New Britain herald., 1930-03-19
Bristol News
NEW WATER MAINS
 VOTED BY BOARD
Pipes to Be Placed in DuttOn,
 Talmadge Streets
TAX RATE IS 16 3-4 MILLS

lAA KAlE lS 10 0-4 MlLLS Slight Advance Made By Council
 Three New Policemen Appointed
 Building Code Changes Approved Mrs. Rosalic Dubois Dies.
 At meeting of the board of wa ter commissioners held at the offices of the water department on River side avenue last night it was voted to lay nearly half a mile of new water mains in Bristol this spring. The action was taken following q l hearing at which i2 interested pro. perty owners were present and yoic- ed their opinions on the laying Of mains on Dutton street and Tal- madce street extensions.
 Following q lengthy discussion. the commissioners decided to lay approx | imately 500 feet of eight-inCh water main on TaImadge street from Di- vinity to Green street: $50 feet Of six-inch piping on Dutton street, from Talmadge 10 Dunn street; and about 500 feet of siX-inch main on Norton street. from Talmadge street to the passway leading Divinity 10 Norton street. The necessary guar antee to sink 200 feet of two-inch main on Pershing street was received and the job ordered started
 Two property owners appeared and requested that water mains on Mel vile street be extended. Three pro- perty oUnrs of the street protested the extension and the matter was tabled. prior to the rendering of a definite decision at a later date.
 Gustave Zimmerman forwarded 6 petition to the board asking an eX- tension of the eight-inch main or King street for about 500 feet south AS soon as a hearing date can be de cided upon the King street residents will be called in. It will probably De held at the April meeting of the board.
 iatSti fo'i ttS'' 'opps'fS'
 The reservoirs of the city are moro than filled. the report of Superin' tendent Earl Lourie showed. Reser vors No. and arc 2 inches above level, and No. ! is one inch above level. This, it was explained, is duo to the fact that splash boards have been installed.
 The chemists report on the city! water supply was received and show ed that the numbers of bacteria were low. No objectionable type' were discovered in ten cubic centi meter volumes of water tested. The supply was termed satisfactory iron a meteorological standpoint under existing conditions.
 Mrs. Rosalic Dubois
 Mrs Rosalie Dubois. "A, died a the home of her daughter. Mrs. An gelis R Bracialle of l46 Laure street, at s o'clock last night. She was born in Franklin, Vt. or November 4, 1855. daughter of Mir and Mrs. John Ploof, and lived there the greater part of her life. He husband Moses Dubois, whom sh' married in Franklin, died 19 year ago. She came to this ely eigth year ago and has since lived with he daughter on Laurel street.
 Surviving her are two daughters Mrs. Angelis R. Bracialle and Mrs Clarence Wells, both of this city three sons. Howard Dubois of For estville. Edward Dubois of South wick. Mass, and George Dubois o Plainville; and l2 grandchildren. Funeral services will be celebrate at St. Anne's church Thursday morn ing. Interment will be in St. Joseph cemetery.
 Deeds Filed
 A warranty deed filed at the of . flee of the city clerk this mornln recorded the transfer of a house an land on Collier avenue from Leroy { Wells to Elizabeth Wells.
 Land in Divinity heights has bee quit-claimed from Gustav Jabs to Ii S Curtiss Bowden. according to cer $ tificate filed this morning. ? 1834 Mill Tax Rate r At & meeting Of the city councl 2 held last night the tax rate for tn l year was fixed at 1894 mills, whic represents an increase of |. Quarte ) of q mill over last year. The rat = for the first taxing district was se - at three mills. also quarter of l mill more than last year. The rat I in the second district will be un changed. one mill, and in the thir l district It will be one mill, an in = crease oG one-tenth of a mill ove :, last year.
 y The budget for the year cndin = November 50 was adopted. It con tained appropriations amounting t a $1.362,93S.45, and receipts of s269 V 0lS.S2 The larger appropriati II 0 were as follows: Board of wate s commissioners, s20Ss00; five pc c cent general improvement bond
 S57,500: five per cent general cit T retirement bonds. s25,00O; count tax, s19,94S.S0; wages, supplies an