The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-15
May Widen Street

A plan to widen RubDer avenue at the junction of Church street and Rubber avenue as an EZRA project was suggested at the meet ing of the advisory board in the town hall last night by John Cas- key, Naugatuck Chemical Com pany official and member of the board.
 He pointed out that there is quite a rush of traffic there fre- quently during the day. Elm street is used considerably and a gas station at the corner and park ing of trucks in that section adds to the congestion, he said. Be- tween 600 and 800 persons come out of the Chemical Company twice daily, using Elm street and there are rubber company factory work CTS and also workers in the Brock way company and other factories in that section who use the street.
 MT Whittemore said several plans for that had been considered in the past. One would be to ex- tend Elm street north to continue in back of the Copper front build- ings anod to connect with Church street by Smith lane. However, to do this, land belonging to Attor- ney Clayton l.. Klein and the United States Rubber Company would have to be acquired, he said. Five years ago the Rubber com- pany was not interested in a proposition to sell part of their land there, wanting it for parking spaces, he said.
 utr he Der avenue was also suggested, but nothing definite was done on either plan. MT Caskey pointed out that the recent removal or buildings opposite Church street on Rubber avenue might help Il the street were to be widened.
 MT Whittemore said that the matter of painting up and repair ing several walls in town was De- ing considered as EZRA projects He mentioned specifically the wal west of the high school on Fair view avenue. This wall is 100 feet long and 25 feet high.
 stones May Loosen
 rough Engineer Robert Beardsley had been afraid that stones at the base of it. but not a part of the wall. might become loose with the frost and roll down the bank there, endangering traf- fife, MT Whittemore declared. The wall also needs strengthening. Warden John Sheridan said that the wall on North Main street just north of the Barbiero ice cream plant needed repairs also. This is one of several being considered, MT Groh stated.
 John German, board member, said that this is a bad time of year for such work on walls. MT Whit temore agreed and action on this was deferred. The EZRA will have enough projects now to keep it go-- ing until the first of the year, ana at that time plans as to whether or not it will continue will be known more definitely.
 Warden Sheridan asked MT Whittemore if the state officiais knew whether the EZRA mignt continue next year or whether II would cease. MT Whittemore salo nobody knew the future plans bu! said he didn't think it would ena abruptly. Attorney Talbot, board member, said that he thought the handwriting on the wall was indi- cated by the recent step of the government in ordering no further appro priations for Home Owners Loan Corporation work to be made and by the fact that Senator Boran, Independent republican, awoke from two years silence to demand an investigation concerning where 10 billions of dollars was spent. :,
 MT Casky said he recently taikeu S with Miss Little, state FERA neau' and said he did not think the state knows what to expect.
 Reduction Possible
 Naugatuck faces a possibility or reduction in the EZRA quota here unless an explanation submitted by the local EZRA convinces state officials of the Federal Emergency Relief administration that the em-- ployment situation here is not at nresent as bright as they imagine