New Britain herald., 1928-09-13


cd. and was picked W ists at nisAe
BY Officer Connolly 1t the eesaes g
Church and Laurel strsst&
ANddeat Caasss NncA OoaaaUD
A touring car was practically u.
molished. = truck slightly damaged
and an electric light pole. carrying
. number Of high tension wires Was
splintered about ten test frsa 10
base shortly after e'cleek w
night following collision Of The
two cars 4 number Of Wres wsrs
snapped Oh and tor . period OF eve
half an hour all traffic Was diverted
from the scene Of the accident.
John L. Ziemiski OF lss fvlten
street, New Haven was operating .
heavy truck essterly on RivAesade
avenue. When he reached the june
ton Of Riveraide avenue and Nellsn
street his truck and . touring car
driven by John T. Casey Of south
Manchester, who was making left
turn into riverside avenue from
Mellen street sideswipsA and the
truck crashed into the pole. A sse-
ton Of highway vas also tern down
by the force of the impact
Employees OF the Connecticut Light
and Power company were sent to the
scene by General Manager 0ees0s r.
Cockings and Z short time later had
the wires removed from the srosad.
For the time being 1t was necsSssry
to place another pole alongside the
damaged one and both were bFaced
together. Complete repairs were
being made today.
Both drivers appeared before
Prosecuting Attorney James T.
Mather this morning and upon their
decision to settle for the damages
resulting from the collision. charges
Of reckless driving were dropped.
Cleaning Up Property
Employees Of the park department,
Under the supervision OF Caretaker
Joseph Civizzio. were engaged today
IN cleaning up the hank adtoihins
the railroad tracks opposite the City
hall on North Main street. City
teams were engaged in carrying the
refuse away.
staritngs' New Rea3deace
starlings. which during the past
two years have caused conside "a bic
annoyance to residents In various
parts OF the city. have durinx thu
past several nights taken IN their
nightly abode in the maple trs<,s
surrounding the East Bristol scheol
on Pine street. They are sufficient.
~ removed from residence, however.
SO That their nightly chattsrine has
not as yet been complained Of. On
several occasions during the nast
Two summers, the hre department
mas been called out to dislodee them
from the trees on Summer and west
streets.
BOARD OF Educaaioa
Inc result Of tho college entrr..
examination board recorda AZ read
by Superintendent of Schools Y.rI
a. Reiche to the obard of eduesttor
commissioners at Its September
meeting last evening indicated that
~ nigh school pupils took Il az.
ANNA tons in June. OF this mum.
per IS examinations were sucee..ful.
~ passed for percentage OF $50
inns Is the highest record that N.
schooi has attained. In 1927 IN.
total per cent Of successful COLES.
BOARD examinations for the entirs
country was So.
The matter Of revised ou.,ie..
IONS for graduation at the ht~h
school, which has been under id.
'isement for some time. will ~
changed slightly upon the recem.
mendation of Superintendent Reicha
and Principal Henry E. Cottle.
school Calendar
The following school calendar n,
. e-s was announced: FAN term
beginning Wednesday, September
oth and closing Friday, December
isl, 10 weeks: schools to close An
L rlday. October :6th, for teachers.
convention: Thanksgiving recess ~.
ginning IL o'clock Wednesday. No.
semoer 2sth. and reopen Yoliowin.
Monday; schools to close one d.v
Tor visiting day. the date to be n.
termined later: first half winter term
beginning Wednesday, January INA
and ending Thursday. February a1r
eight weeks: second half winter
term beginning Monday. March an
and ending Friday. April seth. eieht
weeks: spring term beginning Non.
day. May 9Th and ending Friday.
June e1st, seven weeks.
Schools will also be closeA ana.
half day during the spring term for
the Hartford county convention. The
above schedule gives 20 weeks, the
usual custom in the Bristol schools.
New Teacher
The recommendation Of the spe.
cial teachers committee that lra,
Charlotte Ellison be engaged a. fun
time teacher during the present
school year was approved BY the
commissioners.
Voluntary Immunisatioa
The program for the voluntary
lmmunizatfon OF school children
against diphtheria. which was IN.
augurated last year. will be con.
tinued again during the present
school year. This action was taken
upon the request Of DR.. b. y. Rob.
bins. city health officer. Judge
Newell Jennings. Dr. A. 3. Bracket
and the school superintendent will
act as committee to work with Dr.
Robbins.