New Britain herald., 1925-03-04

as spring weather permits, Benefits and damages on account of this bridge will also be assessed as soon us they have been determined, Main street from tho railroad bridge to High street has been widened, and paved as has also the lower end of Summer street. The improvement here Is very marked, and we think will be much appreciated. Pine street has been laid out as n four rod roadway, and bounds have been set, so that the way is now prepared for the improvement of this street gher the time seems propltious. The tractors purchased by the City have proved their worth so far as road repair work is concerned, and have also been found ideally suited for snow removal. These machines have paid for themselves many | times over,
 The foregoing covers some Of the l tllplt v llllIblAdllA aAAlNiNiNe VI AiAN past year, the expense for some of which, such as repairs on account of flood damages amounting 10 $l7,- 0no.O0, were not provided for in the budget, but we were able to finance these from savings In other direc- tions, and no indebtedness has been incurred thereby.
 Furthermore, we have also, during the past year, reduced our indebted ness by retiring bonds and through sinking fund, approximately $4O,- | 500. We have also funded the float ling indebtedness of the first taxing district, which will result in ma |tcrial saving in interest, and insure the gradual extinction of the prin- cipal. Also the final payment on our sewer indebtedness will be made next June.
 AS we all know, the city has been without facilities for proper storage of tools and machinery, and as a consequence, these articles, many of them valuable, have been exposed to all kinds of weather conditions which naturally has a most deteriorating and damaging effect. Furthermore, the city has had no place or facilities for making repairs to tools and ma chinery. The property back of the city hall which has been acquired from the Ward estate, will give the city these much needed facilities, and I am sure will prove most profitable investment for the city.
 "In my message last year, I called attention to congested traffic situa- ton on Main street, between the Boulevard and the railroad bridge. and on North Main street, from it's intersection with Main street and suggested a plan for relief which in substance was a recommendation to open new street across the short block from the intersection Of Church and Laurel streets to the in
 tersection of Meadow and Foley streets. Also to extend Valley street from Race street to North street, which would give us thoroughfare
 parallel to North Main street, from
 North street to the Boulevard over
 which all through traffic could be
 diverted. No action has been taken,
 however, on this matter; but the necessity for this improvement is
 more apparent now than ever. l therefore strongly urge that this
 proposition receive your early at
 tention.
 "I would also again call attention
 to the Blakesey street proposition. The present bridge over the railroad
 has outlived its usefulness. The railroad company will have to make replacement. It would be of great advantage if we could induce the railroad company to give us an un-
 derpass instead of the bridge. In
 my annual message last year, GOV cred fully the advantages of this change. I recommend this matter for serious attention.
 f 'I again call attention to the ur- gent necessity for a sidewalk on the road between Bristol and Forestville
 Pedestrians now use the roadway and in view of the large amount of , automobile traffic, this practice is , most dangerous.
 , q urge that further effort be made to have Pennington avenue from its , connection with the Plainville- Farm q ington road through to Terryville l taken over by the state and i'm = proved
 Nothing has as yet been done to- { ward South street extension (Curtiss ;, Lane) owing to the inability of the n property owners to arrive at def.