New Britain herald., 1929-04-17
COUNCIL ENLARGES
 HIGHWAY PR0GRAE
Seven Hearings on Street lm-
 proyement Set for Navy
H. s. HONOR STUDENTS
Berthel Nelson Valedict0rian of Class of '23 - City Asked to Buy Own propcrty-RotaryC Club Elects Di- rector-Iactory to Enlarge.

The city council. sitting in tine council chamber last night, deliber- ated upon routine matters of inn portance to the city and took steps which will probably result in a fur ther extension of the street improve ment program upon which the city has embarked for the year 1929.
 Hearings were set for the May meeting of :he council, which will be held on the evening of May :, for the improvement of no less than eight of the city streets, and notices will be sent to the interested prop erty owners inviting them to be present at the meeting and state their wishes. The program of hearings and the streets involved are as follows;
 No. 1-Locust street. Hearing on grading. laying curbs and sidewalks, and placing the street in condition so that 1t may be accepted as a city street, II is also proposed to extend the street through to West street over property of Fred Helming and Emery GaLdie eau. The costs Of these improvements to be assessed against the abutt;ng property owners.
 No. 2-EdWards street. To grade the street and lay curbs and side walks and place the street in con- ditlon so that it may be accepted as q city street, the cost to be assessed against property owners.
 No. 3--Walnut road To place curbs and sidewalks
 No. 4-Fairfield street To place curbs and sidewalks.
 No. 5-Norton street To place curbs and sidewalks.
 No. G-Allen street To place Curbs and sidewalks. The hearing on the grading and placing the street in an acceptable condition was held two meetings ago on Wal nut road, Fairfield street, Norton street and Allen street.
 No. Summit street Grade the street and place in condition so that it may be accepted and lay curhs and sidewalks. This work to extend from the north end of Pound street to Terryville avenue and from the south end ot Pound street to West street
 No. S-Brge road. To grade ard lay cuTbs and sidewalks and place in acceptable condition.
 It was also voted to accept Ever cit street as a city street. and the city engineer was instructed to place he necessary bounds.
 Lartiner Road Hearing
 A large number of taxpayers from I.ardner road the upper end of Burlington avenue and Cambridge road were present at hearing con- corning the taking Of this section into the first taxing district and lay ing of a sewer. This section takes in Burlington avenue as far as the farm of S. D. Newell and extends from the top of the hill on Burlington avenue where the present sewer now ends. There were & number of those present in favor of the proposition, while there were few objectors who did not feel like standing the expense at the present time.
 In order that this sewer may be laid, it will be necessary to acquire a right of way for a portion of the sewer 10 tap the mains at the end of North Pond street. The matter was referred back to the sewer com- mittee.
 Other Matters
 4 petition of the Wallace Barnes Co. 10 lay a steel bridge over Wal lace street. connecting the new plant addition with the main plant, was granted.
 Upon petition of the Sons of Vet erans. 1t was voted to fly the flag on the City hall at half mast during the funeral of Civil war veterans
 The council authorized the finance committee to borrow funds in anticl- patton of tax receipts due in June. This is a usual procedure and IS merely a method of financing the city needs until tax receipts begin 10 come in.
 The report of Judge William J. Malone of the city court was accept d. The report shows receipts from ines and costs of S63S.35 of which 52 , was turned over to the state mo-
 r vehicle department.
 Asked to Buy Own Property
 \ short time ago. W. J. Phelan
 the real estate firm Of Phelan 41 Donovan appeared before the fly council with proposition which would result in the reducing of the dangerous curve on Wolcott street al the head of Union street