New Britain herald., 1916-04-17
Outlying Districts to Get Benefit
 of Thirty New Lamps TALK SETTLEMENT OF SUIT
Town May Compromise With B. and F. Tramway Company-NesV Methodist Pastor Here-E. A. Freeman Resting Comfortably.

Having tentatively selected the locations for thirty new incandes- cents which the recent town meeting authorized the selectmen to contract for, w. J. Johnson, chairman of the board, this morning conferred with Manager AtWater of the United Elec- tric Light and Water company re- garding the matter of placing them in position but was advised that owing to a delay in the shipment of certain parts of the equipment it will be impossible to make any promise as to when the work will be done. The parts in question were or dered in January and their receipt is expected daily.
 Manager Atwater promised to have a force of men start placing the new lamps as soon as the materials are received.
 Selectman Johnson said today that the plan is to put the new lights where they will give service to the toWnspeople rather than autoists and for that reason most of them will be placed on the outskirts where they will be of benefit to men who have to leave their homes for their places of employment early in the morning.
  consider the suggestion that ad- citional lamps be put in the center of the town but for the time being petitions of this chara cter will have to be rejected.
 The distribution of the new incan- descents will probably be as follows: One at the East Main street railroad crossing, five on Pennington avenue, the last to be near St. Joseph's ceme- tery; two on Cooke street, three or four on the New Britain road, two on the highway knwn as Crooked or Hamlin road, one on TomlinsOn avenue, two on South Washington street, one on Broad street extension CT Chestnut street as it is sometimes called, one on Bohemia street between West Main and Broad streets, three on North Washington street, three on Unionville avenue and three on Camp street.
 The layout will take in most of the petitions for new lights which the selectmen received although the number of lamps asked for in some cases had to be reduced.
 May Settle Suit
 Selectman Johnson went to Hart
 
 Judge w. F. Henney regarding the settlement of litigation between the town and the Bristol and Plainville Iramway company over damages for the trees killed by gas a few years ago.
 The town sued for 5000 and won the first point in the superior court when the cOmpany's demurrer to the action was overruled the jurge main taining that while the trees actually belonged to the property owners, the town had an interest in them inas- much as they served for protection for the highways and also helped to beautify the streets.
 The company Is now said to be willing to consider the matter of settling the case out of court and the selectman was invited to talk with Judge Henney, the towns counsel, re- garding a compromise.
 Should the defendant make reasonable offer, the trouble can be amicably settled as the town is not anxious to assume the expense which prolonged litigation would entail.
 Civil War Veteran Dead.
 Word was received here this morn ing of the death of George Lackey, g. resident of Plainville, which occurred last evening at the Soldiers Home in Noroton. MT. Lackey had been an inmate Of the institution for the past year. His health had been failing for some time and his death was not unexpected. He leaves three sons and two daughters.
 Arrangement for the funeral have not as yet been made.
 MT. Lackey was seventy-three years of age and was veteran of the Civil day and made a very favorable inn pression.
 The Tuesday evening prayer meet ing will be held at the home of Mrs. Charles Williams at 7:30 o'clock.
 The Epworth league will hold