New Britain herald., 1930-09-03
Bristol Mews
JUDGE D|SBEL|EVES
 STORY OF WITNESS
Sends DriscoIl to Jail, Dis
 charges Alleged BootIegger
LOCAL BIDDERS LOSE

Rocky Hill Contractor Agrees to
 Use Bristol Men on Sewer Job
 pr. Robbins Reappointed Health
 Officer-City to Employ Men. Following a sharp declaration by Judge William J Malone in police court this morning that he would n't take this fellows word" Edward Hess of Jerome avenue, charged with sale of intoxicating liquor, was discharged The fellow" referred to by the judge was Benjamin Dris- coll of Prospect street, defendant on a charge of breach of the peace.
 Driscol was arrested by police Sunday evening at his room in the Prospect hotel after he had been sought at the Hess home on com plaint of Mrs, Hess, who telephoned headquarters after Driscoll had | broken a pane of glass in the rear door of the house following her re- fusal to permit his entrance. The ac- cused in commenting upon the mat ter in court. claimed that he broke the window when he lost his bal ance, not intentionally.
 According to testimony of the de- fendant. he visited the Hess resi- dence Sunday and purchased liquor which he paid for. then left. He re- 1 turned when he discovered that he was either short changed or had lost the money" Mrs. Hess said that when she called for the police | the man left in a taxi cab. Officer | William Thompson, one of the ar resting policemen, told of how he | had traced the cab and found Dris- coll at the Prospect hotel. He added | that one of the mans hands was bleeding and that Dr. Benjamin B. Robbins dressed it at police head quarters when he was taken there. Judge Malone, before passing sentence. asked if it was true that the defendant was wanted for non support, to which he replied affirm ! atively. Driscoll was sentenced to 50 | days in the Hartford county jail
 Return of License
 1 A return of the marriage license of Herman Klinger of 60 Ingraham Place. Bristol and Marie Pankonir of 90 Linwood street, New Britain | to City Clerk Thomas B. Steele this morning showed that the pair were married in the latter city on Aug ust 23 by Rev. Martin W. Gaudian
 Will Return Saturday
 l Mrs George Stanwood and Mrs. 1 Albert Block of the auxiliary unit of Harold F. Emmett post, Veterans of Foreign wars. who are attending the national convention of the or ganization in Baltimore this week. will return Saturday, it is reported. At a meeting of the V. F. w. to be held at the state armory tomor- row night at s o'clock, Adjustant George Stanwood said today, a group of veterans from Unionville will be accepted into the local branch.
 To Employ Mostly Local Men It was understood when a contract was awarded to P. DeMartino and Son of Rocky Hill last evening at the regular meeting of the city coun- cil for the construction of sewers on Pennington avenue that at least 75 per cent ofemployes engaged in the work will be residents of Bristol. This agreement was reached because of the fact that it is customary to award contracts to local contractors but, as the DeMartino estimate was approximately S597 less than fig ure submitted by the next lowest bidder. Cosmo Nacca, it was thought advisable to accept it in view of smaller assessments for property owners of the avenue, who voiced disapproval of the project at the councils last meeting, and the as- surance that local men would be given jobs.
 Thirteen bids were received by the council on the contract, the DeMar- tino bid being the lowest with an expenditure of S6 cents a foot on the right of way and 90 cents a foot on Burlington avenue. City Engineer Carlton B. Buell., on learning of the winners price. declared it remark able" He said that the work was worth all that figure.
 The council was elated over the prospect of having the work done at such a low price and thought 1t Commendable that the DeMartino firm would assist the unemployment situation here by taking in the