New Britain herald., 1928-10-27
Bristol Meus

's2l.S00 IS SPENT i FOR FIRE STATION Total Cost, When Completed, | Will Be About SS6,@0 1 DEDICATION CEREMONIES Two Sunday Football Games Listed 1 Mrs. Atkins Granted Divorce
 Smoke Causes Fire Scare-Tax
 Office Open.
 Figures presented by Fire Chief John H. Hayes at a meeting of the 1 board of fire commissioners last eve- ming indicated that up to the pres ent time the sun of S21.S00 has been expended in the construction of the new fire house at the corner Of Pennington avenue and Lewis street. In addition to this, the land on which the new structure is To- cated. cost the city S2.0oo and the new LaFrance bumper. which will i be delivered between the first and fifteenth of November, will cost S13,000, bringing the total expense to s36.S00. The appropriation made by the city council several months ago was $3S,500, which the chief pointed out will leave the sum of $l.700 for the purchase of hose. furniture, alarm register, reel and tape and other incidentals. This balance it was thought might prove insufficient, but l pon the recom- mendation of Councilman Homer H. Judd it was voted not to ask for an additional appropriation at this time but to include whatever sum was needed in the budget for the next fiscal year, which begins on Decem- Der l.
 The general contract calls for the rough grading of the grounds about the tirehouse and the grading work lfa ho ,>J the firemen assigned to the new house, according to the chief.
 Dedication Committee Named
 Formal dedicatory exercises for the new tirehouse will be held some time the latter part of next month. lChief Hayes recommended that two nights be given over for the inspec- ton of the building. the first night to be reserved for city officials and the second night for the public. Upon the motion of Commissioner John E. Roberts, Mayor w. Ray , mond Crumb, Chief John H. Hayes and Commissioner Samuel Thorpe were named a committee of three to complete the necessary arrange ments.
 NeightOrs urnish Radio Persons residing in the vicinity of the new fire station. in appreciation of the additional protection afforded them. have sigDitieG their intention of installing a radio set in the new building for the entertainment of the tIremen. ThAmoney necessary to cover the expense was secured by popular subscription
 Request Hydrant
 A petition was received from seven property owners requesting the installation of d hydrant on Ar tisan street. This was referred to Chief Hayes with power to act.
 Bills totaling sll4.57 were ap- proved and ordered paid.
 During the absence of Mayor w. i Raymond Crumb. Acting Mayor Frank Dutton presided.
 sunday Football | Two football games are scheduled in this city for Sunday afternoon. At Heifcrnan field the Maple Ends VIII line up against the East Branch team of Torrington and the Plaiu- vile Blues will furnish the opposi- ton for the West Ends at Muzzv | field. Both games will start at 8 o'clock.
 I Military and State Tax Bills | Bills for the military and state taxes, which are due and payable in November, were received Friday by City Treasurer George S. Beach. Brlstols portion of the state tax this year is $26,6a3.S4 and of the I military tax, s6,o5S.l2.
 | Mrs. Atkins Granted Divorce
 Nellie Doran Atkins Of this city was granted d divorce by Judge L. Waldo Marvin in the superior court at Hartford Friday from Richard Atkins. formerly of this city. on d charge of desertion. The decree ends four years of disagreement be- tween the couple. which started soon after their marriage in Fayetteville N. Y., February 16. 1924 when At kins was attending New York military school. Mrs. Atkins three years ago successfully defended an action brought by her husband in June, 1925, when he alleged that she had misrepresented her character prior to the marriage.
 For short time after the mar riage the couple resided in this city l Hitl the huSba nd'S parents Nr and