New Britain herald., 1924-07-30
ACTION POSTPONED
 0N PARK ST. PAVING
Public Works Board Also Rejects
 Stanley St. Widening Bids

Al meeting Of the beard Of public
 works held last evening The matter
 Of the Park street paving vas Es'
 opened and bids were received from
 three companies, 4 short discus
 sion sas held on The merits Of The
 three bidders and Il sas decided to
 postpone action until a special meet
 ing which Hlll be called within the
 neat week,
 Bids we're received on thepreiset of
 widening Stanley street from Hart,
 ford avenue north 10 Allen street.
 The lowest bid Was tli.sfs. submitted
 by the Peter auzio Construction Co,
 As the engineers estimate for the
 work was considerably lower, the
 board ordered all of the bids rejected
 and instructed ths engineer to call for
 new bids, making a slight change in
 the work 10 be done which 1t Is hoped
 will lessen the cost The original
 project pas 10 widen the street four and ons-half feet on each side.
 The board took up a number of hearings throughout the evening. The property owners Of Carlton street were given q hearing on the oiling of the street Following the hearing it was voted to oil the street. The property owners of Putnam street were given a hearing on the con- struetion of a sidewalk. The board voted 10 order the sidewalk built. A hearing vas given the property owners Of Linvood street for the con- struction of . sewer from Shuttle sa ra ArtA ~tr and the sewer was ordered con- structsd.
 There were a number of property owners present on a hearing on re- ducins the building line from IS to , feet on Washington street, from Lafayette to Broad streets. The consensus among the board members following the hearing seemed to be that the agitation for . reduction of the building line was nearly all the work of one property owner. After | . lengthy discussion it was voted to give the petitioner leave to with draw.
 A number of requests were received from garage men who desired the right to have two or more driveways into their property. Chairman Conlon was emphatic in stating his position in regard to granting these privileges. While 1t Is the right of every man to have one entrance 10 his Mir. Conlon said. he did not think if advisable to grant the privi- ege of cutting the sidewalks up and ,f having driyeways running through he streets without close inspection ,f the property where the driveway s to be located.
 petition was received asking for $ 'epairs to be made to Commonwealth lyenue. The board voted to have the york done as soon as possible.
 A petition was received for the con- of sewer and the accept lnce of Long street. The matter of he acceptance of the street was i, a bled but it was voted to have the i. ewer constructed. i,
 A petition was received from Morris 1. and others of Broad [, treet objecting to having permanent :. avement laid on the street until the are installed. A year ago 2 he board voted to hold up the paw L. 'ere installed and at that time the esidents were solidly in favor of aving the pavement laid regardless f, the subways as they felt the con- ition of the street necesstated 1t. 2. tcting on their appeal for the pave II rent at that time the board ordered hepayement laid and members of the II oard last night expressed themselves A s puzzled as to what the property c wners want. It was voted to give IT hearing on the matter.
 The engineer was given authority , order 32,0o0 feet of conduit pipe Il .om the B. s. Barnum Co.,, of Clare- . lont, Pa.
 It was voted to buy new Page rag bucket as the engineer ex- lained the one now in use is prac- cally worn out.
 The proflles of the new develop rent of the Russwin Land Co.,, off