New Britain herald., 1927-06-08
Council SELECTS
SITE FOR ARM0RY
To Be Erected at West and
Valley Streets
PROPERTY COST $4,000
Theater Owners Permitted to Con-
duct Sunday Afternoon Shows
Woman's Injuries Cost City $3,135
Liquor Seller Fined 5000.


Bristol's new s15o,0O0 state arm
DRY is to be located at the corner of
West and Valley streets. favorable
action on this site having been taken
by the city council last evening.
Councilmen William A. Hayes,
Charles r. Anderson, W. Raymond
Crumb. Ernest f. Merrill and HON.
er II. Judd voted In favor of the To-
cation, while Councilman Willard L.
Hough a1pne stood opposed. Mr..
Hough felt that the armory should
be located on the state road. Two
pieces Of property are in the DEAL
one belonging TO Kennedy Estate
which will cost the city $4,000 and
the other owned by the New De-
parture Mfg. Co., which is to be Sc
cured for $4,000. making a total OF
$4,000.
Several sites were looked over by
members of the city planning COM
missions in company with Adju-
tant General Cole and Colonel Bis
sell OF the Connecticut National
Guard and all were of the opinion
that the site in question was the
logical place for the armory. The
second choice OF the commission
was the Barnes property located on
the corner OF Terryville avenue and
West street, which could be secur-
ed for $4,000.
The owners of the North Side
hotel on North street appeared be-
fore the city council last night and
offered their property at the corner
OF North and Federal streets to the
city for $4,000. This property has
a frontage OF 500 feet on Federal
street. 2s5 feet on North street and
at its widest point is 10 feet deep
Captain Frank S. Merrill, COM
mander Of Seicheprey Post, Amer
incan Legion and for years
prominent in National Guard affairs,
appeared before the council with "a
sketch Of the proposed armory sit
uated on the Center and Valley
street location. which he felt was
the one most suited for the new
building. The armory building is to
be 100 by eos feet over all and the
main entrance will be located at the
corner OF the two streets. In the
basement. which will be raised
about six feet above the ground 10
provide adequate light, will be To-
Gated the heating plant, a storage
room, rifle range and a banquet
room with seating capacity of
from two two to three hundred. The
from two to three hundred. The
company club rooms, rooms for the
company officers and supply rooms,
lavatory and coat rooms. The sec
ond floor will also contain club
rooms for veterans organizations,
sch as the American Legion, Spanish
War Veterans. G. A. r. and Neter-
ans Of Foreign Wars. The janitor's
rooms, consisting Of kitchen, dining
room and two bed rooms will be To-
Gated on the top floor. The drill hall,
which will measure rs feet by IA
feet. will be rented to outside organ
izations for SIS night, the fee hav-
ing been placed high so that it will
not interfere with other halls in the
city.
Captain Merrill stated that, in the
event the land was purchased i'm
mediately. work on the armory
would probably be started about
August Is and would probably be
completed in March. 1928.
Mayor John +. Wade was en-
powered by vote of the council
to complete the transaction on the
part OF the city and to pass along
the land grant to the state.
Application Presented
An application. signed by several
taxpayers, requesting the appoint
ment of Walter Charles Roloff as a
special officer. was referred to the
board OF police commissioners for
investigation.
Object to Paying Repair Bill
A letter. signed by James W.
Leary and several others, in which
objection was made to assuming the
cost OF repairs to the sidewalk and
gutter on Hull street, was received
by the council and referred to the
street committee for investigation.
Contracts Awarded
The contract for the constructor
Of a sewer on East Road was award
ed by the city council last evening
to Dominick Palmisano of this city,
the lowest bidder. The cost OF the
work will totay approximately
$5,915, exclusive of rock excavation.
The contract for sidewalks, curbs
and cutters on Muzzy street was
awarded Cosmo Nacca. local con-
tractor. who submitted the lowest
bid.
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