New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
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 Ground condition-The sroun.l was frozen and covered with about two to three inches of snow rom the storm of January 2sth. .racti- cally no rainfall could penetrate the ground, and therefore. all water had to be carried off through the vari- ous water courses of the city.
 Storm water sewers-Catch ba- sins all in good condition. having been cleaned during season of 1923.
 Flooded areas of New Britain During severe storms Willow Brook street; Brook, from Pennington ave- nue to Commonwealth and Carlton streets.
 Causes of flood in Belvidere sec tion-'A record precipitation of 2.C9 inches of rainfall in about IF hours.
 Absence of filtration of storm water through ground, causing ab- normal runoff into sewers and wa ter courses.
 Complete melting of about three inches of snow during a period of l2 hours.
 Collapse If inlet 10 42 inch storm sewer at Commonwealth avenue and Carlton street, causing swollen stream to overflow inlet and flood section south of Commonwealth ave- nue, between Stanley street and Seneca street.
 Possible clogging of sewer line, from debris of collapsed inlet, though there is no evidence of such a probability.
 "Results-F'loodinX of a number of cellars. Damage to Common wealth avenue road surface. Break in GO inch metal culvert between Commonwealth avenue and High land Terrace. Water damage to automobiles in garages.
 Cause of flood, Washington street and Beaver street.-The sec ton of 42 inch metal culvert be- tween High street and Washington street had not yet been installed. owing to a proposed relocation of same in conjunction with the pro- posed street layout between these streets. This section prevented a smooth flow of storm water over this section, and thereby caused flooding. The new culvort being in- stalled now will undoubtedly elim- mate future floods.
 Results of flood-Cellars on cast Sida of E'armiuptop oy.p,,n hot uo.p Concord street and I.dsalle street were flooded. and some water dam age to stock in A. and r. store and garage.
 Causes of food Monroe. Corbn avenue and Shuttle Mcadow-prac- tcally the same as in previous storms, namely, retarded runoff of dam. bonding the water as far back as Monroe street. Results: Flooded cellars Of houses between Linwond street and Corbin avenue, and loss of property, such as lumber. Con siderable damage to road surfaces and lawns.
 'Tne street and sewer depart hiu tNCI StIlihS PCSS]plt io tt- licve distress caused by these floods, and made extensive repairs wherever possible. Repairs made to prevent a re-occurIcnce of such floods were also made, notably in the Belviderc section.
 Respectfully submitted,
 Board of Public Works
 'p. 4. Merriam
 City Engineer"
 During the discussion. it was brought out that railroad ties were used as braces at the inlet 10 the 49 inch pipe. H. l.. Christopher hay ing done the work in front of his property. which he no longer owns. City Engineer Merriam said he had the debris removed from the inlet only few weeks before the storm
 Picturs Of Flood shown
 Snapshots of the inlet, the broken pipe and other damage done by the flood were examined. City Engineer Merriam having taken some and Ald- Maerz others. The claims ill., clude items of damage to garages, driveways, cellars, automobiles, pre- doctors bills, etc. Building Commissioner C. l.. klott, represent ing Mrs. Mary klett, said their claim would have been larger but for an q greement with the city engineer 10 make necessary repairs to the drive way on the property. klett showed the committee written agreement with the city. represented by J. D. Williams. former city engineer. and F. l., Conlon, former chairman of the board of public works. by which the city bound itself 10 put the klett grounds in proper condition. in return fo:' sort of right of way for d pipe line. City Engineer Mer- ian expressed surprise on learning Of the agreement.
 In reply to questions by members of the committee. MT Merriam said the forces of the public works de- partmcnt worked night and day out cellars, repairing drive ditions in the flood area. He said were not exaggerated by the property owners. on the whole. but he could not comment on the accuracy of the various items in tn" claims, not having checked up on them.
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