New Britain herald., 1926-12-15
ASKS CITY ID PAY
 FOR LOSS 0F SON
Invalid Wants Bristol to Reim-
 purse Him for Death
JAIL SITE FOR CEMETERY
No Interest Shown By Citizens in Amendments to Charter-Quarter of Beef Stolen-Legion Auxiliary Nominates Officers.

At an adjourned meeting of the was read from A. II. Buzzell of Saco, Maine, whose son was drowned while bathing at Rockwell Park lagoon, asking that the city reim- purse him for the expense incurred as result of the fatality. He stated that he was an invalid and that prior to his death. the son had been his only means of support.
 Mayor John r. Wade, in discus sing the communication. pointed out that the autopsy performed on the body after death showed that there was no water in the young mans lungs, which would tend to sub stantiate the theory that heart trouble was the contributing factor. Corporation Counsel William N. De- Roster also pointed out that the city could in no way be held responsi ble even though the swimming pool came directly under the supervision of one of it's departments. At the llule Ol lIle uiUNllIS, thV bttliA'iis season at the park had been closed and the services of the two life guards had been dispensed with about a week previously.
 To Assign Property to Cemetery
 Councilman W. Raymond Crumb, who was appointed a committee Of one to make an appraisal of the property on which the Forestville jail stands, reported to the city council last evening that the tract Tn question has frontage of 229 feet on Circle street and depth at one corner of 231 feet and at the other end 199 feet. The value of the land, in his estimation, would prob- ably range from s1,500 to s2,00o and he presented a motion that the land in question be assigned to the jurisdiction of the Forestville Ceme- tery Association, whose land ad- joins the strip in question. The question was brought up as to whether a deed would be necessary to affect the transfer, some mem- bers of the council believinng such a step to be necessary while others felt, that in view of the fact that all deeds for land for cemetery pur- poses were made in the name of the city, such action would not be necessary. The matter was finally left with Corporation Counsel Will liam N. DeRosier, who will render decision at the next council meet ing.
 Councilman Crumb pointed out that the land was acquired in 1863 for sS5, which amount was not paid by the city but by F. N. Welch, who at the time was at the head of the Welch Clock Co. in Forestville.
 Hearing On Charter Amendments
 No citizens appeared interested in the public hearing held last evening on the two charter amendments, one dealing with the police pension and benefit fund and the other covering permanent paving and after a short discussion on the part of the city council, they were both referred to Counsel William N. De- Roster with instructions to take the steps for presentation be- fore the legislature. Both amend ments will then be voted upon by local voters at the next city elec- ton.
 Appropriation For Street Signs
 At the city council meeting last evening, it was voted to include in the budget for the present year an appropriation of $5,000 to cover the erection of street signs and markers in the first taxing district and also as much of the second taxing dis trict as could be taken care Of by the appropriation. It was estimated that the net cost to the city for the signs and posts for the first taxing disrict would total s3.6O9.39 and for the second taxing district (Forest- ville) $36S.51, making a total of sS,- 977,90. This figure excludes the cost of setting up the poles and signs, which work will be done by the public works department.
 The city engineer, superintendent of public works and the street com- mittee were instructed to prepare a to cover the work to be done in this respect for the year end ing November 30th, 1927.
 To Number Houses
 Acting on a motion presented by w. Raymond Crumb, the council voted 10 instruct the city engineer to prepare a program for -he numbering of houses in Forest vile, the cost of the work not to ex- ,eed $500. The absence of house numbers had been @ serious handi- zap in the past to visitors and de- livery men in that section of the ,iry.