New Britain herald., 1926-11-17
WATER COM. VOTES
 MAIN EXTENSIONS
Over Two Miles Of New Piping
 Are Authorized FINANCE BOARD KILLED
Mayor Wade Casts Deciding Ballot Against Project-Aged Residents Arm Broken by Automobile Three Fires on Record.

More than two miles of water main extensions were voted by the board of water missioners at it's regular monthly meeting, last eve ming.
 The extensions favorably acted upon were as follows:
 3.S5o feet of eight inch main on Pennington avenue from the end ot the present main on Jerome avenue to Mine Brook.
 4,S50 feet of inch main in Fan way Manor as follows: 500 feet on Columbus avenue from Pennington from Pennington avenue: zoo feet on Fanway avenue from Pennington avenue: 750 feet on Collier avenue; 500 feet on Missel avenue; 95o feet on John avenue and 600 feet on Adeline avenue.
 On Farmington Greens a total of 1 1900 feet of inch main will be laid as follows: 650 feet on Vincent road from Pennington avenue to Holland road: 650 feet on Barbara road from Pennington avenue 10 Holland road; 300 feet on Dorothy road from Vincent road to Barbara road and 300 feet on Holland road from Vincent road to Barbara road.
 In the Maplewood Tract, 1t was voted to lay 360 feet of inch main on Walnut road from Concord road to Arlington road. 690 feet on Arlington road from Walnut road 10 Fairfield street and SGO feet on Fairfield street from Arlington road to Concord road.
 Petitions for water main exten- sions were received as follows:
 For 800 feet along Brewster road, presented by Roger s. Newell and Fuller F. Barnes.
 For an extension on Jerome ave nue from the end of the present main 10 Edgewood street and also on Maple avenue, which runs west erly from the Edgewood corner about 500 feet. This proposition was first brought up about year ago but on account of objections advanced by some of the property owners. whose tracts extended for a long distance along the highway. it was decided not to lay the main at that time.
 A petition was also received for 500 feet extension on Rustic Terrace from the end of the present main to Oakland street.
 Hearings will be held on all of the above petitions at the next meeting of the board on December 21.
 The report Of Superintendent Earl Lourie was as follows:
 Bills rendered for water during October. sS.l9o. which was s1.0S2.e2 more than for the same month last year.
 Bills for water remaining unpaid November 1st. s2,642S3: bills for work done remaining unpaid No- vember l. s2S.047S5; normal prcci- pitation for October at the Hart ford Water Bureau station. 3.Ss: inches; actual precipitation for October at the Hartford station was 4.16 inches; at No. reservoir. 5.33 inches. However, the deficit in rainfall since December 1. 1925 al reservoir No. 1 was 5.53 inches.
 The daily consumption of water in the city during the month of Octo- her was 2,l97.oo0 gallons. which was @S5. 5.000 gallons less than for Octo- ber 1925.
 A report of the state chemists under date Of November F showed that the numbers of bacteria were quite low at that time and no ob- jectionable types were found in 10 cubic centimeter volumes of the water tested. The chlorination appa- tus Is working we'll at the present time.
 On November 18th. reservoir No 1 was full. No. was down one foot No. 3 was full, No. 1 down 1S 1-2 feet and No. full.
 During Ocobter r new services and 14 relays were installed and bills amounting to s1,934.99 were approved and ordered paid. Council votes Down Finance Board
 As predicted In the Herald yes terday. it was necessary for Mayor John F. Wade to cast the deciding vote on the proposed amendment 10 the city charter providing for a board Of finance and taxation. Councilmen Homer II. Judd, w. E. Hough and E. F. Merrill stood op- posed 10 the amendment while Councilmen Raymond Crumb. Will liam A. Hayes and Charles Anderson voted in favor of it.