New Britain herald., 1928-03-07
CITY BROKE LAW. CRUMB DECLARES Mayor Tells Council Bridge Was
 Closed Illegally URGES BUILDING NEW SPAN City tn Condemn Land on Water shed - Merchant Presents Claim for 5000 Damage - Funeral Of William +. Wishtman.

ne pTOblH1n Ot erecting a new bridge over the pcqua buck river at East street was brought up at the cIty council meeting last evening by | Mayor ". Raymond Crumb, who
 urged that the council take some s.c- | ton in the near future. The cost of i the new structure was estimated at S9,6o0 with the following additional expenses: rcgrading, $4oo; resurfac- 1 ing, SS9e; laying new pavement from the Memorial Boulevard to the new similar in design 10 the Mellen street span and would be Of rein forced concrete.
 Mayor Crumh, in urging speedy action, stated that the city violated the law when it closed the East street structure 10 traffic. It was his contention that this could have been done only by a vote of the pub lie, whose consent never had been secured. The mayor also pointed out that the deeds of the Pequabuck river at this point are somewhat clouded and great deal of the land in the vicinity is owned by Albert l.. Sessions lie averred that difficulty
 might be encountered in establishing lines.
 No definite action was taken al though It is underst ood that 3 study of the project will be made prior to the next meeting of the council.
 Tax Rates Not Laid
 The tax rate for the general city. and the first, second and third tax ing districts were not set by the council last night because the as scssors have not as yet completed the dividing of the grand list into districts. This Is being worked on at present and will be available for the April meeting. For the same reason formal approval of the city budget was postponed until April.
 Urges Additional Protection
 As intimated several weeks ago in the Herald, the matter of additional crossing protection at both the For estNilc crossing and Federal street u cSSlllS HGS ll ou6HL bp pS Sohh- cilman Homer II. Judd. At present the Central street crossing in For estvile is protected 24 hours a day, the new arrangement having been put in effect last Saturday night.
 Mayor Crumb stated that the council had taken the matter Of ad- ditional protection at Federal street several times with railroad authori- ties but nothing ever resulted. He stated. however. that he would again handle with officials Of the New Haven road 10 see if the hours of service of the gatoman at Fed | eral street could not be extended at | least until the last passenger train | had gone west shortly after mid night
 Councilman Judd also pointed to the practice of the Bristol Traction l Co. in not posting warning signs be- low Davitts crossing ill Forestville. At this point the trolley tracks cross the main highway and no warning | signs exist. according to MT. Judd. The situation is illegal, he asserted and is highly dangerous to out of town motorists.
 Mayor Crumb promised to take the matter up with officials of the Traction company to see that such signs were erected.
 To Condemn Land
 Approval was given by the coun- ,il to the condemnation proceedings under way by the board of water commissioners concerning land in known as the LcRoy C. Wells farm. It Is now the property of Mrs. Sarah Bernstein and an of- Ter Of $11,ooo by the water depart nent was refused by the owner. The and is said to be situated on the Bristol water shed and there is dan ger of contamination. according to Water Commissioner Charles L. Nooding. who explained the de- proposed move last night.
 Large Claim For Damage
 One of the largest claims present. d to the city in several years was received at the council meeting from David A. Appell, proprietor of the Public Meat Market on North Main street who seeks reimbursement 10 he extent Of s5,000 for damage 'ausod by surface water during the -eccnt heavy rainstorm. Numerous ,toros in the vicinity of Meadow street arc inundated occasionally turing heavy storms by the inability ,f the surface sewer system to take arc Of the surface water. The mat er was turned over to the claims for Investigation.
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