New Britain herald., 1928-04-25

that the gasoline tank be discon- tinued. He also recommended use of the 2o,oo0 gallon road oil tank
 and pump which has been on the
 ground two years. but has never
 been used
 The commissioners were urged to
 bear i'll mind that they are servants of the public and that irate taxpay- CTS who come with complaints some- times have good reason for being angry. He asked that all who come, regardless of their attitude, be treat ed with courtesy.
 All commissioners were present for the organization meeting. They are: George k. Dobson, Felix Bez- rudczyk, Harry J. Battistoni, r. A. Johnson, John L. Pagan and George F. Atwater.
 Large Attendance at Hearings
 After adjourning in the afternoon at o'clock the board held it's sec ond meeting of the day at 7:3o o'clock. The hearing room was damned to the doors and many stood outside. The first hearing concerned the laying of sidewalks on both sides of Pennington avenue from Allen street to Blake road. Most of the property owners were in favor of the sidewalks. about seven voicing dis approval. The street has the new Holy Cross church and two schools bordering on it and two trustees of the church appeared at the meeting and were strongly in favor of the sidewalks. Alderman Frank Zapat- ka addressed the board and asked the sidewalks be laid as safety meas ure for school children and because of the heavy traffic that passes over the road. It was voted to lay the petition over until an inspection can be made by the board and the en- gineer.
 A hearing was held on the pro- posed installation of a sewer on Lan- ders avenue. from East street to sherill street. Only one property owner opposed the improvement so 1t was voted to order the sewers laid.
 Declare Corner Dangerous
 A petition was read asking that 3 building line be established on Arch street, between Locust and Monroe streets, of at least seven feet. Residents of the street spoke before the board and admitted that their petition had been made too late as building had already been built at the corner of Locust and Arch. streets, making the corner dan serous, but they wished to protect themselves in the future by having lie line established now. One pro- perty owner described the corner as Dead Mans Corner" while another owner stated that the state is tear ng down buildings to eliminate blind corners while the city of New Brit lin is allowing them to be built. It vas stated by a number of owners hat if the city had inspected the cor Ter the permit for the present build- ng would not have been granted.
 City Engineer Merriam stated that ! he board had no choice in the mat CT and a permit must be issued 1 without consideration of line un- ess the property owners petition for he establishment of line. This was lot done at the time the permit was ssued. The board voted to adopt 1 he restriction that no new building 'e erected on the street within sev- n feet of the street line.
 Other Petitions Received
 A petition was read asking that an lectric light be installed in front of l 5s Corbin avenue. Upon recom- of the engineer the board 1 oted to relocate one light and in- tall a new one. Petitions asking for he removal of trees at the follow ng addresses were granted: 246, PAP ;road street, 213 Beaver street, 1O6, 10 Roxhury road. corner of Bral- ey and West Main street and in ront of the old T, A. B. hall on lafayette street.
 It was voted to give hearings to he property owners on Lyons street n their petition asking that curbs c installed on the street between fonroe and Shuttle Meadow avenue. 'roperty owners on Pleasant street, 'ho petitioned for sidewalk be- Heen East and Sheffield street, will lso be granted a hearing. A peti- on from the Bollerer Flower Shop skiing for permission to install an lectric Illuminating light was re- erred to the engineer with power.