New Britain herald., 1921-07-08
HAMYZLzE NEWS

Better Fire Protection Planned by
 Chamber Of Commerce |0UTING COMMITTEE NAMED Baseball Games for Tomorrow. l Methodist Church Society to Hold 1 Novel Social-Knights of Pythias l The Chamber of Commerce held busy meeting last evening when many 1 important matters were discussed rel l ative to proposed Improvements about | the town. The members voted to l have fire hydrant placed in front | of the Grammar school to insure ade- quate service in case of fire. This waa recommended by Fire Chief Ed wart F. Prior and William Cafferty who investigated tho matter and made l a report to the commerce officials The selectmen will bo notified oi the
 
 stalled as soon as possible. It was at first thought to have the hydrant placed in the rear of the building but on further thought, it was decided to have it in front. Hose will also prob | ably be placed in the interior of the school.
 Outing Committee Named. Plans for the annual outing wero also discussed and a committee elect ed. They are aa follows: F. L. Ben zon, John E.. Lamb, Edwin H. Hills, Ralph L. Seymour and William Caf- ferty. Further arrangements for. the | affair will be outlined by this com mittee and report made later. The outing will in all probability be held at Lake Compounce as has been the rule in previous years.
 II Near Eas; Report.
 |I Reports on the recent Bundle Day II for the Near East relief were heard. The campaign was pronounced a com HI p1ete success as there were two truck loads of clothing received. Much of !. this material was kept for the needy
 of the town while the remaining arti-
 cles were forwarded to New Britain and sent across the water. The con- mittee in charge wishes to thank the townspeople for their ready response and the cooperation extended.
 Much appreciation is given to Miss : Anna Granniss, who spent a great deal of her time at the headquarters in the Neri block, where she sorted the cloth ing. The Boy Scouts are also thanked for their able assistance in collecting , the material and to the persons who , loaned their trucks for use.
 To Remove Signal
 One of the most important matters ] to be discussed was the proposition of removing the present light signal of the Connecticut Company at Central Square. As it is the signal is now on 8 the pole in front of the Birnbaum dry goods store and when the trolley cars stop there the section at the '' center is blocked in some ways for : traffic. The Chamber of Commerce n desires to have the signal removed to 5, the pole at the watering trough. This 2 will eliminate in a good way the cars a from stopping directly at the traffic blinker post and give full space for d vehicles to make the curve at that n point. o Motor Vehicle Signals ;- President Charles H. Newton has
 
 n vehicle department some uniform d signal for autoists This applies to D the method drivers use in holding out their hand on either side of the 'e car when they come to a standstill or turn corner. There appears to - be no direct method for the car com a ing behind to learn whether or not = the automobilist in front desires to Iconoa tn an ahr1nt sion or take a corner.
 Sidewalk Committee
 The sidewalk committee has ar
 ranged for set of bylaws which will $ be presented to the selectmen to be 1 taken up in the near future. The by laws consist of suggestions regarding - the conditioning of some streets !" which would aid in having the towr @ officials and people cooperate for a more sidewalks and keeping those t. down, in good condition.
 d Crowd at Center.
 Another important point which was ,, mentioned, was the condition exist t ing at the center of the town during IT the evening. This applies to the crow6 t,, of young men and boys who have 70 always made it point to congregate
 there and form a sort of a meeting |. place. There is marked habit o ,- sitting in front of the stores and re S. maining there until late at night. The ,+ l Commerce desires to eliminate thi .s by some method or other as it is de h. cidedly embarrassing for women tt G. pass The men spit tobacco profusel.
 on the sidewalks and throw cigarett
 butts and other refuse about the cen
 ter, it is said. It is not the intention of the commerce officials to put tn - matter into the hands of the author E ities but the selectmen will be notifie
 and action taken this way.
 ! About the Telephone. on It was also voted that the telephon tho ,Tou,p Hall woo not for n,Ih1;