New Britain herald., 1929-05-25
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'. ~ s v q, signed by Mrs. Everett Barnss esn- mented on the prompt respease of squad A and the goed work Aons by. the firemen after their arrival which resulted. in saving large barn on the Barnes property. s.2
 Bills totaling y1i:.3l were ap- ,roved and ordered paid by the .oard.
 Due to the fact that Mayor W. Raymond Crumb was engaged at . meeting of the park board. Conn-- cilnan Frank Dutton presided at the fire board session.
 Beans Summon Bremen
 \ pan of beans were responsible. for summons received Friday aft ernoon by Squad A of the central fire station. A mail carrier. deliver ing mail at 17s North street. noticed a smoke filled kitchen and immeCi- ately sent in an alarm. The firemen. upon arrival. found the pan cf beans burning in the oven, where they had been placed and apparent ly forgotten by the housewife. The beans were total losA Discuss Memorial The proposed Spanish War Me. 1 morial park at the corner of Park ! subject cf lengthy discussion at a meeting of the board of park com missioncrs last evening. A sketch, prepared by Architect Harold A. Hayden, was displayed and met with the approval of not only the mem- bers of the board but representa- tives Of G. A. Hadaell Camp, l.. z. W. Y. Upon the motion of Commis- sioner William J. Tracy. Elof J. Carlson. recently appointed to the board and who attended his first meeting last night, was appointed committee of one to work ina con junction with the committee of Had sell camp. which includes Joseph F. Strup. George Clark. Leon Loomis. Edward Mallory. stephen Teller and George Thomas.
 The city council at it's last meet irg approved an appropriation of se.o0O for the establishment of the Memorial park. This amount, mem- bers of Hadsell Camp believe will be insufficient and it is possible that additional money will be raised by popular subscription. The park is to be dedicated on September l4.
 To Install Fountain l Upon the recommendation of Commissioner William J. Tracy. the park board last evening voted to in- stall drinking fountain on the Federal Hill Green. The sum Of s1,ooo for improvements on the Federal Hill Green is available through the John Mack fund and the expense involved in installing the fountain will be taken from this be- Iquest. /.
 l Commissioner William J. Tracy, who also bears the title of park superintendent, was also authorized by the board to spend whatever money he believed necessary to keep Muzzy field in the proper shape. I Commissioner Roger $. Newell stated that he and Mir. Tracy had sanctioned the erection of i.5O0 watt lamp over the Rockwell Park lagoon, it being the understanding that 1t would be given a thorough trial before payment was made. The lamp. according to Mr. Newell, will cost approximately $1l0.
 l Boulevard Lagoon
 Work on tho nn,sJ .l lagoon will be started next Monday. Mayor w. Raymond Crumb an- nounced at a meeting of the board of park commissioners last evening. A dam at the east end of'the bouie- yard Is to be erected, the contract for the work having been awarded to Fred P. Helmfng. local contract or In some points near the dam the water will be ten or twelve feet deep while along the sides and near the west end it will not be more than one or two feet deep and will af. ford . wadinE pool for youngsters who are not old enough to visit the Rockwell Park lagoon. .... Bills totaling S623.%s for the month of April were approved and ordered paid. The balance of the park appropriation is now $l3.s7s.. 67. st. Johns Chapel
 Services at St. Johns chapel Sun. day will consists of prayers and ser mon at 9:15 a. m. and the church school at l0:30 a, m.
 ] In view of the fact that next Thursday is Memorial Day, there will be no meeting of the Dorcas Chapter on that date.
 Memorial Service
 Members of G. A. HadseIi camp, United Spanish War Veterans, will join with the camp auxiliary Sun day afternoon in paying tribute to the sailors who made the supreme sacrifice in the Spanish American h war, Exercises will he held at Rock well Park at o'clock when . wreath will be fioated on the waters of the lagoon.
 In the morning members of Had } sell camp will decorate the graves of Spanish war veterans buried in Bris- tol cemeteries and in the afternoon a similar service will he performed in the Forestville and Plainville cemeteries.
 , To Attend Church Services
 \ memorial service will be held at 1n:4S a. m. Sunday in the Advent l Christian church and invitations ~H { the following patriotic organizations. all of which will be represented: Gilbert w. Thompson Post No. 13 and auxiliaries; seicheprey Post No. 2. American Legion. and auxiliary: