New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 18, 1917, Page 10

SNTRACTS ARE LET BY PUBLIC WORKS by Department Gets Ready for Outdoor Work ! he board of public works at an | lourned meeting this noon ‘in City | l, awarded a number of contracts work to be done during the com- season. Chairman E. N. Humph- ¥ presided. Following the action | the city meeting last evenhig in | iFning down the Park street pave- jent work, the board voted‘to reject bids for the building of the.sub-, Ay therein. Assistant Engineer Mc- irthy explained . that, according to igurcs of the city engineer, the of $30,000 would have been ed, but the bids as received were | excess of this amount. I he Baker & Lasher company, In the successful bidder for the lay of sidew: s, re-setting of curbs, ! and the board voted to grant the ppany the work. J. P. Maguire was other bidder. i e bid of ‘R, Alfred Johnson to | iPply local sand at §1 a yvard was ac- by the board.. The City Coal | Woed company was given the act for natural cement, at $1.80 rrel. The cement will be secured i'bags, three of which are equivalent n each, making the contract price r the mntcrials $1.55 a barrel. 8 sthe workmen have, and Chair- i Humphrey was appointed to take §p the matter of transportation with The contract for furnishing crushed BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, - 1917. Pay $1 ior Would You This Boat? Uncle Sam Did | Gf Clubs Giving Up ae Acres & The golf players of the United States will turn farmers and raise on their links huge crops of potatoes and other food products for the use of the United States and its allies. - Such is the movement set on foot by the Dunwoedie Country club near Yonk- ers, N. Y. It originated with Freder- ick Upham Adams, author.and golf- er The pictures show thev Dunwoodie golfers beginning work. The plan of operation is simple and is declared to be practical. Dunwoodie, in common with all golf courses, has several acres of tillable soil not used . # the distribution of literatuze d for golfing purposes. The club has Y 5 4 & fully advertising the need set this aside for cultivation. More 7 by 25 S5l i than a hundred of the members have ‘PATROL NO.6..50LD 10 & GOVERNMENT BY HAROLD S.VANDERBILT FOR $:. the boats as will enable them to carry the necessary guns, etc. For coast defense work theé motor- boat. has already shown itself to be most valuable, and last year several public spirited yachtsmen built boats In ald of the work of defending our coasts -many yacht owners have R & barrel, and on rcturn of the | donated their vessels and are defray- pty bags ninc cents will be aiiowed | ing the cost of fitting them for serv- They have also offered their per- 8 Clerl: Emmet: reported that the sonal services. Many have offered to Workmen ot Shuttle Meadow lake | charter their yachts, while others are ve put in a demand for $3 a day | willing to sell. i of $2.50. which is pald at|in fast, and the government is rush- Tt was explained that the |ing the work of examining and mak- 6. was sought becauss of the 1ong | ing plans for such strengthening of for a ipatrol squadron. boats is seen in the picture. built for Harold 8. Vanderbilt, is now owned by the government known as Patrol No. 8. bilt offered to give this boat to the government, but in order to make the transfer absolutely legal he was paid the sum of $1. One of these ice. Mr. Vander- The offers are coming 3 already volunteered to do the work of cultivation, and it is predicted that ' this volunteer farming corps will soon Ao e . k man, has been presented to each of rumber tully 250 golfers who will try FORET™ 70 FO0D SHOPTRGE tho ‘local boys for perusal . To bridk to prove themselves as efficient with Lo co Do S = £ P i e o a hoe as with a niblick. Lithuanian hall at 1 p. m.) and vari- ous other associations, organizations and societies. & of the owners of auto trucks, to NEw BR"‘ AIN EN'I‘E ¥ the men back and forth. for the season was awarded to ' White Oak Crushed Stone com- Jny. Business Dast Night. T. Glass and W. L. Hatch, ed before the board in favor e~ petition for & sewer in