New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 3, 1925, Page 10

PRICES VARY ON " NEW ScHooL, St Troperty Owners Explain Why They Set Figures The hearing held yesterday by the committee appointed by superior court to place a valuation on cer- tain pleces of property on the site of the new school to be erccted at Vance street, and Shuttle Meadow avenue lasted upwards of three hours and was marked by constant puttering over maps and the reading and rereading ot long lists of ca culations by local real estate The committee, Attorney 1 ‘W. Broder of Hartford, Repi tive Francis Deming of Berlin a Senator Samuel C. Doty ot Hartford, will now review the c mit a report to superio The landholders involved ary Michael Arneth, Max Wild and Alta Mason, these being represented respectively by Attorneys Ldward M. Yeomans of | 4o, Hartford, William M. Harmon and |, Alfred LeWitt, The proceedings yesterday were a result of the school committee and the landowners' fallure to agrec on a fair price for the properties, Other lots in the district were purch by the school committee without trouble, but when these three were offered similar prices, they in turn named other figures, considered as prohibitive by the school committee, Condemnation proceedings against these landholders were then institut- ed by the committee. Joseph M. Halloran, chalrman of the building committee of the school committee, was the first to testify at the hearing. Mr. Halloran told of his negotiations with the various property owners, how very easy it was to do business with some, and how extremely difficult with these three, He told the prices offered the three by the school committee. Arneth, he sald, was offered $16,500, Wilde was offered $4,000, and Mason $1100. Arneth demanded $40,000, Wilde $6500, and Mason $1500. Thomas Linder, engincer connect- ed with the board of assessors, was then called, and he stated that he had gone over the property and haa determined the following valuations: Arneth, $17,050, Wilde, $4400 and Mason, $1200. The next to testify in order were New Britain real estate men, Louie Jones, Willlam G. Dunn, James J. | Watson and Herbert V. Camp. All these had previously been asked by the school committee to make ap- praisals of the properties and they gave thelr findings. Although they differed slightly, their figures were materlally the same as those offered by the school committee, Arneth Explains His Price Michael Arneth was then called to fhe stand. e said that he conducts a fecd and bird store business with a storehouse on his Shuttle Meadow avenue property and a store on Arch street, He said that he did a *70 000 business last year, but that Vusiness this year was not quite as wiod. Arneth said that his price for ihe property, based on appraisals riags by himself, was $45,000, and viis, he added, does not allow for the loss in business entailed in the transaction, He said that he also lives on the property and that there is no other piece of land in the dis- trict fitted at all for his purposes. A ehange, too, he claimed, would take him from the proximity he now en- inys to a number of his biggest cus- tomers, Two local real estate Mayor George A. Quigle r ¥.. Morton, were then called by the Arneth counsel, Both placed its value as slightly more than $30,000, | considerable of a varlance from the figures submitted by those previous ly testifying. Mr. Morton, in addi- tion, valued the Wild property at $6.500. Israel tractor, the Arneth property $14,312.20, according measurements made. Albert Mason appearcd as agent Wexler, a building said that the buildings on worth to the cubic con- were e and sub- ! for his wife, Mrs, Alta Mason. He sald that the $1,500 asked would ilow for a very little profit. He suld that he had already heen of- fered that sum by a local con- teactor, but refused to snswer when usked this contractor's name by Judge Kirkham, John J, Higgins, a resident of the gection for more than 80 years, was the nest called, He sald that he has been enaged for several years in the real estate husiness and that in his opinion, the Mason property Wi worth $1500, He said that he |had sold property in the section for that price he Wild Bought Property in June Max Wid of Hartford, one of the property holders, suid that he had st June, be- knew that it was wanted for school purposes, of a Mrs, Bollerer and that it cost him $6400, He sald that hie was approuched by Mr. Hal- who said that there awaiting him if ho sold the sald that Mr, Hallor- |an made no mentlon of price. He |sald that he purchased the property |in order to erect a public garage, |but that he would not do so now {in the face of the school committee’s