New Britain herald., 1924-04-08
STORM DAMAGE MAY
 to UP ID Sl50,OO0
Part Of Retaining Wall on Boule-
 yard Is Latest Casualty
MATTHEW ST. WASHED OUT
Mayor and City Officials in Conference Community Concert Tonight Policeman's Nose Kn0ws-Red Mems Show Thursday Night.

7 storm damage continued through out the day yesterday when under
 mined walls fell swelling the repair
 costs so that the city will face an ex- pense of well near s150,00o. The
 Memorial Boulevard suffered more
 damage yesterday afternoon when
 without warning at o'clock, 900 feet of the retaining wall on the north side of the thoroughfare, protecting the park pond from the Pequabucll river slid into the roaring water of that stream. Quick work on the part of the workmen of the public works de- partment saved the ornamental iron fencing that surrounded the wall. The big retaining wall in the rear of the Red Mems hall on Prospect street also toppled yesterday.
 The northside section of the city suffered from d rampage Of the old North Creek, usually a somnolent stream that has been covered over for ractically it's whole length.
 The waters tore out Ingraham and sections of surrounding streets. Grid Icy street lost curbs and big part of the roadway, making bill of sev- eral thousands of dollars for the city.
 The flooding of the high school gymnasium and the wrecking of the Memorial Boulevard may result in a serious blow to tho Seicheprey Day plans and also of the police ball ar rangements. The Seichcprey Day ob- servanco is scheduled for April 19. The high school floor has been en- gagged for the dancing and here again n big difficulty has arisen. The floor may warp and if so, there is little prospect that the high school can be used on either April l9 or April 25, tho last named day being the time of tho police bail. The pumping engine hose was 10 short yesterday to reach the water in the gymnasium so that the pump of Contractor Cosmo Nacca was hooked on. This is a smaller af- fair than the fire engine pump and tho floor is expected 10 be soaked thoroughly before all of the | water is out.
 Matthews Street Lost"
 Matthews street is no more. follow ing the flood of Sunday night and Monday morning, for tho Grand Canyon of the Colorado has nothing on the scenery of that section Of the city. The flood tore gully down 1 the street, at least ie feet 1 deep for a distance of nearly mile. | Traffic cannot use the highway for | here Is none. Even Ilill street traf- ic nearly is held up as the raging waters tore away bridge and under mined tho approaches, causing trans CTS from one bank 10 the other of he trucking materials that are used ,y the farms north Of inc brook.
 City officials Confer.
 Mayor John r. Wade and the city .ounci met last night to discuss the oss because Of the storm of Sunday md Monday. As full returns have lot been compiled. the exact loss an only be estimated. The city officials talked last night of suing a prominent physician who has been Hing in land, off Gridlcy street where the flood created havoc when he surface sewers became blocked , " debris from the fllcd-in land. iridley street win mean an outlay f several thousand dollars by the , ity.
 Policeman smells Out Alcohol. {
 Patrolman John Blasi of the local olice department takes inc laurels or smelling out "hooch" on his i eat. according 10 his find of early { ionday morning. when he unearthcd ! five gallon can of fine grain alcohol l mid the variegated odors Of to- { iato cans and other debris in the ear of the smoke shop conducted by : oscph Zigman on Laurel street. As 1
 result of the poiiceman's discov- { ry Zigman was brought into court ,day to explain the presence of the q an on his property. In view of the 1 lct that thc court officials were way. the trial will be held on C Zigman disclaims any nowIedge Of tho can Of alcohol but