New Britain herald., 1928-09-07
PAainuiM Me.ps
R. R. signal lights
broken BY 4 BOYS
Youngsters Pay for Dangerous
Practice Others Stoned School
DISCUSS SEWER QUESTION

c. OF c. Directors Also Hear Z0aipG
Rules Have Beea Drafted-Wu-
liam Leach Missing-Arrest Fol-
low A0ident-F1rst Scout Meeting
The dangerous sport" OF stonlng
and breaking the lenses in the signal
lights along the Highland division of
the New Haven railroad brought
last night and the quartet were lucky
to escape by the settlement of the
damages out of court. Sylvester
lima OF Forestville avenue father of
three of the boys, also paid. for
depredations on railroad property,
being technically charged with tres
passing although he had taken three
railroad ties for use as veranda posts
on his home.
Zima's charge was nolled upon
payment of costs. which came to
$3.50. The railroad authorities
were extremely lenient with all five.
being content to receive compensa-
ton for the property stolen and
broken. lima settled for the ties by
paying $12.5o. His sons and their
companion admitted breaking ten
lenses in the signal lights and es-
capped by paying $3.50 without being
Lrnnuhf Mt
Justice William Cunningham was
on the bench, and Grand Juror
Charles +. Conlon prosecuted. The
boys were traced and apprehendcd
by Constable George Schubert.
BrOke School Windows
The stoning of glass panes has
become epidemic here during the
] past weeks, and Constable Schubert
has been busy with numerous COM
plants. Seven boys ranging in age
| from II to IL years were rounded
up by him yesterday for sma shins
windows and screens In the tool
house at the Linden street school.
| The breakage was done in August,
/ but the matter was not brought to
tine attention of the school DEPART
nent until Schubert notified Chair
man Joseph T. Mccarthy Of the
school committee.
schubert then ran down the rroup
of Youngsters. who confessed. They
said they had used stones about
eight inches in diameter. and these
huge missiles had not only broken
! the glass and torn the screening
away but had also smashed In the
sashes of the windows.
superintendent Leon G. Staples
was as lenient with this group as the
/ railroad was with the lima bows,
asking that the matter be kept ont
of court. He agreed to take $l,75
from the father OF each boy, this
$12.25 barely covering the cost of re-
placing the windows. Consta BILE
Schubert will give the boys parents
until the first of next week to reim-
burse the school department.
Schubert has several further COM
plants Of . similar nature. scores of
panes in local factory windows hav-
ing been smashed by accurately
aiming young vandals during recent
weeks. He is determined to stop the
practice.
Sewer Question Discussed
The decade-old question of sewage
came before the meeting Of the
Chamber of Commerce last night
and was given considerable Discus
sion after report made by Chair
man F. l.. Benzon OF the sewers and
sidewalks committee. MIR. Benzon
said his committee had been work.
ing to determine the status of the
East Main and West Main streets
sewer. which were installed in 1895
but are now inadequate for the load
they carry and would be useless in
q large system. the pipe being too
small. Users of the present sewer
have believed that they might con-
tinue TO use II If a general system
we're installed, but the chamber
committee has learned that they CO n
be made to connect up with the
\ newer and better system, IL ard
when laid. The present sewer EN- y
ties into the Pequabuck river, an
other Instantaneous feature. az
state laws now will not permit this
stream pollution.
The committee also reported il
was working on the laying of more
sidewalks along Broad street, where
school children are forced to use the
highway in rainy weather and have
to dodge the numerous passing auto
mobiles.
Draft ZOning Rules
| Leon c. Staples reported that the
public utilities committee had
drafted a proposal for coming the
town and had formulated rules and
restrictions on buildings. The COM
mittee has been held up by the va
cation period. however, and it ha.