New Britain herald., 1922-07-19
VOTERS WILL ACT ON CONDEMNED LAND To Authorize Se!eCtmen to Borrow
 Money on Street Widening STORM CAUSES MUCH DAMAGE
Lightning Strikes Chimncys and Transformer in Standard Steel and Bearings Plant Causing Temporary Shut t-Down-Impro,cm Seen.

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 Shut t-Down-Impro,cm Seen.
 The selectmen Of the town have is
 sued a notice to voters informing
 them of a special town meeting which
 will be held In the town hall or Wednesday evening, July 2G, at o'clock, standard time.
 The purpose of the meeting is fol the voters to authorize the board ot selectmen to borrow money to pa, for real estate located at the corner of Whiting and West Main streets condemned by the Town Plan Com. mission.
 Action will also be taken on the ad visa bility of ordering the selectmen to sell real estate known as Ensign pro- perty, which land was taken over by the town some time ago in default of payment of taxes by the owners Of the land.
 Sum Needed For Street. The amount sof money which the selectmen will have to borrow totals $1o,41146. That amount was ap- 1 praised by the Town Plan Commission to the owners of the property at the corner. Catherine Tracey of Bristol and Mrs Rose Mcdonald of New Ha- ven, sisters, are joint owners of the land and buildings which will be taken over by the town for the widen ing of the corner at Central Square.
 Selectman William Johnson has been in conference with these people in regard to the sale of the property and both have agreed to the sum offered. The last day of appeal from the doings of the Town Plan Comn1is- sion expired on June 20, and up to that date neither of the owners had offered an appeal so the selectmen planned to go ahead with the work eft off by the commission.
 The plan of widening the street will be explained at the meeting Wednes- lay night, and just how the town will 70 ahead with the work also will be 'hreshed out. Selectman Johnson palms to borrow the money on two notes. One will be payable this com ing May, and the remainder, which will be half, or approximately s5,20o will be carried over until the next year.
 Voters Cannot Refuse.
 An interesting phase explained by Selectman Johnson in regard to au- 'horizng the selectmen to borrow 77oney for the work, is his interpre- tation that hte people cannot refuse the appeal. The Town Plan Commis- sion, which has more authority now han the former one with three mem bers, was elected by the people and has the power to plan and carry out their work as they see fit. They held public meeting on the Whiting street widening when the commission sought the advice of the voters The meeting was not attended we'll How ever, the commission conterds that in view of the fact that the meeting was called to thresh out the matter. and the residents failed to attend. the meet lrg was naturally declared legal and what opinions given were accepted and acted upon. Every one at the ses- non was in favor of tearing down the made out list of the awards and buildings after which the commission damages
 Frank T. Wheeler secretary of the com mission, is away on a vacation cut expects to return for a few days next week in order to attend the meet ing.
 Want Money Quick
 The owners of the buildings have asked for the money within a period of ao days. Thirty of these have al- ready passed. They also desire to nave operations started on tearing down the old places within so days. The new block being erected by the Tracey, Driscoll Go. of Bristol, will soon be started as the foundation is completed now. II is the plan of the lracey, Driscoll Co. to move the Economy Grocery store and the Plain vile Engineering and Hardware com pany into the new store while work is being done on the old buildings
 The places now occupied by those business houses must have the front | cut off several feet when the corner of the street comes away. Part of | Alphonse Rordeaus barber shop has also been condemned and it is prob- able he will have a place In the new | block temporarily until some ar | -angemont is made at the corner | he can resume his former stand. Ii appears'that there is plenty | of space between the rear of his shop | md the hardware store next door to | allow for an extension of the barber | shop which will give MT, Bordeau a | 'hance to retain his old stand. The | other stores will probably have an ad- lition built in the rear in place Of he missing space in front near the treet.
 Money for Work.
 The voters apparently do not know hat the owners Of the condemned buildings must stand the cost of tear ng them down. Many believed the own had to pay for that. The com mission however, took care of that nd of it and when the members warded the benefits and damages, hey included the cost of tearing down he buildings and also the cost of aying a new sidewalk from the sec ion where the new store fronts will tart to the proposed street line.
 The only thing the town will have
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