New Britain herald., 1927-07-21
$4,000 OFFERED
BY HIGHWAY DEPT.
This Sum Available for New
Road Construction Here
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
To Be Called Soon To Act on This
and Bequest of MFR. Mastin-Fire-
men To Get Ready For State Meet

-Four Ball Games In Four Days.
Notice that $4,000 is available for
use by the town OF PIainville for
road construction during the next
two years has been received by First
Selectman John ]. Klmmel from
State Highway Commissioner J. A.
Macdonald, and Mrs, kimmel said
today that the board of selectmen
would call a meeting at a future
date to act upon the acceptance of
this sum and OF the bequest made
to the town in the will Of the late
George D. Mastin.
At the recent session Of the gen.
eral assembly a fight for the coun-
try roads was waged against the
trunk line highways, and a COM
promise was patched whereby the
sum Of S1,00000O was made avail
able for permanent paving in the
towns during the next year and 81
100000 during a two-year period
The probate allotment for each town
is $4,000 for the year and $50, 900
for the two years. As the tax re-
ceipts of this town are in excess of
So 900 annually, Plainville is listed
appropriate one dollar for every four
furnished by the state. Therefore,
in order to take advantage of the
state offer. it will be necessary for
Plainville to raise $500 or, for the
longer period, $4,000.
Under the new law it will be nee
essary for the town to take action
in order to participate in this APP
preparation. The money may be
used for new work. to reduce the
towns obligation under the expendi-
ture for unfinished sections. or to
obtain a refund from the state on
account of its obligations under the
anticipated appropriations act. Com
missioner Macdonald has informed
the selectmen that Plainville has an
authenticated balance of sS,2OS.91.
Mr.. kimmel is not certain what this
amount represents. as he says that
Plainvile has paid for Cook street
and every other job in which it
worked with the state. He will see
Mr.. Macdonald about it as soon as
possible.
The first selectman believes that
the new law gives the town a fine
opportunity to do some permanent
paving at a minimum cost and
thinks advantage should be taken Of
It. Plainville could in this way OBJ
tain concrete roads. and if a half
mile or mile of such a solid pave
ment could be laid each year the
result would be better roads and
smaller expenditures for repairs and
maintenance, while if the new law
were continued in force for any
length of time it would eventually
mean that Plainville would have
concrete pavements on a large por-
ton OF its streets. Concrete is the
most satisfactory paving material. 1t
is costly at first and for that reason
has never been used for paving jobs
uOLlt 'lllll'IN ny Nllt loNii. I'II lllN
expense would not be prohibitive if
the town paid only one-fifth of the
cost and there would be practically
none OF the repair work which is
necessary to keep macadam or
crushed stone roads in even half
way passable shape.
Just what roads would be paved
with the money is not known, as Mr.,
kimmel says that the highway de-
partmcnt would probably have to
approve of the towns plans before
consenting to furnish the money.
Broad and Maple streets We're sug-
gested by him as possible roads TO
be permanently surfaced.
In order to appropriate the neces-
sary amount town meeting must