New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
REQUEST REMOVAL
 OF AXEL JOHNSON D. .Ht ------ Group Of Contractors Seek Scalp
 Of Building Inspector CHRONOLOGY OF YEAR 1929
Post Onicc Receipts Show Incr"a," --SchoUls to Reopen Thursday-- '. VI. (. \. Basketball Five is Vic tOriou>-\O Court Session Today

torious-No Court Session Today. X petition signed by q number of local contractors asking that Build Ing Inspector AXel Johnson be re moved from office has been received | by the beard Of selcCtmen and as a result the selectmen have ordered d l special hearing to be held Friday evening at the town hall. Inspect or Johnson will be present and all those who signed the petition arc expected to attend and voice their reasons for their disapproval of Mir. Johnson. | It is not known definitely what the real cause behind the petition is, but f the matter is expected to be cleared up Friday evening. When inter- viewed this morning. Inspector Johnson said that he did not care tc discuss tine matter but stated that he would be ready to face his critics at the mcetr z. When told that d number of contractors had signed the petition asking for his removal MT. Johnson remarked that he was confident that\a large number of the builders would be ready to stand be- hind him.
 Mr. Johnson has been in office for a number of years and no dissa is faction has been registered against lis work until now. News of the petition has caused considerable sur prise, as the building inspector is regarded as an efficient and hard worker. According to rumors cir culatlnG about town. q group of con tractors are working to have Lester Dow. local contractor. placed in tn" office. No word of q petition to this effect has reached the board of Sc lcctmcn.
 AS the building inspector is ap- pointed by the building commission. it is expected that that board will be present at the hearing to heaI the. arguments of the dissatisfied contractors.
 1929 a Busy Year The year 1929 proved to be one of the most cventful and important per iods in the history of Plainville. A review of the happenings of the past F months shows that Plainville cs- tablished itself more firmly as one of the most propsorous and enter prising towns in the state by. taking rapid strides forward by means of many civic improvements. Great pro gress was made in the schools. in dustrial world, and town govern ment. @
 Civic progress was noted every where. The general assembly passed a bill authorizing the establishment of a town court here and abolishing the old justice of the peace system | The school system was made ade = quate by a $95.oO0 addition to the Linden Street school 4 new state highway was established on East street.
 Work was started on plans for q new post office building and a com mittee appointed by the Chamber of Commerce to work on the question. The rural free delivery route was greatly extended. The plainville Water Co. completed q large eNpan- sion program which included the in ! SltliIfUL tl ct luIllDtI tI IGN lire Ihydrants. thereby increasing the fire fighting facilities. Funds for a pub lie library building were increased 10 more than $10.000. mostly through the work of the Woman's club.
 TTenty-four hour service was es- tablished at the East and Ea@t Main street railroad crossings. The town plan commission accepted street, vo randa. and building lines on many Of the important streets in the town, in cluding Pennington avenue. At the town meeting it was voted to hay" Che town pay 80 per cent of the costs in constructing sidewalks.
 Factories Are Enlarged
 The factories Of the town made many important changes to their plants The Trumbull Electric Mfg Co. constructed q new $50. O0O building and also q $15.0u0 garage. The Plainvilic Plating Co. and the