New Britain herald., 1922-07-26
PUBLIC WORKS COM,
 CONSIDERS PENSION
Committee Is Named to Gather
 Data--Much Business at Meeting

Public works commissioners Martin H. Kenney and Louis Oldershaw were named committee to probe the ad- visibility of establishing a pension fund in the public works department by Chair Thomas w. Grove at last nights meeting.
 MT. Grove explained that police and fire department employees are re- warded after many years of service, and he felt something should be done by his board. If 25 year period of service Is decided upon, there will be no eligibles for several years.
 Must Number Houses.
 It was voted to notify property owners whose houses are not num- bered to take care Of this matter at once. Where the boards recommen- dation has not been followed out, the city will number the houses and assess for the bill.
 City Engineer J. D. Williams, re- porting on the question of extending Dwight street to Jubilee street along the right of way of the Connecticut company, stated that the trolley con- pany will not pave the roadway be- tween the trolley tracks
 Bids Laid Aside.
 The Mcguire Co., quoted 75 cents per cubic yard on the grading of Cor bin avenue, and Robinson & Powers presented the same bid on the job. | The board voted to notify them that the bids of other contractors on the job had been rejected at the last meeting, and new bids will be called [ for, to be acted on at the meeting August s.
 Permission was granted Jesse H. | Beloin to erect an Illuminated res taurant sign at No. so Church street i It will be 6 feet inches high and ' ? feet wide. It will extend { inches over the street line.
 Want Line Reduced.
 A petition was received for a re- { duction in the building line on the [ east side of Corbin avenue between < Trumbull and Hawley streets from thirty to fifteen feet. hearing will be given.
 It was voted to install curbs on Lee street and macadamize the street. as petitioned for by John J. McCabe, ct al.
 A petition was received from Alex Carlson, ct al. for curbs and macadam on Kelsey street from Rocky Hill avenue to Chapman street. It was voted to make temporary repairs now and install curbs later.
 petition for the extension of the i,, cfr | ance of GOO feet, was referred to the water board.
 hearing will be held on the peti- ion of Martin H. Kenney for curbs ,n both sides of Clark street, between Winter and Lasalle streets
 May Change System.
 Relative to the proposed setting pack of poles on the east side of the Beach Swamp road, City Engineer |, Williams said 1t might be possible o have the poles remov>1 entirely i 'n that side of the street, and have II wires carried on the poles on the pposite side. The boari favors this ction and will do everything pos ible to have 1t done. , The petition of Alfred Schaie tor n increase in salary from s1,2o0 to 1,5o0, was referred to 6 committee omposed of Comniss' onors John E hlson and John r. DiNonnJ. O City Engineer Williams reported O lat the health, police ant. tax col tt ction departments favor paying $50 te piece and the mayor vii! allow " milar amount to be charged to his sf flee expenses, to raise s25G for the urchase of a mimeograph machine. o, the board of public works will pay te 50. Commissioner DiNonno thought n lch a machine should be paid for A om the incidental fund and it was to ,ted to make such a recommends rs on. ii
 Cost of New Sewer. ht A hearing was ordered Tn the mat ht