New Britain herald., 1929-10-15
Man Sells Lot to City For Street
 Extension, Objects to Paying For
 Sewer Which Doesn't Benefit Him
John Salts of Acorn Street Lays His Cards On Table and Asks Board of Public Works for Relief-No
 Action Taken On Elm Street Gas Station.

John Salts was sorely grieved last night and attempted to show the board of public works that his grievance was justitiable. Salts has lot on Acorn street on which he has built house. He once had two lots but one of these was bought by the city when it decided to eX- tend Willow street through to Acorn street. Salts did not want to sell at the time because Of the price offered hlm by the city, which was SS00 He opposed this settle ment and for two years the case was in the courts. Salts finally sold the lot at the price the city agreed to pay and the steam shovel soon began to dig for the extension. He watched it dig, day after day deeper and deeper, until he became alarmed thinking that his sewer pipes would be so close to the sur face that they would freeze in win ter He thought that possibly they were digging deeper than they had at first planned. His house was already four feet above the level of the new street. The water mains must be very close 70 the surface Of the street. he argued, and won dered whether he would have 10 have them dug deeper.
 But that wasn't all. Lately hn received a bill from the city, assess ing him for sewer pipes on the frontage of the lot purchased by tho city. He could not understand that. It was no longer his lot, As a mat ter of fact there was no lot for it had been removed by the steam shovel and had been carted away in wagons, All of these are minor matters, these bills for sewer, side walk, and like assessments. but If they are not paid on time interest will be charged. What was he to do, he inquired of the board. The board told MT. Salts that the mat ter would be investigated.
 Elm St. Gas Station Dispute
 Monday, being a Jewish holiday. ii was thought advisable to con- tinue the hearing of the owners of the Elm street garage who are at tempting to install three gasoline tanks in front of their place of business. 4 remonstrance was pre- scented to the board bearing the signatures of store owners in the locality who object to the installa- tion of the tanks. Some of the names were also on the petition presented to the board last week indicating an opposite trend of mind. It was claimed by q store keeper who presented the petition that they had been tricked into signing the remonstrance. Attor- ney C. W. Tamulonis appeared for the group understood to be oppos- ed to the installation of the tanks and claimed that most of his ob- jectors were not present at the meeting due 10 the holiday among the Jews.
 Chairman Dobson suggested that the fairest course in the matter would be to continue the hearing
 
 New storm Water Sewers
 The board voted to recommend that the common council allow the board 10 install storm water sewers, involving approximately $20,000, to relieve the muddy and unpleasant conditions along Osgood avenue, Highview street, Clinton, Cabot. Con- cord Mitchell streets and Corbin avenue.
 Appropriations approved at the meeting of the board at it's last ses- sion for installing street signs wherever needed and providing equipment to safeguard and proper ly file the many maps the depart. ment has in its possession, will he included in the budget for next year
 Light For IndertakerS
 The home for the aged on How. ard street is to have light installed in front of it to make it easier fol undertakers 10 go in and out. mi! was authorized by the board upor