New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
JUNK YARD NOISES
 CALLED NUISANCE
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stated that he was forced to cut the rent down 10 8 very low figure to hold his tenants. Mr. Karbonic testified that he is the Iroprietor of an apartment on Willow street. Be cause of the nuisance, he has six tenements vacant and is unable to rent them. Because of this he finds himself without sufficient funds with which to pay his taxes.
 sam kartle Of Putnam street com plained that his wife is ill because Of the inCessant racket He also owns d tenement house and was forced to cut the rent Sl0 in order 10 keep it occupied. Max w. Honeyman of - Willow street stated that he has become ill because of the noise.
 Harry Clark of 74 Willow street said that the noise of the machine in operation wakes him up frequently and he suffers terrific headaches as a result
 Former Mayor George Quigley complained that in the neighbor- hood the tenements are exceptional ly good and should prove to be good investment for the owners, The value. however is greatly de preciated because of the lack Of comfort on account of the racking noises emanatlng from the nearby junk yard and landlords have been forced 10 even suffer losses on the tencmcnts because of the necessity of reducing rents 10 hold their ten ants,
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 Max Fcigcnhaun, who conducts junk yard at 6S Willow street testi- fed when court resumed this after noon, that he has conducted a junk yard in that locality tor the past seven years and that he has used q mechanical shears during that time. He was the first of the defendants witnesses.
 He stated that Willow street Is from So per cent 10 90 per cent business thor0ughfare and that the street would not have been zoned for residences. had 1t not been for Councilman Sablotsky.
 Harry s. Blumenthal, who con- ducts junk yard on Willow street, Hartford. stated that he has been in the junk business for 27 years and that the kotkin yard is the second most orderly yard he has ever seen, his own rating first place in his estimation.
 Dr. George Flanagan testified earlier in the day that he has treated several people for nervous troubles arising from the noise at the yard. Among the people treated were Mrs. Steve Dudacll, l, Honey man and Mr. and Mrs. Levinson, all of whom live in the ueighborhood.
 sam Cartelli, who resides in a house adjacent 10 the yard, stated that his rent has been cut from $&i to $50, but that if it were cut to $l0 he would not remain there. bocaus" Of the noise.
 Nlcorn and Sablotsky Spar
 After Councilman Samuel Sablot- sky had testified yesterday afternoon and was turned over to States Attor- ncy Alcoru for cross examination, tho court room was provided with several minutes of entertainment as the councilman and the attorney en- gHg,d in a contest of wits.
 Does tn" noise of this junk yard bother you"" Acorn asked.
 NO, it doesn't bother me because h.,t, people in tho ward the voters. com | plain 10 me have 10 protect them" the councilman explained.
 "Then," shot back Acorn, "you are in this case because of politics . You consider it a political duty?" |
 No, l am not" replied Sahlotsly somewhat hoatcdly. "When I am in the council democratic or republican 1 don't interest mc. I'm .ot q politician"
 "BIt, you may be an embryo poli- , tician, may you not"' the defense ! lawyer asked with his face wreathed in smiles. "Nou're d democrat and ot course your chances are not so good"
 Sabotsly joined with tho spccta- tors gallery in the general laughter as he answered that the fact he is q democrat does not make him q pol- tician.
 SahlotSkvs testimony concerned complaints mad" to him hy neigh hors and general observation of the . junk yard, which he declared 10 be noisy and unsightly He told the court his father had been asked 10 sign a petition 10 permit the mo chanical shears to be operated but that he had advised his father against doing so.
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 stephen pUdack was the next . witness called. "Its no fun, your honor. having children growing up in q locality like this. where they 1. cant have their daily nap because | of the racket Dudack said in | opening hlS testimony. He built a house directly across the street from ! the kotl<in yards after the junk was stored there. IT, charged that KOt- i kin had offered him $lo,o00 for his home and when he refused. made ! q statement thai he would put in a i junk hammer and force him to sell. | Dudack declared he was obliged 10 . drop his rent $lO a month to hold | d tenant. Cross examination dcNcl- | opcd that the tenant was his own | .-tr Al