New Britain herald., 1928-08-29
TRAFFIC COP Loses
F0RES7VILLE POST
Police Board Decided TO Install
Electric Signal
RESIDENTS May OBJECT
Bennett S. Gillette Dies At B:i toll
HoSp-tal-Cty to Observe Labor
Day Holiday Wilbur Parker
Weed Dies At Are of S..

At meeting Of the board of DO.
lice commissioners last evening, j,
was practically decided to dlscor.
tlhue the services OF the traffic Of
iicer in the center of Eorest>ille and
install an electro matte signal. Dcii-
hlte action IN the llutttr Will b,
taken within the next few DAYS.
FOR some time past the I'D lisa bill
lty OF replacing the officer with such
a signal device has been under con
SHERATON. on Sunday, August 2Cth
check Of trailIc in the center OF
Forest'ille, conducted by representa-.
uNes of the Automatic Sgnal com
pany OF New Haven. manufacturers
OF the electro matte signal, SHOW ed
that between the hours OF 10 a m
and 4::5 p. FL, o,la1 utomcbiles
passed over Broad street and 36e
cars over Central street. During tb,
same period only eight automobiles
entered Bingham street while 90
trolley cars passed through the cen.
ter over Broad street. The amount
Of traffic would have been consid.
eraoly greater. in the opinion O,
Mayor " Raymond Crumb, had tn.
weather during the check period
peeh PHEASANT instead of rainy.
AL the meeting last night ren,..
sentatlves of the New Haven com.
Germ demonstrated the new sigma
WIN mlniatur" device. The signal
''self is controlled by automobiles
passing over a metal strip in III,
pavement which indicates to the
signal boN the approach of an auto.
mobile. In the event automobile,
are passing i'll the opposite direction
the car awaiting the signal to nro.
eeeo Goes not receive such permits
SION until traffic moving on inc
other lntcrsccting street has cleared
inc intersection. The signal, ha,in,
registered the wisl, of the q, nor A.,
Immediately gives it green s,rna,
TO proceed.
several different systems OF onera-
'ioh were explained to the com,,;s-
aio''rs' one OF which would also pro-
tee' pedestrians if so desired SIM
,ar s'snals have been installed IN
ne" Haven. Seymour and other
parts OF the state.
Mayor Crumb and Comnission.,.
hafles II Anderson and Homer II
'uuu we're Of the opinion that the
s'sf'a' would work out very salts
,aetor'iy IN Forestville. Mr.. ,,udd
however, believed that with W..
completion of the new state roa1
over Terryville avenue tn Ru,Iho,,,
street. 1erryvillc, "a large amount of
.ne 'fali'c now passing through
ores''1ile would be diverted Via
,he new route and it was possible
'hd' at that line such device
would not be necessary Mavo,
.rumo pointed out. however, that
III MS opinion it would be wise ,o
give the new signal thorough trv-
OUT IN Forestville, who're traffic n,
.ne present time is very heavy and
because of the fact thar n me.c,ial
saving would be affected. The
present cost of the officer doing
'faHlc in Forcstville for a wear is
over $1,000 While the cost Of ~.
device is not definitely known. il is
understood that II would No corsia
eraniy less than that figure.
Would Mean Rear angcment
Inc installation of such signal
would mean rearrangement of
ponce beats, Chief Ernest r. Belden
stated. and Just at this time he vas
not IN a position to say how his
present lineup could be revised. T,
enable him to consider the matte,
and because Commissioner Judd
wished to sleep on the problem
deflnlte action was no taken last
night
IN 'he event the signal is INSTALL
ed. Forestville would be without
police protection in the day tim.
although under the lineup proposed
by Mayor Crumb. one of the motor
cycle policemen would visit Forest
vile several times during the day.
forestville taxpayers to pay for
such services approximately $500
year. One police official pointed
out that If the present officer was
taken off duty. the Bristol police
would not be obligated to answer
any call In that end of the city for
the reason that all city police ex-
pense is taxed against the first tax
ing district. In the past the second
dlctrict, which includes Forestville
only, has assumed the expense OF
the Forestville traffic officer.
Mcy +, Illegal
In the event the police commits
sioners decide to discontinue the