New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 2, 1924, Page 5

|MARCH BULLDING TOTAL PASSES HALF MILLION. PURSE OF $1.910 1§ GIVEN FR, KRAUSE Former Curate of St Mary's Charch Guest at Testimonial Iecord For Month is Unusually High —Many New Tenements Included | In Proposed Work. Building operations for which per- ted during the month of gregate more than half a million dollars, the report of Inspec- | tor John C. Gilchreest. which was completed today shows. Permits were issued for 44 frame buildin, the cost of which will be 2152,230, 14 briek buildings to cost E ons the cost of which will be $36,485. There wer 108 permits and the cost of all work stimated at $34v, wring the month permits were is- r new buildings which will 64 tenements. Inspector G chreest reports 151 inspections dur- ing the month of March. Cyril J. Curtin, he (trical department, made tions in March and issued permits for i Six defe in wiring w ound and on order of Inspector Cur- tin were changed to conform to the new Included among his in- five following fires, 1g Tnspector Philip J. Tormay | permits, made in- A tots o 241 tixtures IR AND HRS. E. A. P HARRIED QUARTER CENTURY m ‘A, Kru pastor o Rev, Willis came Bridgeport, after « as a curate at this ci Wi 0 by church } . senjor tr in a purse presented with the ioners of Thomas W church, ty me i 3 f vide the The Soc of Ita 1 tion, pre Rev. Walter Medy the former curate the . telling his services obs, coils were G rrrres W BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDI\ESDAY, APRIL 2, 1924, case of over payments, Another letter from torney General Lovett Hayward, United Statcs attorney in New York, dated November 15, 1921, transmitted war department records on the Wright-Martin over-payment case and directed that recovery pro- ceedings be started. SAYS SEC. WEEKS IS LIKEWISE CULPABLE (Coutinued from First Page) 0 per cent net profit” had been taken. He added that the audit also disclosed an overpayment by the gov- ernment to the company of $5.267,000, cost plus contract, Secaife a substitute for an original d price contract, “The f{ees paid Chadbourne for turning the contract into & cost-plus (Continued from Ilirst Page X affair,”” Scaife went on, “were added g to the costs of the company as pre- sented to the government under the cost-plus system,” The committee identified Chad- Liourne as a democrat and Scaife add- el “he was a large campaign fund contributor."” new 924-2 Le assessed against priation for the yea g Hits Flag Pole. New Haven. April spring blizzard which spent its fu in the carly morning hours today from six inches to 15 inches of to |clutter up the Connecticut landscape and turn the thoughts from baschball, garden sass and other spring diver- islons back to the snow and coal shovel. 0id inhabitants racked their mem- orics in vain for a like occurrence and it was generally agreed that the combination of snow, hail, thunder ,and lightning on April fool's day was a record for this locality. The high winds drifted the snow to considerable depth in many places, hiis caso had gone through every ' yhile the mild temperature in the process of audit amd review in the carly hours*of the storm dampened war department before it came to the the flakes so that snow was gener- appro- left Seaife read items from the audit to anow, show that cigars, laundry and similar charges for company officers had Leen included in what the government was required to pay for. The cigar itemn was for 890 and included a special box for the company president. Claims Daugherty Promised The witness said he had reported the faets to Mr, Daugherty and that a promise had been made in behalf of the department of justice to institute prosecutions. iofficers to himself was possible in the |plows to clear tracks and roads. Lightning shattered a 45-foot flag- pole on the Hotel Taft !]Ul;mg last ning's clectrical display. At the local weather burcau the snowfall registered between scven and eight inches for the storm be- ing the heaviest of the winter though not an April record. Bad Drifts at Danbury, n which blanket Connecticut last