New Britain herald., 1929-09-20
BRISTOL SEWERS ON HEATLESS DAY
Central Buildings Feel Sting of
 Temperature Drop
CONSOLIDATION VOTE LEGAL
City Attorney DeRosier Assures Voters Action of Council in PiaC- ing Question On Voting Machines iS Icgal-McmOrial Erected.

l't'AA' Ni'''Ai VI 'l V being made to the central heating plant of the Connecticut Light and Power company on Highland court when the cold snap hit this city yesterday morning, nearly all of the business buildings in the center of the city and many homes in the Federal Hill district were without heat yesterday while the thermome- ter ranged from 40 to 60 degrees.
 Office workers in the business and professional offices suffered through out the day and many worked with coats on. Many makcshift affairs for furnishing heat were brought into use.
 II vas necessary to suspend Ses- sons nj the Freshman high school for both the morning and afternoon sessions yesterday, When it was found that the thermometers regis tered only 50 degrees in some of the rooms, it was decided that it would he tutll" 10 attempt 10 hold school sessions. The Freshman high school building is the only school building in the city which obtains it's heat from the central plant.
 Repairs were rushed through to completion last night and this morning steam was turned on in the mains Yesterday electric heaters and oil stoves were brought into use. At the public library fires were kept in ttreplaces while at the city clerks office a wood stove was in use.
 A frost visited the city yesterday and in some places about the tenn peraturcS were reported as low as 2S degrees. Water frozc over in quiet pools
 To Bcautify Highways
 Arrangements have been com pleted by Mayor W. Raymond Crumb with the state highway de- par,ment whereby that department will carry on q program for the Identification Of the state highways through, this city. Work will be started on the approaches to the city under the direction of state landscape architects.
 Trees and shrubs will be planted along the banks adjoining the high way and the plans to be followed will coordinat" with the plans of the park board in its improvement of the Memorial boulevard
 The announcement Of this plan follows the announcement made by the state highway department a short time ago that box culvert would be installed underneath the state highway on Park street. near the Park street school, 10 take care of tn" brook at that point.
 Sclcctmcn Meet Tomorrow
 The first session of the board of selectmcn and the town clerk for the purpose of making voters will ne held in the city clerks office to- morrow from 10 o'clock in the morning until 10 o'clock at night
 There are about 800 on the list of applicants and il is expected that the. larger part of this number will bo made voters at tomorroW's ses- sion.
 Those who are admitted as vot- CTS will vote at the primary cleo tion Tuesday. Other sessions of the board Of sclectmcn will be held next Wednesday night at the Firemcn's hall in Forcstville, and a week from Saturday at the city clerks office.
 Voting Machines sealed
 All voting machines, with the ex- coption of one in each district, have been sealed and are now ready for the primary election.
 One machine in each district is open for instruction with the names of the candijatcs as they will appear at the election. The last instruction period will be this evening from to 2 o'clock. after which the city mechanic will set and seal the ma chimes
 Meeting Postponed
 The meeting of the city play ground commission, which was 10 have been held this week, was post poned. If is now planned 10 hold a meeting of the commission next Wednesday night.
 Funeral of John W. Bryce
 The funeral of John W. Bryce 54, well known resident of this city who died suddenly at his home on Staf- ford avenue. Forcstvillc, Tuesday morning following shock, was largely attended at his home yester- day afternoon, The Rev. William r. Davis, Jr., pastor Of the Asbury Methodist church of Forestville. of which the deceased was a member ofticiatcd.
 Burial was in West cemetery with Committal services in charge of