New Britain herald., 1929-03-23
HIGHWAY WIDENING
 TO BE CONSIDERED
,;d)lald to Have Tom Mar
 tins Hll Curve Inspected
MADE PUBLIC REQUESTS
Hospital. Boys Club. Church Profit hy Perkins W,l.-IornIer Tax Col ircto" D:es-jn,lccs Make Last NtaItd-f'our Hurt in Fall.

The elimination Of the curve al the top Of Tom Martin's'' hill on Pennington avenue and the widen ing Of the highway at that point will be given serious consideration by the state highway department. II Was announced last evening hv Mayor N. Raymond Crumb. John A, Macdonald, state highway com missioner. has agreed to send an engineer to this city within the next few days to look over the situation and submit recommendations.
 The correction of what is ad mlttedly an adverse condition was first suggested by William J. phelaA local real'or. who appeared before ih" CltE council at a recent meeting and offered 10 give 10 the state suf- iicien' land on the mort h side of the highway to widen the road Mem bcrS of the council expressed ap- proNaI of the plan submitted by Mr. Phelan and since that time the sub J"ct has been placed before the highway commissioner.
 The Pennington avenue section Of 'h" city has grown rapidly dur ing the past few years and travel over that inlet tG the city has more than doubled during he last two years. II is also underst ood that tn. s'a'" department is now considering in" rrhuilding ot i'armneton ave nu" between tn, north side Of the city and the Pennington town line.
 Tcrr,,ilic Avenue Project
 Although sealed bids have been submitted 10 h" state highway com missioner for 1ita construction Of the new stat" aid road on Terryyile avenu" between this city and Ter ryvjllc. the contract has not vet been awarded. These bids Were sub mitt"d to in" commissioner on March K and il is believed that an regarding the con tract will be mad" very shortly. When the new highway is com pl't"d. T direct route will be afford , "d auloistS between Hartford and Waterbury and points in LitchfelI county.
 Relief Ac"n, Assumes Charge
 James r. Wolch relief agent Of tn" Waterbury division, assumed charge Of tn" local freight station Friday and will remain here until a permanent agent is appointed. John T. Murphy, agent here for the past l years and who was recently promoted 10 tho post of assistant agent at Boston terminal. left today for that city and will assume his new duties Monday.
 PubI'c Requests in Perkins Will |
 Tt'rr" Bristol institutions are bonc- l hciari"s under the will of the late | Arthur z. Perkins which is now being settled in tb" local probate court The Bristol hospital, the | Bristol Boys club. and the Prospect 1 Methodist church will each receive l approximately S1-.aoo by the terms . of the will.
 By the will Of Mir, Perkins. which . was flied in the probate court at his ! l"at1 few years ago. the estate vas placed in trust with the Amcri- { 'an Trust company, the life use to . De enjoyed by his wife. and upon her death on"-half of inc estate was 70 be divided among her four sis CTS and tn" other. af'cr the dis rlbutloH of specific bequests amounting to sl2.ho0 was 10 be di- tid"d between the Three institutions Mrs. Perkins died a few honths ago in Florida following an operation.
 Al the tim" of Mir. Perkins death, he estate Was inventoried at ap- $95,uG0 and since that ime 1t has been increased approAi- natrly S1u.nn0.
 Local Woman Granted Divorce
 Mrs. Lena PreVllle of this city vas granted a divorce from Francis 'reVille of Rutland. Vermont, by Judge Newell Jennings in the su- 'crior court at Hartford yesterday. The complainant charged desertion ,n June 15. 1925. Mrs Preyllo vas granted the custody of one hild. Tho couple were married Aprll ah. 1924
 Former Tax Collector Dies
 Edward l.. Carrington. G9. a for n"r city tax collector died at his lomo, 51 Oakland street, yesterday : ttornoon following a five days ill- .' ss with erysi1elas.
 Born in Now Haven on December 70, 1859. the son Of Leicester and 'milN q pson) fHrrington. he came l O this city as boy with his par nts Following his graduation from le local schools he entered the , hjppinG department Of tho Sessions f. foundry comnany, remaining with hat concern for several years. He