New Britain herald., 1927-04-09

asked how this could be done with
readycut houses, Mr.. Emory stat
ed that blue prints always came
with these.
Mr.. Besson said number OF men
buy books OF plans which are not
detailed. For explicit plans they
would need the services of an archi-
tect at an added increase o. prob
ably 5000. Further. the man who
can figure out the strains and
stresses Is some man and is worth
more than $500" He thought a
hardship might be worked on small
builders.
That is why the code was pro-
mulgated," replied the agent of a
roofing company. Many houses now
in existence here are unsafe not
only for those living in them but
also for those going past them" He
believed any competent builder
could draw the required plans. Mr..
Bonzon still pointed to Article TX,
which called for explicit and COM
p!ete" plans, saying this asked for
too much. He said the article was
designed to get job for some
body to draw plans" This state
ment was branded as unfair by Mr..
Trumhun, who said. Il think Mr..
| Benzon knows better II isn't right
to throw such scare into the meet
ing"
August Matson. local builder was
called on and said full details
/ could be had for so5 or less, the
| expense being virtually no more
than before. Mr.. Phelps stated that
| the lumber yards usually furnished
them gratis. Benzon and Seymour
! resumed their polite warfare, seiz-
| ing the code from each other and
| reading the same two provisions
again and again with opposite EN-
| phasis
Joseph Mccarthy, chairman OF
the school committee. said it would
| be all right il the inspector had
| common sense. Frank T. Wheeler
OF the town plan com mission sale
that body had run into the SANE
clauses but had found them 10 b,
satisfactory upon thorough eXamin,
alton. He thought they were need
| ed as protection against damage
from fires, heavy SHOWS, and higf
winds. 0. l. Cooley said such plan:
would be simple. Mr.. Emory charg
cd brick buildings were being erect
ed here with the joists not fire Gu
and that is these burned through
during fire the walls would col
lapse on the fremen.
Mr.. Benzon moved Article TX b.
stricken out, partly because it wa
repetition In more binding term
OF the previous article. He callel
FOR a division, and his amondmen
was carried by 39-9S. The code wa
then adopted unanimously.
Coo and Lockwood Elected
Mr.. Mckernan read a resolution
calling for a building commission L
he organized within ten days an'
for the meeting to appoint TIVE
temporary members to serve Will
the first selectman until the next an
nual election. This was carried, ans
Mr.. Trumbull placed in nomination
the names of Robert J. Coe an'
Ralph J.. Seymour. Mr.. klmme
objected to having a builder on III
: commission despite Mr.. Trumbutl'
assertion his experience would b
; | ~, ,iyo n1 NJ w hcpl
, er, who declined, and then Newto
Lockwood, an architect. Mr.. Fhelp
and Mr.. Cooley also refused whe
Their names were offered.
, Voting was begun III a bcwildere
manner and Mr. Coe elected. 1921
on a rising vote. After some dis
clsslon that all three candidate
might be elected In this way, a writ
ten ballot was asked. Emory an
Cooley acted as tellcrs, and they an
nounced the result as follows: Co
Al, Lockwood SO. Seymour u.
An appropriation OF not NOR
than $500 was then voted to cove
the expense OF publishing code +
4 newspaper with local circulation
publishing the code in booklet form
and printing forms and other nee
essary equipment.
Parking Restrictions
| Mr.. Benzon offered a resolutio
calling for the banning of parkin
as follows: On West Main stree
north side, from railroad tracks I
W side of new Sequassen building
south side, railroad tracks to sec
ond trolley pole: on Whiting stree
west side, corner OF Main street
first pole: east side. south corner
Neri block to driveway next to Clai
ondon building: on Pierce stree