New Britain herald., 1927-02-05
FINANCE BOARD
 HEARINGS CLOSE
Public Works, Park and Health
 Dsfts. Explain Needs

The finance board completed It's series of hearings last evening when representatives of the board of public works. the park board and the health department ap- peared before the body with their requests.
 The board of public works re- quirements were explained by City Engineer Joseph D. Williams and Reginald Towers, chairman of the board. Mir. Williams itemized the appropriations asked for and went over the ground covered by each. He asked for 340,0o0 for the gen. eral repair of streets, $so,ooo for macadam repair and resurfacing, s12,0O0 for street oiling, $1S,000 for permanent paving repair. and S17,50O for semi-permanent re- pair.
 He also asked sso,5oo for grad ing work, including portions of Hunter road, Boulevard, Carmody street, LinEood street, Rhodes street, Myrtle street, Stanley street, East street. Buell. street, Osgood avenue, Newington avenue, Steele street, Rentchler street; $95.1oo was asked for macadam work on Lilac street, Kelsey street. Chap man street, Cleveland street, Ly- man street, Rentchler street, Win throp street, Smith street. Crown street, Monroe street, Beatty street and West street.
 Engineer Williams expressed the need for $1s,3o0 for concrete gut ter work and new bridges asked s5,SO0. He also emphasized the need of $6o,50O for street lighting service.
 The sum of $27.s35 was asked for sewer maintenance. He also asked $1s1.soo for new paving work to be done on South Main street. Ash street, Chestnut street, Corbin place, South Main street, Washington street, Myrtle street. North street, Lafayette street and West Main street. ....
 The street improvement appro- priation asked amounted to $A4,- 167. City Engineer Williams asked for $500 for the replacing of a work car. Chairman Edward r. Hall asked him if the car being used rattled The city engineer stated that 1t is nearly rattled apart.
 Rattle 1t around for the rest of the year." said Chairman Hall, dis missing the request.
 The question of street monument ing was discarded by the finance board, the chairman declining. to waste time discussing 1t.
 "Youre wasting money going over the same engineering work every year when the appropriation of $500 would cover 1t for all time, replied the city engineer.
 Chairman Towers spoke briefly on the need for street sweeper, stat ing that while trucks could be hired, no sweeper was available. The amount asked for this machine is s7.5o0.
 Dr. Gertrude J. Kinsella and Dr. ltlCIldTu w. l ullCi ol tiiS HNtiNi NY partment, appeared to plead their request of an Appropriation of $96,- 1S0. An appeal for an increase of s15,OOO for garbage disposal and collection and of So4,5o0 for the needs of the isolation hospital were explained by the epresentatives. Last years budget allowed $61,sS0 to the health department Garbage disposal difficulties were discussed by the finance board and the health department representatives.
 William r. Brooks. chairman. and Ralph B. Wainright, superintend- ent, were in attendance with their recommendations for the appropri- alton for the park board. The board is planning many improvements for the coming year which were ex- plained by Mir. Brooks, who recom- mended an appropriation of s1o1.- 546 against the amount of S57,OOO allowed the department last year. A new bandstand at Walnut Hill park to replace the present structure was explained by Mr. Brooks and an en- trance to the park from Grand street was also stated by the chair man of the board to be desirable. Other improvements including a fence around the c. A. +. triangle at Willow Brook park were explain ed to the finance board.
 Tho maintenance item amounts to s1o,147 and s20,41O is asked for new work on the parks. The new work will include heating equip ment for the mems field house at Willow Brook, the construction of a bowling green, installation of a lighting system and the completion of grading about the memorial now under construction.
 Two tennis courts are planned for Walnut Hill park and the athletic field is about to be graded. Mir. Brooks explained. Other improve mehts for the smaller parks were also explained.