New Britain herald., 1921-06-27
GAS PUMPS.

|wod to All their tanks with gas with tile inconvenience. and yet legally. Owners of gas pumps. from which ha ls now sold. and which have been laced on tho curb. must be consid- led.
 Apparently there is no authority hereby permits may bc granted for To construction and operation of csc familiar gas pumps on tho curb, tcording to advice given the city bgineer. and according to the ex- kustive data which those in charge these matters here have at their mmand.
 ison in other cities. All sorts of de- ces have been tried. The result has on in those places that the pumps we been placed off the street. on the mp owners private property. and ivers of cars have been obliged to ave the street Tn order to "hll up." it there arc objections to this bthod.
 No longer Is this a matter which af- tts only the sellers of gasoline and drivers of pleasure cars. There innumerahie drivers who find the ed of gas while taking pleasure ps. of course.
 But tho number of business cars h trucks and delivery automobiles constantly increasing. A delay bans loss Of time which is money to em. It is quite as much for the <e of the men doing their days |rk as 1t is for the pleasure seeker. ht this matter should be given i'm diate attention.
 pf course an apparently easy way
 of the dificuity would be for an iinanco to bo passed compelling ners of pumps to have them situ- Id elsewhere than on tho street. t as an ordinance was passed last huary covering the location of gas ks
 but this does not solve the problem. vers of cars would be saved con- crablo time and would be far bet conyenienced were the pumps to main where mos. of them arc at gent-on the curb. Members of city departments themselves. us-
 cars. feel this as keenly as do ners of private cars. But they oKnixe. ns do others. the law inst blocking traffic and the neces-
 of avoiding all public dangers. n the old days when moro horses To driven there were few, If any eetions to tho placing of watering lRhR on tho curb. True 1t is that Der was rot sold to the drivers of ses. The placing of these troughs
 moro n matter Of thought for the rnnls than 1t was a matter of neces-
 A horse would pull its load. +sty or not. A motor car will not! tegarding tho aspect of the block of traffic there arc two opinions. ss say tkat thore are certain points this city whero a string of cars is
 to be seen waiting to have the ks filled. The street car rails. ai- ugh the street Is wide. make 1t cuit to pass this point. if a trolley Eoming. whom that line is there. others say that 1t takes but a very minutes to fill a large tank. and blocking of traffic is very rare. here is also the matter of the old hway law against selling on the et.
 the gas pumps have to go, way Bt be found as soon as possible to pmpiish the result they accom- he'd. with no infringement of the
 The city engineer and mem-
 of the board of public works are lying the matter.
 he suggestion has been made, and
 Corporation Counsel has under isanent. tho plan of having a pipe
 or hose run under the sidewalk n pump to car. the pump being private property.
 he plan of having an arm project Fhead from the pump to the car
 been abandoned as constituting 'oostruction."
 he method of running 6 movable
 from pump to car on the side k has been tried in other cities.
 has been abandoned as another ructlon.
 reaching n conclusion as to what Ird be done--and ty fa necessarv