New Britain herald., 1926-01-13
CONLON PROPOSES C0ASTING PROGRAM
Believes Youth Should Not Be
 Deprived Of Sport

ne cooperation Of tho police do. partmcnt will be asked by tho board or public works in an effort 10 rcgu. Iate coasting in this city, inc board decided a, Il meeting last night.
 Chairman F. l., Conlon felt that coas'ing should not be prohibited pnt he suggested that certain dan. serous streets with traffic intcrsec. tons should be barred. and that certain designated streets be well protected by police supervision.
 Attorney Casalc favored q plan 10 desiGnate certain streets to coas,Irr and 10 forbid all vehicle traffic tbc privilege Of using these roads. Com missioner John Olson said he did not favor any plan which would giyc tha parents the impression their chil. dren wore bning protected on cer. taln streets because tho board dcsir. mated them for coasfing. Chairman Conlon was delegated to work ont n plan with the police departmont which would he a means of taking CdIo ol lne SllnafOn,
 Plans for moving hacI, Of curhs on Hartford avenue two feet on bo,, sides Of tn" street met with the an. proNal Of tho property owners and il was adopted hy the board.
 The board decided 10 inclue in i,s budget enough funds to insure proper grading Of the prorosrd cy. tension of Monroe street after read. Ing request from the city plan commission.
 fropcrty owners on South Main street were in favor of having tho curbS set back on both sides of tho street, and the board will include i sum necessary to take care of this improvement In its 19c6 budget.
 The board voted to ask for money necessary 10 grade Market street when lt makes it's budget for 1928.
 A hearing was held on the pro- posed placing of sidewalks on inc north side of Newington road to the city line.
 Streets For Coastinc
 After a conference with Chair man David l.. Dunn of the police commission, City Engineer Joseph D. Wili:1ms this afternoon on- nounced q list of streets on which coasting will be permitted.
 Police protection will be furnish cd the coasters at dangerous inter- sections.
 The following rules and list go in- to effect at once:
 Persons coasting on streets of the city wilt be prosecuted. cxcap, on the following designated streets:
 This list is eiv"n out for tho puv- pose Of notifying traffic on the streets listed to look out for coast ers. The city assumes no resnorsi- blllty for accidents and coasters on these streets assume all risk in using tho same.
 Sunrise avenue, East St. castcr- ly; Rhodes St.. East 10 Chapman St. iionry St. stanley St. to Rocky Hin Ave; South St., So. Main 10 Stan Icy St; Ash St. Maple 10 Vega St. l3ass'tt St.. South of Trinity St.; Pond St, Rentschlcr to Brook St.; Columbia st., Parkmore to Gris- void St; 1.inwood St., South of Hart St.; Adams St. Lincoln to Steele St.; Harrison St.. Lincoln 10 Steele St. St"e'n St, West of Corhin Ave-; Barnett St., Top of bill northcrIy; smith St, Broad 10 Crown St; Miller St, Burritt St., casterly; Beaver St.. Beatty to LaSalle St.; Beaver St., Broad to Lafayette St; Lyman St.. Booth 10 Silver St.: West St., Willow St, eostcrly; I.awlor St, LaSallc to Allen St.. Alien St.. Derby St., westerly; Clark s., North 10 Winter St.