New Britain herald., 1925-06-24
PLUMBER AWARDED
 SI45 FOR REPAIRS
Suit of Baldwin and RaHeI Heard
 in Court
HEARING ON R. R. BRIDGE
Common Council and Property own CTS to Discuss North Pond Street Span July 5-Wedding Bells Ring Out,

Deciding that oral contracts are practically impossible to decide, Judge Thomas J. Malloy of the com mon pleas court in has handed down a decision concerning A. NJ. Bald win. a plumber of Forestville, who vas represented in a suit over a plumbing contract with Morris Raf- fel, a North Main street merchant, by Judge s. E. Mink.
 Raffel, through his attorney, Judge Joseph M. Donovan, alleged that Baldwin had contracted at a fiat rate Of sG0 10 make some re- pairs on the Raffel block. When the work was completed, he alleged that Baldwin wanted more money, claim ing that other work had been done. It was the Baldwin contention that the plumbing inspector had refused to approve the plans for the work as agreed in the sG0 contract and that it was necessary for the owner and the contractor to again agree on the terms. This time, according to the Baldwin contention, the two contracting parties agreed 10 follow the layout proposed by the plumbing inspector at the cost of the labor and materials plus 20 per cent.
 Daniel J. Donovan of the office Of Plumbing Inspector Oscar Anderson appeared as principal witness for Mir. Baldwin while David Cohen, a tenant in the block. was the prin- cipal witness for Mir. Raffe.
 In his decision, Judge Malloy or dered Raffe 10 pay what the plumb ing inspector thought was a reason- able price, which proved 10 be s145.
 Serving Assessment Notices
 Notices are being served today by Sergeant Daniel McGillicuddy of the police department for a hearing to be held before the city council on July on the matter of assessments of benefits and damages for the erection of the North Pond street bridge over the railroad connecting Pond street with North Pond street.
 The total cost Of the bridge and approaches was s33,S00 of which the railroad company will pay s9,99S and the city will pay s5,029. The remainder of the cost will be as- sessed against the benefited prop erty owners.
 The Bristol Realty O., owner of the Barnes tract of 70 houses, at the addition 10 the tract known as Bur- lington Heights, has the largest amount assessed against it. S7,110 for the Barnes tract and $610 for the Burlington Heights tract. The Suburban Homes, Inc, has an as- scssment of sS6O for the Fernwood tract which it owns.
 Another large assessment is that of Synder and Norton which amounts to s200.
 Due to the miX-up over the clos ing of the Crescent Drive crossing on account of the construction of the new overhead bridge, it is likely that the hearing will be a lively one. It is expected that large number of the property owners on Pond street extension will appear before the council for damages because of the closing of the crossing, or they may make an appeal for the Teopening of the Crescent Drive crossing.
 T the overhead railroad bridge, waiv- CTS were secured from what was thought to be all of the property owners who had right in the pri- vate crossing at Crescent Drive. Since the crossing was closed about two weeks ago, it has developed that there were several property owners interested in the old crossing who had not signed waivers. One prop erty owner that did not sign waiver was the Birge Company Inc, knit goods manufacturer, which claims right of way across the crossing to its pond known as "Birge's Pond"
 When the railroad company an- nounced its intention to close the crossing. threats that any fence erected would he torn down, led the railroad company to dump several carload of huge rocks there, weigh ing as much as 10 and l5 tons apiece. These rocks measure l2 and | z feat orrOsS tbo foDs
 Lawn Festival Tomorrow.