New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1922-12-14
PhinuiMe News
No OBJECTION TO
TROLLEY REQUEST
Superintendent F. l. Beardsley's,
Explanation Gives New Aspect
TURNOUT AT HANSON'S SHOP

IURNUUT AL HANSONS ShOP
Harry Leroy French Dics--KilI Narc
! Club Whist - Brock -BaI.lcs Post
Meeting Postponed - Christma'
Clubs TO Open Monday--Itcms.
The fireworks promised at the hear.
ing last evening In the town hall on
the request OF the Connecticut Co..
Tor permission to install cross over
on their tracks in front OF the Old
! Russell property on East Main street,
failed to materia!ize after r. j..
iieardsley, superintendent OF the New
I, Britain branch OF the trolley company
!, explained the reason why the com
pany desired the cross over ard other
propositions il had in mind.
He stated that II was the desire of
The company to install crossover at
The point indicated on the map sub.
nitted because Of the plans which the
4, trolley officials had in mind to install
block signals instead of the light sig
nails used at the present time.
! He stated that it is the intention of
the company to again install turn
: out near Hanson's shop near the town
inc so that the Meriden cars could
! meet there instead OF intthe center OF
h town. With this turnout in view,
the plans of the company are to in
;tall new block automatic signals in
T'lainville center and again at Han
on's turnout, so that there would be
10 necessity of q delay in Plainville
center in case that the cars coming
from Meriden should be late. He stat
ID that the car reaching the switch
y Plainvile first or at Hanson's shop,
/ aving the clear signal in the block,
ould proceed without delay, except
| discharge and take on passengers,
| this way obviating the necessity of
he car waiting for the other in Plain
Tile center.
Necessity Of Crossovcr
With the automatic block signals
Installed then, it would not be posi-
de to run the short line of 5 minute
,ars down in front of the post office
where they reverse to head towards
New Britain, because when the cars
would pass over the switch, the troll
ey pole overhead would strike the
ignal, thereby causing the red disk
0 appear against incoming trolleys
rom Hansons shop. The signal would
# course not change when the cars
eversed, so the cars at the other end
would not be able to proceed until the
7ignal would again become clear
This, according to Mr.. Beardsley
besides obviating all traffic inconven-
fences as at present, would shorten the
run between New Britain and Meri-
den by about 10 minutes. making
everything more agreeah'e ~ the
Messengers
John Lamb made a y he
sentiment of the meetinl ,vor
If giving the Connecticut Co. permits
sion to install the cross over and the
motion was amended by John Mcker-
non to include the turnout at Hanson's
shop. After a general discussion and
further explanation by Mr.. Beardsley
md NJ M. Johnson, engineer for the
trolley company, the vote was put to
the meeting. Twenty-one citizens were
present and rising vote was called
for. Twelve voted for the motion and
the nine others did not vote and the
motion was carried.
Selectmen to Meet
The board of selectmen will meet
in the near future to act on the re-
quest First Selectman w. J, Johnson
nights meeting was called to get the
sentiment or the town, the se,ectmen
must meet to grant or reject the re-
quest. First selectman w. j. Johnson
presided.
Harry Leroy French
Harry 3roy French, months old
son of MI and Mrs. Leroy French Of
22 Church street, died yesterday after
noon of double pneumonia. The child
had been sick for the past week. The
funeral was held this afternoon at 2
o'clock from the home, and the body
was placed in the Plainville vault
Rev. Charles s. Wyckoff officiated.
Kill Kare Whist
The Kill I<are club held a whist at
the home of Mrs. Martin Casey of
North Washington street yesterday
afternoon. Mrs. Peter Duffy won first
prize while Mrs. Harold Cutting car
ried off second honors. The next
meeting of the club win be held at
the home of Mrs, Cutting on Pierce
street.
Meeting Postponed
The ladies' auxiliary to the Brock
Barnes post of the American Legion
will not hold its scheduled meeting on
Tuesday, December 26. The meeting !
will be held the following Tuesday /,
the first Tuesday in January, at the |
home Of Mrs. Harriet Barnes at 124
Broad street
Christmas Club
The Plainville Trust Co. will open
the 1928 Christmas club Monday and |
all persons wishing to join may do so |
by application at the bank. The clubs |
are divided into four classes, the first !
being for members paying SIS weekly /
for so weeks for a total of $3.50. the |
second, So for so weeks for total |
of 500, the third, 81 for so weeks for
a total of $50 and the fourth, SO !
cents for SO weeks for total of s25.
The firstdeposit in the Christmas club
makes person a member and the .
money deposited each week viii be re-
turned by check TO the members Just !,
before Christmas of 1928.