New Britain herald., 1923-09-04
Driver FINED SlO0,
SENTENCED TO JAIL
WATERBURY COURT CASE
Town Meeting an school Question 10
be Called snon-Corporntion De.
ciares First Di,idend-court Docket
20 be Heavy Tonight.

As a result OF n wreck on the new
state highway at White Oak Saturday
night. John skibo OF 1871 High street
| New Britain. was before Judge Z. i
Prior yesterday morning.
! He was represented by Attorney
conlon and after hearing which
brought forth disclosures which did
not seem TO aid skibo's case. he was
! fined 100 and costs and sentenced TO
80 days in jail.
II was learned that this was not
Skibo's first appearance in the courts
OF the state and that he has been
prosecuted In the Berlin court for
reckless driving and that he has po-
lice record In New Britain for liquor
selling.
The wreck occurred about o'clock
Saturday night at White Oak near the
Connecticut Trap Rock quarry. The
but 1t was found that the accident had
occurred mn Plainville and came under
the jurisdiction OF the Plainville police.
Traffic on the road, which at the time
OF the accident was very heavy was
held up for a considerable length OF
time.
Town Meeting to be Called
That the Plainville school board
plans to take immediate action on the
construction of a new school is evil
dent. A plan has already. been drawn
by New Britain architect and
the financial end of the project is be-
ing looked into. 1t is expected that
within few days that town meeting
will be called and the proposition will
be put before the townspeople.
The school boards has investigated
the matter thoroughly and finds that
If the school Is to be built so as to be
ready for occupancy next fall it must
be started at once. If the proposition
is favorably received by the towns
people bids will be called for and
work started at once. 1t is not definite
ly known at this time whether, if the
school board is authorized to go ahead,
bonds will be issued to raise the
amount of money needed or whether
the money will be borrowed. 1t is
known that at least one of the men,
bers of the school board favors the
last named plan.
If work is started at once the build
ing will be ready for occupancy by
next fall. Another side Of the project !
that is favorable to starting the cree |
ton of the school at this time, is that |
of the school board have |
been advised that the present is more !
favorable to build than next spring as
prices of materials are lower than
they will be in the future.
The school board is known to
definitely favor building of at least
nine rooms.
In Tolls OF Police
Cleophus Grandy of Harris Corners
appeared in the Waterbury court this
to answer to the charges of
driving while under the influence OF
liquor and running into a car belong
ng to the Waterbury police depart
nent.
According to Grandys story and the
story of occupants of his car, the auto
belonging to the Waterbury police
vas ahead of them and kept making
luick starts and stops as though it
vas having engine trouble and that
he driver suddenly stopped without
ny sishai anu uranoy car collioeo
With it.
uranuy was 'heh tdhen III pS the
police and was charged
Nth reckless driving and with driving.
'hi!e uhuef .ne influence OF iiquor'
rHst DNtHehu LOT corporation
4 |
Al meeting OF tne STOCKHOLDERS OIL
ne oequasseh corporation IL was ;
oteu 10 declare dlVldend OF per
ent' AS tne corporation mas peen {
oris snort tune the STOCK {
oluers are greatly pleased with the
ne showing the company mas maze.
Heasy DOCKET
mere VIII De heavy court docket
the%town hall tonight.
SIX autoists VIII appear to answer
1arges OF taillng 10 go around the (
annc sign IN the center where roads
'mlng IN from BRISTOL Southlngton,
10 new britain lntersect.
me trainc sign at TINS point is the
'aterloo OF many or the motorists
lat pass through the town.
oHclals cannot understand why the
otorists insist III going TO the left of
le sign when IL is the rule through
IT the state that when an officer is
u on traihc duty all cars shall go .
the right OF trafhc signs !.
Durlng the past week eight motor