West avenue. Mr. Glass said it was ble to havg it as soon ‘as pos- as he is erecting a new home. Hatch said the sewer was bad- F meeded,”and asked that it be dug p enough so as to properly drain Glass' property. Chairman aphrey sald that the street was ‘unaccepted one, to which Mr. itch answered that this was no iit of the residents, as they have everything possible to. have 1t jpted: It was voted .to recommend e sewer. e bids for curbing, laying of side- ks, etc, received from Bicola Bel- R, were rejected as they were not ide out in conformity with the he In the bids was found a price . excavation, this being the reason the rejectment. = * But one bid was received for sup- ying red sand, that of R-° Alfred hnson, $1 a cubic yard, and the d voted to lay the matter on table. A bid was received from Tony same price for straight curbing for circular and with steel nosing. Phe bidder, in the opinion of the 1C made a mistake when he of- ered to do circular. curbing and paight curbing with steel nosing at cents a foot. npany for supplying sewer and- y cement at $1.63 a barrel was ‘in the bid which made the de- Ich ‘would make & change in the t price. It was voted to order twenty-six inhole castings from the - Sessions undry company, the price being each for the large omes and $40 F the small ones. The board voted acceptance of the ds of the Baker & Lasher company Zor the relaying of blue stone cross- F xalks and curbs at 17 cents a lineal i foot and relaying flagwalks, 4 cenis {a Hineal foot, and with a twelve-inch ibase of cinders, 6 cents. . Permisson was asked by the City ervice stations to place a gasoline ifank at the garage on Hartford ave- : The permission was signed by ¢ Alderman Paonessa and the board ted to grant permission. The United Electric Light & Water empany, addresses a communication the board, asking for permission %o place -poles on city property near | ‘the sewer beds, at a yearly rental of [ $100 with a 10 year privilege. ‘The i* board voted to grant the permission & subject to approval by the corpora- L tion counsel, with the proviso affixed | that thirty days’ notice will be ac- ceptable to the company should a re- mioval he ordered- It was voted to ask the common council for permission to purchase three carloads of oil, at a price not to “excecd $1,500. Chairman Humphrey goke of the nmeed of another motor cor in the enginecring department. “Tho price for horse hire has increased, d it is belicved that the acquisition a car will prove a saving. It was 4 to ark permission for the pur- i T ARMING RECRUITS EN'L[F/!‘ED._ findelphia, April 18.—A “recruit- g station for farmers’ helpers” was ined herz today to enroll the names men who want to enlist in Pre_gl- nt Wilson's “service army.” —_—— Marshal’s Orders. Two hours a week for twenty weeks ; ———= makes forty hours’ work for each member, which means that a volun- ter corps of 50 members would per- form 10,000 hours of farming labor. ‘This now has a market value of not ;‘:fi:}"”;‘ng“ f:z"g:na‘;‘;’;‘:“ ‘::::h“’; ! tions for collection of garbage.” day when he fell from a trestle which | They were a disappointed quartet a: experts predict that the muscle of their golfers will create a product which will sell for not less than $4,- OF CONN. PATRIOTISM \ (Continued From First Page). Parade for “America Day” will form at 2 p. m., Thursday, Square and adjacent streets. Philharmonic band at school with His Honor, and members of the city government, right resting at Rockwell avenue, City Guards, Home Guards, Corbin Com- mandry, P. O. S. of A., and other uni- formed bodies on the left. in carriages and all other bodies carriages. O. designated on the left., American Druin corp with Spanish ‘War Veterans and Boy Scouts form on the west side of Franklin Square. High and Grammar school scholars Matthew's school form Bassett street, right resting at Frank- lin Square, with American band. Elks form on North side of Pearl street, with Colt’s band right resting at Franklin Square. Moose and Eagles form on south side of Pearl street, facing Franklin on' Franklin the mayor, Charles Hallberg, Theodore