions were pre- sented by the board of public works Ordering the relaying of fagwalks showing any irregularities, holes or
 projections dangerous to travellers on
 or before October 15; cutting down
 five trees on the east side of East
 street between Jubilee and Linden
 streets and one at the corner of
 Franklin Square and Park streets; the
 trees being in a dangerous condition; giving leave to withdraw to Ellen S. McManus, ct al., on the petition for the changing of the building line from ten to 15 feet on the east side of Summer street from a point 62 feet north of East Main street to Winter;
 ordering the property owners on both
 sides of Park street from Stanley to
 Fairview streets to lay a curb before
 l.
 perties with the sewer, water and gas mains before said date; that the board
 of public works be instructed to ma- cadamize said street at a cost of S3,- 900 on the completion of the above work; giving withdrawal leave to Wa lenty Murzen, ct al., on the petition monstrating against the laying of walk on Whitman street. the walk ! being considered a public necessity; 1 ordering the property owners on both 1 sides of Whitman street from Kelsey 1 to Rutherford to lay flag or concrete 1 walks before October 15; sprinkling
 Park street from Fairview to Cliff 1 street and Cliff street from Park to Chestnut; ordering the property own l CTS on the south side of Smalley
 street between Dewey and East street l on the south side and on the north
 side from the cemetery gate to East l street; giving leave to withdraw to ! estate of Horace Booth, ct al, on the
 remonstrance against the laying of a
 permanent walk on Pennington ave-
 nue from Beaver to Allen street; or 1 dering the property owners on both 1 sides of East street from Smalley 1 street to Connecticut avenue to lay l permanent walks on or before October ] 15.
 1 Other Matters
 l A resolution was introduced by Councilman Arata .petitioning for a ' permanent walk on the north side of 1 North street between Sexton and I Beaver streets and urging immediate l action.
 Alderman Chamberlain presented a
 resolution requesting the city hall 1 commission to purchase a new flag 1 for the city building. Alderman Chamberlain also presented a resolu-
 tion calling for the curbing and ma-