New Britain herald., 1923-09-06
HOLD CONFERENCE
ON R. R. CROSSING
Town Officials Meet Engineer TO
Plan Highway Improvement
FIREMEN KARIN TO GO.

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Him-Iadies' Aid Meeting Well At
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Engineer Savage OF the New York
New Haven e. Hartford Railroad Co
was In conference with town officials
today In regard TO the widening OF
the street at the railroad crossing
west OF Ryder's store. Judge b. r.
Gaffney OF New Britain represented
the town as did First Selectman
johnson. John Lamb and Joseph Nc.
kernon.
The town officials laid the PROPOSE
ton drawn up by Mr.. Mckernon be-
fore the railroad engineer and in
formed him that this was the plan
that the town would consider. The
main point contained was the moving
OF the present gates. which are In
the highway. back about ten feet
west This moving OF the gates
would entail the moving of the rail-
road switch.
Inc sidewalk wouiu then run silshl-
ly on the properly OF the knittins
mills and about a foot on the site
of the present gate house. 1t was
also explained that the gate house
should be moved TO the Opposite sioe
OF the ROAD.
4 slat l,a hi
Mr.. savage saiu tnat ne thousn'
other representatives. from the raii-
road had construed the oesire OF tne
town dinerentiy from the pan the o.
ficials were now putting pefore NM
he was then tolo tnat II they nad IL
was their own assumption as they
had been given no reason Tor such
construction.
Mr.. Savage said that he thought
good plan would be to have the side
walk cut through the knitting mill
property and to have 1t circle around
the present switch. rms proposltlon
did not meet with the approval OF
the town officials who proposed the
moving back of the switch SO that
the sidewalk would run IN straight
line to point about five feet west
of Ryder's store where 1t would join
the present sidewalk, forming an
elbow joint at this point.
Mr. Savage said that he was of the
opinion that the railroad company
would see the Justlces OF the improve
ment but that expense would be APP
proximately $1,000. He could not
say whether the company would ap-
prove of spending this amount. He
then proposed that the town and the
railroad company do the work ana
divide the expense. ms the TOWN. o.
hc1als refused to do but said that they
were willing to pay sum, estimated
at $780, by Mr.. Savage, for moving the
switch, put that the rallroad conf
pany would nave TO pay Tor the NOV
ing OF the gates ana the erecuon .!
new gates as after the proposed
are made 1t Will be necessary
to have two sets OF gates IN place OF
one set which are now at the cross
ing
Mr.. Savage then proposed having
the trolley line OF the Brlstol Tram
way company stop It's cars at
greater distance west OF the crossing
and thus relieve congestion. This was
not accepted.
An agreement was reached that the
town officials submit thelr proposi
ton in formal letter to the railroad
officers.
Fircmen to Have Galn Week
Indications are that the gaia week
10 be held here under the auspices
Of the Plainville fire department VIII
be a huge success and one of the
biggest events In the history OF the
The committee IN charge has peen
assured of the presence OF surl-
'ient number OF hre companies from
Ill over the state TO MAKE the mann
moth parade on the last day Oh the
week prilllant aHair.
AlHady large NUMBER ol eh.rles
or the neld events which WIZ oe lelu