Jahn, Henry Fogelson, Peter Harry . Kutcher, Charles Hoffman, Corr, L. Marino, Joseph Kutowski, George Wells, mond Walker, Leland ~Taylor, Oscar Fresen, Abraham. Gordon, and James The “Spirit of 76" will be dramatically impersonated by John | Charles Vibberts and Alex Plans are also being con- sidered for the High school pupils to wear some distinctive garments. Thompson this Building Rutherford as marshall for the city officials and each official will be asked to march and will be supplied with a small American flag and white gloves. Plang are for the officials to be at the head of the parade. Speaker From Los Angelcs. The union patriotic service at the First Congregational church foms evening will also be a big event. There will he an augmented chorus and stirring music. M., and others Butler. Caufield, Malmgren. morning appointed Johnson, A. E. Atwater, Herbert C. Lyon, Francis J. Moore, Patrick A. McAvay, James Skelley, Thomas Storey, Axel Carlson, John J. King, Frederick Wagner, James McCabe, Michael Meehan, Willlam O’Mara, ‘Walter Malona, William Hayes, Wil- Kilty band and Clan Douglas form on east side of Franklin Square west side of street. Universal band with designated so- cieties form on South Main right resting at Franklin Square. The speaker of pies for curbing, which called. for | 308 100 "8 " 1% L b, of Tes An. | geles, California. He will take as his “Americanism, a Message From the Pacific Coast to the Atlantic Coast.” The afternoon exercises at the green will be simple, but significant. There will be band music of the patriotic & The bid of the City Coal and Wood | 1 0 "ed VISR OF c!‘w"'lz e The entire assemblage will also Also, the princi- A. B. Drum corps, T. A. B.s, Knights of Columbus and Hibernian societies on North Glen street, Kens- ington Drum corp and Tierney Cadets *s school, right resting at Rockwell avenue. United Lithuanian Italian societies on Glen street, south of Rockwell avenue, right resting at Rockwell avenue. All other societies will form as op- portunity offers, on Franklin Square and adjacent streets. Each society will appoint a marshal, and said marshal will please report to the grand marshal at City hall at 10 a. m. Thursday, for instruction. W. W. Leland, H. S. Tallard, How- ard L. Platt, and Willlam C. Hunger- ford are hereby appointed aides and will be obeyed acordingly. Other parties appearing on horse will be given a place as honorary Charles Anderson, Willlam P, McCue, | the city. But we plan to cope with Thomas F. Woods, Patrick Meehan, | the situation by making short cam- Joseph and John Kennedy, “Thomas | paigns of about a month each upon the Heslin, Thomas Dolan, Meddrick Perry, Anthony Bachman and Frank R. Hahn. Traffic men will be stationed at the intersection of every street with Main . 28 A street along the route of the parade | upon which are not sewered. This |8 MARVK ET with orders to keep teams and auto- | necessitates the building of cesspools mobiles off the latter thoroughfare_ |iwhich often overflow, causing an in- Automobiles will be kept off of Main street, in so far as is possible, and the Connecticut company has agreed to keep their cars off that street from 2 o'clock until after the exerises are subject: ing. s join in the chorus. a beca a pro- By 'the tabls, PR E S DI9 | DAl streets jaro oto b ‘ened off: =0 1 | conditions | that no traffic except the paraders will BOJERC 10 Creihbe be allowed between the hours of 2 and 5 o'clock and during the parade hours trolley traffic on the principal streets will be suspended. Several Thousand in Parade. The complete list of all societies that are to participate in the parade will not be completed until the parade starts as many from the Y. M. C. A. building to the First National. bank corner, no vehicles of any kind being allowed ex- | sidered by the common cepting those in the parade. The | forbidding the opening i el general public Will be kept off of | for building purposes unless such land FRESH OPENED CLAMS ..............qt 35 c Central Park. S o Plain clothes men in charge of De- | care for household drainage. Thi: tective