New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-19

mately GOO feet on Steele road from
Jacobs street northerly to Bright
wood road. Due to the fact that the
necessary guarantee for the work
was furnished with the petition. no
hearing will be held.
Water Consumption Increases
The average daily consumption of
water during the month of Decem-
Der was s.73s.eoo gallons or $4,000
gallons more per day than during
December of the preceding year.
At the present time all Of the city
reservoirs are full. according to the
report OF Superintendent G. Earl
Lourie.
Tie rainfall at Reservoir No. in
Harvinton for December was 1.46
inches. At the government station
in Hartford it was 90 inches as
compared to a normal precipitation
of 3.97 inches.
Ten new services and five relays
were installed by the department
during the month.
The total amount of bills render
ed for water during the month OF
December was 17.311.71. which was
1.ss4.20 less than far December Of
1927. Bills for water remaining un-
paid on January ] amounted to $2.-
1853 and bills for work done by
the department amounted to 500
246.1o. the larger part Of this being
for street assessments.
Large Quantity OF Water Used
During the past year 9l?,549.ooo
gallons OF water we're required to
meet the needs of the city. Superin-
tcndent Lourie of the water depart
ment reporting that this was the to-
tai registration Of the large Ventura
meter at the gate house on Terry
vile road.
The meter reading for the year
1927 was 9o4.e4o.0oo gallons, indi-
eating that 1490S.0O0 more gallons
passed through the trunk line mains
in 1925 than in 1927.
The total registration of water
meters in service was 73o651.575
gallons, an increase of 6,009,4a0 gal
Ions over the preceding year. The
meters in service registered 79k
per cent OF the total consumption.
against so per cent the preceding
year.
During the year. so relays and
ISL new services were installed by
the department. Eleven new hy-
drants were placed and 1895 feet
of new main. were laid. or more
than two miles. There we're 139
feet OF two inch main discontinued
by being replaced by larger mains.
Officers Reelected
At the meeting Of the board Of
water commissioners yesterday.
Charles l.. Wooding was reelected
chairman of the board and Alexan-
der Harper secretary.
Bills totaling s3o.sss.6S were ap-
proved and ordered paid. Included
in this amount is $4,000 for bond
interest. 4.ooo for the sinking fund
and s15.S50 for real estate.
Mrs. Zicscman Gets $1,000
The civil suit OF Mrs. Margaret
Zeseman Of 40 Pardee street, this
city. against Igor Sikorsky, the Co.
lonial Air Lines. Inc. and the Bris-
tol Chamber Of Commerce for in
inries received by her when heavy
Sikorsky biplane crashed through a
fence on Miller Field in the Chip
pins Hill section during flying
show staged by the Bristol Chamber
OF Commerce in August, 1925. has
been settled for $2.lo0. She origin.
ally asked damages Of $4,000. Set
Element was made by the Colonia
Air Lines, inc. and Mr.. Sikorslly OF
the grounds that they we're joint,
liable for the plane being over
loaded.
Tho injury TO Mr. Ziescman re-
suited when the heavy ,biplane
which was being demonst rated ny
Sikorsky with Governor John u
Trumbull. Senator Hiram Bingha M
the late Mayor John +. Wade, 9TH
err city officials and ncwspapcrmcn
failed to clear a heavy wire fence,
tearing the heavy wire which strucl,
Mrs. Zicseman. tearing her scalp
and inflicting other injuries. She
was taken to the Bristol hospital
suffering from shock and severe
abrasions. The complaint alleged
that the plane was overloaded and
had difficulty in taking off.
The accident was witnessed by
l., ~
parts of the state to participate and
was the only miShap recorded.
st. Johns Chapel
Services at st. Johns Episcopal
chapel the second Sunday after
Epiphany will consist Of morning
prayer and sermon by Rev. l.. E.
Frye at ?:15 a. m. and church school
at 1880 a. m.
On Thursday, January "a. the
Dorcas chapter will meet in the
parish house and on Friday evening
at 1880 o'clock the annual parish
meeting will be held.
Granted Divorce
Esther Stanley johnson. formerly
OF this city but now a resident OF
Hartford. was granted divorce
from Walter Johnson by Judge Isaac
Wolfe of the superior court at Hart :
ford Friday. on the grounds OF
habitual intempcrance. The couple
were married April 90. 1924 and
have two children who we're placed
by the court in the custody of Mrs.
johnson.
Sergeant Henry Jcslinsl;i of the
local police department was wit
ness for the complainant t"stifying
to Johnson's court record here. The