New Britain herald., 1927-05-12
CITY WILL CLEAN PEQUABUCK RIVER Once Beautiful Stream Now a
 Health Menace PAGAN0S IS RELEASED
Sistule Boys Injuries Not As Serious AS First Thought - Collector Hutchinson Has Been 28 Years In Seryicc-Bristoi H. s. Defeated.

ServiCO-BrtStOi H. $. Defeated.
 The once glorious but now other
 wise Pequabuck river will be includ-
 cd in the general clean-up of this
 city according to the results of a
 conference held last night by the
 committee i'll charge.
 This pronouncement was hailed
 with joy in most quarters for the
 conditions on the banks and in the
 waters of the Pequabuck have long
 been troublesome to property owners
 and those interested in civic beauty. Complaints have been received time
 and again by the city officials de-
 crying the pitiful conditions of this
 once beautiful stream.
 Dead animals, ashes, broken
 bottles. decrepit automobiles. baby
 carriages, and articles of the like
 have found a graveyard in the Pe-
 4uabuck to such an extent that it
 was recently called by visitor an
 "eye-sore' and a menace to the
 health of the city.
 Every spring, with the exception
 of this year, the river has swellcd up and made efforts 10 reach it's former
 greatness. In its effort to stage a
 comeback. 1t has carried down with 1t every conceivable kind of filth and trash including hen-coops and parts
 ot houses. Because of the compara- tive openness of last winter. this migration did not occur. but still the river banks have been Uttered In connection also with cleanup week, it was learned today that the Boy Scouts will act as the official "spotters" and will call attention 10 the spots which need cleaning up, and if the residents do not cooperate they will be considerably embar-
 rassed.
 Paganos Released The case of Costas Paganos, Of S56 Stratford avenue. Bridgeport, was adjourned in city court this morning when it was found that the injuries of 12 year old Peter Sistule of 27 Seymour street. were not as serious as at first feared.
 iiI boS "aS Stl dNh il'C Vtsltl . day afternoon while on his way lom e from school on South street by an automobile owned and operated by Paganos. He was picked up and
 rushed to the Bristol hospital, where , an X-ray examination revealed no ; broken bones or serious injuries. He | was bruised considerably and given
 a shaking up.
 Paganos was locked up by Police
 man James Burns and later released when the true extent of the boys injuries was made known.
 Brightwood camp, Modern Wood men of America is now completing plans for its carnival to be held
 from May 14 to 2l at the carnival
 grounds on the corner of Church and Laurel streets. All receipts will go to the special fund of the organ ization. This years affair promises
 to surpass all others in the number
 of amusements and an extra large
 number of conccssionaires will open booths on the carnival grounds. 26 Years in Office With the filing of his last lien to- cay. Henry H. Hutchinson com pleted 26 years of continuous serv-
 ice as tax collector for district num-
 Der ?. Mir. Hutchinson is SC years old and is a veteran of the Civil War. During the course of his work. he has filed approximately 70 liens. on property owned by delin'
 quents. Before the war, he placed year. but since that time the num- Der has increased to ten. Although not known as unusually severe, he | has shown little mercy for the de- linouent who could not provide an adequate excuse for not paying his taxes. At one time it is said he placed a lien on personal property for an unpaid amount totaling five cents.
 Local Angler Leading According to the latest announce ment from Hartford, Andrew Cippel ! q local trout fisherman, still leads all
 the anglers striving fer the prize 1 offered in this county 10 the person
 catching the largest trout during the
 season. Mir. Cippers biggest catch
 to date weighs two pounds II ounces. Before landing this beauty
 Mir Cippel was also leading the anglers with a catch of two pounds nine ounces landed in Blackberry
 pond. Another fish caught at the
 same time weighed two pounds eight ounces.
 RI. z. Play Tryouts The final competition for parts al the graduation exercises were held in the auditorium of the Bristol high school yesterday afternoon. \ { preliminary tryout had reduced the ] m her of nlIaeti itnrs frnn1 S tC