New Britain herald., 1929-03-26
SELECTMEN READY
 FOR SPRING WORK
Roads and Norton Park on Pro. Sram-Sate Money Withheld
FERNANDO OTERo DIES
Spanish Resident Passes Away Holy Week Services tn Churches -TeacheF Rcsign-H. s. Honor Roll-Cemetsry Assn. to Meet.

The selectmen have begun their annual spring work on the streets Of the town with an unusually large amount of repairing to be done. for the open winter has left badly torn up pavements and gaping holes in it's wake. In addition to the yearly patching. it is planned to surface Prentice street, which was accepted by the town too late last fall for the pavement to be laid then. This is the only new work planned by the selectmen at present.
 Ordinarily. the highways are froz- eE fast for the greater part of the ice lies over them in . protecting film. but for the past two years the open seasons have wrought havoc with the surfacing, as the constant changes of temperature and the al. ternatinE freezing and thawing have made great cracks and holes in the paving. The same situation exists in every town in the state, and the only consoling factor is that the open winter which caused the trou- ble also helped provide funds by not eating into the snow removal fund to any appreciable extent. In Plain- vile it was necessary to use the blow only twice during the past winter.
 The patching has begun. but II was held up today by the rain. l: will be resumed as soon as weather permits. When it is finished the surfacing Of Prentice street will be taken up.
 Two years ago the town appro- priated $5. 900 which, it was inform. ed, would be increased to 3o0.000 by the state and might be used on permanent paving of streets within the town. When asked today if they were planning to take advantage oi this state money appesred to have been pigeon holed and did not seem to be available any longer. in spite of the fact that the legislature had money to towns on 3-to-1 basis. A similar bill is before the present as- sembly however. and if this goes through the money is expected to be released.
 NNStOn Park Work Another project facing the select men this spring is the improvement of the newly accepted Charles Fl Norton park. The clearing of tn, brush from this area was begun las spring, but it had 10 be abandoned when winter set in. The board o park commissioners will meet at tho town hall on Saturday night ana will lay out its program of spring , work.
 Fernando Otcro Dies Fernando Otero, 40, of 36 West Main street died last night at the Brsto ol hospital, where he had beer confined for the past week Mir Otero was born in Spain on Fcbru. ary 2S. 1889, but had been in this country for long time and in Plainville for several years. He was employed at the Plainville Casting Co. He is survived by his wife. Mrs Ferasina Iglesias) Otero, and sev- eral children.
 Funeral services will be held a, 9 o'clock tomorrow morning at the church of Our Lady of Mercy. Bur. ial will be in St. Joseph's cemeter, at o'clock in he afternoon. Rand Rehearsal The regular weekly rehearsal ol the new Plainrille band will be held in the town hall at s o'clock tonight All advanced players and beginners are invited 10 be present ]. C. Len tini, director. said today that excel lent progress was being made ani that an election Of officers would b. held soon. He will be pleased tc give individual instruction to begin. ners each Thursday night in the town hall.
 Holy Week Ser,ices The program of Holy Week serv- ices at the Church of Our Lady oi