New Britain herald., 1924-09-10
BOARD ID CENSOR
 NEW GAS STATIONS
Public Works Department to
 Pass on All Applications

A regular meeting of the board Of public works was held last eve ming with Commissioners Conlon, kenney, Oldershaw, Pagan, Bedru- dezyk and Ohlson present
 A letter was received from tAc motor vehicle department in which the motor vehicle commissioner ad- rised the board that in the future all applications for permits 10 erect gas stations would be referred to the Board for action. It was explained, in the letter, thLt th,G was the usual policy Of the department. The com municaton was In reply 10 a letter sent to the motor vehicle commits sloner by City Engineer Williams.
 A petition was received by the board from the owners of new building at the corner of Main and Lafayette street asking for pcrmis- sion to install a tank to contain fuel oil, beneath the sidewalk on La fayette street. It was voted to lay the matter over until an investiga- ton can be made of the situation and 10 ascertain what is being done with such matters in other cities. This IS the first petition for such a permit to come before the board and members of the beard, believ- ing that other such petitions will be received shortly, thought 1t advis- able to proceed slowly so as not to establish precedent.
 Petitions for repairs on Miller street and for tpe grading of Daly avenue and Wilcox street were laid over, The petition for the grading of Daly avenue was sent to the board by the water commissioners.
 The board was advised, by letter, that the Corbin Cabinet Lock Co. is willing to share on6-half an ex- pense of $500 for the erection of a wire fence on Burlington avenue.
 The city engineer read several prices he had received on sewer pipe but no action was taken on the purchase of any After a discus sion on the merits of piping and of culverts in handling water it was voted to lay over the matter of eith- CT piping or laying Culvert on Mon- roe street until such time as the city engineer could draw up a sketch and make an estimate of the cost of a suitable culvert
 It was voted to start work on the al The work will be done by the city at an estimated cost of $4,000. The city engineer was authorized to get prices on amiesite for Bigelow street providing the base of the street proves suitable for an amiesite read.
 Chairman Gonlon speaking on the action of the owner of the Derby street dump who wants damages for having the city use his land said he thought it would be advisable for . the city to find dumps in each sec ton of the city and to have as much 1 dumping as possible done in the fill \ ing in of city streets as at the Glen l street dump.
 The board voted to grant the New. \ field avenue Gas Station Co. the
 right to an IS foot driveway Chair. man Conlon once again stated that l he is in favor of treating all statisr ! owners alike and thought that 1S
 feet was sufficient for driveway pur' | poses.
 | It was voted to do the Corbin ave | nue grading as soon as possible. | The matter of sidewalks on Vanc' | street was laid over.
 | The city engineer was authorize1 l to get bids at garages on the hous | ing of the new basin cleaner. | A petition for permanent pavin l on Elm street from East Main stree l to North street, signed by Council
 man Rutherford and Alderma
 Maerz was laid over.
 | The board voted to put the matte
 of the paving of Stanley street int
 the budget of next year as there
 insufficient money in the treasury |
 do the work.
 | It was voted to give the propert
 owners living on Stanley street, be
 tween Chestnut and Pleasant stree
 hearing on the widening of tn
 street.
 A petition was received from tn
 property owners on Dwight stre' Fl asking for the change of the grad
 on the street. It was voted to gi| l them 4 hearing.