New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-03
NEWlNGI0N Opens
FIRE HOUSE BIDS
u Builders Estimate Cost Of
Erecting Three Stations

NeWington, May S-The special
fire department building committee
consisting Of Nathan Avery. chair
man. Charles b. Russell, secretary
and Frank NJ. Crane met at the
town hall last night with Architect
Ioomis j. Thompson of New Britain
and opened bids for the construc-
ton Of the three fire houses Many
OF the bidders were also present at
the meeting.
The proposals called for the con-
struction Of three houses, one at the
center which will be used as head
quarters. q smaller house on Maple
Hill avenue and house of similar
design on Willard avenue. near the
Junction school, all to be of brick
with white stoa ne trim, wood shingles
and asphalt driveways.
Bids were received from Is build
ers and prices ranged from &17.S0s
to $4,000 for the construction of
the houses and sGe5 to $4,Sss for
the grading of the grounds. Bid
ders were also asked to give prices
on asphalt shingles in place of wood
shingles, Alt. No. !, concrete drive
ways in place Of asphalt driveways,
Ait. No. 2 and used brick in place Of
new brick, Alt. No. 5.
Bids were received from the fol-
lowing contractors:
r. NJ. Burgess Co.. Hartford. $17.-
s0s; grading 1925; Ait. NO !. add
$500; Ait. No. 2. add $500, Alt. No.
,. deduct 1850.
John Kuntz, New Britain, s1s,-
0S7; gr4htns, sa,ss2: Alt. No. /; add
$3.50: Ait No. ?. deduct $lS5; Ait.
No. ;, none.
P. H. .Makowski, New Britain,
$40. 100; grading. no bid; Alt. No. l.,
add s1.:sS; Alt. No. :. add $3.50;
Ait. No. g. none.
II. J. Battistoni, New Britain. 500
400; grading. Ssst; Alt. No. !, add
SIS: All, No. :, add $500; Alt. No,
), none.,a
f. W. Earlson. Maple. Hill. SEQ,
s64; grading $500, Alt. No. !, add
t.25: Ait. No. :. add t1.5; Alt. No
;. deduct 3a3o.
s. c. Porrias Co.. Hartford, SCI
$50: grading, b3,olS; Alt. No. 1, add
$500: Alt No. 2. add $500; AIT. No.
3. deduct $500.
Curtiss, Il Dean, East Hartford,
S:I.4oo: grading. t:,i7b; Ait. NO. /,
add $3.50: Alt. No. 2. deduct $1a0;
AIT. No. :, deduct 3347.
A. c. Record, New Britain, $e1.5eo
grading S1,sl3; All. No. !, add $500:
Ait. No.ss. add t:s7; Alt. 20. 3. de-
duct $40.
James.Earideo. Inc. Waterbury,
3.l.sSs.ggraAinx, $500; All. No. |.
add s210: Air No. ,, add 5000; Ait.
No. 3. deduct 37be.
:. Waltsry & Sons. Newinston.
e22.ee5.10: grading, si.a<7.2o: Alt.
No. /, add $3s: Ait. No. 2, add $685.
50; Att No: 3. deduct $3.50.
Michael Anderson. Elm Hill, s22,-
lt&: grading. 81, 4bl: Ait. No. l, add
els5; AIT. No. :. add tssl; Alt. No.
:. none. ' N
c. T.MDsAt1eae n Wing for4 !,
81, ssh I! NM MICS: Ait. 81,
add SOC; Nt.ssos < nons1 AT. NJ.
:, none. 'Ss
L. susio Construction Co... Meri-
hen. $27.232i grading. t&.Sss: AIT.
No. l., aAd S2i2: Alt. No. ,, deduct
t1A5: Ait. No. 3, deduct, $3.50.
Water & Granpis. New Britain.
137.4os.57; grading, $3.50; Alt. No.
!. add $26c: Alt. No. 2. add $40;
Ait. No. 3, none.
Fusco & Amatrude. New Haven.
$4,000: grading. 1888: Alt. No. I.
add 1870; Alt. No. 2. add $500; Alt.
Ne. 3. deduct $500.
The contract was not awarded.
The officers Of the Volunteer Fire
Hspartm Inc, consisting Of Chief
Uohn J. Walsh. Foreman f. P.
Schmidt. Secretary Charles b. Rus
TELL and Treasurer Leslie N. Hale
have signed the necessary documents
transferring the lot on Main street
hear the post office to the town for
the erection of the center tire sta
ton.
Town Clerk Thomas Francis stat !
I'd last evening that 3s7 dog licenses
Rave been issued out of the $50
aoEs that were licensed last year. |
May ] was the last day that H.
eense could be issued for 81.
All OWNERS Of dogs not licensed
must now pay an additional tax OF
800
Two licenses for dog kennels have !
also been issued this year.
Dog Warden John Walsh will al /
p0w few days more for the owners !
bf unlicensed dogs to comply with |
the law and will then make round |
Up OF all dogs not registered.
Nathan Avery. has today sent to
beven manufacturers of fire appa- |
fatus proposals and specifications
yor the purchase Of three 500 gal, |
on bumpers.
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