New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
START WORK ON
TRAFFIC signal
All .5matic Control to Be In.
stalled This Week
FIRE THREATENS BLOCK
Boy STRANDED IN Nau:atuck-INcal
Veterans to Speak In Dcrby-Many
Cases of Grip Rcpor,c;l-Iioracc u.
DuVal Dies.

1but Ill D1tSs
Work on the installation of tn
ciectri- matte traffic signals on Main
North Main and North streets will
be started this week, an announce
ment to TINS cffcc; having been mad
today by city onicialS. Employees Of
the Automatic Signal ompany oil
New Haven were in tn" city Saturday
taking measurements and went over
the situation this morning with
Mayor W. Raymond trumb.
The greatest difficulty in rtgula, =
ing traffic by the trip type of signal
will be experienced at Main and
North Main streets. it is believed. AT
This point the traffic is very heavy
at all hours of the day and evening
and at the present time parking is
permitted on both streets within 20
feet of the corner. The placing OF
trip signals in the pavement, it is
pointed out. will ncccssitatc Il chanS''
in the parking regulations and N,li
prohibit the parking privilege be-
tween the trip and the signal lights.
Unless this is done il will b. n ccs-
sary to place the trips some distance
out in the highway where parked
cars vii. not affect IN" signals and
VI her. moving teniobilus will pass
over the trip.
The situation at tn" other end OF
Mort h Main street, which is the main
artery, will be much simpler. I'll
present traffic standard 1T tn" inter
$, ction of North Main and North
streets is to be replaced by AN over
head signal light. At both ends oil
North Main street a special con-
ductor will be placed on the trolley
wire to eliminate delay to trolleys.
Nc conductors viii be n.e1ed at the
corner of North Main and Center
Meadow and Race streets because of
the fact that the signals at all three
points will Indicate green 10 North
Main street traffic except when au-
tomobles or other vehicles are NOV
ing into North Main from any one OF
the side streets mentioned.
VIII Relieve Tine Onkcr
When The work OF installation Is
complet ID. the services of Traffic
Officer Aide Brault at the corner o;
Main and North Main street will b.
discontinued. Under the present
plans the officer will be detailed tc
beat in the northern section OF tbs
city.
Fire Threatens Entire block
4 fire. which broke out short.
after midnight Saturday aud "h'c'
was discovered at 1":io II. m, for
time threatened an entire business
block on Main street between the
Memorial boulevard and South Elm
street. The difficulties Of the fire
men attached to Squad A and En-
CINE company No. were increased
by an explosion in tho Olympia Shoe
Shine parlor. which shattered the
plate glass ami window frames and
hurled Lieutenant John Burke and
Firemcn Frank Roberts and John
Bowen across the. sidewalk into the
street. They we're uninjured.
The fire spread rapidly through III,
interior of the shot shine parlor and
the contents were total loss. TIL.
barber shop of Dominick Franco
villa, adjoining the shoe parlor or
the south, and the confectionery
store of Anthony Provcnzano. ad'
joining it on the north. were botl
damaged by fire and smoke. Tho
plate glass viii dows in the Franco
villa shop we're blown out by thu
force Of the explosion. To stream.
of water. in addition TO large quaint
ties Of chemicals. were used before
| the blaze was cxtinguished at 1.:4t
4. m.
Origin Undetermined
The origin of the fire had no
been determined up to a late hou
this morning. although Chief John H
Hayes stated that an investigation
was being conducted by Sergcan
Henry JeglinsI<i of the police depart
ment. According 10 the chief, sew
cral cans of ether were in the stor'
occupied by the Olympia Shoe Shin
parlor and it was thought POSSIBLE
that these were responsible for tn
( explosion. Although there was
stove in the building, the fire, Chic
Hayes stated. started some distance
away from it,
1t is undcrstoo that John Simo
of South Elm street, the proprieto
Of the store. left the parlor at abou
Il r. H.. for the night. permitting
two young boys TO remain on duty
! The youths closed UP at - O'Clock
shortly before the tire was dis
covered.
The boys were to be questioned to
day by Chief Hayes and Sergean
Jce linski.
Roy Stranded In Nau9atuck
Tho police of this city we're mott
/ fled last evening by the authorize
Of Naugatuck. Conn. that a youtf