New Britain herald., 1928-11-30
BRISTOL BRASS @.
 NOT IN ANY MERGER
Report Of A1iliidon With Phelps Dodge Is Denied
LOCAL STOCK SOARING
Quiet Holiday Observed - Fiscal Year Ends for City Depts.-Ras- kctbsll and Football Games Other Items Of Interest

Other Items Of Interest
 A rumor that the Bristol Brass corporation was to become . part of the Phelps Dodge corporation and affiliated mining compa r,ies was dis pelled this morning by statements made by President Alexander Harp CT and Secretary Albert D. Wilson of the Brass corporation. Both inti- mated that no proposal had been considered by the directors and Mir. Harper expressed the opinion that the rumor was simply one which probably originated in Wall Street.
 The New York Herald Tribune on Thanksgiving Day carried | story to the effect that steps were reported under way to bring together the fabricatins end Of the copper indus- try in tho United States and that It was understood that the Phelps cor poration was considering the forma- ton of such a faOricatine unit around the Bristol Brass corporation Of this city and the Bridgeport Brass Company of Bridgeport. A similar despatch was also received from the Associated Press from Wall street.
 The locat corporation is one ot BristoI's oldest manufacturing con. oerns and much local capital 10 in- vested fin it. During the past several months its business has shown . marked increase and on Thursday it vas being offered at 70. the highest mark 1t has reached In several years, stolen Car Abandoned The automobile Of Roland Booth Of Terryville Road. which was stolen from Main street early Thanksgiving Day morning. was found later in the day abandoned on Pine street. Mir. Booth was attending the midnight show at the Casino theater and did not miss the car until about 2:%o a. m.
 It is the opinion of the police that someone "borrowed" the car with . view of reaching home. At that hour in the morning there are no other means of transportation except taxi service and the party stealing the car evidently did not care to go te that expense.
 To Increase Facilities Sixteen thousand additional square feet of floor space will be added to the Broad street plant. Forestville. Of the Wallace Barnes company. ac. cording to an announcement made by officials of that concern Wednes, day. It is also planned to erect ar addition Of 5000 square feet for ths heat treating department of the con. cern on Main street. Other additioni on Wallace street will also be erect. ed and in all the total floor space oi the company will be increased ap. proximately 2oo,0o0 feet. Work on the proposed addition will be started very shortly. Electric Pole Falls
 i Traffic on Summer street was tied up for short period Thanksgiving Day morning when large wooder pole, supporting the trolley wire fol the Woodland street line. broke of near it's base and fell across the street. The trolley wire and severa guy wires were strung across the street SO that it was necessary to di, vert all traffic. Trolley service on tho l Woodland street line was also de layed until the pole could be re placed.
 Grass Iirc
 Squad X of the central fire sta tion was called out Thanksgiving Day afternoon for grass fire or Upson street which for tint threatened several nearby buildings The blaze was extinguished witl chemicals.
 Christmas Checks
 The American Trust compan, placed in the mails today checks fol Christmss club members totallinl Approximately S54.ooo. This amoun represents a large increase over tha deposited in last years club.
 Water Consumption Decrease
 The amount of water consumed each day in the city during th' 1 month of October was 1o7.oo0 gal Ions less than that consumed durinl the same month last year. according to the monthly report of superinten dent G. Earl Lourie. submitted at 1 meeting of the board of water com missioners last Wednesday night The average daily consumption dur ins the month was ?.42o,oo0 gallona
 At the present time all of thu Bristol reservoirs are full with tn exception of No. i, which is dow five inches, and No. {, which down two feet.
 Bills rendered for water durinl the month of October totaled 3S, I525.sc. which was $17O.7S more thai during October. 1927. Bills for wats