New Britain herald., 1929-06-05
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Improved Structures
 RAISE REGISTRARS PAY City Fathers Double RessMpense Of
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 Mali Mast-COntracts Awarded.
 Work on the construction Of re- jnforced concrete bridges over the Pequabuck river at East street and Mine brook on Stevens street will he started early in July. it was lnu- mated last night at a meeting or the city council when it wasvoted to advertise for bids to be opened at the July meeting. These improve ments were recommended last year by Mayor W. Raymond Cdumb
 The proposed bridge at East street will provide another connect ing link between South street. Riverside avenue. and the Memorial boulevard and will permit the de- molition of the present structure. which was closed q number of years ago when Mellon street was opened for travel. The old bridge has been an eyesore and. with its passing. 1t is understood that steps will be talk en by Albert l.. Sessions to rage the old factory building located just northeast of where the new bridge is to be located.
 The bridge on Stevens street has been subjected to numerous repairs during the past few years and it has reached the point now where. unless replaced. it would be found neces- sary to close it to traffic.
 The cost of the two new bridges will be approximately S12.o0o. but the expense involved will be car ricd over in the city budget for . term of three years.
 To Purchase Voting Machines
 Four new voting machines will be purchased by the city and will be available for the primary election this year. a vote to this effect be- ing taken by the city council last night, The total cost will be S4,000. of which amount $3,s50 has already been appropriated. An additional appropriation of 3l5O was sanction- ed at last nights meeting.
 Last summer four machines were ordered by the city for the national election, but when they were re- ceived. 1t was found that they pro- vided for 40 candidates instead Of 30, or ten more than the standard machine in use in Bristol. These were returned to the manufacturer with the request that the 30 candi- date machines be supplied. It now develops. however. that the factory no longer makes 3O-candidate ma chine with the primary attachment. and for this reason the city ia obliged 10 take the larger apparatus.
 The additional cost to the city for the larger machines will be but t2l0 and the price quoted by the manu- facturer calls for delivery F. o. B. Bristol. Members of the council last night expressed the belief that 1t was probable the larger machines could be used to very good advan- tage. particularly in the primary elections.
 Registrars Granted Increase
 Acting upon the recommendations of Lester G. SIgourney and Joseph F. Dutton. chairmen of the republi- can and democratic town commit tees. respectively. the city council last evening voted to increase the annual salary of the registrars Of voters in the four voting districts from s100 to &ooo. Each of the eight registrars will for this year only also receive an additional $50 for the additional work required in revising the voting lists.
 Mir. Sigourney. in recommending the increase. pointed out that the work of.th registrars had been more than doubled by the recent act passed by the legislature provid- ing for the preparation of lists alphabetically as to sir.ets. He also intimated that there were probably at least 1000 names on the lists of the four districts which should be taken off due to the fact that the persons had left the city or had died and felt that the additional ex- penditure was warranted.
 MT. Dutton, in brief statement. informed the council that he was en- tirely in accord with Mir. sigourney's and added that in his opinion it would be found neces. sary to employ two full time regis trars within the next four or five years.
 In order to take care of the in- crease, the council voted an addi- tional appropriation of $1.2o0.
 Contracts Awarded
 Contracts for street improvements on Lexington street. Walnut road, Allen street, Edwards street, Fair field street. Locust street, Concord street, Geary avenue. and Birge