New Britain herald., 1927-03-30
STANLEY ST. Widening
LEADS TO HOT DISPUTE
Towers Advises Director
to Calm Down or
Get the Gate"

Thomas Sheridan, appearing on
hs half OF his mother, met Chairman
Reginald L. Towers of the board OF
public works last evening in a no,
battle. of conversation when a hear
ing on the proposed widening OF
Stanley street between Chestnut and
Kelsey streets, brought out large
delegation of property owners to pro-
test against the contemplated
change. The question had already
passed the board OF public works
ana had been recommended to the
common council, but was returned
by that body upon protest Of Coun-
Gilman Fred G.. Hausman and Alder
man Walter Il. Falk.
The chief protest of the opposing
forces which filled the hearing room
seemed to be on the subject of the
payment of benefits by the property
owners who would lose considerable
land by the widening and who would
be assessed for the benefits incurred
by the change.
sheridan grew vehement in his de-
mands that the decision of the board
be changed in reference to the pro-
.iect. SO vehement did he become
that Chairman Towers advised him
to calm down or get the gate"
Give me the gate! Put that in
the paper said Sheriden, turning
to Il reporter.
AT the previous hearing, I voted
in favor of the project with the pro-
vision that property owners woulI
be refunded for the loss of their
land. Since then my neighbors
won't speak to me. / don't see how
you can expect st man to lose land
and then pay for the privilege of los
ing it" the Stanley street resident.
shouted.
"A former public works board
member has told me what is going
on i'll this board and I know thas
this hearing is just bluff"
I'm running this board" broke
in Chairman Towers. What are
You trying TO do, come up here and
sandbag the board?"
Sheridcn then stated that he didn't
sec how one group of men could 20
OF residents and challenged Towers
rs TO his action on the matter. The
chairman replied that whatever de-
cision was arrived at would be re-
fcrred TO the common council in
regular form.
Alderman Talk spoke in a calmer
vein, stating that it could easily be
seen how the Stanley street property
owners resented having to pay for
losing portions of their land. The
question was laid over for one week.
Tho count pro and con ran as fol-
lows. For the proposed widening:
Edwin W. Schultz, Walter Carpen-
ter, John Mikalauskas and George
G. Ellinger. Against the Widening:
Isaac HorwitZ, Nellie r. Marshall,
Louis KATE, Adam Rosansky, George
j PRIEST estate, Eugenio Montfraro.
Emella Whiting estate, Thomas
Sheriden. John Olson, George Il.
Hogaboom, Sophie Helm estate, Will
liam and Josephine Wasias. William
Googel, Bernard Gubernick, stephan
X. Elmley. Ludwig Monjesko. NJ. NJ
MeSllill, James Alfano, Simon Pc
litsky. A. II. Parker. Jennie Cohen,
Herbert Battey. Adolph Spell. W. Ii.
Rodin, Charles f. Jones, John Stad-
Ter, Charles J. Peterson, Mary Nc
Briarty. Philip j. Bratton. and
George +. Tyler.
After the smoke had cleared away,
Frank E. Raclllffe was granted per-
mission to erect n filing station at
the corner of East Main and Stanley
streets. providing, according to the
specifications, that the place was a
beautiful stucco" ARRANGEMENT,