New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
BLOCK RESIDENTS
Make COMPLAINT
Say Rubbish Behind BUILDINGS
!. MenaC6 Health and Safety
HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLL
List Of Honor Pupils Exceptionally
Largo - Mira Margaret Hamm
Disadvantages Ttumbull Circle
Installs-Car Breaks Fence.

A communication from resident,
OF the buildings on the north side Of
West Main street complaining thai
the yards behind those blocks were
constantly filled with rubbish and ref.
use which menaced their safety and
health was read at the meeting oi
the Chamber of Commerce last night
and was referred to the fire com.
mission and health Office for investi.
cation and action.
The buildings behind which the
evil conditions are alleged to exist
are the westernmost OF the row Of
blocks on that side of the street
from the Byington block on. Pro-
prietors of the stores which occupy
the first floor are said to throw
boxes and other rubbish out into the
rear yards. which overhang the Pc.
quabuck river, and virtually convert
them into q dump. A further source
of pollution il the debris thrown ur
by the river. which brings all sorti
of refuse-boards. crates, paper
fruit skins, etc.-and deposits them
on the bank behind the blocks. Con.
ditions were made especially bad
yesterday by the rise of the waters
due to the storm.
President A. A. Macleod OF the
chamber was authorized to appoint 9
committee of five to make arrange.
ments for the chambers annual ban.
quet. He has not yet selected thi,
group. nor has any date been set.
Frank r. Wheeler. chairman o.
the traffic light committee, reported
by telephone that his committee wa,
still accommodating data and woult
make recommendation at a futur.
date.
The legislative committee reported
that. following the favorable reac.
ton at q special public hearing. il
had placed the town court bill In
the hands of Repr sentative Robert
r. White. who had submitted it to
the general assembly.
BERLIN NEWS
n. >. hOlOf ItDjl
An honor roll OF unusual length
was announced today by Vice Prin-
cipal Dougla> S. Macdonald of the
high school. 1t is as follows:
Seniors: Anna Coleman, Vivian
Davis. Katherine Grabowski. Ruth
Tyler. Abbie Usher. Constance Nici.
nus.
Juniors: Helen Roliver. Theresa
Dillon. Julia Grabowski. Elvina
Minella. Alice Peterson, John Var.
rome. Fred Wagner.
Sophomores: Horace French, Loi,
Norton. Minna Washburn.
Grade TX: Louise Brastow. Marie
Fradette, Jean Giilis, Eva Massey,
Susan Miller. Geraldine Pendlebury,
Hazel Salmon, Mildred Smith.
Miriam Staples. Arnold Sweig.
Grade VIII: William Bergan. Sam
ford Birnba UNI. Mabel Datoli, Edwin
Hills. Helen Laskowski, Arthur Mas
sey, Dorothy Seymour, Rose Willard.
Grade VII: Eleanor Bartlett.
Helen Brodin. Moreno Caparreli,
Gavino Cavallaro, Ralph Corlett,
John Deegan. Eleanor Gamer, 1nez
Naaman, Isabel Pattison, Clare Sal
mon. Marion Smith, Bernice Sweig.
Florence Widger, Shirley Wooding.
These pupils are those with high
general averages for the term which
just closed.
Auto Smasl,es Fence
A coupe owned by Joseph p.
Landa Of Pennington avenue. Union
willie. fell a victim to the water
covered roads about s o'clock this
morning when it skidded Oft the New
Britain highway about 10 feet west
of the New Britain Plainville town
line. ripped up the protective fence
for about 10 feet, and came to rest
sqrarely on the town line. The
front Of the car was badly battered
in. radiator. tenders. and hood being
wrecked. while the engine was
cracked.
1t is believed that the car skidded
on the wet and rather icy surface