New Britain herald., 1930-02-25
GEORGE STACEY, S2,
 CALLED BY DEATH
Resident Of PIdinYiIIe for Many
 Years, Born in England
ROADS IN BAD CONDITION
Mrs. Harry Cook Dics-hicctinG of Legion Auxiliary Tonight-rlain- vile "N" Five to Meet Southing- ton-Town Co"rt Cases.

George William Stacey, aged S2, ! on" Of in" oldest residents of thus ] town, passed away last night at his
 home. loo New Britain avenue aftel,
 a lonS Illness.
 i Mr. Stacey was born in Sh, nicid. England hW rame fo this towH 1 many years ago, H." was employed
 is l.uif" maker al the Landrrs. Frary X Clark for many years. He
 was a member Of the Court I'riend- ! ship lodge, |. O. Q. r. Of Thomaston. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Samu, 1 Eanforth; q nephew, Harry Iam- | forth and niece, Mrs. Anna Schrry,
 all or New Britain.
 1 Funeral services wilt be held to- ] morrow afternoon at o'clock at ] the funeral parlors Of E. C. Porter | Sons. Rev. William II. Anderson or ! the Trinity Methodist church viii ] ofticiato and burial will he in Oak i Hill cemetery, SouthingIon. i Roads i'll Bad Condition Tho rain and snow of tho pas, month have raised ha%oc with the
 roads in the outlying sections of tn" 1 down and have rendered them prac- tjcally impossible for automobile | traffic. Many of the roads have br- 1 come masses of deep mud and wa 1 ter holes and cars attempting 10 navigate on them come 10 sad end
 ines.
 Lod2" road in Mountain View, ! which is much used hy ears, is in an | especially bad condition and autos
 arc ahl" to proceed but q short i distance before they become stalled and stuck in mud and water. A car i driven by Torrinston attorney met
 with ill luck on the road yesterday
 at 10 o'clock, and at il Was still stalled there despite the efforts Of a number Of men to get il onto dry ! land again. II is claimed that resi- l dents on View street who drive cars l arc forced to abandon them near 1 Whites crossing and walk the rest of the way 10 their homes. Accom-
 modatjns people keep the abandoned machines in their yards for the own CTS.
 i Last evening a group of people in l tn" noighborhood of Ledge road held q discussion among themselves con- corning the condition of the road
 and decided to seek relief from the 1 town. A delegation was organized l o visit First Selcctman James Simp- son either today or tomorrow and i explain the conditions to him and l see if something could be done to af- ! ford at least temporary relief. shuttle Meadow road is absolutely i impassabl ble and il is an impossibilitv for cars 10 travel along it, it is said. | Tho rain has turned the road into sea of mud and water filled with trcHchorous holes.
 GrOccrs and other business mon who wish 10 transact business with people living in the vicinity are forced to leave their cars at least quarter Of a mile from the road The rural mail carrier has not been able to reach the road for more than n week and is forced 10 deliver mail hy foot, Reports have been made
 Of bad conditions existing on other dirt roads in outlying sections Of the town.
 The problem of keeping dirt roads 1 in passable condition during the win i ter is q difficult one and is facing practically every small town in th" state where there is an abundance of dirt roads. In, Berlin tho selcctmcn tried a scheme of laying gravel on many of the dirt roads but found
 that they did not stand up very well under heavy traffic in the winter, ] Crushed stone roads met with bet ter success. Al the present time
 many Of the roads in Berlin are i'm 1 passablc like those in plainvillo. Outside of the dirt roads on the
 outskirts, the roads and streets in 1 Plainville are in good condition do4- 1 pitc the snow and rain. The street