New Britain herald., 1928-05-26

were James F. Holden. John E. Roberts, Mrs. P. J. Collins and Miss Mary kirchgessner.
 Amateur Bouts
 One clean knockout featured the first open air boxing card of the season at Muzzy field last evening, staged under the auspices of the Park Athletic club. In spite of the chilly weather. approximately 1,500 boxing fans paid admission at the gate. Honest" John Willis did a good job as referee.
 Discuss New Equipment.
 New equipment for the new fire house to be located at the corner Of Lewis street and Pennington avenue was the principal topic Of discussion at meeting of the board or fire commissioners last evening. At the suggestion of Chief John II. Hayes, Il was decided to make a trip to Boston on Thursday. June .th. to look over apparatus of the American LaFrance Company and of other companies manufacturing fire fighting equipment.
 Petition Hydrant.
 Several property owners present. cd a petition to the fire commission crs askins that hydrant be in- stalled at the corner of Tulip and Jacobs street. The request was re- ferred to Chief John II. Hayes with power to act.
 Bills totaling sSO.S2 were ap- proved by the board.
 Contracts Formally Approved.
 Although the contracts for the new fire house on Farmington ave- nuc has already been awarded, their action was not given formal approv- al by the fire commissioners until last night. The contracts will now he presented to the city council at it's meeting on June 5th for approv- al and the mayors signature.
 Ground for the new fire house will be broken the early part Of next week by George J. Lacourse, local contractor, whose bid was the low est Of several received
 De,otions This Evening.
 Devotions in honor of St. Anne will be held at i:3g o'clock this evening at St. Joseph's church.
 Mcriden Here Sunday.
 The Meriden Endees will he the at Muzzy Field Sunday when they will lineup against the local New Departure nine in a league contest.
 Valuable Dog Killed.
 1sidore Simon of Wolcott street reported to the police department early last evening that his police dog. valued at $1oo, had been killed by an autoist who failed to stop after hitting the animal.
 Approaching Marriage.
 A notice of intent to marry was filed Friday in the office of the city clerk by Wilfred J. Croze of 1l6| East Main street. Forestville, and Miss Frances Mary Mathieu of IT Jacobs street. The nuptials will be celebrated at St. Anne's church on West street on the morning of June 4th.
 Notice of intent to marry was also filed yesterday by George A. Kel- tonic of West street. Southington and Miss Margaret Anne Ash of Ill Kenny street. Forestyille.
 Tax Delinquents in Court
 Failure to pay their personal taxes resulted in the summoning Of 2S de- linquents before Prosecuting Attor- ney Joseph T. Mather this morning. Seventeen each paid into the city treasury the sum of $S2O, this amount representing the original tax Of s2. the delinquency fee of s1 and court costs of $5.2O. The cases of four dellnquents were continued un- fll Monday. two were put over for one week and one over for a month. -Four who showed disinclination to settle were ordered locked up by he prosecutor until they underwent , change Of mind. Ten delinquents on whom warrants were setved. .alled to appear. They will be placed under arrest during the day md will be released only under bond or thelr appearance in court Mon lay The case of one woman who las been receiving aid from the city ,harlty department. presented a problem 10 the prosecuting attorney md was continued month. One 'sed man on whom a warrant had lot been served. followed the crowd nto the prosecuting attorney's of- Ice only to find that he was not 
 Woman Has Man Arrested
 A charge of breach of the peace 'ealnst Joseph kaminski Of Artisan street, was nolled on payment of 'osts amounting 10 s7.so. He was on the complaint Of a woman neishhor who charged him With abusive language.
 Smallpox Situation Improves
 The smallpox situation in the city s showing rapid improvement ac- 'ordlns to an announcement made h1s morning at tho office of the l board Of health. With the discharge l friday afternoon Of John J. Sulli- | an, five patients now remain in the solation hospital. The condition of ] Zahnke of 11e Divinity 'treet and Joseph Bachmann of |, Wine road is so much better today hat both patients have been re- moved to separate part of the hos | oital where they will he held few |