New Britain herald., 1930-11-06

Harper of the board Of water com missloners. to take effect at the enfs O the fiscal year. November 1. was accepted by the council MT Harper. who is president, treasurer and man a9er Of the American Silver com pany and president Of the Bristol Brass Corporation, has removed lo arnington, Townsend c. Tread Company, was appointed in his place for a term of three years. The following reappointments were approved;
 Library commission, three yearss William L, Barrett and Judge New ell Jennings; park commissioner. six years, William J. Tracy; board of education, three years, Arthur (. Hitchcock and pr. John J. GrimleN; fire commission three years, W. Kenneth Sessions and Samuel T Thorpe. The expiring dates Of the following members of the building codes board of appeals were named, Harold A. Hayden March 1, 1892 Willis F. Fraser. March 1. 1931; George J. L3Course. March "1933.
 The council voted 10 abandon the old Red Stone Hill road, which at one time ran through the center Of what is now known as Stephenson field. East Bristol, and in it's stead include the current Red Stone Hill road, moved to the north. In the Bristol land records.
 One street light for Belrldge road, two for Graystone avenue and one for East road were voted by the council A petition requesting three street lights for Pleasant View ave nuc and East road was referred to the street lighting committee The application of Alonzo C. McGin for d position on the police force was referred to the board Of police commissioners.
 Blanket appropriations 10 meet the expenses of the city were voted.
 Criticizes Registrars
 Willard A. Hunt, registrar os voters in the second (Forestville) district, complained 0 the city coun- cIl that the registrars in Bristoi's other three districts had not been complying with city statutes this year i'll that they had accepted name changes from electors after the vot- Ing lists had been officially filed win City Clerk Thomas B. Steele. rle was advised to confer with the reg iStrars Of the districts charged wi;n the violation to iron matters out.
 He told the council that a telp- phone should not have been ins.all- cd in his district as it was only an unnecessary expenditure If money. Only two calls were made to the outside and three were received on election day, he said. His district, he contendcd, was the only one which prepared q caucus list
 Ar. Hunt suggested that changas in the voting district boundaries b. made this year to avoid confusion. As an example, he explained the situation existing in Farmingtaa Greens, which vas laid out after the lines had been adopted. -
 Fire Caused By Overheat
 Company No. and Squad A Of the fire department were called 10 the home of Joseph Ansoldi on Ld9cWood street at 6:t0 o'clock last evening 10 eXtingush a slie',t blaze which had been caused D, an over- heated furnace. No damage result ed.
 Funeral of Mrs. Greene
 The funeral of Mrs. Charles W. Greene, q former resident Of this ely, who died at tho Reconstruc. ilon hospital in Brooklyn. N. Y., Tuesday evening, will be held from the parish house of the First Con- @rcsaJonal church tomorrow afte.- noon at 1;30 o'clock, Rev. Francis T. Cooke officiating. Burial will he in West cemetery,
 First snow Falls
 X light furry Of snow fell in this city shortly before ID o'clock this morning after the thermometers ha4 dropped from 43 degrees above ri 1 o'clock this morning to 4 above zero at that time, It was the coll est weather recorded here so fae this year and the first time tn st snow has fallen. Oyercoats and oth- CT winter apparel gre expected 10 see frequent usage from now on.
 Highway Being Improved
 Blahesley street, between High street and the gas plant at ths Memorial boulevard, is being gen. er2llE improved by the public works department to be used as a traffic route between tho Federal Hill dis trict and tie -astcrn section of the city. The highway is being widenef, all square corners are being convert ed into round ones and a straishten- InS project is being carried out
 Charter e,isers to Meet
 The charter revision committee will meet at the city hall tonight. Among the proposed changes which may ho discussed arc the elimination Of the referendum and recall of city officers and the abandoning of the cltN's non-partsan voting system IT city elections
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