New Britain herald., 1929-03-06
Bristol Meps

CONSIDER MATTER
Of STATE HIGHWAY
Bristol.Parmineton Route May
Be Taken Over Shortly
APPROVE CHECK SIGNER
Council Memebers Hear Machine Is
Legal-Hoarinss In Street int
provencnts-Niayor Makes APP
pointments.
The possibility Of a new state
highway from the Pennington town
line to the corner Of North Main and
North streets in this city now looms
brighter. and 1t IL possible that the
work may be done this summer In
conjunction with the proposed stare
road from this city to Terryville via
Terryville avenue. 1t was definitely
learned last night that the matter
was being considered by officials CT
the state highway department and it
10 probable that some decision will
be reached in the near future. The
work OF construction the new road
to Terryville is now up for bids,
which will be opened in the office
Of State Highway Commissioner
John A. Macdonald at p. M.
a. stated in Tuesdays Herald.
Last evening William J. Phelan.
local realtor. appeared before the
city council and offered to donate
whatever land was needed to elm
mate 4 dangerous condition at the
top of Tom Martins" hill on Farm
ington avenue. The land in question.
owned by Mr.. Phelan and Joseph
NJ. Donovan. is located on the north
side OF Pennington avenue, and, il
accepted, will per,..it the widening
of the highway. Mr.. Phelan, in urg-
ing the city officials to place his
proposal before the state highway
department., stressed the point thst
plans are now under way for the
erection OF approximately IS NV
houses in this particular section. The
increased population brought about
by such building activities would
naturally increase the hazards at the
point in question. he believed.
Mayor w. Raymond Crumb and
members OF the city council were
highway. which would be made pos
sible by the donation of land. would
be beneficial und passed a vote Of
approval with the understanding
that the mayor would handle the
matter with the state highway conf
missioner
Would Provide Direct Route
In the event Pennington avenue
is rebuilt by the state, a direct route
from Waterbury to Hartford will be
available for autoists with the COM
pletion OF tn. new highway between
Bristol and Terryville. Pennington
avenue at the present time IL a state
aid road but. In spite Of almost con-
slant repairs. is in bad shape. Since
the completion of the state road be-
tween the Plainville- Harrington
road and the Bristol town line over
Harrington avenue last year. MANY
Bristol motorists have been taking
that route to Hartford. saving sp-
proximately 5 miles of travel.
The conversion Of Pennington
avenue into a state road, it is point
ed out would also take large
amount Of traffic away from the
center Of the city and would tend
to reduce congestion in the vicinity
OF Main and School streets during
the day.
Authorize Use Of Check -Signer
The use Of the new check signing
machine in the city clerks office
was authorized by the city council at
its meeting last night following a
lengthy discussion. Mayor ".
Raymond Crumb. who was absent
from the city when the validity of
the machine signed checks was
questioned. informed members of
the council that he had been as
sured by Acting Corporation Counsel
Joseph P. O'Connell and higher
state officials that the use OF the
machine constituted no violation OF
the city charter.
In discussing the question Of valid
ity. raised by City Treasurer George
S. Beach, Mayor Crumb pointed out
certificate from the city clerk and
Mayor indicating that orders were
properly approved before the checks
were signed. The mayor said that
he did not believe it was his duty to
p. rsonally check The amount OF
salary paid each member Of the
various departments, such as school
teachers and other city department
employees. as long as orders author
ling such payments are first ar-
proved by the department heads.
City Clerk Thomas b. Steele ex.
planned that there are but two keys
10 the machine in question. both OF
which are kept locked in a drawer
in the vault. When necessary To
use the machine. he unlocks it and
when all checks are signed, he i'm