desire to build the new school. called by sald that he A former and had been 1 In real estate for years. He ced a valuation of 37000 on the Vild property, Mr. Halloran was recalled fo tes tify to the amount told him by Mr. Cadwell as the value of the property in the Shuttle Meadow avenue-Vance street section, He pointed to the [land on the map valued at from $1000 to $1300, Attorney Broder at the conclusion of the hearing said that there was no need of b to be filed unless e lawyers saw fit to do so. No briefs were filed, fore It the property [fore n loran | | was a | |property, He ron Danielson was ssor STOLE GOP'S HAT Crazy Man Performs Crazy Stunt At Thompsonville—Caught At Railroad Station Thompsonville, Conn.,, Oct. 3—A new record for daring crime was set sterday when a man snatch- t off the head of a policeman and attempted to make his getaway. Patrolman Leonard arton had just started out to do traffic duty at Hotel |%quare when a man sneaked up be- ’hn,'l him, grabbed his hat and start- 1ed oft on the run. The policeman chased the hat snatcher to the rail- road station where the hat was re- |covered. An examination by two physicians showed, it was said, that the man was mentally unbalanced. His name was not given out. Foreign Business Keeps Close Watch on Mexico Mexico City, Oct. 3 (P)-—Foreign business interests have adopted a policy of “watchful waiting" pend- ing the congressional outcome of the proposal of President Calles for legislation regulating foreign owner- ship of land having mineral and water properties, Tt is expected that congress will consider the proposal at some length before making a de- cision, Hope is held out by the business interest that there will be some modification in the proposal and that if it is eventually adopted it will be less rigid. | . Spanish Consul Target Of Riffian Bullet r, Morocco, Oct. 3 (A—The ave continuing to shell Te- h general headquarters, ntly. But only a few cas- been reported. The was slightly wounded. t the RIf guns, after re vun back and con- |ecaled in thus frustrating re- prisals by tillery and | bombing parties. The Spaniards are Irequesting the Moorish resident of |Tetuan to sign a petition to Abd-El- Krim to desist from shelling the town. }N‘m\;: firec “Ts your girl dumb?"” “Huh! 1 have to triple space my [letters so it'll be easier for her to read between the lines.” IFILLERS NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1 When the Spanish Landed at Alhucemas STOREKEEPER IS HOLD UP VICTIM New Haven Woman Robbed by Armed Man Now Haven, Oct lenkamp of 743 Winchester avenue was held up at the point of ¢ gun in her grocery store last night and was forced to Keep quiet while « bandit rified the cash drawer of $34. It 1s helleved that the holdup man escaped In a taxicab, According to the police, the han- dit. who was described as short, wearing a gray cap and suit, enter- | HUPM ed the grocery store and after asking tor & matceh, left the place, A few minutes later he reappeared and, covering the woman with a gun, took the moncy from the register, A child living In the neighborhood suid she had seen a taxicab driving up and down Winchester avenue finally stopping near the store. THAT T'OLK MAY SLELP Philadelphia,=There will he no exeuse heveafter for keeping a barks dogs that keepsall the nei ke at night. ‘The American Vet y Medical assoclation has per- feeted a cure for this, It consists of a simple operatfon which removes the barking cords in the throat, A hungry Eskimo wil breasts of the etah, a bird, at ane meal, Summary Beginningof Run—Hartford, Conn.,Sept. 20,1925, 9| p. m. End of Run—Windsor,Ont., Sept. 21, 4:20 p.m. Distance Covered—866 miles. Elapsed Time—19 hours, 20 minutes. Average Speed (figured on elapsed time, not actual run- ning time) 44.79 miles per hour. Average Miles per Gallon of Gasoline—14.7. Average Miles per Quart of Qil—288.66. I'his striking action photograph was taken while the Spanish were landing troops at the Bay of Alhucemas in North Afvica. Spanish battleships are bombarding the Riffs’ shore batteries and receiving a hot fire in return. enemy position for Spanish gunners. NOT AN HOUR'S SPURT BUT A THRILLING I9-HOUR STRETCH Spectacular and con- vincing proof of the [ A GYM and SWIMMING CLASSES STARTS OCTOBER 5th SWIMMING CLASSES AND PLUNGING Every Week Day Afternoon and yvening (Except Saturday Evening) Phone 1005 For Information. At the Corner of Rental Avenue The prospective tenant stands, dreading the long walk necessary to find the right home. No so with the ones who read The Herald rental ads in the Classified section. They save all that shoe leather. 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