Sergeant Samuel Bamforth &e. s and Detective A. J. Richardson - will be on the lookout for pickpockets and crooks. (The above is subject to change). By order of ALFRED L. THOMPSON, organizations probably decide to join in at the last - Among those which have de- cided to parade are the .following: Platoon of police, cluding young lady employes of city hall, City Guard, George W. C€orbin Commandery, P. O. 8. of formed Rank, New Britain O. U. A. M., Turner soctety, Knights of Columbus, Y. M. T. A. & B. so- ciety, St. Jean de Baptiste society, the association, the Polish Fal- con Alliance of America, the Tierney Location of Schools. The following stations are assigned for school of elementary grades: East Street school on East Main avenue corner; Tremont street facing North street; Osgood Hill school, on Broad street at Sexton street corner; Bartlett school, on Broad street at Sexton street cor- Lincoln Street school, trance to Park facing west, street and opposite Cedar on Grand street, fac- ing Arch street; Monroe Street school, on Hart street facing Arch Northend school, on Winthrop street facing Arch street; Smith school, on High street facing West Main; Open Air school, at High school building, Rockwell school city officials, in- and Stanley LARGE SALT LARGE SALT 8 so that during the past several months MACKEREL ....each 8‘: HERRING ......cach C it has been impossible for the office : PIECES alone. This has necessitated other (%13 employes giving some of their time *# | assisting in keeping the records. Tt Scouts, High school pupils, Grammar school pupils, the Armenian Military in_Rifle club, the American Drum corps members of A. G. Hammond Camp, Spanish Wur Veterans, mem- Annual Report and Recommenda- | ““'on’ ,orerie™t "o, taststios ept the New B; Camp school, bers of the Grand Army (in automo- Joseph’s Benefit society, New Britain Lodge of Elks with Colt’s band, the Scottish Clans, Loya! Order of Moose, Fraterna! Order of Hagles, The annual reports of the health department were completed and filed today. The report of Superintendent T. E. Reeks includes the following im- portant matters considered by the board during the past year: “Recommending and securing ordi- nances governing methods of storing Kensington Burritt school, Burritt school yard, East Main street; school, Grammar school yard. Flaborate arrangements have been made by Chief of Police William J. Rawlings to adequately handle traffic. the expected big attendance and the numerous details connected with his department in connection with morrow's ‘“Wake Up America” cele- Personally, he will head the platoon of police that is to head the The platoon will prised of Policemen Gustav Hellberg, John L. Carlson, George Moffitt, Willlam F. Murphy, Hanford W. Dart, Gustave Litke, Patrick Howley, Michael Massey and George Ellinger. treet Polish organizations, Elm Stre litical clup, No. 1, the Kovack so- ciety, the Slovack Gymnastic Union, association, the Foresters the Polish Po- Mathew's school, America, the Sons of Italy, St. Nich- olas Greek Catholic soclety, St. Peter and Paul Slovack society, St. Michael's Slovack society, St. John the Baptist Karpatian Russian society, St. Cyrill and Methodius Russian soclety, Holy Resurrection Russian society, | Trinity Russian society, | League, F. O. E., the Bohemian Trin- Other Reports Made. Meidford Prep. MUS- R. S, QUARTERED milk; the retail sale of whole milk in p 8, Bottlos only: adopton of rules govern-| Dr. B. D. Radeliff, milk and food TARD .....14-0z jar lOc BEETS ..........can ing construction and sanitary care of | inspector, in his report tells of the MOHICAN TOMATO 10 MOHICAN ROLLED 25 milk houses; the securing of a sewer }"Kg:w“; _flmvain for cleaner milk SOUP ..........can C OATS .... .8 pkgs C on Winthrop street extension; the se- ‘i';;“‘::’ces“;f‘;‘v;"d :::“ that ‘t'; ”;‘::t z‘:‘:gx PURE 20 c KELLOGG'S CORN 5 8 c curing of a site for and the erection | JnSRRces 't as necessary 10 BIt <ev...pt bot FLAKES ...... ..pkg of an abattoir; securing whole time services of a deputy meat inspector; erection of wagon and cattle sheds at | £ CarToll, teberculosis nurse, hovo | BRT ARGE GREEN CUCUMBERS ....