New Britain herald., 1925-03-06
.STOECKEL PERMITS
 NEW GAS STATION
Goes Over Head Of Board Of
 Public Works
SITE ON WEST MAIN STREET
Commissioner Of Motor Vehicles Signs Document Favorable to DTS, D. W. and J. J. o'Connell and Standard on Company.

Dlsregarding recommendation Of the local board of public works State Commissioner of Motor Ve- hicles Robbins B. stoeckel today signed a permit for the installation of gasoline filling station at 3gS- 399 West Main street, which is the property of Drs. D. w. and J. J. O'Connell.
 The new filling station will be occupied by the Standard oil Co. under a one year lease with priv ilege of purchase after that time.
 Attorney George W. Brady car ried the case of Drs. O'Connell and the Standard Oil Co. to the state of- flciars office after the local public works board had emphatically re- fused to place its stamp of approval on the site. This is the first in- stance Of a refusal by the motor vehicles commissioner to abide by the wishes of the public works board.
 Property Owners Objected
 Charles P. Mccarthy who now conducts a gasoline filling station and automobile accessory business on the site. recently completed ne- gotiations for taking over a plot of land and buildings next east of s9s West Main street. He plans to in- stall a "drive-in" station. His ap- plication was heard and approved as the public works board was anxious to eliminate the present curb pump. When the O'ConneIl application came in. February 10, a hearing was held. Property owners in that neighborhood objected to granting the permit and after an investiga- tion it was reported unfavorably. Judge Bernard r. Gaffney. James North. Frank H. Johnston and others were put on record as op- posed to the O'Connell site. Under an agreement made with the auto mobile commissioner last year, the public works board submitted it's recommendation that no permit be issued.
 Since the powers of the public works board are limited to recon mendation, Attorney Brady argued his case before Commissioner Stoeckel.
 Object to Corbin Ave. Station Opposition to issuance of a permit for a gasoline filling station at the junction of Corbin avenue and Steele street will be offered by the board of education because the site is near the plot on which the board is planning the erection of a new building.
 Ernest Baehr, who has applied for the permit, is awaiting the de- cision of the city and state depart ments through which such applica- tions must pass and no action will be taken at least until after next Tuesday evening when the board of public works receives the applica- tion. An inspection by that board will follow. The building, police and fire departments must pass on the request first and it must be approved finally by the commis- sioner of motor vehicles. The filling station site is in prox- imity to the plot purchased several years ago for a school location. The school committee feels gasoline filling stations create hazards in the form of fire risks, increased traffic, etc, and also disturb classes by at tracting automobiles, the stopping, starting, racing of motors and shift ing of gears causing distractions i from study.
 Chairman P. F. King of the school committee will bring the matter be- fore his board for discussion at a meeting on March 13. If 1t is found that action is to be taken be- fore that date. he will ask the necessary authority from members ofthe committee to appear before the board of public works and re- ] mOnstTate