New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-07-24
PMinuiHe Ne.0s
TO CHANGE GRADE
ON TRUMBULL AVE.
Hearing on Matter Will Be Held
By Commission on August s
new PLAN LESS COSTLY

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Further Reasons Given Against New
Trolley Stop - Lunch Room to
Move-ForestviIIe Plays Here To-
morrow-Church Notices.
A change in the grade of Trum-
bull avenue has been proposed in a
petition presented to the town plan
commission by the board of select
men and a hearing on the matter
will be held in the Town hall on
Friday evening, August 4. The or
iginal grade lines as prepared by
Engineer Joseph McKernan proved
satisfactory to the property owners
on the street when the street was
accepted by the town a short while
ago. but the keen eye of First Sc
lectman William ]. Johnson detect
ed a way of cutting down the ex-
pense of grading without materially
affecting the layout of the street.
The original plans called for the
removal of 1900 cubic yards of
earth and the use of 600 cubic yards
for filling in. The scheme for the
southern end is not questioned, but
in the last 500 yards of the north
ern end, near the intersection with
Cottage street, a culvert will be
needed, and Mr.. johnson is of the
opinion that economy will be effect
ed If the grade there is modified.
The new plan suggested by him is
to remove less earth, the natural
slope at that end of the street taking
care of the running off of water
Property owners will be given an op-
portunity TO pass on this expense
saving change at the hearing on
August T.
The work of grading the south
end has been started and will con-
tinue. the sidewalks being raised in
places and this end of the street
being surfaced. Pending the hear
ing and the time limit for an appea!
from the commissions decision, no
work will be done on the northern
end.
Lunch Room to Move.
Cunningham lunch room on West
Main street will shortly be removed
from its present location in the
Byington block TO a new stand next
TO the railroad tracks on land for.
merry owned by the Bristol Mfg. Co.
A new and modern lunch wagon has
been purchased and was placed on
the property yesterday afternoon: It
Is absolutely the last word in these
contrirances. The lunch room will
open at the new location in about 10
days.
The attention of the public has
been called to several further fea-
lures of the new trolley stop which
are regarded as undesirable by those
looking for the utmost safety of
motorists and pedestrians. 1t has
been pointed out that during sthe
rush hours in the morning and again I
at night when the extra cars carry
ing workers wait at the center, a
dangerous condition Is created. For
merly, the first car stopped near the
switch on East Main street and the
others fell in behind ii in line down
this street. allowing plenty of space
Tor autos TO pass and not obstructing
traffic in any way. Now that the
first car stops across the square, il
is claimed that the others pile I'D
behind it and form a barrier across
the square, effectively blocking traf
fic and forcing motorists coming
from Whiting street TO so down East
Main street, swing around the end
of the line, and come back again
before they can go out West Main
street. Not only is this roundabout
route inconvenient, but the turning
in the middle of the street at rush
periods is regarded as unsafe.
Another alleged danger in the
newtstop Is that it is located at the
corner where the greatest foot traf-
flc crosses the highway. The old
stop was at less used point and
tIC lOt'u "do "Iut tIousu W allow |
a view in all directions.a The new
one is at the point of heaviest trav-
ell and a much larger number OF
people must dodge around the stop
ped trolley car, which the danger is
increased by a right-angle corner on
one side and a sharp turn in the
street on the other.
It is also feared that the large fire
truck will be unable to make the
turn into Whiting street from West
Main street if trolley is standing
there at the time. The truck re-
quires much more space to negotiate
a turn than do pleasure and business
vehicles, and it also must make the
fastest speed possible and consistent
with safety. If the truck tries to
make the corner with car stopped
here. it is believed that il will
either crash into the trolley or be
forced to stop and make several
acks before 1t can pass. In either
case serious delay would result.