New Britain herald., 1927-08-17
LESS WATER USED
DUR|NGLAST MONTH
Decrease in Consumption As
cribed to Factory ShutdOWns
POLICEMAN sues FOR $4,000
applicant For Drivers License Fails
to Trick ENaminer-Amatcur Box
ing Card Announccd-Girl Es-
capes From Detention Home.

The report of Superintendent G..
Earl Lourie of the water depart
ment. submitted at a meeting of the
board of water commissioners last
night, indicated that for the first
time in a number of years the water
consumption had decreased over the
previous year. During the month of
July, the average daily consumption
in the city was 2,510.o00 gallons. a
decrease of $4,000 gallons over July,
1926. This decrease is explained by
the fact that several of the factories
closed for vacations and inventory
during July,
Reservoirs Full
All of the city reservoirs are full
this being due TO extremely heavy
rainfall during July. This is the
first time in Is years that such a
condition has existed, it ordinarily
being necessary to draw down the
water supply number of feet. par
ticularly during the month of July
The water department records in
dicated that during the month of
July the amount of rainfall at Re-
servoir No. in Harrington was SO
inches, The government weather
station at Hartford registered SOL
inches.
Additional Main Laid
During the month, more than a
mile of new six-inch main was laid
as follows. 1876 feet on chrome av-
enue, $40 feet on Maple avenue, L.
915 feet on Rockwell avenue. SIG
feet on MERCER avenue. 1,243 feet
on Moody street and AIS feet on
Hoover avenue.
Forty-three new services and five
relays were installed and a new hy-
drant was placed on Rockwell av-
enue.
Department Bills
Bills rendered for water during
the month totaled sS.269.45. an in
crease of s64693 more than the
same month last year. Bills for
water remaining unpaid on August
list amounted to s3,o17.1a and bills
for work done by the department
amounted to s27.SO2.25. The great
er portion of the last named amount
is for street assessments
The board approved and author
led the payment of bills amounting
to S10.24o.76.
Fails to Get License
State Policeman Herbert Cleve-
land. who examines applicants for
drivers licenses in this city each
Monday, has run across many anus
ing incidents in the days work. How
ever. probably the one which gave
him the heartiest laugh occurred
last Monday when Jack Hargrove,
oolored, appeared before him for
test.
1t seems that Hargrove. who is an
illiterate, was given to understand by
a friend that all he would be obliged
to read was the top line on a certain
page in the book containing the
Connecticut motor vehicle and air.
craft laws. With this understanding,
Hargroye was coached by the same
friend so that after a little practice
he could repeat word for word the
lire in question. Brimming over
with confidence, he appeared before
Officer Cleveland Monday and when
asked to read the line in question:
he did SO with such rapidity that
even the state officer was surprised
Cleveland then asked Hargrove to
read the bottom line on the same
rage. The request. however. floored
Hargrove and he admitted that his
reading proclivities We're very limit
cd. Needless to say, he did not re-
ceive his operators license.
Amateur Card Announced
The third amateur boxing show of
the season, to be given under the
auspices of the Park Athletic club
has been arranged for Friday eve
ming. Honest John Willis of New
Britain will referee and Raymond ].
Casey and Harold Horkheimer will
serve as judges. The card, as an
nounced by the matchmaker, is as
follows:
126 pounds-Oscar Bergstrom of
Hartford VS.. Johnnie Buffy of.Water-
bury.
lis pounds Johnny Mazzi of
Hartford VS.. Mike Cavalieri Of Bris-
tol.
l2S pounds - Tony Laviero of
Bristol VS.. Joe MARITIME of Hartford.
1870 pounds Ray Taylor of
Terryville VS.. Red knight Of New
Haven.
1873 pounds Gus Bergstrom Of
Hartford VS.. Jack Desmarais of
Waterbury.
l4O pounds Charlie Stevens of
Hartford VS.. George Morey of Water