New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-04-02
Bristol Mews
ROADS imp SSABLE
IN COUNTRY AREAS
Rural Mail Service Suspended
Due to Spring Mud
Wind PLAYS With TREES

Wind PLAYS With TREES
Blows branches and Signs About
Council Meeting Tonight-Thous-
ands Pay Personal Transformer
stars to Piay-Sntc Buys Land.
Roads IN the rural sections of the
city, due to the recent rains, are al
most passablc because of the deep
! mud, and in the towns of Harwinton
and Burlington it has been neccs-
sary for rural mail carriers to dis
continue service on certain portions
Of their routes. The road leading 10
Johnnycake mountain is in worse
condition this year than ever before,
and recently it was necessary to use
block and tackle to extricate horse
and wagon. owned by Ernest Woll-
man, which had become mircd
Due to the heavy frosts and the
small amount of snow during the
winter months, the roads about the
city viii need extensive repairs dur
ing the spring months. Many hard :
surfaced roads have sunk down and
the expense involved in putting the
streets in good condition will be
greater this year than ever before.
Work has already been started on
these repairs, and in order to keep
up With the work of the public
works department it is probable that
the present forces will have to be
materially increased.
The program of work for the
street department this year is heav-
Ter than ever before. 33 new streets
being lined up for grading and hard
surfacing for acceptance by the city
as public highways.
Heavy WindstOrm
So far as could be learned this
morning very little damage was done
by the high winds which continued
rom an carly hour last evening un-
til today. A large signboard locate
en- the Quinion property on North
Main street was blown across .hc
sidewalk and numerous street lights
we're reporter out during the night
A mail box was blown from the
Ward building on North Main street
and the window in the door leading
10 upstairs offices Of the Tracy Con-
don block on Main street was blown
in. Branches Of trees were strewn
about the highways this morning
and one from a large pine tree on
the property Of Oscar Anderson on
Church street, was carried a dis
lance Of approximately 100 feet by
the wind and finally came TO rest on
top Of electric light and telephone
wires.
Many small signs were blown
down about the center of the city
This morning pedestrians were KEEP,
i busy chasing hats lifted off by the
| strong northwest wind
Funeral of william Thomas
The funeral of William H. Thomas
of II Franklin street was held a,
$50 O'Clock this afternoon at his
late home. Rev. Charles H. Mon
bleau. pastor Of the Advent Christian
church. conducted the services and
burial was in West cemetery.
Meeting Postponed
The meeting of the Calliope Read
ing club scheduled for this after
noon at the home OF Mrs. S. Russell
Mink of Carleton place has been
postponed until Tuesday, April 9.
Council Meeting
The April meeting of the city
council will be held at $50 o'clock
this evening in the city council
chamber. Several hearings on pro-
posed street Improvements will be
held and other routine matters dis
posed of.
Apply For Marriage License
James H. Elliott Of North Wash
ington street Plainville. and Miss
Mabel +. Chenaille of Reservoir
avenue. North Adams, Mass, have
filed an application for marriage
license in the office of the city clerk
Few Complaints
Few complaints were made to the
police department during the month
OF March. but 81 being recorded in
the monthly report of Chief Ernest
7. Belden. Subsequent Investigations
made by officers resulted in IS ar
rests.
During the month a total OF ESQ
notices were served for the city by
the department. All of these wele
for hearings on proposed street
improvements.
Eight lost children were found
and returned to parents and nine
automobile accidents were investi-
gated. Twenty-Five boys and two
girls under II years of age were
taken into custody.
Many Pay Personal Tax
Over 1000 persons presented
themselves at the office Of City Tax
Collector Frank Is. Riley yesterday
TO pay personal taxes. The number
remitting on Saturday and yester-
day was estimated at nearly 5000
by tax office employees. Definite
figures, however. viii no; be avail
able until tomorrow,
A list of those who have not as
yet paid the tax will be made up