New Britain herald., 1929-12-18
Nelopment off Upson street.
 New Departures at Home

New Departures at Home
 The New Departure basketball team will engage the Atlas Consoli odated of New Haven at the state armoiy Saturday night starting at o'clock. A preliminary contest be- tween the Eagles and Terryviilo Maple Ends iA the City basketball league will be staged at s o'clock.
 Monthly Eepcrt Issued
 The monthly report of the Br.s- iol water department has been re- leased by Superintendent Earl Lou lie and shows that the average diIy consumption Of water in this eltJ during November was 2.l99,000 gal Ions or an average of S2.000 gallons less per day than during the same month in 1928. This decrease, ft was explained. is probably due 10 the fact that the factories are not operating on as long hours at pres cnt as they were year ago.
 X chemists report dated Deem Der 13 shows that Bristol's water supply l. as follows. The numbers C( bacteria are very low at this time ana no objectionable types were found In ten cubic centmeter vol Lmcs Of water tested. The supply appears to be m excellent condition from q meteorological standpoint
 special Meeting Held
 At a special meeting of the city council held at the chamber and in the court room last night it was de- ] cided. following the suggestion Of Mayor w. Raymond Crumb, to meet l Sunday morning and have piClutes Of the old council taken by Burrill | the photographer before breaking | Up.
 Petitions were read requesting street lights Tor West Washington street and also a Isht at the corner i of West Washington and Xii x 1 streets. Tho matter was referred to i the street lighting committee for ;n- Nestlgauon
 A petition was presented request ing the appointment of James B. ! Ross as a supcInumerary patrolman and was referred to the board oi police commissioners for considera tion.
 It was voted to accept the revised assessment on Emory court, the first payment of which will come due on February l and the second on August l. Assessments for i'm provemcnts on Walnut road and also for curbs and sidewalks were approved and ordered paid,
 Change Name of Street
 The name Walnut road has been ! -l, I sF, Inv vote of the council. Considerable opposition was voiced but was withdrawn when the mayer eXIlail
 cd that the name of Walnut road ronlicted with Walnut street, espe- cially in the sorting and delivering
 ot mail and the answering of fire alarms. One resident after whom
 the highway was named desired to
 have the road called an avenue in
 stead of street.
 s'evcr assessments for Chestnut
 street extension. Dutton, Norton,
 Houghton, Talmadgc streets and
 other small thoroughfares were ap-
 proved and ordered paid. Members
 Of the street committee were au-
 thorized to arrange for assessment Of Delridge road. Assessments for
 Improvements and curbs and side
 walks on. Lewis street were approv
 ed and for the same on Lexington
 strcat.
 Trucks to Be Purchased The council voted to authorize tue
 city clerk to purchase two new
 trucks for the public works depart ment. One. for garbage collecting, : will cost $3.795 and another for road and construction work $4,S75.
 The council voted to go to Con-
 cord street Sunday morning at 1l:3h
 o'clock 10 inspect work completed : on thpt street recently. The property owners and members of tho board
 will discuss the situation as 1t stands. A number of complaints were en-
 tered by the street residents. It was
 voted to split the assessment of : one property owner into four pay
 mcnts instead Of two. The Maple s wood tract, in general, will be~in-
 spectcd by city officials Sunday, it was learned.
 = To Relocate FirchOuse It was voted to authorize Mayor T w. Raymond Crumb to complete q . deal whereby the sale of the CncaS ) Hose Co. tlrchousc on North Main
 street would be sold for it's appraised D value of Slo.000 to Frank Wisnieslli, = local real estate dealer, and to relo- ! cate the comp on property situ- . atcd in West cemetery on Terryville 7 avenue. It was not announced where ] the station would be erected but it [ was thought possible that it would t be placed somewhere between the 0 Endee manor and Pound street. A o house of the bungalow type will be } constructed, it is believed. |. It was announced that another = public hearing for assessments on Il street Improvements would be held IT in the chamber on January ' at 7:SO l. D. m. The hearing, it is believed s will involve newly developed streets n in the outlying districts of the city n The mayor spoke on the unem- IS ploymcnt situation in Bristol and 2 explained that work should be scra D. '. cd up to furnish money for about 5. n families of the city. He remarked It (Continucd on Page l5)