New Britain herald., 1927-07-21
RESTRICT BATHING
At PARK lagoon
Park Board Sets Hours at 10
a. m. to 10 p. m.
PERMIT AMATEUR BOXING
Bouts to Be Held At Nfuzzy Field BY
Reputable Clubs - Rain Washes
Earth Onto Tracks, Interrupts
Trolley Schedule.

In the future bathing will be per-
mitted at the Rockwell park lagoon
only between the hours of 10 a. M,
and 10 p. M, n vote to this effect
having been taken at a meeting of
the board of park commissioners
last evening. In the past a number
of persons have paid an early morn
ing visit to the lagoon before the
life guards went on duty and it is
with view of preventing fatalities
that the action was taken. Signs
TO this effect will be erected at the
park in the near future.
t. Permit Boxing Bouts
The park commissioners, upon a
motion of Commissioner William j.
Tracy, voted to permit responsible
clubs of the city to stage amateur
boxing bouts at Muzzy field, all ea-
pense incidental to such bouts to be
borne by the organizations promot-
ing such bouts. Police protection
must be furnished on such occasions,
this expense to be assumed by the
LUIS uSllIS llII iNIl. y lee OIL =
will also be assessed for each nights
rental.
The park commissioners voted to
pay Tony Raffaniello, caretaker of
Muzzy field, each season for taking
care Of the field. 1t was also de-
cided to remit to the caretaker SIS,
paid by him to the city for the con-
cession privilege,
Signs Erected
The signs at the entrances to
Rockwell park and parking restric-
ton signs have been erected, accord
ing to the report of Mayor John E.
Wade.
To Extend Grading
Mayor John +. Wade was appoint
ed a committee of one by the COM
missioners to take up the matter of
filling south of the Mem orial boule-
ward and east of Mellen street. He
is to confer with George L. Lacourse,
local contractor, whom it is under
stood has a quantity of dirt to dis
pose Of.
Attachment Placed
An attachment for $1,000 has been
placed on property of Edward Ski
binski of this city by Leslie A. Ora
ham of Waterbury through Judge
i Joseph NJ. Donovan, seeking dam
/ ages as a result of an automobile
accident at the corner of Park and
| Tulip streets last week. Graham s
| car was demolished and the Ski
binski car was slightly damaged.
The case is returnable the first
Tuesday in September in the court
of common pleas at Hartford.
Meeting Postponed
Due to lack of the necessary
quorum, the regular monthly meet
ing of the playground commission
scheduled for last evening was post
poned indefinitely.
Heavy Rain Storm
The Forestville section of the city
was visited by a heavy rain storm
which flooded the streets in the CEN
ter of the village last night Large
quantities of earth were washed
! down onto Broad street from Broad
Place, covering the trolley tracks of
| the Bristol and Plainville Electric
Co. and delaying traffic for short
time. The rain was accompanied
by several sharp flashes of lightning
anl claps of thunder but no dam
| age resulted.
! A peculiar part of the storm was
| that no rain fell in either the south
| ern or western section Of the city,
although a little rain fell in the Fed
of the Memorial Boulevard was also
| in the path of the shower although
no rain fell on the western end.
Appointed Press Representative
| William Roberts of Church ave-
| nue. was appointed press representa-
! tive of Court Forest, No. 140, +. of
/ A., at q meeting held in Firemen's
! hail. Forestville. on Tuesday evening
( The recently elected officers were
installed by Deuty Grand Chief Al
/ bert RawisZer.
No Change in Dog Situation
No additional cases of rabies have
| been found in the city, according to
! the statement of DIR. B. b Robbins,
| city health officer today. Two other
| dogs in the hill section, which had
been bitten by the young police dog
! of William Lugg of Federal street
/ last Tuesday afternoon, have been
! destroyed and q cat, which drank
| from a pan Of water used by the
mad dog, has also been killed. All
of the persois bitten or scratched by
the rabid animal have been given the
| pasteur treatment, an additional
supply having been received today.
The mother of the mad dog and
! three other puppies of the same lit
4 ter have been placed in strict quar-