New Britain herald., 1926-03-02
PURCHASE
 BY WATER BOARD
Opinion Expressed Error Was
 Made in Buying Property
TAX RATE MAY BE 2i MILLS
Removal of snow Costs S0,500-- Ella Carter RcNl Dies in Forest Nllc - stafford Avenue Home RaidCd by "Dry' squad.

l. is rumorrd about that the board Of water commissioners las been subjected to some criticism re- ccntjy on account of their recent purchase of the property on River Side avenue, which il is their intcn- ton 70 use for the storage of ma tcrial and nt which point an office building is 10 bo erected. Bids have already been asked for the office building.
 The fact is definitely known that some members of the present city council felt that land now owned by the' city in the rear of the city hall could have been utilized for storage purposes and If necessary the water company office could have been To- catod in the city hall itself. This might have resulted in some re. arrangement in tho present city hall { facilities, but it was felt that this feature could have easily been taken care Of.
 The matter Of sidctrack facilities also entered into the problem. but ] this feature has already been taken ] care of through a sidetrack agree mont with the New York, New Ha- 1 ven X Hartford Railroad Go. This contract has already been signed and calls for service 10 the water com- pany by the railroad on a proposed extension of siding now serving Peter J. Conlon, local coal dealer, whose property adjoins that pur- chased by the water board. This siding, as is Mr. Conlons, is to be located entirely on land of the rail road company. for the use Of which the city will pay to the New Haven road an annual rental. It has alsC been provided that the city pay tC
 Mr. Conlon the sum of S4Q0 for thC
 ctty's share of expense incurred by
 Mir. Conlon in tbe installing ot
 switch sWitchstand, a dcrail ant
 other incidcntals, Payment for tho
 amount in question, it is understood
 has already been made.
 Other members of the city coun
 ci feel that the plans of the wate
 board are feasible and that tn
 property itself and additional facili } ties acquired through the purchas . warrant the expenditure involved. snow Removal Completed Today l Superintendent of Public Work
 Oscar Anderson has Announced tha , tho work of opening mp roads an cleaning up snow from the cit $ streets will be completed today, tll c actual cost 10 the city for this wor
 to date heinz approximately $9,5o
 This is considerably over and aboy u the usual amount involved for tn > work and Mir Anderson states thG
 ordinarily $9,o00 or $2,500 will talk
 care of this feature.
 Ella Carter Reed
 Mrs. Fila Carter Reed, aged s nn passed away at her home this morl o ing on Central street. Forestvill e after a short illness.
 '' Mrs. Reed was born in Bristol ( ., January 2I, 1S46. the daughter
 Jared Carter and Elvira Russell al q, with the exception of about 'o years spent in Waterbury. had r ,, sided in I'orestvillc She was mari ~ three times, her first husband bei Y, Dwight Lourey. One daughter W ,- born of this union, Jennie Roynol
 Taplin who died eight years, ,o Her second husband was LuCi If Phelps and her third marriage W % to William Reed.
 -e Mrs. Reed is survived by sist o7 Mrs. Nclney Matthews of Milford; co nephew. George Matthews, also
 Milford; two Erandsons, Dwight a ro Clifford Reynolds of Forestvil 10 four vat-grandchldrcn. Geor Go Mildred, Evelyn and Dorothy, 70 of Forcstylle a niece, Mrs. Da og Booth Bailey of Bristol, and { - grandncphcws and a grandniece o5 Milford.
 Mrs Reed was prominent me pr bcr of Ashury M. F. church, .GT SunSllnt HotlfN, lle LIulCS .G7 society. Womcns Foreign MisSi, .SG ary society. Manross Women's .S% lief Corps and the Past Fresidcl rD Association of the Relief Corps, im The funeral will be held from
 late home at 2;So p. m, Thursd
 and Rev. William C. Gitfin, rec
 of Asbury church, will officiate. nd Womcn's Relief Corps will also c to duct services at the homo. Intern lth will ho in tho Carter Lot of the r or ostyillo cemetery.
 .hc The New Tax Rate
 Considerable speculation is T.
 pant as to what the new tax will be for Bristol this year and l on sibly some idea may be had after
 council meeting this evening.