New Britain herald., 1923-07-12
PainuiM 'News
MACDONALD LOOKS
over R.R. CROSSING
FaVorS Widening Of Space on
West Main St. Suggests Petition

West Main St. Suggests Petition
ALL. READY FOR OUTING
state to Lay Road on Corner-Martha
Sewing Circle Elects Officers
School Notes--Baseball Games
Briefs.
State Highway Commissioner Johr
/ II. Macdonald visited Plainville t.
/ inspect the railroad crossing on West
| Main street yesterday afternoon
Members Of the town plan commits
sion accompanied the commissioner
on the tour of inspection and pointed
out the bad features Of the gates and
the road in general. The commits
sioner stated that 1t was his opinion
that the crossing was a dangerous
spot The gates extend out three feet
into the Travelled highway and the
| road is considerably narrower than at
any other point.
He suggested that the members of
the own plan commission draw up a
petition and forward it to the public
utilities commission asking for the
elimination of the danger at this
point. He stated that the state high
way commission was ready to make
over the road whenever the gates are
changed and the road widened.
Ready For Outing.
The employees Of the Trumbull
Electric Co. are ready for the annual
outing which takes places Monday,
July Is. Savin Rock will be the
scene of the destination of more than
500 employees of the factory
and their friends. The committee
which consists of r. l.. Seymour, w.
A. Cassidy. H. Ewall, Charles Living
ston and o. M. Baker has announced
that all the trolleys will leave New
Britain center at 7:15 o'clock In the
morning. The first car will take care
of all employees living between Plain
Vile center and Milldale. The sec
ond car will pick UP all passengers
between New Britain and Mountain
View. Following these, there will be
five or six cars for the remainder of
the employees which will stop in
Plainville center.
1t is planned to leave Plainville at
8 O'Clock, arriving at Savin Rock at
1880 o'clock. The return trip will
be made at o'clock, alth ough one
or two cars will remain there for
anyone who wishes to remain until
7 o'clock.
Dinner will be enjoyed in Wilcox's
at 1880 o'clock, but Immediately
upon arrival in Savin Rock, there will
be a program of sports between vari-
GUS team. The principal match of
the day will be between the Hicks"
and the "Numbskulls" two teams
picked up from among the employees.
The committee announces that any
one wishing to secure extra tickets,
either for the dinner or for transport
tation, can do so before the cars are
boarded in Plainville center. The
committee will be present for one-half
hour before the starting time for the
accommodation of all who wish to
pun tiChi' hiS SNoi ou'ihS
will be the largest ever conducted by
the company.
state To Lay Road
Commissioner John Mcdonald
while in town yesterday, conferred
with First Selectman William J. john
son concerning the alterations under |
way on the corner of Whiting and |
West Main streets. When he heard |
that about IA feet were to be out |
away there, he stated that the state
highway commission would take part
of the additional roadway to be laid
there He stated that although the
alterations were being made by Plain
Vile, the travelling public as n whole
would be benefited. This will cut
down the expense of the proposition
for the town, according to Selectman
Johnson.
Sewing Circle Elects
Martha Sewing circle held the an
1ual meeting at the home of Mrs.
Frank Gilbert on Mountain road yes
erday afternoon and the following Of
icers were elected for the coming
rear: President, Mrs. Wallace Beach:
vice. president, Mrs. Ethel Scherr: sec
'etary and treasurer Mrs. Minnie
2ease; first director, Mrs. Wallace
3rown: second director, Mrs. Jennie
1ickok, and third director Mrs. Anne
Vance. 1t was voted not to hold any
urther meetings until the first We'd
,esday in August. The next meet
ng will then be held at the home of
hrs. Bruce Gilbert on Pierce street.
were served yesterday
.ftcr the business sssion.
To Meet On Schools
The school committee will hold an
important meeting In the near future
o decide on a plan to take care of
he high school pupils for the coming
ear. Since both Bristol and New
Britain have refused to care for any
more Plainvile pupils, the local COM
nittee has been put to its own re-
ources to take care of the graduates
Who wish to enter high school. Some
ak was spread around town the past
CIV days about calling a special town I
Meeting to put the matter before the
oters. but no definite action has been
aiken yet. The new grammar school
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