New Britain herald., 1927-01-05
f|VE.WAY LIGHT
AT R. R. CROSSING
Council to Ask New Haven Road
to Install Warning
MENACE AT DooLI77LE's
Policeman Jeglinski Is Made Ser
gcant - Legion Post Commander
Names Committees - New Crook
Catching Machine Approved.

The New York. New Haven and
Hartford Railroad Co. will be asked
| to install Immediately at Doolittle's
crossing a new combination red light
and bell signal unit for the protec-
ton of vehicular and pedestrian
travel over the tracks at that point,
a vote of the city council last eve
ming instructing Mayor John F.
Wade to communicate with railroad
officials TO that effect. The signal
! at night throws a red flare directly
! in the face of those approaching the
, crossing and during the day a warn
! ing bell will notify persons OF the
approaching train. The estimated
cost for the signal arrangement Is
| $4,000. 1t is understood that the
+ railroad authorities are agreeable to
proceed with the work and are sim
ply awaiting the necessary authorize
/ ton from the city. To protect the
five streets, namely Burlington ave-
nue. North street, Maple street. Judd
street and Pennington avenue, which
converge at this point. it will be
necessary to install five lights. one
facing each approach.
At a meeting a few months ago.
/ Councilman Charles r. Anderson
suggested that steps be taken to
bring about the elimination Of the
crossing. Railroad officials when
consulted stated that the cost for
such an action would be prohibitive
and the signal system is apparently
the result of concessions made by
both municipal and railroad author
tiles. It is derstood that when the
new system is placed into effect, the
services of the two f1agmen. who
watch the crossing from a. M
to T. midnight, will be discontinued
so that the solution will prove a
money saving proposition to the rail-
road company.
| Mayor Wade was also instructed
to request additional crossing pro-
lection fer Fede al street again
ICounc''man H ner Fl. Judd has for
some time favored the extension oil
hours of tie crossing Waterman
which now expire at 5 p. m. daily
New Post Commander Appoints
| Following the installation OF Off.
GERS of Seicheprey post No. 2. Amer.
lean Legion, last evening, Postmas.
ter Frank S. Merrill, newly elected
commander announced the follow
ing appointments for the year:
Entertainment committee, Val,
more Pilon. general chairman;
| Charles Fourier, Fred Denman. AL
fred Breckbill, Calixte Allaire, Har-
old Cone.
Service committee. Claire NJ
Pfennig, chairman; Buel Ferguson,
DR.. Ralph A. Richardson, Roy Bar
ton; rooms committee. Harold A.
Hayden, Timothy Donovan; memoir
ial committee. Harry Perkins, Julian
Norton. Leigh d. Minor; finance
committee. C. Vincent Chaplin,
chairman, Hilary Driscoll, Roscoe
| Draper: sick visiting committee, A.
A. Griffin, chairman, John Miller
| Arthur Johnson; membership COM
mittee. Vernct Dutton. chairman,
c. M. Pfennig. Hilary Driscoll, Irv-
ing Wasley. Edwin Goodridge; pub
| licity committee, Rolfe f. Rowe,
ing Wasley; Americanzation officer,
Raymond Coleman.
1t was also decided to tender to
Rev. Ernest l.. Wismer, chaplain OF
the post, complimentary dinner
on January 21th, definite plans to
be announced later. Rev. Wismcr
has rendered his resignation as pas
! tor of the First Congregational
church in this city and has accept
ed a call to become pastor of the
United Congregational church at
Newport. r. l.
| Funeral of Francis n. Mallory
The funeral of Francis r. NAL
| Tory was held at . O'Clock this aft
| ernoon from the home of his son,
Clarence N. Mallory of 12S Queen
| street. Rev. Ernest L. Wismer,
pastor of the First Congregational
church, conducted the services and
! burial was in West cemetery.
Funeral of Charles E. Anthony
The funeral of Charels E. An
thony, aged 81. who died at his
home at los Laurel street last Mon
day night will be held at oclcs k
tomorrow afternoon from the cha
| pei of the Prospect NJ. +. church.
| Rev. Hubert d. Jones will conduct
| the services and burial will be in
! West cemetery.
1 Mr.. Anthony was born in Wall
ingford June s, 1865, the son of
! Mr.. and Mrs. stephen Anthony and
, lived in that town for forty-five