New Britain herald., 1928-05-16

~N~>~O sAAOAA pAV wv UuUVx &&&86 of zieman and Mullisan. the next lowest bidder.
 {, Bids for the construction of the building. and which do not include the laying of extra stone foundattons.' concrete sidewalks. curhs, gutter. driveway and rubber stone finisheA floor, were as follows: WalteS Js Murphy, sl5.soo: Elof J. Anderseo- s2o.s97.69: George J. LacoursA s15.tS4; Pierre Allaire. t16,s7O.so: Joseph D. Devine, sls,1ss: and Cosmo Nacca. s15,s50.se.
 It IS believed that a meeting of the building committee, consisting of w. s. lngraham. w. Kenneth Ses. sions, and Chief John H. Hayes, will De held within the next day or two TOT the purpose of awarding tho contract, in which event the work VIII be started immediately.
 South Street Extension
 Following hearing held in con. junction with the adjourned meet. ms of the city council last night. it Was voted to establish the grade on the street to conform with profile drawn by City Engineer Carleton W. Buell. and 10 lay sidewalks and curbs nctWeen Melville and Stevens street. The city clerk was instructed to ad- Eertise for bids, which will be opened at the meeting of the coun- ell on Tuesday evening. June 5th.
 Other Hearinps
 A hearing on the putting of crown street into condition for ac- ceptance by the city street was also held. There were no objections ad- Nanced by interested property ovn- CTS and it was voted to carry out the proposed plan.
 It was also voted to lay sidewalks on crown street as far as Cherry street, Bids for this work will be opened at the June 5th meeting
 hlds for the construction Of side walks and curbs on Earl street will also be solicited and these will also Dc opened at the regular meeting in June The grade Of the street will also be established before the other iAlpr ements are started.
 After prolonged discussion n, me acceptance of Haig avenue for Il distance of 400 feet from Farming ton avenue. the matter was returned to the street committee for further investigation. Several residents of lhe street appeared and asked that 'he council make arrangements to take care of the surface water which floods the street follovinr each heavy rain. Superintendent of fuoilc Works Oscar Anderson pointed out that the only solution was to lay a surface sewer line rom Halg avenue to Jerome ay. enue. To do this 1t would be nec. essary to cross over several priv. ately owned sections and the cost Tn his opinion, would amount to thousands Of dollars. Councilman ,harles Anderson pointed out that a similar request would probably be made to the council by pronertv owners Of Hoover avenue and Mer. cier road. which run para,Iel tc Halg avenue. and these should be considered before any action ia taken on the surface sewer. Neither or the streets mentioned have as yet been accepted by the city.
 Sewer Contract Awarded
 The contract for the laying of an e,sht men sanitary sewer on TerrS- 'lile avenue was awarded to Dom. 'nick Palmisano, local contractor. lie agreed to perform the work at s1.1s lineal foot.
 Claim Presented
 Frank Lupo presented a claim in me city council for three Belgium mares, Killed by dog several days ago. This was referred to the claims committee for investigation and re. port at the next meeting.
 Additional Appropriations Voted
 An additional appropriation of sllI'o for the state and county tax was voted by the city council upon the request of City Clerk Thomas B. Steele.
 An additional appropriation of sooo was also authorized for new notes for the third taxing district.
 Building Line Hearing
 A nearing on the establishment of building line on Sessions street VIII be held in conjunction with inc regular council meeting on June s. A Petltlon signed by several proper- " owners requested such action.
 Seeks Wage Increase
 councilman w. E. Hough brought up the matter of increased compen. sa'lon for the caretaker of tho com lort station on Main street, At inc present time, Peter Botto, who was appoined by the late Mayor John F. Wade. now received q day.
 Following short discussion the matter was referred to Oscar An- derson. superintendent of public works. for investigation and subsc qucnt recommendation.
 New Sewer Beds
 Three new sewer beds. instead of two. as originally planned will be hnllt adjoining the present sewer beds. as q result of a decision made by the city council last evening. This work will be done by the department or public works under the super vision of Superintendent Oscar An derson and City Engineer Carleton W. Buell.. The sum of 51o,ooo has already been appropriated and this amount is included in this years budget.
 It was at first planned to have the work done by an outside contractor. Following an investigation made by