New Britain herald., 1924-10-16
COMMON COUNCIL ADOPTS
 RESOLUTIONS ON SHELLY

New Britain is facing a gasoline sta ton problem and we should be slow to enact any laws tending to in- crease the number of gasoline filling stations
 Respectfully submitted,
 "A. M. PAONEssA, Mayor"
 Bills in the amount of $S5,S61.04 were ordered paid on recommends ton of the finance committee.
 The mayor and board of alder men recommended abatement of taxes as follows: List of 1924, $4,- i1l,S9; list of 1928, $I25.10; list of 1922, SSS,20; list of 1921, $lS.2O; street sprinkling 1924. $S6,56; street sprinkling 1928, s4.S0. Total, s4,- S2425. The abatements were voted.
 On recommendation of the or dinanee committee restrictions on parking at Shuttle Meadow Lake adopted.
 The claims committee recom- mended that leave to withdraw be given in tho claim of Joseph Negrola for damages for a window broken when a stone was hurled up by the revolving wheels Of a passing auto mobile. The committees action was supported.
 The report Of special committee 10 consider the assessment of paving certain streets submitted the follow ing, which was adopted: ITO Ills Honor, the Mayor, and the
 Common Council of the City of
 New Britain:
 The committee of the common council, appointed by the mayor un- der the authority of resolution of the common council, August 20, 1924, to act with the board of pub lie works relative to the assessment of paving benefits for pavements constructed within the city limits has conferred with said board, and finds that no assessment has been or dered on the following streets:
 "L Stanley street-AlIen street to 1bele's Corner, concrete, built by state highway department in 1916.
 ?, Stanley street-Hartford avenue to Allen street, Hassam concrete with Bicomac top, built by city in 1911.
 3. West Main strect-Black Rock bridge to Slater road, amiesite on concrete base, built by state high way department and city in 1919.l
 A. Stanley street-Ibelle's Corner to city line, concrete, built by state highway department in 1919.
 "5. South Main street-Stanley street to Brook street, concrete, built by city in 1922.
 "6. Dwight strcet-Dvight Court to East street, concrete, built by city in 1922.
 "7. South Main street-Brook street to Roberts street, concrete, built by city in 1923.
 "S. West Main strcet-slater Road to city line, concrete, built by state highway department in 1923.
 "9. North Main street and Broad street-Main street to Washington street, concrete and hillside brick, built by city in 1923.
 ''The committee and board have carefully considered the matter and arrive at the following conclusions:
 "1. That the city cannot assess benefits for pavements built by the state highway department, although property along such highways is more valuable because of such con- struction.
 "2. That the streets listed are more or less traffic streets to sur rounding towns and to thickly pop ulated sections of the city.
 "S. That with the change of type of traffic, both local and through traffic, the benefits are general.
 "4. That the abutting property is assessed at higher valuation by req son of such highways and pave- mcnts, and
 "5. That no assessment Of paving benefits should, therefore, be as- sessed against abutting property by reason of pavements constructed on the streets listed above.
 "The committee and board of pub lie works therefore recommends the adoption of the following:
 Resolved: That the report of the special committee and board of pub lie works, relative to the assessment of paving benefits on the streets list ed in said report be accepted and adopted, and no assessment of paw ing benefits shall be levied on said streets, and be it further
 Resolved: That the matter of paving benefits be referred to the charter revision committee to con- sider with a view of the elimination of such provisions of the city char ter.
 Special Committee:
 w. H. JUDD,
 c. J. DEHM,
 J. MEARZ,
 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,