New Britain herald., 1917-06-21
AGREEMENT AT LAST TO REPAIR HIGHWAY
Stanley Street Trunk Line to Be
 Improved

The common council at its June
 meeting last night, after consider | able discussion during which the de- plorable condition of the highway was justly condemned, voted to ac- cept the report of the board of pub- lie works and took action for i'm 1 mediately repairing the main high way between Hartford avenue and Allen street on Stanley street. This stretch of roadway has been held up for several years and is regarded as one of the worst bits of city road in the state. The contract will be awarded to the American Hassam company. which will lay a new kind of asphalt known as the hi-camac type, at $2.30 per yard with a five years guarantee. This kind of pave
 ment will greatly facilitate the work
 inasmuch as the Connecticut com
 pany will not have to relay it's tracks
 as would be the case If concrete were laid.
 Want Congress to Hurry
 Alderman A. M. Paonessa and AL
 derman O. F. Curtis introduced a
 resolution in which the city of New
 Britain goes on record as favoring
 speedy action by congress in regu-
 lating the price of food supplies. Copies of the resolution will be sent
 to Connecticut's congressman. An
 amendment offered by Councilman
 Landers. providing that the resolu- ton be dispatched to Washington at
 once by night letter was adopted and copies of the resolution will also be sent to every mayor in the state.
 Petitions from the Stanley Works
 and the American Hardware corpora
 tion for permission to lay spur tracks, recommended by the board of
 public works, were acted upon favor
 ably and the matter will be brought before the public utilities commission.
 Tho Stanley Works sought permis-
 sion to build a track across Curtis street, and Councilman Andrews
 amended the plan 50 that the fac- tory will bridge the brook and the
 city will not be put to the expense of
 changing the course of the stream.
 The Hardware corporation wanted to
 lay a spur track from Rigelow and
 Chestnut streets into the corporations
 property on Chestnut street. It was ex-
 plained that since the Annex was de-
 stroyed by fire the concern has been
 hesitating about rebuilding in order to see what favors the city would grant. The corporation also has plans for the construction of a new power plant and the spur track is a neces- sity. A. G. Kimball, representing the corporation said his concern would do more than any other factory in giv- ing ample protection to the crossing and would post Q bond to ensure this.
 A report was received from the ire board recommending an ordinance to fix the salary of the chairman at $400 per year and the clerk at $500. The matter was referred to the salary committee, which Is also to take up the matter of adjusting the police board salaries. The water commis- sioners' recommendation that the salary of Clerk P. J. Egan be left as 1t is, $1,300 per yer, was referred to
 the salary committee. Heretofore MT. Egan received $250 as commits sioner and $1.050 as clerk,
 Petitions Are Received.
 The council voted to give Fred
 Siveinberger leave to withdraw his
 petition for damages resulting from .
 fall Routine reports from various
 committees were approved and peti-
 tions were received as follows:
 From John Steffek for abatement of an old street improvement assess ment on Beaver street for the reason that the assessment should have been paid by the former owner, referred to mayor and aldermen; from Oscar 1itke for the abatement of interest and lien on . sewer assessment laid on the construction of sewer in East street between Henry and Kel- sey streets, laid in the name
 of Charles s. and Ellen l.. Hills in 1908. referred to mayor and alder men; from Oscar Litke for abatement of sewer assessment laid against property on west side of East street between Kelsey and Henry streets, assessment and interest amounting to $1SO.26, referred to mayor and aldermen; from J. M. Zuk ct al, for a sidewalk on north side of Clinton street, referred to board of public works; for curbing and macadamiz- ing Cleveland street, referred to the board of public works; for removal of a dead tree at the corner of West and Fremont streets. referred to board of public works with power, from A. M. Paonessa for a light on Daly street east of Oak street, re- l ferred to board of public works; from F. c. Holcomb for permission to re- move a building, 27 by 31 on Corbin avenue, referred to building inspec- tor and board of public works with power; R. J. Dixon for permission to move a building on Cleveland street, referred to board of public works and h,,i16inp inanactnr with novar