New Britain herald., 1927-11-25
SEEKS PERMIT FOR GAS SUPPLY DEPOT
 Goodrich Co. Leases Old Bristol Mig. Co. Property
 MRS. HALSTEAD, 92, DIES

1 Courts Have Gala Session With MotoristSDog Quarantine in Ef-
 fect-Couple Married 35 Years ] The Walter H. Goodrich Co. Of New Haven today received the ap-
 proval Of the selectmen 10 their re- quest for permission 10 establish a wholesale and retail gasoline station on a portion Of the old Bristol Mfg. , Co. property on West Main street. i The Elm City concern has leased from E. 0. Barnard of Bristol the middle section of the former factory tract. the portion once occupied by the now razed office, and plans 10 erect huge storage tanks and a re- tail filling station there.
 The permission of the selectmcn being obtained today. the Goodrich company then applied to the state authorities, with whom final author ity rests. If the permit is granted. q , filling station will be erected shortly on the front portion of the leased land. In the spring. or perhaps dur ing the winter if that season turns out to be an open one. the New Ha- ven company plans to build large storage tanks in the rear of this station. The tanks will hold five or six carloads, or several thousand gallons of gas oline. A representative of the company told the selectmen today that the supply depot would increase the grand list by from S10,v00 to s15,O00.
 The Goodrich company. when it has established it's district base here, will open up a chain of retail sta tions on the highways O. this part of Connecticut.
 Mrs. Halstcad. 02. Dies Mrs. Lucinda Halstead, wife of James Halstcad of Pearl street, died , late Wednesday night al the New Britain General hospital. Aged 92 years, she was one of Plainvillc' S oldest residents. Mrs. Halstead was born in Norwich on February cS, 1885. and was married on August 12, 1868. The couple came here in .1SS9. Five weeks ago Mrs. Ealstead fell and fractured a. hip and this, by her advanced age, are believed to have caused her death.
 Mrs. Halstead Is survived by her husband a daughter, Mrs. William O'Neil; q grandson. George Hal stead; and three eat-grandchil- dron, William, George and Lorraine 1Ialstoal.
 Tho funeral service will be held at o'clock tomorrow afternoon at her daughter's home on Pearl street. Rev. X. X. Ball, pastor Of the Plain vile NJ. l.. church, will officiate. Burial will be in West cemetery.
 Night of Activity in Court
 Thirty-onc motorists received fines in a double session of the local court Wednesday evening as all the local dispose Of the many automobile law violators arrested here Monday night by the state police.
 Justice NJ. o. Ryder established his court in the town clrrM's and ass Ssors' offices in the Town hall He was assisted by Justice Edward r. Prior, who male out the briefs, while Grand Juror Charles [. Con- lon prosecuted. Fifteen drivers were brought before Justice Ryder and 13 Of them were fined. Herbert M. Booth of Woodstock road, Water bury charged with failur" 10 ohoy an officer, was assessed 8 and costs, with another dollar for hav- ing one headlight out of focus. Prosecutor Conlon said that his of tense was more fragrant than the minor ones of the others and heavier fine was imposed.
 The following men were fined S1 on each count against them, the costs in every case amounting to S11.93; Merrill Legeyt, 45 Bssell street, East Hartford. two counts; lG ult -flllltI, IuO A1CH Stl ttt' ->tN Britain; two counts; Edward Bom- bardier, Greystone avenue, Bristol. one count; George D. Bloodgood 15S Whiting street, Plainville, three counts: Philander Cook, 142 South
 ,lm street, Wallingford. one count; Harold r. Nelson. 4 Forcstville avenue, Bristol, two counts; Jerome N. Lewis, 105 Broad street, Plain vile, one count: John X. Peterson, 40 John street Bristol; Clifton r. Doy, PinnacleroX farm. Plainvil1e, one count; Stanley Gniadek, Colony road. Tracy two counts; Otto C. Reuclneitch. 34 James street. Eris- tel. three counts; Herbert R. Han | sen, North Branford. one count. The 15 cGscs were disposed Of in 80 minutes.
 The cases Of John Duhike, 42 Dewey street, New Britain, and