New Britain herald., 1920-07-27
BUILDING LINES
 FIXED BY BOARD
Town Plans Commission Decides
 West Main Street Case
SCOUT DRIVE REPORT READY

Meeting to Be Held Tonisht-Base-
 ball Team Manager Explains Sit-
 uation-Veterans Receive Citations
 Legion Team Gets Challenge.
 At the public hearing of the town plans commission held i1 the court room last evening to hear argumer's upon the establishment of a buIldhis or veranda line upon the nor'h aio south sides of West Main street, lroni Pierce street to Washington street, A. -Cofh'lea presided. A numbe or tne townspeopIe were present but no one had any suggestions to offer as to what building line should be estab- lished
 Selectman -Jahnson said that the r"re "ao held>ror the reason that
 rch Ioli desired to build a Sniaii prick sfo-e to the-east of his property on West Main streo,, -S.sS,<- where near the street line, and de- sired to know how close to the street line he could come. The hearing was adjourned at $40 p. m.
 The commission immediately con- vened, viewed the property and unani- mously decided that the building or veranda line on the north side of West Main street from a point oppo- site the west side of Pierce street to Washington street should be three feet. The building or veranda line on the south side of West Main street, between Pierce and Washington streets, should be 25 feet.
 The difference in building lines wns decided upon for the reason that so many of the buildings upon the north side of West Main street were now upon the street line and it did not ap- pear that there was any just reason. nor was there any objection made by any property owners on the north side of the street to the establish ment of what is really line for a business section.
 Here's the Other Side.
 Last week the Herald printed a communication from a Baseball Fan" in which things more or less pertinent-or impertiTfent-to the game in Plainville were said. Today. L. J. Marine. manager of the Ares, comes forth with the following de- fense of the town team:
 To the Editor Of The Herald:
 AS a week has nearly elapsed since the communication relative to Plain vile teams was printed and no one has written anything in answer to it, I cannot stand without saying sone- thing in defence of my mates 'n tho national sport.
 The question asked by the irate Baseball Fan" ''Why doesn't the Plainville team play really fast teams?" can only be answered by asking another question: How can any team bring fast aggregations into town when these agregations wan. such enormous guarantees as S3o or $40 and Plainville teams are unable to pay such amounts because the ians Inf this town do not turn out in a large body to make the teams feel confident that the whole town is in back of them. and that every fan will do everything in his power to boost the two teams financially as well as by roofing that they might win.
 This year Plainville has two teams that are worthy of the support of the town. They have shown by their clean sportsmanship and sterling character that they really want to play baseball for all the fun they can get out of it. and for all the enjoy ment that the fans can obtain from it.
 If the Plainville fans will only turn out as I know they will. both teams will combine in their efforts to show the visiting teams that they will do everything possible to play baseball cf a stellar grade and to show any that may be in doubt as to the worthiness of the teams that no team is really worthy enough to represent our nice little town. but that both teams are doing their utmost to carry on the great American sport to victory for Plainville.
 Very soon. if things can be ar ranged. both teams will play on the same diamond and give the sport loving people of the town a double header every Sunday. The Aces will | play a preliminary game, beginning, | say. at 1:30 or ? o'clock. while the | Plainville team will play at about 5:2o | o'clock. When this happens let every | man. woman or child who is at .Lll | interested in putting Plainville on the | map. come out and root Cor the | teams and do all that is possible to | make Plainville one of the foremost | towns of the state. If this is done I am sure that both | teams will pick out worthy opponents | from all over the state and exhibit to the fans the finest grade Of baseball.
 Yours for real sport.
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