New Britain herald., 1926-01-11

was supposed 10 represent mourning or funeral lights.
 Investigation and experiment on tho part of lighting committees of the city has developed the fact that the entire fault of the so-called H. lumination system over that partic- ular stretch of parkway Is due 10 the design of the ornamental standards which are more ornamental than useful and which are not capable of throwing Illuminating rays 10 any great extent. Many experiments have been tried with higher powered lights. but without any improve
 ment In ths funoreal aspect of the boulevard. ..
 Chairman w. A. Hayes. chairman Of the new street lighting commit
 tee, feels that the problem is not | without q solution and feels tha, | with tho cooperation of MT, Cock 1 ings that plans can be worked out ] that will resdlt in brightening up the l Boulevard without adding any ma
 teriAi burden 10 the taxpayer II is 1 not contemplated that the Parkway , will be transformed into Il high pow
 cred, glaringly lighted white way dis trict, nor is il expected that the pres
 ont form of ornamental standard ! will be replaced, but it Is believed
 that an intensive study of the situ-
 aton will result In some improve
 ment. ..@ a,
 It is understood that Inc street
 lighting committee will also turn its
 attention 10 some Of the other dark
 spots Of the city In the near future,
 for while 1t is generally admitted
 that Bristo Is a well lighted city it
 is felt that additional illumination
 would be mighty acceptable to the
 residents of some sections.
 Hospital Arrivals
 Saturday was a busy day in the maternity ward of the new Bristol , hospital and the high water mark
 fir births for one day wes recorded
 for that institution. No less than
 four births took place during the, ' day and 1t Is reported that inc new citizens and their mothers are all doing fine. r Girls were born to Mr. and Mrs. { William Sprague of 2l School street, q pequabuck; Mir. and Mrs. Carl Oeh- S Ter Of 346 Burlington avenue; MT @ and Mrs. Henry Lupien of 39 School c street, and a son to Mir. and Mrs Q Elme~ Perkins of l35 Maple street. . !. Franklin Babb To Lecture
 St nd # events of the winter season will be II that of next Wednesday evening, n when J. Franklin Babb. one of the 70 most entertaining lecturers ever IT brought to Bristol, will speak at the o Elks club 10 the business men of d the city.
 n MT. Babb has appeared in s56 If towns in the state of New Hamp- Ie shire alone, has spoken 10 the New Ia Hampshire club at Delmonico's, New F. York; was the principal speaker at ,d the annual banquet of the Cover ,r nor's Foot Guard at New Haven and h. has spoken before Rotary clubs, Xii ys wanis clubs. civic clubs and before as many of the largest manufacturing rn firms and department store clubs in
 the country. Mr. Babb was in to France with the A. E. F. for eight rs months and was billed by the army ar as "The best lecturer with the bes, is lecture in the A. F. r."
 rh The Ladies' Arcadia quartet oi ss Bristol who made such a distinct 7s hit on Bristol night at WT1C ana
 which is rated as one of the leadint .so ladies' quartets of New England, vii "5 slng some special numbers. Th, m quartet consists of Daisy Boott
 bailey, Hazel Porter Snow. Estell.
 Platt Richardson and Ruth Sohad' or with Elizabeth Platt Arnold as ac- CT companist. nv Forcstyillc sewer situation cd The matter Of sewer installation ..r for the ForestvIle district of th' he city has heeu receiving some yer!
 close study by Health Officer B. E he Robbins. who with State Enginee, S. Scott has gone over the whole terri ill tory very thoroughly and who ha
 been in consultation with City Fn
 gineer Buell. regarding plans for tn of installation when the time comet of Dr. Robbins reported his findings il ri- the matter to the health board at it ,rd meeting on Friday evening but n ,ar action could be taken by the boar of of health as the whole proposition cs- is now distinctly up to the resident lay of Forestville.
 ct At the present time no burnin ir- need seems to be felt by the peopl rd: who reside in that section. particu her larly as the river which flow ant through the center is used for sew
 age disposal quite extensively, br by Dr. Robbins pointed out that a com of mittee has been recently appointe us by the state legislature to look int joi the purifcation of the streams of th
 state. which will result, it is believe, 2. in the prohibition of using stream md of the state for sewage disposa yho With this contingency facing then Me- the board of health has looked int fu- the future and has made its plar on- which ma yeb put into eXecutio ing upon petition of he Forestvil en- people.
 s,ol The extensive investigation an his survey by the state engineer is ess- service which is furnished by Il
 state entirely without expense 10 il sent city.
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 ling ANNOUNCE ENGAGl.Mt.AT Sou The gagcment of Miss Am rom Ruth Corrnnick Of i6 Talco