New Britain herald., 1930-07-09
Bristol Mews
MERCHANT OFFERS
 SITE FOR SCHOOL Says Tract Is Nearer and Cheaper Than Those Considered JUDGE SAVES LICENSE

Four Serious Counts Against Lin-
 coin Reduced to One Minor One
 -EnGce Plant to Close for Two
 Weck--Water Consumption EaiIs
 George Quinion, local coal dis tributor, this morning offered to the ! city of Bristol through Councilman Thomas 4. Tracy, a tract Of about 60 acres of land located on Perkins street at the north end as a pros pective building site for the city'3 proposed high school and said that the sale price would not exceed Sl0, 900. The land. he remarked, is q much shorter distance from Endee Manor than the other two ! proposed sites, one of which is situated on Burlington avenue and | the other in the Fernwood tra-t, l also on Burlington avenue. The ob- l jections of Councilman Tracy 10 the | purchase of property this year by | the city is based entirely on the ] business depression and the fact that Bristol isn't any too prosperous.
 Quinion, in making the offer to- l day asserted that golf course, athletic field, and other facilities could be erected on the grounds, which are only a short distance from ! Rirv1'c ic ] that the land offered was at least quarter of mile nearer the grow ing district of Bristol than the land | considered at the recommendation of special committee from the board of education at the city Coun- cil's last meeting. The Hef.ernan- Bachman tract. situated near the John J. Jennings school, has been offered to the city for s14,000, while the Hull property has been offer ed for s20.00
 Councilman Tracy, chairman Of an investigating committee appointed by Mayor W Raymond Crumb last week and consisting also Of Council men Lewis c. Parsons and William A. Hayes, strenuously opposed the purchase of the education boards proposed site on the ground that it was swampy. Judge Newell Jennings, chairman of the boards committee, told the council at it's meeting, It is the best available site we know of" when speaking of the recom- mended land.
 Councilman Hayes, a member of the council committee. advocated the plan to purchase property for high school site at the council meeting and requested that his name go on record as commentator of the board for their farsightedness. The pur- chase, he stated, was flor, the good of Americas future citizens"
 Judge Saves Mans License
 So that the driving license of Roger [. Lincoln Of 159 Laurel street might be retained. Judge Jo- seph M. Donovan in police court this morning nolled four charges origi- nally made against the defendant and simmered them down to just one count of breach of the peace The charges first made were evading re- sponsibility. reckless driving, driv- ing while under the influence of li- quor and taking a car without per mission of it's owner. Judge Dono- ! van fined the offender s75 and costs on charge Of breach of the peace. 1 Attorney Francis V. Tracy, city corporation counsel. pleaded for the accused, his client by explaining the various original charges and asked that the charge of driving while un- fer the influence of liquor be nolled and the reckless driving count be changed to breach of the peace to guarantee the retention of Lincolns license, which. he stated. was ne ! cessary in his clients business. Lin coin, engaged with his father as a painter, must operate trucks during his employment and, if his license is suspended by the state. Attorney Tracy averred, not only the business, but his father will also suffer.
 Assistant Prosecutor Edward J. Qlinlan Explained the circumstances Of the incident to the court. Lin- coln, he said, drove to King street in his own car, where he parked oppo- site the home of a person termed MT. Bradley and went into the house to telephone. While he was there. it was said, he was requested I to convey a woman to her home on Sixth street. When Lincoln stopped at the womans home she refused to get out of the car so he took her to Bristol to secure "freworks-and some liquor,' In returning, the car driven by Lincoln. the property of Supernumerar Officer Warren A. |: Burlington of the police department, sidAswiped one owned by Lotus Reimer of this city. who had been visiting relative at the time. The automobile which the defendant had been operating he had assumed, his attorney stated, belonged to the MT
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