night drifted badly and practically blocked some of the roads in the country districts, Even in the streets of this city numerous auto- mobiles became stalled in the drifts along the streets and remained there during the night. e Danbury and Bethel Railway kept it sweepers and plows in operation throughout the night and succeeded in maindainiug its service, though the cars ha been running irregularly. The snow drifts are dwindling rap! Danbury. Ten of 1 this section of April 2 inches Sig Ansonia, April -With ering the ground to a depth of from six to eight inches this morning, rob- ins, Dbluebirds and other harbinge of spring were singing merrily, 1t was a lesson to grumbling hum e, but few seemed to heed it as®tliey hunted up snow shovels laid away under the impression that winter was over, The heavy gale which set in near midnight piled the snow in drifts, which in the country 'districts were over a foot deep. No damage was re- ported in this city, excepting to tele- phone service which was disarranged. Trains this morning ran from 4 to 10 miutesgate but local trolleys managed 10 keep going. SNOW Ccov- S \ city the snow did not drift much but|The roads between here and N in Goshen, Harwinton and other outlying districts heavy drifts are re-, ported. State highway plows are be- ing used to open the main roads. A heavy gale blew during the night .and in the midst of the storm there was an electrical disturbance with thun- der and lightning. Tie-up in Waterbury, Waterbury, April 2.—The storm which hit “this city yesterday after- noon resulted in many traffic tie-ups last night and is morning. Several trolley lin: blocked ear- {y this morning all attempts to keep them clear. Automobiles by the scorc were st 1 in rarious sec- tions of the city and the pro “digging out” was gencral throughout the early morning, The storm causcd no serious damage s of here. snow Plows Out. Springfield, Mass. April ineh snow blanket spread this part of the Connecticut val night and today street companies were compelled to get their plows out storage and into com- mission while the strect department he had large gangs at work clear- ing highway wWas ex- ceeded only slightly one other storm of the last winter and is un- precedented for this time of year, Snow Melting Away. New London, April 2,—Usder a‘sun mid-spring warmth, this city was today melting away eight inches of snow that feil durig the belated bliz- zard last night. The storm caused considerable damage to telsphone wires and to trolley and street traffic ¢ of + Hae for ~ad twe ven which have been under reps some time were blocked last nig autoists operating bhetween tl cities were stalled fdf hours. New London last night wa4 i+ the grip of a thunder andl lightniug *torm at the height of what Moked for a time to be a biizagrd. ~Thunder, light- ning and ten mches of snow—the heaviest fall of the winter-—visitéd Hartford last night, causing a delay in all trol erviee, and making au- tomoblle trafic .all bue Smpossible, Many automobiles abe® to make their way through t »eavy SNOW, remained parked along tag streets all night long and were vuried this mornin The sta Hartford, April a's east highway dep senent put at |7 Al oday e were ele open and cleared re and will b evening, it passa entirely Winsted, April wa. 4% inches en © 16 inches at Norfolk earty this morning and the up traffic over Which ligm ploss Stages 11 was st highways except those state highway partment worked during night. from South Berkshire were stalled by drifts in many places. The snowfall was the heaviest for an April day in many years. CAPITOL -:- E. A. PARKER tment of justice,” he said. usly plastered over everything exs s exchanged between Secre- posed. Weeks, Hayden and others, in In this city traffic was only slightly were read by the witne: Mr. 'impeded but the Connecticut Co, and Weeks told Hayden, in one of the state highway workers were obliged letters, that an appeal from air service ake generous use of the snow Mon.—Tues.—Wed. ALICE TERRY RAMON NOVARRO “Where the Pavement Ends” 15 Inches Reported. Torrington, April aw this morning to fi der a 15-inch blanket of snow. but damage otherwise was negligent.