-. .3 for 25 c the Aetna Patrick Quirk, the municipal slaughter house; rec- ommending and securing ordinances forbidding the sale of uninspected |, ;e reported 2,791 chemical and ity society, St. Anthony Slovack so- clety, Chamberlain council, Jr. O. U. , the various local bands, dinances calling for changes in N. H. COUNTY FARM AGENT. New Haven, April 18.—A. B. Cook of Middlebury has been appointed nt at Waterbury for the New . @nnounced today. AR v < meat; recommending and securing or- | pacteriological examinations. The Sweet Sunkist Fresh cluding the Tab's drum corps and St. C Paul’s drum corps from Kensington, Philharmopic, band and others, the New Britain | of men on street duty. ! Boys' club, the United Lithuanians of ' are Policemen Frank M. English, aven county farm bureau, it was( New Britain, (members and others Michael J. Cosgrove, Clarence Lam- who wish to take part .report at phere, Dennis Nealon, Charles M. In charge of Sergeants Theodore Johnson, George J. Kelly and William City | C. Hart, there will be an extra detail Those assigned plumbing construcflon;lncreals:ng the | ported that during the year twenty- G S . sanitary force by an additional inspect- | seven applicants were examined for reen Strin; : or; closing of all schools until the epi- | journeyman plumbers’ licenses. Bea g l 2 C Fancy Dried 2 3 C demic of infantile paralysis abated; | Eighteen of the former were granted ns recommending to the school board that | licenses and four received master they require unvaccinated children | plumbers’ licenses. [CAMPAIGN FOR Country’s Food Crops| WORE SOLDIERS § Schome to Hurry Recruiting ol « Company E to Increase. With practically every enlisted man in the city as a . recruiting officer, Lieutenant Ashley J. Griffin of Com- pany E, First Infantry, is to wage an energetic and enthusiastic recruiting cempaign here tomorrow and has morrow night will include fifty addi- ‘tional names. Lieutenant Grifin made arrange- ments this morning for a regular army examining officer and a full de- tail of recruiting officers from Hart-. The recruiting station at the green will be. opened all day to receivs erlistments and another station will be open at the armory. In addition to the Hartford recruiting officers ail enlisted men of Company E are to be detailed as recruiting officers and enlistments as possible. Both Lieu- tenant Griffin and Lieutenant Harris feel that possibly the delay and un- certainty in connection with taking has kept many men away. As & re- sult they plan to have things so ar- ranged tomorrow that any man who desires to enlist can enroll immed- istely, be examined within a few min- utes and then immediately sworn into ular army man at once. In addition to the personal appeal tRat will be made tomorrow for re- cruits the .campaign for additional® soldiers will be further enhanced by more soldiers in New Britain. A copy of Lord Kitchener's appsal Connecticut soldiers by Col. 0d. it urges the men to be true men, duct themselves like gentlemen and, MALLOY WILL RECOVER. soldiers, John Malloy of Pittsfield, Mass., a Privates Coffey, Smith, Torin and former local resident, connected with | Bretsnider, who were honorably dis. should be vaccinated before being al- lowed to attend school; giving hear- ings to milk dealers against whom partment; securing larger appropria- | had a close escape from death Mon- |bility, left the armory last night. Dr. Reeks' financial report showed | he was guarding, and sustained in- | they left their comrades, donned their] a balance on hand of $780.80." The | juries that physicians thought would | Civilian attire and left the armory, biggest single item during the year | terminate seriousiy. ‘Wora reached was the construction of the slaughter | this city today that he appears im- Adams, President Austin = L. house, which cost $5,251.78. The re- | proved and will in all likelthood re- and former comrades at the barracks., Babcock of the Dunwoodie Country | POt on laboratory work includes 2,791 | cover. - STOCK COMBANY TO