New Britain herald., 1927-11-10
necessary to solicit funds from the public Tor 1927 trees.
 General Cummiltcc ACliAitics

Under thls heading. our commit
 tee activities have been numerous
 We will recite only a few of these
 Chief among which are committee
 on fire prevention, municipal air
 port Maple Hill and Elm Hill an.
 nexation, and credit bureau.
 Our fire prevention committee, T
 P. MeAuliffe, chairman, has cooper
 aied with the fire department in the
 promotion of fire prevention week
 and in preparing the report in New
 Britain fire prevention work for the irter-chamber fire waste contest, oil
 the basis of which New Britain was awarded second honors for cities ot
 it's size for the second year in sue cession.
 "1'he municipal airport commit tee, Howard Parsons, chairman, has : cooperated with the common coun- cil committee in surveying the sit uation in New Britain for local airport
 The Maple Hill and Elm Hill an- neXation committee has been ap- pointed 10 work and cooperate with committees from those communities in studying the feasibility of their annexation to New Britain. i Upon a petition filed by several members Of the chamber, a com visibility of installing a credit bu- rcau within the chamber to serve those members who are vitally in tcrested in retail credit granting. Upon the recommendation of the committee, q credit bureau has been installed and is functioning as 8 real service to that portion of our mem- bcrship needing such help. This bureau renders a specific service and i specific charge is made for all re- ports rendered. It is planned that the service charges shall cover all costs of operation of the bureau.
 During the year, the chamber has voted upon referendum No, 49 on taxation from the L. s. Chamber of Commerce and has under con- sideration at the present time refer endum No. 50 also on taxation. On matters of state legislation, we have cooperated with other interests and agencies for protective legislation.
 The chamber was represented at the 1926 New England conference at Hartford by C, r. Bennett, J. C. Loomis and George H. Dyson. At the New England farm marketing conference, the chamber was repre- sented by Elijah Rogers. At the an- nual meeting of the L. s. Chamber of Commerce and the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce, we were also well represented.
 "rhe chambers annual banquet was held February 22nd at the Bur ritt hotel with the former governor of Massachusetts, Charming H. Cox, as the principal speaker and at which there was favorable at tendance. On May 27th, luncheon meeting was held at the Burritt hotel at which Colvin Brown of the l., S. Chamber of Commerce was the speaker.
 Hardware City Magazine
 '"rhc general form and makeup of the magazine was changed at the start of the year, and it has proven popular with our membership. Through economies effected, the de- felt existing at the beginning of the year of about sG00 has been entire ly eliminated and the account now shows q small surplus, It is not our purpose to make money on the magazine but it is now planned that it shall pay it's own way.
 T have attempted to review only q few of the important activities of the year. The detail and routine work of the chamber has not been . upon. The importance of 1t. however, should not be overlooked . for it is through that largely that we serve our citizenship, the general , public, other communities and sup ply information on New Britain to i the world at large.
 'I.et me, for a moment. call your attention to projects which l per feel the chamber should commit itself in the future and in an active manner:
 Future Projects
 Better and more direction signs the way to New Britain.
 Active cooperation with city of I of improving our streets and to See hat our street signs are extended md improved. Many of our i'm { oortant streets today have no signs { " which they may be recognizable ] o a stranger,
 Work with the police department 0 improve traffic conditions through possible Improvements and cXteD- ions in our traffic signal system.
 Create a safety committee to judy and recommend ways and means of greater protection to life nd property in our city. Work for the widening Of Main . tre"t from the railroad tracks to Cast Main street, hy the cutting ,ack of curbs on both sides of the treet, thereby providing for a freer low of traffic through that at pres mt congested section.
 ''COntinue our study of the Maple Hill and Elm Hill annexation prob- em and work for it's acceptance or 'eJection depending upon the results of the study.
 "Co- operate at all times with the tity government on all matters of vital interest to the general public.
 Promote q. greater degree Of civic through cooperation with other agencies on important 2lvic matters.
 Create an energetic continuous membership extension program
 Reports by the chairmcn of the raffic and mercantile bureaus in- 'luded review of the work done turing the year. Mr. Dyson also recommended that members of the