New Britain herald., 1917-06-02
Plainvflle News
Property Owners Make Contracts
 for Improvements

lOr Improvements
 RING BELLS FOR ELIGIBLES Resas.rasaoa Board to Give 1n..-uo-
 taoos to Aides Tonight Sunday in
 Churches to Install E1ro
 Hydrants-Home on Furlough.
 Pierce street property owners, all whose places are on the east side of the highway and . few who have land on the west side. have agreed to join in the campaign for cement sidewalks and are negotiating with contractors for improvements in front of their homes or places of business. The se- leotmen are preparing to have the street surveyed for sidewalks. and work on the contracts will probably be started within the next two weeks.
 The entrance of the Pierce street property owners into the movement for better sidewalks is most encour- aging to the Business and Improve ment association committees, which have been working hard for the past few years In an effort to increase the mileage of cement walks in tho town.
 Fierce street has been in wretchd shape as far as sidewalks arc con- cerned for . number of years, and while 1t b Q thoroughfare subject to considerable traftc, worry little has been done either by tho town or the individuals owning property to keep the walks In shape.
 All the people owning propsr<y on the east sde from Broad street 10 tho corner of West Main street have agreed to make the improvement . 4 few on the opposite side aro axrana- ing to take . similar course and bo- fore the end of the summer 1t is like ly that the others will follow suit
 Interest in sidewalk plans is moro general than ever this year. . condli- ton resulting In large measure from the action of the town in voting part of its highway appropriation to aid property owners in paying the ex- pense of having cement walks laid. Tho entire appropriation has already been subscribed for. but 1t h, never .theless. understood that several will make sidewalk Improvements during the summer, paying the entire cost themselves. A number of contracts have already been awarded and on nearly every street near the center walks will be laid in front of gome homes.
 Whistles to Blow.
 Men eligible to military service un- der the presidents proclamation will be warned of their duty to register next Tuesday by the blowing of the factory whistles and the ringing of the church and school bells. Select man Johnson received notice today from tho governors oflce to have steps Staken for this signal to the young men of the town repeated three times during Registrat4on Day.
 The whistles will be blown and the bells tOlled from to 7:1O In the morning: 12:5o to l o'clock in the afternoon and from to 7:10 in the evening. The cooperation of tho fac- tory owners and tho pastors of the various churches fin this matter Is expected. and there will be plenty of noise. young men who arc totally deaf being tho only ones who will be able to claim ignorance of the significance of the day or forgetfulness of the law that they must register.
 Volunteers who have offered their services in filling out cards on Tues day will meet with tho registration board this evening in tho town clerks office to receive their instructions.
 The original orders regarding the manner of registering and the Ques- tions to be answered stands with but single change of importance. While the registrars will ask the eligibles it' they make claims for exemption. an answer will not be compulsory. The matter of exemption will be one for the conscription board to decide, and only those who care to do so will de- clare themselves when they register.
 The pastors of all churchs in con- formance with the governors request will call the attention of their con- gregations to registration day at to- morrow's services, and will make an appeal to the young men to do their duty voluntarily. Parents will also be urged to encourage their boys to register rather than, making 1t diffi- cult for them by unpAtriot1c sugges- tions.
 Install Fire Hydrants.
 The New Haven road has force of men at work installing Ire hydrants on their property in the vicinity of the depot. Ffve hydrants are to be placed close to tho freight yards.
 The installation of hydrants was suggested to the company . lons .....e ago by Fire Chief M. A. Norton, who has on various occasions called atten- ton to the lack of adequate facilities for fighting flre at the yards. where thousands of dollars and merchandise