New Britain herald., 1927-07-28
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COOLEY ID INSPECT BUSINESS BLOCKS Building Commission Orders
 Survey for Public Safety
 CUT "DUMMY";; ,; MAN FINED

1
 Bristol Driver Went to Left of Traf- | fic Post-League Leaders Meet To- night-Storms Tie up Phone | Seryice-NIinstrel Show Rehearsal. 1 Building Inspector o. l. Cooley
 will begin an examination of the
 business blocks about the center of the town on Monday with a view to 1 correcting any fire hazards and
 other menaces to public safety
 which may exist. Fire Chief Edward
 r. Prior, who is a fire marshal, will
 accompany him whenever possible,
 and the two will order property
 owners to remedy any dangerous
 conditions they find.
 1 The survey was ordered today by
 Chairman Robert J. Coe of the building commission. Should any i serious fire or building collapse oc-
 cur by reason of faulty construction, tHiS NOulu bt 1ltll at
 fault through its failure to have
 found and corrected the evil, and the members are determined that there shall be no laxity on their part. Mir. Cooley will inspect all bus mess buildings about the central
 part of the town. examining the
 wiring, strength of walls, fire exits,
 and other similar things. Several bad conditions have been reported
 to the inspector, these including un- insulated wiring, unsafe walls, dan-
 gerous cornices, and structures out | of plumb. Wherever such conditions
 are found MT. Cooley will note them
 and advise the property owners 10
 correct them If this fails to bring results Chief Prior by virtue of his position as fire marshal, will order the faults remedied within a certain time and will prosecute if his orders are not carried out.
 It is not known that many of the buildings in Plainville. built before the new code went into effect, are far outside the requirements of the ordinance and beyond tn limits of safety. The commission is determin- ed to clean up these places and eliminate all traceable sources of danger to public safety.
 The building inspector stated this morning the six applications were l filed while he was on his vacation but that the applicants have not yet i returned to give full specifications and receive their permits. He asks them to do so before the end of the month in order that these building
 may be recorded in his July report Fined For Cutting Dummy" l The ever popular pastime of ''cut- ting the dummy" lured Harmisdas Icbcl of 54 Chestnut street, Bristol, Tuesday night and he engaged in it, but last evening his short cut cost him s5 and costs when he appeared | before Justice l.. s. Mills. Lebel went to the left of the traffic post in Central Square. barely missing trolley car and several automobiles and almost causing an accident. | Constable F. w. Furrey stopped him and arrested him on a charge of violating traffic signals, count to which the Bristol man pleaded guilty last night. Grand Juror Will liam J. Foran prosecuted.
 Cutting the dummy" Is getting to be almost a game here, and it is in- dulged in practically universally. It is hoped that the action in Lebel's case will stop the dangerous prac- tice at least temporarily.
 First Place to the Winner
 First place in the Industrial Base ball league will be the prize for the winner of the game at the high school grounds this evening between the Businessmen and Trumbull Elec- tric team. The Businessmen have a slight lead on their rivals. the Tenn cost having played two more games than the Merchants and broken even in them. The winning team will have a full game on the league while the losing team will drop down to the level of the onrushing Peck Spring -Plainville Casting Co. team and, in case it is the Temcos, will fall below that nine into third place.
 The Temcos won the first game between the two teams. but the Busi- nessmen have captured the last two. Each been decided by a single run, and the engagement tonight, the final one of the year between these teams, will be for blood. The Trum- bulls have lost their star catcher, Juddy Wadsworth, while Ralph Thrall's sore arm will handicap the Businessmen. Freddy Miller can move behind the plate and let Pow CTS pitch. while Martin Stephenson is "rarin'" to go in Thrall's place, so both gaps can be effectively plugged The game will start at 6:S0 o'clock.
 Storm Damages Wires
 A severe electrical display accom- panied the storm which swept over