New Britain herald., 1926-02-03
WILLIAMS TALKS
 QN PURlIC WORKS
Tells What City Is Doing to
 Improve Streets

Declaring that the board of plb- lie works was the eyes oi the city, City Engineer Joseph H. Williams addressed the Exchange club at ilH weekly meeting at the Burriu ho. tel at C o'clock last rv"uul. He told the club members that thr principal work of rh" board of public works was confined 10 city streets and public highways,
 "New Britain is growing very rapidly" Mir, Williams stated, "but the demand on the part of In" public for improvement iu 'hr new sections of the city far exceeds inc ropidity ot development. Since 1921 the amount allowed for lhr board has douhGd lN 1g?l rnr board was allowed &&&.&oo, and in 1925. the board of finance allowed us s70,6 ,6Uo.
 "Automohllos have affected the macadam roads in New Britain" " continued Nr. Williams, "aud ~c havc been forced 10 oil and sand the surfaces again. and we are now using the penetration method in making maCadam roads, First, We use the old water bound macadam, and on top of that We put stone gravel. Then We pour a hot sur face Of asphalt. which makes ihr road more durable. This kind Of q road was first used hy the city, and for the first time In the state. on Wells street There are now three such streets in the city"
 An evolution has been reached in paving also, Mir. Williams told the club. Paving laid ten years agc is not satisfactory, and the city i> now using reinforced concrete roads with an asphalt surface which can be resurfaced whenever f. wears down. Mir, Williams sait this was much cheaper 10 do thar to lay a new asphalt road. He sait the new surface can be put or without hurting the concrete base Of the road.
 "One of the main duties of th' department is to improve condi lions at street intersections" Mir Williams insisted. Another grca problem we have is to keep in streets clean. We are attempting tt replace manual labor with mo chanical equipment. We arc nov using motor swcepcrS in snow re moval. This sort of thing ha grown remarkably in five years We now have trucks for use il snow removal."
 He stated that for he first tim work of removing the snow wa attempted Monday night after th snow had ceased. Two trucks an mechanical loader worked a night.
 For repairing the streets it too s215.0o0 during the past year, Il said. Ho also stated that sprinhin of streets is being discarded fc the cheaper anl more offectiv method of oiling and sanding tf thoroughfaros. Continuing. he dc clared that the board Of publi works is vitally interested in stree lighting, cleaning of catch hasir along the curbings of the side walks. and also in the control ( the dumps and sewerage system Of the city. He said that the cor trol of the sewer system is 1T second most important work h department accomplishcs.
 The city of New Britain is or Of the few cities in the state, M Williams said. which owns all Il pipes underground in the city. r said that with the exception of tl gas company's pipes, all are owne by inc city. There are condui valued at s50n.oo0 under the stre surface. All of these conduits a self sustaining.
 He declared that his departmc' hopes 10 complete many improv ments in the streets of New Bri ain. which would open new cha npls and improve old avenues traffic. For instance. they conter plate grading the boulevard Stanley street at the south end the park, and connecting 1t wi