New Britain herald., 1927-05-19

| lITouSu lO <thCli StISCl oPPoSieC Carlton. street, giving continuous
 street from North street to the en-
 trance to the North End Park and
 through the Park to Stanley street
 at Blake Road.
 Monroe street extension, from
 Greenwood street to Glen street has
 been proposed for completion this
 year. s25,50o being appropriated.
 At the prices now asked for the
 necessary land and buildings there-
 on, there will not be sufficient
 funds left for the relocation of the
 buildings, so at present the matter
 is at standstill. Some solution
 ought to be reached 50 that this most important artery may be car
 ried through.
 The opening of West Pearl street,
 from Glen street to Franklin Square
 was proposed and provisionally
 adopted in 1920. but no report was
 submitted by the Board of Compen-
 sation and Assessment, as no funds
 were likely to be available to pay the damages likely to be awarded.
 Several other important projects for street extensions are also ready
 for detail consideration, notably Wilcox street southerly. from West street through Erwin Place to North street. Carefully. study should 1 be made as to means of securing necessary funds for these and simi- lar work.
 Street Widening
 The proposed widening of prin- cipal streets has been investigated considerably during the past year. On West Main street from High street to Cedar street the layout of sixty-four foot width has been legally adopted. This provides for forty-four foot roadway and ten 1 foot walks. The actual working of this layout (forty-fou foot road way, thirteen foot walks) from Main street to High street, as the two must be worked together because of trolley track relocation.
 | The widening of Arch street has been provisionally adopted and is now before the Board of Compensa- ton and Assessment. This provides for forty-two foot roadway to Grand street and thirty-four foot roadway from Grand street to Web ster street. Future widening is advo- cated on the west side. from Grand street to Hart street when the con- struction of new buildings permits the lowering of the sidewalk to 1 compare with the roadway. There has been large amount of i agitation aroused during the year i relative to the proposed widening of ! Stanley street from Chestnut street | to Kelsey street. While there is con- siderable sympathy for the abutting property owners, there is no ques- ton in my mind that the street should be widened, even to a much greater extent than proposed in or der to care for the traffic which because of the location of this street. naturally will pass through I believe that. when the work is completed. with underground wire conduits and paving. the most out spoken opponents would not wish to return to the present layout.
 Chestnut street widening. from Main street to Elm street should be ]. completed during the present year. Conduits have been laid, while the Connecticut Company has already ordered new special work for it's car barn entrance to permit the placing of its track in the center Of the widened street. As soon as this can be delivered and installed, paw ing will be placed.
 Another widening project now in the survey stage is that of Main street, from the railroad crossing to East Main street. The minimum roadway width is now about thirty three and one-half feet while the minimum distance between build- ings is about siXty-three and one half feet. In connection with this project there is possibility of the opening of East Main street, from Main street to Washington street through relatively undeveloped property. Some of the property is, however. of high value. but such an opening should remove some of the traffic from Main street Surfacing and Macadamizing streets
 Nothing can be added to the de- scription given last year concerning resurfacing and penetration ma cadam. More should be built. How ever. it is even more evident that at the present rate of appropriation the street work Is getting further behind each year. Board members have repeatedly asked whether ap- propriation for new macadam could be used for constructing a travelled way about eighteen feet in width to curb. If so, the length of street done for the same money could be increased about sixty per cent and give more people a hard surface tc travel for the entire year. Money spent on dirt roads and continual repairs is of little permanent value.
 Paving
 Paving work so far laid out for this year include CD South Main street, from Franklin Square to Roberts street; (2) South Main street at the city line, and ts) 1 Chestnut street. from Main street to Elm street. The first is now fully the final decision as to the elimination of the trolley track , having been received. This work will be an important link in the ( southern outlet from the city. and { with the track removed from this ( section, the street will be much f more satisfactory for travel. Just what work will be undertaken after this has not been decided. The . narrow streets about the center of Y, Ia cifl, SnnIll osl.. ] l