LEAVE. club_and . other originators of this < movement point to the fact that there are fully a thousand golf clubs ir the United States and predict that several millions of dollars will ac- } crue for war purposes from this cam- paign. “The Dunwoodie plan” has the hearty support of Howard F. Whit- ney, secretary of the United States Gclf association. chemical and bacteriological examina- tions made during the year. There was an increase in the cases of scar- let fever over those a year ago and the statement includes the assertion that the real control of communicable diseases will come about not by hys- terical actions but when cases are diagnosed early and promptly report- ed to.the health department. The need of a tuberculosis clinic to aid in this work is also mentioned. Health Dept. Too Small. The report continues: ‘“There is grave danger of any small modern health department assuming to under- take too much for the size of its working force. This department has been forced almost into this position Strolls, Anthony Walinczus, | because of the rich field of work in WILL UNDERGO OPERATION, City Engineer © William H. Hall went to New Haven today where he will enter a hospital to undergo a minor operation. He is being at. tended by Dr. William F. Verdi. Mr. Hall's health has not been of the best of late and at a consultation of physicians it was declded that an operation was necessary. It is ex- 'pected that he will be away from his office several weeks. Managf Le Witt to Produce Motioit s at Lyceum. ance of the Walter Naylor Players. the Lyceum theater next week, ti curtain will be rung down on comedy§ ‘and drama in the house for this sea son at’least.” 'While the company has not made much money, it has some fine attractions and its de ure from the city will be missed. The usual rehearsal of the New | Witt proposes to open the th Britain Choral society will be omitted | with high class motion picture this evening. ductions. E various lines of work during the sea- T kle son in which the most good may be £ accomplished. i A “As New Britain reaches out in its ; growth, many streets are being built sanitary condition. The sanitary de- | partment has to deal continually with this condition in one or another sec- tion of the city. Because the nature of the soil in which some cesspools are dug prevents the absorbtion of their contents. “The question might well be con- council of There will be a restricted area is improved sufficiently to properly would be a step in the right direction to prevent nuisances of the worst kind. ““As each branch of the department has grown the work of keeping the statistics has grown proportionately Sroak e b BRC | SHAD i reers. . .cacn 80C CAPE BUTTER YELLOW TAIL i FISH ............Ib 14c FLOUNDERS ......Ib 9c clerk to take care of all the work ous mn“ ™ 121/20 :‘-:;‘: 'oon » 18¢ seéms as though it would be neces- sary this coming year to employ ad- by thé eity clépk, , shows that New New Laid Moh. Creamery Esge ... doz 39C | Butter ......Ib 47c uons Are Made Britain still:holds first, place in low death rates of‘apy city of over 25,000 o tiastate, Tanweicuncanye WET OR DRY SHRIMP ..............can l 2 c throughout the state was 16.3 per thousand. “In conclusion, permit me to ex- press on behalf of the emtire force, our appreciation of the many cour- = tesies extended by each member of MOHICAN MACARO) NEW PACKED the board.” OR SPAGHETTI l l C SPINACH .......can this end. In the report of Miss Sara .terest for the future year is expressed. Miss Gertrude Johnson, laboratory plumbers’ examining committee Oranges . .doz sustes sl Peaches ..2 Ibs great hopes that the muster roll to- < ford to be.in charge here tomorrow. .= they will try and bring in as many recruits to Hartford for examination & the federal service and becoe a reg- | to his soldiers. as prepared for the i abstain for all excesses and to con, @ charge had heen brought by the de- |the Massachusetts National guard,|charsed vesterday for physical dis-{ They are also missed by their officers i At tlie conclusion of the perform-§ As soon as he can make the ;‘fit 3