New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-01
BUILDING PERMITS
JUMP DURING JULY
Large Increase in Operations
Shown in Cooley'S Report
FIRE IN STORE CELLAR
Damage Negligible in Morning Blaze
-Pereau Sentenced for Non-Sup-
port-Rains Prevent Opening of
Series-Chautauqua to Start.

A substantial increase in building
operations Is shown by the report of
Building Inspector o. I. Cooley COW
ering the month Of July. This report,
made this morning, reveals that 46
permits were granted during the
past month and that the construc-
ton work provided for by them will
| cost approximately s41,705. This is a
far larger sum than that for May or
June, the other two months since
| the new building code went into eff
feet, and Mr.. Cooley says that a
number of houses are being planned
! and will result in boom if they are
actually constructed.
During the month four permits
| for new buildings were issued. Earl
| Parmalee received permission to
erect a five-room bungalow on Cedar
street, Clito Sante will build a resi-
dence on Canal street, Jacob Du-
doicZ will construct five-room
bungalow on Kent street, and Louis
| H. Hanson will build a $4,000 addi-
ton on to his dry cleaning estab-
lishment on East Main street.
The other permits were as follows:
odd buildings 6, garages 6, plumbing
2, electric II, oil burner /, septic
tank l. The amount collected in fees
| was $3.50, one-fourth OF which, or
s16.SS, has been paid to the town.
The balance, s50,62 is retained by
Mr.. Cooley as his fees.
Fire In Store Cellar
A slight fire broke out about
1890 o'clock this morning in the
areaway beneath the storeroom OF
Tax Collector Willis J. .Hemingway's
provision store on West Main street
but was extinguished before it had
way noticed the smoke curling up
through rat-hole in the store
floor and sent in a call. An alarm
was turned in, and both trucks
responded.
The firemen chopped hole
room and attacked the flames with
eXtinguishers. A line of hose was
laid but was not needed. The blaze
was confined to the small space be-
low the floor and did not work either
up into the storeroom or through
the partition into the cellar. While
the cause of the blaze is not known
the fire department inclines to the
belief that someone had dropped a
cigarette butt through a hole in the
floor. Mr.. Hemingway did not know
how this could have happened.
Fire Beats Inspector
The blaze was too fast for Build
ing Inspector o. l. Cooley. He had
started out on his scheduled tour of
inspection through the business
blocks about the center of the town,
and planned to begin with Mr.. Hem
ingway's store, which is nearest to
the town hall. On the street he
met an applicant for a building per-
nit and the two returned to his
office. While making out the per-
nit, the inspector was startled by the
sounding of the whistle, and when
he hurried out he learned that the
FIRE was in the store he had been
going to inspect.
He would let nothing like a fire
interfere with his duties and in
spected the store while the firemen
were still using the eXtinguishers In
the rear room. He plans to go
through all the blocks about the CEN
ter. checking up on fire hazards and
other public health dangers. Judg-
ing from indications thus far. he will
find plenty of faulty construction.
Fire Chief Edward P. Prior was I'M
able to accompany him this morn
ing. but he plans to help him as
much as possible.
Rain Prevents Game
The All-Plainvilles and Blues arc
| still marking time and awaiting the
beginning of their series for the
baseball championship of the town.
The game yesterday was called off
because of rain. The Blues wanted
to play and had a full team, in
Guiding several newcomers. on the
field, but at o'clock the All-Plain-
willie management notified them that
the game was off. Despite the damp
weather, a considerable crowd was
on hand and the Blues amused them
by going through batting and field
ing practice. The series will now
start on Sunday. August IA.