| The water front suffered little and the sound steamers plying between here and New York were able to depart, after a delay of about three hours. Police Commissioner and Wife (o Ob- Torrington 1 itself un- In the serve Anniversary Quictly at Home on Stanley Street, Mrs, Fd- street anni- | mar- Police Commissioner and win A, Parker of 1554 N will ol their tyenty versary tomorrow. They iod in Southington on April &, 1899, 1 have made their home in this ¥ since that time. Mrs, Parker was before her marriage Miss ose Keat- ing of Southington. Mr, Parker is a member of the firm of Parker & 0'- Connor, steamfitters No celebration is planned for the anniversary which Mr. and Mrs, | will observe . uuietly at their home e s e RN PUANS pricsts and parishioners of St Alien Mary's ehvireh, Tinds to Finance Foreign Market | orve ifth were WILLIAM A, KRAUSE have boen greatiy missed and that th prayers of St will always b Itev, Raymond J, bricfly the congregation rker ked the gret af I'ather Krause tha gation and expressed r tirement fre parish®to wi had becn eight yea told the parishioners that e could e the many Kindnesses of Winter he pastor, who | i "n’m:'h | Washington, Aprit of alien property funds to finance & toreign rket for American farm ducts was endorsed today before senate agr commities b ymas W, Mi en property custodian, and 1 everal senators and | ropresentatives from cotton-growing tate 1 the ehed Proposal is w Use Property For U. 8, Farm Products, Rev, John is contined by illness Al ey tears 2, —Proposed use | now house were dimmed wit ont the the singing o )l be With Again,' ‘render The testimonin) and 1 hy gan by Organist John J, Crem, services You d by Mrs i \'} . 101 olonel Miller tion #nid the the bills under committee, ]H-‘ odueed by Senator Dial of South ina and prosentative Lowrey | sissippl, were dased upen ree- |ommendations made in his report of Han, 14, 1924, Estimating that “sound™ {clnims against Germany will e $200,000,000 Miller told the commission conld have that onnt when the provisions the Winsiow bill authorizing return 1 trusis of value cding I Leen carried out, follow s tions or- conel |uf M w McNary-Haugen Riil Said To Be Hard {0 Administer Woshington, April 2 Chatrman Marvin of the tarif’ commission, praring today I Ameriean RO ore (he house ways he in trust ared 1l still export ns committee, deg MeNury-Hang of o not exe CENIeNE saperyision r | C - 835,000 Allotted for / o Brideepori Harbor Work Washingtor April Major Gen. eral 1 *h, ) army engin L] W with annual April 3rd, April 4th and April 5th nmended priations of §1 cxpenditure of 850,000 for a channe) venty feet deep and 200 foot wi {the Delaw river from Philadelphia to "Tre provisic s on to Collect Bill For Plumbing Supnlies Hinve Avid I a Middictavwn, toda 1 L] Sues Aton 7 An allotment ¢ nde of 83 liridgeport rom river 184 harbor | today for 10 was made larbor, Conn | WAGE MEETING BREAKS P New Haven Railroad Employes Re- Ater Rules oo aturday ittions between the New Haven rail- rond and the enginesrs and firemen's | s "mw-yw have been broken off, it was | M ed yesterday, The cause was the al of employes to fuse to ffi&fprz‘n i Exhibition of tfiey(bm/ete and Inferesting Jashiony qf t/ze]'four RN OXAMBAtION Te rocia An unusual display which for its completeness and exclusiveness will in every way excel our e SO e 2N best efforts of the past. he Ha Apr the acce pt g8 in the working rules desired company, brotherhoods requested a line with of 1 ‘entral, which amounted to five nt company asked that o8 ring to dead DY -GLOVER POST MEETING y meeting 1o icar in o dr roduction of A eport ma_com g Up” ¢ FRANC on e mud near during last refloated at | undamaged. e -:= CAPITOL Mon.—Tues.—Wed, ALICE TERRY BRAMON NOVARRO “Where the Pavement Ends” harbor channel here but N mer wear. was tide forenoon Suits, Dresses, Coats, Wraps, Bl---ses, Skirts, Millinery, Baby Wear and all Dress Accessories ou are cordially invited to attend and to bring your friends with you. 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