New Britain herald., 1924-09-03

serviced by trolley companies only from this city to Plainville. and fl the petition Is granted q virgin terri tory will be opened up for transports tion. The route goes over a part of the thoroughfare known as the Col. lege Highway from Pennington tc Simsbury.
 Mcdonnell Brothers desire ( franchise between this city and Hartford. Because of the routing out Of this city over streets not taker care of by traction companies, little opposition to the petitions Is antici' pated, according to sentiment ex' pressed yesterday about the city.
 Building Owners Appeal
 Fred Herold, Victor Milward and associates, owners of the old savings bank building. have taken an appeal to the superior court from the Main street building line decision of the city council.
 The owners protest that the build ing damages them greatly as they are unable to carry outplans for the development Of their real estate.
 Vacca to Pave Main Street
 Practically underbidding his near est competitor by 80 per cent, Cosmo Vacca of this city secured the con- tract for the paving of Main street, at the meeting of the city council last night. Vacca bid s1.95 a square yard for the work while his nearest competitor was Sperry Mastrobattis- to with a price of s3.60.
 The street work will be started at once in order that traffic problems, which resulted from the narrow pas sageway, which the present high ways affords, may be done away with. Street lines have been estab- lished by the city council along the lines of the present property so that nothing remains but the actual physical change in the streets lay out.
 Slips on Banana
 Claiming that she slipped on a banana peel on North Main street several weeks ago and thereby broke her leg, Miss Mary Bachman of North street asked the city for damages at the council meeting. The matter was referred to the claims committee for investigation.
 Miss Bachman suffered a bad fall which has confined her to her home for some time.
 Will Ask State Aid
 Decision was reached by the council to ask the state to make its share of the repairs on Farm ington avenue, which has been in bad condition for some time. As this is a state aid road, portion of the expense is assessable to the commonwealth. The thoroughfare is honeycombed with holes and ruts that make travelling anything but pleasant.
 Vacca Presents Claim.
 Through his attorney, Joseph P. O'Connell, Contractor Cosmo Vacca has presented a claim to the city for $4,000 for work done on the new high school, for which he has not been reimbursed. Attorney O'Connell asked that that matter be discussed with him by the claims committee so that the bill might reach adjustment. and it was voted to have the claims committee han. dle the matter.
 Sewer Hearing Set.
 Hearing on the laying of a sewer on Locust street. directly off Pratt street will take place at the meet. ing on September 16. A petition for this improvement came to the council last night.
 "Music Hath Charms"
 The old saying that music hath charms to soothe the savage breast" nearly went by the board last night at the council session as a tiff began between Executive Manager Earl J. Arnold and Coun- cilman Frank R. Graves, when an appropriation of s212 for two bands for the defense day celebration on September IF was asked.
 Mr. Graves moved that $1O6, the price of one band, be appropriated and therein trouble started. Mr. Arnold vigorously protested against the restriction of the committee to one band and declared that he would mail out notices recalling all of the invitations to organizations to parade on that day. He thought one band insufficient and an- nounced that one of the council members, Frank s. Merrill, was chairman of the plans for the ob- servance.
 After discussing the matter, the council voted to leave the expendi- ture for music in the hands of the celebration committee so that if necessary the extra amount may be used.
 May Be Boomerang.
 The request of Hubert Pons, ap- bearing for Armond S. Pons, that the city pay the latter $500 for the filling in of the old waterway on Preston street, may prove a boom- erang. In years back. it was as- serted last night to the council by some of the members. the owner of the land had built the bridge over the water so that the roadway might be accepted by the city. If this is the case. Mir. Pons will have the expense of a bridge on his hands, The city is planning to fill the ditch to connect the section with the new concrete bridge over the Pequabuck river nearby.
 The most Expensive chair in the world-made of solid silver and worth about s60,0o0-belongs to the