New Britain herald., 1926-08-04

next meeiins or the city council in Septembel. so that bids can be asked fc: This is the last old style steel bridge in the city and due to it's condit..Y 1t has been necessary to place ~ weight limit for trucks passing oyef 1t.
 Missing Woman Located
 Mrs. Edith killough of 3S Park street. who wandered asay from the home of her brother on Monday morning apparently In it Of die traction, was located yesterday aft ernoon. She wandered into the Nash Service Station on School street late yesterday and employees, noticing that she was acting strangely. re- quested her to leave. This she re- fused to do and the police depart ment was notified. Officer Joseph Strup was sent to the address in question and brought her to head quarters. She was later returned 10 her home.
 Morning Newspapers Being stolen
 Complaint has been made to the police department by several news dealers that morning papers, which are left before their places of busi- ness early each morning, are being stolen on frequent occasions. It IS thought that young boys may be responsible for these losses and that they are selling the papers, retaining all Of the money for themselves. The police are Investigating.
 Mistake Skunk For Squirrel
 Several small boys by recent ex- perience have learned to distinguish the difference between young skunk and squirrel and it is prob able that they will in the future recognize the former animal no mat ter how far away he may be. The youths in question were on berry, ing expedition near the Plainville camp grounds when they noticed a small animal proceeding along a path through the woods. They im- mediately gave chase and after sev- VI tNi AAtSeNNS'~oA LII OHS Oi the boys succeeded in capturing it. The moment he laid his hands on the animal he realized his error in judgment and the skunk regained his liberty so promptly that he was un- soubtedly as surprised as was the boy himself
 On returning home, he related his experience to his parents, who had no occasion to doubt its authenticity the proof of his statements being all too apparent.
 Birth of Son
 A son was born at the Bristol hospital yesterday to MT. and Mrs. Wartshow of Green street.
 Searchlights for Bathers For the convenience of night bathers at the Rockwell park la goon, the searchlights. which have been located on the top of the Perlmore hotel and the Center building 10 light up the traffic off, cers' stands on the corner of Main and North Main streets and Main and School streets. have been re- moved and set up near the bathing beach. Since the establishment of a traffic standard at the latter loca- ton. the light is no longer required at that point and in view of the fact that the traffic officer on the corner Of Main and North Main street is relieved at 6:S0 p. m. each day. the searchlight In that location is not required during the summer months
 ! The increased lighting facilities al the lagoon will be greatly ap- preciated by bathers and will also be of assistance to the two life guards on duty at that point. Building Line Established ! At a meeting of the city council held last evening, it was voted to establish ten foot building line on Federal street between Maple and Summer streets. John Stotz. a resident of the section in question, favored 20 foot building line in case it was later decided to widen ! the street. A number of other per sons appeared at the open hearing which was held in conjunction with l the council meeting. but after con siderable discussion the ten foot line was decided on.
 Contract Awarded
 Bids for the work of widening Main street between Malone court 1 and North Main street were official ly opened at the meeting of the city council last evening and the contract awarded to Cosmo Vacca ! of this city, whose bid was s1,22L : Other bids were received from An tonic DiMarco of Plainville. the McGuire company of New Britain and Michael Marinelli, Bristol. , Mir. Vacca's bid was way below i those submitted by the other con- tractors and was about one-half the price estimated by the city. Some of the councilmen were of the opinion that 1t would be impossible to do the work for that price.
 Starlings Create Nuisance
 pr. B. B. Robbins reported to the city fathers last evening that an unusual nuisance was being created by thousands of starIings. which take up their nightly abode at the corner of Summer and Merriman streets. The noise which they make i keep people in that neighborhood awake nights and in other ways the birds make themselves unwelcome visitors. Several methods have beer talked of to rid the section in ques. tion of the nuisance, and the mos feasible method of shooting tn, birds was considered impracticabl' on account of the nearness of thu <, houses. It was suggested that th' fire department be called out for ; few nights 10 wet the trees, tn