New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

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 crossing. A . matter q fee2 TT ever. . hearing. to WhieA a4 f1 ested property owners viii - S vited. will be held also on tae Ol l1 ming of March befors thes 0) council.
 To Attend Plainvil1e Ueae1ag x
 Mayor w. Raymond CruMb aql City Engineer Cariston vi 0Q4l were selected by the city ee91Gl1Au attend . hearing in Piainvills QG11 Monday evening on the sstsblao ment of . building line oe Fesu1e street. A peculiar situattaa exte on this particular street n.tAo4 to)s east side of 1t is located in Pla1Q- vile whereas property on the Wsat side is taxed by the city of .Bei0eel. A 25 foot building line is rsooeo- mended by the planning commiea4a Of the town-|of Plainviile.l BF3qe&A. however. on its side of the stpest will insist on . 20 foot building line.
 Zontnx Plans
 A letter from the Technical Ad. visory Corporation, relative to zoniag plans and ordinances, was received by the council last night and by vote referred to the city planning commission for consideration.
 Recommends Land rurchaao
 Mayor W. Raymond Crumb rec- commended to the city council last night the purchase of property owned by J. Fay Douglass. Mis- Clara B. NJ. Douglass and Mra Eliza beth Douglass. located at the corner of Washington street and Stafford avenue. ForestviIIe. A large store building is located on the site. which will be torn down and the corner widened If the mayors recommen- dations are favorably acted upon. The price placed on the property by the owners is $7.50o. Benefits to abutting property owners would total approximately $500, according to figures presented by Mayor Crumb.
 There is considerable traffic it the point and only recently . tradic standard was placed there to reduce the possibility of accident. Whiie the price placed on the property by the owners is considered reasonable. it is not believed that the city coun- cil will sanction the expense. The matter. was referred to the street committee and the city engineer, who will make an engineering sur vey to be submitted at the conueil's next meeting.
 Police Chiefs Annual Repoet.
 During the year ending November 30, 1927. there were l,0o3 arrests made by the police department, e. cordine to the report of Chief Ernest T. Belden. The total expenses of running the department for the year was &l5,s7% and the rc- ceipts from the city court totalsd s3o,o3s.s4,
 Obituary of Former A1ayuR
 An obituary of tho late Mayor John F. Wade. who died on Novem- Der :. 1927, while in office. will b. in corporated In the annual city rs- port. vote to this effect being taken by the city council last night. Mayor W. Raymond Crumb was appointed a committee of one to draft tho obituary, a
 Petitions Received
 Three petitions were submitted at last nights city council meeting. Requests for the placing Of street lights, one on Rustic Terrace and one at the junction of Woodland and Walnut streets were referred to- the lighting committee.
 A petition for the establishment of 20 foot building line on both sides of Bellevue avenue between. High and Center streets was referred to the street committee.
 Presents Clatm
 A claim for damage to his auto- mobile caused by hole in the htoh- way at the corner of etaaord ave- nue and Brook street was reooivGl from C. W. Stewart. This was fo- ferred to the claims committee te in- vestigate and report at the next meeting.
 Crushed Stone Cuutract AWoe6a1
 The contract for furnishing the city's crushed stone requirements fer the year starting February l. 1e1e and ending February l. 1s3S wa1 awarded to the Connecticut QuarFtes Company of New Britain. The total Of that concerns bid was elo.so7.so a approximately s1,ooo lower than that Of the nearest competitor. Othsr bidders were Konopas Brothers. Page Brothers and MacDonneli- Brothers, all of Bristol.
 Police Court Repnet
 The report of Judge William J. Malone of the city court for the month Of January showed . total ef ss46.o5 collected in ffnes. Of .this 3 amount $7o vas remitted to the state motor vehicle department.
 Health Officers Report
 During 1927, 666 babies were born in this city, according to hsures in the report cf pr. B. B. Robbins. city health officer. which was submitted to the council last night. The death rate of infants during the IF month period was approximately eight out of every hundred born. which fs re markedly high. according to the health officer. The number should not exceed four and Dr. Robbins felt that the city would be takine a step forward by employing An a4- ditional nurse. whose duty 1t would be to look after this one feo&0o. The value placed on the life of eooA infant by the state is SS,oco. Ne,ac- tion was taken on the recomOoQ- dation.
 Since the first of January, e1 cases of communicable diseases have been report to the health depart ment. One of these was . case ef diphtherta in which the family af-
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