New Britain herald., 1922-11-22
STREET CHANGES IN SOUTHEAST FAVORED
Board Of Public Works Listens to
 Property Owners

It was voted. at meeting of the
 board of public works, held at the
 city hall last evening. to accept grade
 changes at the corner Of Shuttle
 Meadow avenue and Lincoln street as
 proposed by City Engineer Joseph D..
 Williams. On Lincoln street the grade
 from Willow Brook to point 200 feet south of Shuttle Meadow avenue will
 be made lower than the present adopted grade and the grade on
 Shuttle Meadow avenue from Mason avenue west to a point 450 feet from
 Lincoln street will also be made lower. l Dfore the vote on the matter was taken several property owners from that section expressed their opinions
 Five were in favor of the grade changes and three were opposed.
 May Buy Street Sweepers. A discussion was also held concern ing the purchase of street sweepers for the city. it being announced by the engineer that representative from the Elgin company will have conference with him tomorrow con- cerning the purchase. Another com pany is also negotiating for the sale. Plans are to be drawn up for a shed in which to store street and other city equipment, the board voting to rent shed on Stanley street for storage house until a permanent structure is completed. MT. Williams said that the equipment is at pres ent out-of-doors and subjected to the weather.
 A hearing into the matter of rais- ing the present low point on Farm ington avenue near Allen street so as to give sewer service northerly on Pennington avenue will also be given in the near future.
 The city engineer was instructed to prepare a plan for the proposed ex- tension of Dwight street to Jubilee and to take up the matter with the park board. The extension of Dwight street would do away with the double turn that vehicles now have to take ir order to get to Jubilee street.
 Street Lights.
 A number of petitions were brought ! forward, the greater share of them being for street lights. All with the exception of one were accepted, lights | being granted on Everett street, at the | corner of Sunrise avenue and Market street, on Ledgecrest avenue and near 260 Hunter Road. A petition was also received asking that a light be installed in front of the residence of Mrs. A J. Hart. on Hamilton street. However, this w1s held over for in spection.
 The Southern New England Teie- phone company presented 2 petition l for placing six new poles on Linwood street, so that 8 fire box may be in- stalled at the Children's Home. This petition was granted.
 "A resolution, brought forward from the common council that sufficient sum to lay semi-permanent pave ment on Stanley street between Chest nut and Ellis be included in the budget, was laid over for the budget discussion.
 Stanley Hellberg. an employe, pe- titioned for an increase in salary from s800 to $1,000. This case was laid over for the consideration of the sal ary committee.
 No Limit to Engineers Term.
 Several charter changes were drawn ID by the chairman and the city en- sineer and were brought up for dis ,ussion at the meeting. Among them was the changing of the present clause to read: '"The city engineer may DC removed for cause by the board md with the approval of the mayor" The board approved of the changes.
 Regarding the proposed cutting of |. part of Central Park and the ex- ension of Church street, no action vas taken, although several members Ieeme ed tn think that it is a good idea.