New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-09-06
Water 1URB|DlTY
Being CORRECTED
Cause Found BY State Engineers
Cleaner Water Promised
1925 PUPILS IN SCHOOLS
Record First-Day Attendance
Drunken Driver Fined 91OO-Rex
Accepts Craftsmanship - super
sisesi Study Periods at High.

sisei Study Periods at High.
The cause of the turbidity of the
water in the local mains has been
located by state sanitary engineers
and is now being remedied. with the
expected result that clear drinking
water will again be had In Plain
Vile within the next day or two
For the past few weeks the water
has not only been turbid, with traces
of sediment In 1t, but has also had
a disagreeable taste. Numerous COM
plants were made to water and
health officials, and stomach trouble
among small children was attribut-
ed by parents to the cloudy water.
although this view was not concur
red in by physicians. who believed
the water harmless even IL unpleas-
ant.
Plainville is still using water from
the New Britain reservoir. and there
has been work being done on the
pumps there during recent weeks.
State engineers blame this for the
condition Of the water, saying that
tho varying pressure from the
pumps caused a reverse flow in the
manis and resulted in turbid water.
The trouble is now being corrected,
and Plainville will have pure water
once more within a few, days.
1895 Childrcn In schools
| A flrst-day attendance of 1926
yesterday broke all records for
school attendance on opening day.
exceeding last years mark by 1873.
The figure also falls short of last
years gross attendance by only so
pupils, and Superintendent Leon c.
Staples today estimated that this
number would be added during the
present week and that the gross at
tendance for the present year would
exceed 1900. Figures for the OPEN
ing days Of the past five years are
as follows: 1924, 367; 1928. 1,0o4:
1926, 1,163: 1927. 1.1S4; 1928, 1926.
Attendance at the High school
building was 420, about evenly
divided between the Junior and
Senior High divisions. This figure is
100 In excess of last years attend
ance at the High school and eighth
grade. The removal of the seventh
grade to the High school building
has again caused a drop in attend
ance at the Broad Street school.
where the figure yesterday was $50
|against ga last year. The Linden
Street school. howver. continue to
show an increase. mounting from
800 to 317.
The last-named school is slightly
overcrowded In the fifth and sixth,
grades. and about Is pupils will be
transferred to the Broad Street
school to adjust this. There is one
vacant room at the latter building.
Drunken Driver Fined
Frank Lubsasil of North street.
New Britain, pleaded guilty to Il
charge of driving while under the
influence of liquor when hailed into
court before Justice William Cum
bingham last evening and was fined
500 and costs. Lubsasik was ar
rested Sunday night by Constable c.
H. Saunders when he ditched his
machine at Harris corner after a zig
ZdE CdFeeT up tHe Todu lFoIH SoulH-
iington. Grand Juror Charles f.
Conlon prosecuted.
Rex Accepts Craftsmanship
Harry o. Rex accepted the chair
nanship of the water purchase COM
mittee at its regular meeting last
night. Mr.. Rex was away when he
was elected to succeed H. s. Wash
burn two weeks ago. His eligibil-
ity was questioned for time, but
the selectmen ruled that he was
qualified to serve.
| Lease File,l
The lease by which the Connecti-
cut Light & Power Co., took over a
store in the Strand building at II
West Main street has been filed at
the town clerks office. The store
was leased for five years at a month
ly rental of $55. with the right to re-
new at the increased rental Of
$3.50. The lessee is given the right
to make any needed alterations and
improvements.
Democratic Caucus
| While the republicans are meeting