New Britain herald., 1926-01-29
NEW PAVEMENT ON
 WEST MAIN STREET
Public Works Total Budget
 Amounts to S665,O46

A sum of Sllo,0OO will ho in- ,,ludcd in next years budget Of the i hoard of public works for the gen | ural reconstruction of the west | Main street thorongmare, Because of inc heavy traillc over thls street . which is the main artery into the | city from the west 1t was felt lha' he street must he widenod ana hat inc wood and brick block nuyemcut must he replaced by a ,crmanenl pavement An estimated sum of S"o,ono vll be included in inc budget TOT hc widening of West Main street. ;4N.O00 for the replacing or tho wood block pavement by the per manent pavement, and $5oooo TOT rhc replacement Of the brick docks by permanent pavement Chairman Frank l.. Conlon al gpccial meeting of the board last night declared that this street must ba taken care of before any other thoroughfare In the city Ihc chairman felt that the wood block pavement In West Main street had ,u,liycd its usefulness for so im- oortant highway, and sail nc 1onod m amount sufficient 10 over all the expenses of the pro .ram would be allowed by the ,ommon council and the board or nance and taxation.
 The present brick and block ,uycment was installed in 1915 and has stood tho strain Of traffic since. The large increase in traIho m the past few years has been too much for tho road, and at present t is in q dcplorable condition.
 The budget calls for an eNpendi- 'nre of s6G5. .046. It includes eN- }cnsiyc work on south Main street, the main entrance from the south, Hartford avenue and North street which are the main entrances from the northern section of the city
 An estimate of $15,0o0 for sur facing Lafayette street is also in- cmded. besides $$9.i0o for pepma' nent pavement on south Mar street from Franklin Square tc Ash street; $4.0U0 for Ash street between South Main and Mapi" SlG.500 for Broad street iron Washington to Grove; S7o0O fol south Main street near the cit! line: sS.0o0 for Glen street, iron Main to West Pearl: S13.oo0 fo North street, between Main am Fremont; slO.00o for North street between Fremont and Oak streets and sl0,O0O for North street, be tween Oak street and Hartford ave nue. It is estimated that the Con necticut company's share Of tn cost of the West Main street paN ing iob would be Sl3.000 and $4 o0o on south Main street,
 For grading of streets, %1,3oo asked, 10 be expended in the follow ing manner: Putnam street, frol onk to TalcOtt, sG0O; West stree ,ast of Talcott street, $6p0: Hunte road continued to last house. S2,50t I,"oad street. west of Burrilt. S50C Boulevard. complete excavation | sMcCllntock. $7,5oo: carmody stree rom Grove to Gold. $1,000; LinwoO street at proposed bridge S50C Rhodes street. east of Chapman .Hl.O0o: Oegood avenue, near Earn in-ton avenue. SG,oo0; Day stree 10 Goodwin street, Sl,00U: Andre" street. near kcnsington street $4u' Myrtle street, from Burritt to Je ome. sl.S0o: Glen street, at Broc street, $500; N"wington avenu walk north side. Sl,5oo; Stratto' road. sidewalks. $500: Stanley stree rock east walk. Shepard's Hill $I 800: East street, from Henry
 Ellis, sa00: East street, from Fl to south. s$,aoo,
 Additional work which is allow ry the street improvement fund,
 as follows; High street o&tcnSiC 5000: Market street, from Nfwin ton street to Connecticut aNrn' Sa.5oo: North Wellington Strc $500: Acorn street, S6ho.
 Macadam is estimated at $3",N' tumizcd as follows :Hcury sir" sG .ooo. Fast street. N2,oon; Cur .tr",t. St.o"o: Lila" S'r'"t $%,6' \icnroc street from Madison to l.. ,oo,I. S".1Io: Monro" street fr' ,auce to Lincoln. $l2.poo; R'nt%C :.r street. 35.20o; Winthrop sir' rom Tinwood 10 Vance, $Io' Vest street from Willow 10 Sanl sa.oio. For concrete Gu't"rs, $?,l will be asked of which $&."oe V lo. spent on Wooster street and goo on Stanley street. Tn" snm