New Britain herald., 1922-09-08

| and Charles Fl. Newton were appoint ed a committee to make survey Of the coal conditions in town and get an idea of the amount every home has on hand or some method by which they can appeal to the state fuel ad- ministrator so that when coal is ship ped, Plainville Will get Its share.
 MT. Phelps, in speaking Of the sit- uation, mentioned the fact that the school here has but about IS or pos slpiy 20 tons of coal now on hand The chool consumes a great deal dur ing the year and hundreds of tons are needed there every few months. He believes that soft coal will have to be burned there this term in order to meet the requirements the state law issues.
 Mir Phelps has an accurate. tabu- lated record of the amount of coal used in practically every home in Plainville and has an idea how much IS burned by the average person run ming their household, quoting from the deliveries he has already made them in past winters. With this report, he can estimate how much coal is
 
 a period until the strike can be set tiled. The transportation difficulties play an important part in the coal deliveries said Mi, Phelps and when this gets better, he believes some coal can be secured.
 Want New Blinkcr
 The chamber of commerce also voted to recommend to the board of selectmen, the advisability of erecting new binker traffic light at Blos- som's Corner. This section, situated at East street, Pennington avenue and New Britain avenue, has heavy traf- fic and the commerce officials feel that better protection is needed there not only for the welfare of the townspeo- pie who have automobiles, but for the other autoists who pass there daily. A report on the recent outing was also handed in which showed the af- fair to have been 8 success and a bal ance realized from the receipts. A good time was had by all, which means most to the local chamber.
 Pennington Meeting
 The Scott Swamp districts fight for improvement of the eight acre road which was supposed to be set tied at a Pennington town meeting last night, is still up in the air. There were 200 or more at the meeting and the debate was we'll under way when someone questioned the legality of the call. The result was that the meeting was indefinitely postponed, without action and the Scott Swamp residents will now set about to issue another call.
 The call in question was for "a spe- cial meeting of the voters in the first voting district etc. The contention was that this excluded the second vot- ing district voters, while Joseph Fa- gan, sponsor of the call explained that it meant call for all voters, but the meeting itself to be held in the first district.
 The purpose of the meeting was to appropriate not more than 33o,ooo for improving the eight acre road, the state already having given $so,ooo and the residents having agreed to furnish gravel, stone and sand free.
 Speaking on the resolution for the appropriation, Mir. Pagan said: II DullL the IOdu NOulu cuOItcH the distance between Hartford and Bristol several miles, besides relieving the main road through Plainville. by diverting traffic going to Bristol. Thomaston and other places in that direction.
 The state highway department has funds amounting to s9o,ooo and is ready to go ahead with the new road | as soon as the Town of Pennington | appropriates s3o,ooo or 25 per cent of the total cost.
 The residents of the Scott's Swamp | section, who are farmers and milk producers, say they are handicapped | in marketing their products, owing to the fact that great part of the year the roads are impossible; conse- ouently, they cannot successfully com pete with other farmers who are sit uated on or near the main roads.
 "A Pennington resident says: Not only does the condition of this road | affect the farmers themselves, but their children. who instead of being | proud of their town and surroundings as they should be, are dissatisfied and discontented These children, should in the future, be ready to take up the work on the farms now carried by their parents, and conditions being favorable, they are willing to, but nowadays the coming generation wants and deserves the same facili- ties as those living in other sections of the town
 Tt is hoped that the voters of Tarmington will take broad view Of the matter, realizing that not only will the new road benefit the resi- dents of that particular section, but also the town generally, and vote In favor of the appropriation.
 Tn order to secure favorable action by the Town of Pennington, to make the appropriation for the building of the .proposed road, every one of the residents of Scott's Swamp section have pledged themselves to furnish free of cost all the sand and gravel needed for the work.
 ''The City of Bristol has completed it's section of the road to the town line"
 Town Plan Meeting
 There will be a meeting of the I Town Plan commission next Monday , night at 8 o'clock at the town ball. , The session has been called for the f purpose of taking action on the new 1 huilding and street line on West Main !, street from the railroad crossing to , Canal street A map of the new line f has been made by Joseph N. McKer- r