New Britain herald., 1924-11-13


 cd upon the splendid manner ii which the playground at the Park street school was properly graded and leycled during the summer va cation. This has meant much to the outdoor activities Of the Park street school girls and boys,
 '"Tho transfer of seventh and eighth grade pupils from the rural schools to the city schools: The chairman Of the graded school dis- tftclS in town have been interviewed, as well as those Of the Edgewood, stafford, South Chippens Hill and Fall Mountain districts. Considerable discussion has been had, and while . but few pupils of the rural schools have bocn, in this manner, brought 10 llc larger graded schools of the city, yet wo feel that foundation has been laid for further discussion and future action along these lines"
 Water Main Extensions.
 Water main extension 10 tho Edgcwood district of the city has been prttioncd for by the property owners in that locality and the board Of water commissioners will hold a hearing OH the matter next Tuesday evening, The extension asked for is one of the longest ex- teniions sought in some time and the commissioners arc willing to make the cArension if some proper means is found of levying the as- sessmcnts for the cost.
 During the past summer the city water mains have been extended over Farnington avenue to tifs Lewis" corner and thence for a distance of 1000 feet up Jerome avenue toward Edgewood. In or der 10 reach inc community of Edgewood, which is in the northern part Of the city, it would be neces- sary 10 lay slightly less than a mae Of water mains,
 However. If the extension is made. some other means of assessing the cost of the work than on the front footagc will have to be decided upon due 10 the fact that some property owners have long distances of prop. crty by which the mains would nave to be laid whereas other prop- erty owners have only few feet. It would be obviously unfair to as- sess d property owner for several thousand front feet because he owns farm land along the street and on "hIch he has no buildings whereas his ncighbor who has a house on building lot and who would he immediately benefited by having water service, would be assessed for only few feet.
 An attempt will be made to have the property owners. who will be served, divide the major part of the cost among them with the snaIl remainder of the cost of the work assessed against the property by which the water mains will pass.
 The property woners as far north as the Edgewood school and east and west on Maple avenue and Mix streets hayo been ordered to ap- pear, While tho property ownefs are anxious 10 have the water sery- lce' it is admitted that there may be some difficulty in making m equitable assessment of the cost of the work which will be agreeable to all concerned. 9
 Masonic Building Co. Elects
 Miles Lewis Peck was cected president of the Masonic Building company at the meeting of the di- rectors in the Masonic temple last evening. Other officers elected are Nice-president, Wallace B. Crumb: secretary A. D. Wilson: treasurer, Julian k. Holley; auditors Morris l., Tiffany and Richard H. Beamish. 7
 MCNIillan Coming
 Out of deference 10 his radio oner- ator Donald Mix of this city, Donald E. MacMilIan, noted Arctic exnlor- CT who recently returned from a fourteen months trip to the Arctic during which he discovered the es- act location Of the magnetic pole, will deliver his first public lecture on his trip at the Bristol Communitys theater tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock.
 
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