New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-01
DISCUSS TWO SITES
FOR PUBLIC DUMPS
Special Council Committee Seeks
: TO End Nuisance

Two advantageous sites for dump
ling grounds were discussed at a
meeting last night of the special
committee OF the common council
appointed to consider the advisabil-
,ty OF purchasing land for the pur-
.,pOse and after a discussion OF the
asituation resulting in the appoint
ment OF the committee, it was de-
cided to make a tour OF inspection
sunday, leaving City hall at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon.
Dr. r. w. Pullen. superintendent
of health. met with the COMMITTEES
and Public Works Commissioner
Harry J. Battistoni. owner Of a large
IDIOT OF land OIL NeWington avenue,
~0flered its use TO the city without
charge. A. F.. Bcngtson OF 50 Buell.
street and Chairman ]. J. Butler OF
The board of fire commissioners also
look part in the discussion, the for
.sner registering a complaint at the
Failure of the municipal authorizes
10 act with reference to the Glen
setreet dump nuisance, while the lat
ser declared that No. fire company
located on kensinGton avenue, has
hardly time for any service other
than lighting fires in that dump.
Dr, Pullen was asked relative to
She possibility of using spacious
.pieoe of ground behind the munich
pal abattoir on. Rocky Hill avenue
and he said he believed it would be
In ideal dumping ground. This To-
cation, with Mr.. Battistoni's pro-
-perty, came in for the greatest
amount OF consideration. and the
feeling of those present was that The
.lity's problem would be successfully
>SNet for several years il these sites
were utilized.
Dcngts0n IN Glen street Dump
Mr.. Bengtson said he has been
4rying for years to have the Glen
street nuisance abated and Sanitary
Inspector John A. Dolan of the
health department was the only city
official who lent a hand. A state
inspector visited the place and de-
Elared dumping should be discont,n-
lcd ut once. but suddenly the pro-
Rosed discontinuance movement WAS
dropped and no more has been heard
Shout it.
. Chairman Butler of the fire boald
said 10. No. q has been called to the
dump several times q week for A
Yong period, and the fires In the run
6ish are not only difficult to ex-
Anguish due to its solid packing.
cut the company IL out OF commits
ZION for fully an hour after return
Ing to quarters due to the great
Smount OF hose used in the spacious
Nrea. Meanwhile. he said. the en-
Ure section which the company COW
ers II without protection,
: Councilman I.uc,an Macora In.
4uired II the same would not be true
q dumping ground In the rear Of
the abattoir and Chairman Butler
seplied that Co. No. would take
care Of that condition. but it would
not be a. difficult to cope with as
&he Glen street dump ia. because
provision could be made to burn the
ffuse before 1t became packed. ard
n that way, diaa Grceable and stub
Corn fitpA- woutd-be prccluded.
smoke n Nuisance
. Councilman I.andwehr expressed
~the belief that it would take some
0me to filt Glen street dump to ca
Racity. but Councilman Sablotsky
aRid he understood 1t would be
matter Of only six months. Mr..
1cnGtson pointed out that the smoky
0res and other conditions are
nuisance which impairs the value If