New Britain herald., 1927-09-20
.D|SSENS|0N RESULT
OF PAVING INQUIRY
Sablotsky Attacks Williams and
Snaps Fingers at Nair
TOWERS JOB QUESTIONED

of City as Land Improved Has
Ecen Decided Gratis to Public by
Owner.
We know your motives. We knew
exactly why YOU started this thing,
and | want to tell you that if you
can point to any crookcdness, any
graft. or anything wrong in this ad-
mnistraton or any other admins
ration. | will back you up on it,
declared Alderman W. II. Judd,
president pro TEN OF the common
council, at meeting last night OF
the special committee appointed by
Mayor Weld to Investigate the cir
cumstances Of the paving Of South
Main street and Stanley street at
the southern extremity. He adj
dressed his declaration towards
Councilman Samuel Sablotsky and
emphasized it by pounding the table
in the hearing room.
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The meeting was marked by con-
tinuous wraugling over the wording
Of the report OF the committee to
the common council. and finally
every member agreed to sign the
following: THE committee finds
that a parcel OF land, approximately
IS square feet, the property of Mrs.
Lucy Towers, was paved at a cost
Of approximately ST., without the
consent of the common council
We further find that the board
Of public works vas aware at the
time OF the paving that Mrs. Towers
would deed the property to the city
Of New Britain without compensa-
ton, and We are advised by the
city engineer that a deed has been
drawn and will be submitted to the
common council for its APPROVAL
The committee. composed of Al
dermen Judd. Nair and Maerz, and
Councilmen Bartlett and Sablotskv,
organized by electing Alderman Judd
chairman on motion Of Councilman
Bartlett, to which there was no OBJ
lection. The business before the
meeting was embodied in the fol-
lowing resolution: Resolved: That
u committee Of five members of the
council be appointed to investigate
and report on the circumstances
surrounding the paving OF the in
tsrsoctiOn Of South Main street and
stanley street, and the paving and
macadamizing of portion OF the
southerly extremity OF Stanley
street, this committee 10 determine
and report on the cost of the work
and the sources of these funds"
SablotsIly Questions Williams
Councilman Sablotsky. who start
ed the investigation. asked City En-
gineer ]. D. Williams relative to the
seven-foot strip of land in question,
and Mr.. Williams presented a map
showing that the pavement was laid
on the Towers property. He said
the corner was greatly improved by
the work. and it is the policy of
the public works department to ac-
cept deeds of private property in
instances where Improvements can
he effected by SO doing. Assurance
had been given. however. that Mrs.
Towers would deed the strip OF land
TO the city before the pavement was
laid. and since then the deed has
been prepared and will be present.
ed to the council. Mr.. Williams said.
The cost of the pavement was about
So, he said in reply to Alderman
Judd.
well. my purpose In presenting
my resolution was to prove that the
board OF public works has laid pave
ment on private properly, which it
had no right 10 do. as the work was
not authorized by the common coun-
Gil Councilman Sablotsky said.
The city engineer admits it, SO !
now move we adjourn
Wait minute, can't We ask any
questions 90 Alderman Nair objected.
There is a motion TO adjourn
and it Is not debata BILE" Alderman
Judd sad. ana ne put the motion,
which was lost, only Councilman
Sablotsky voting affirmatively.
Alderman Nair then asked the
city engineer if it is customary to
take property for Improvement pur-
poses and Mr. Williams replied af-
1t was done in 1916 at
the corner of Church and Elm
streets, and in other places, he said.
Board Taking Too Much Liberty
Suppose the city did not get the
deed to the Towers property; then
where would we get OFF," Council
man Sablotsly inquired. Il want
to tell you that the board of pub
lie works is taking entirely too much
power to benefit private property
owners. This pavement was laid
for the benefit of Mr.. Towers (pub-
lie works board chairman), and his
gasoline station Alderman Judd
replied that it is admitted that this
particular job was done without au-