New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 7, 1927, Page 5

s road is f More Serioas Fires Occur in Cold Weather i Washington, Oct. 7 (A—In the | Yourse of efforts to develop ecien- biflc methods for reducing the na- Bon's enormous ennual fire loss, the Yureau of standards has completed | 1 exhaustive study of monthly rec- 9rds in the United States and Cana- @2 over periods of five to ten years. | Unlike many other popular no- | tions, the etudy shows to be true | the belief that fires are more fre- | quent in winter than in summer. But, says a summary of the fin ings, operation of heating plan alone cannot bear the blame of t winter increase, for the investis: tion ghows that fires from other causes also are more numerous in | that season. Approximately five-eighths of the | tires occuring during a chalked up against the from October to March. ation in losses, however, pronounced, the colder half of th vear accounting for only rdne teenths. ! “As the major portion of the fires showing the greatest amount of eca- sonal variation can be aseribed to strictly preventable causes’ the summary suggests. “ft would seem that increas:d stress along those | lines might be profitable ! The most frequent single of fire losses, it was found, was ex- | posure of buildings to adjacent or nearby burning structures The vari was, less caner Road Conditions in State of Connecticut | Road conditions and detours in! the State of Connecticut made necessary by highmay construction and repairs, announced by the state highway department, as of October 5,are as follows: Route No. 1 Branford-East Haven, Boston Post road is under construction. No d =i 1ay to traffic Fairfield-Boston Post road Ash Creek west {s under construc tien. No delay to traffic. Greenwich-Boston Post road. Cos Cob and Puts Hill. Shoulder work under construction. No delay to traf fic. Madison-Short one-way East river underpass. Norwalk-Peat Swamp section of Boston Post road under construction No delay to traffic. | Norwalk and Darien-Boston Post road, shoulder work is nnder con struction. No delay to traffic. Stonington, Boston Post road is under construction at Wequetequoclk | where there is a short section of from ! traffic at 1e phone. | Westport and Falirfield-Boston | Post road, Blacksmith and Buckley Shoulder work under con- Berlin, Beckley crossing 15 under | construction. No delay to traffic Newington avenue is under con struction. One-way traff Route No. i Waterbury-Middlebury der consfruction. No detours Route No Thomaston appro: Rey- nolds Bridge are under constriction One-way traffic maintained d-Shelton road construction. Slig! Route 10 Bloomfield, Bloomfeld Center north, road is under construc- | tion. Traffic passing through Route No. 12 Norwieh-New l.ondon roa aterford and Mont is under flay to traffie. No. from but <houlders a Putnam-Bridge Brook on Mech construction Route No. 17 Weet construction nics Open ta traffi Norfolk road is under Norfol Norfolk No de- Farmington, Hartford-Farming ton road is under construction. Or vay traffic. About fifteen minutes Route No. 32 Norwich-Groton road. Bridge Poquetanuck Cove is under No detour. Route No. 105 Enfleld-Harvard aven construction. Open to ; Route No. 109 Mansfield-Phoegéxuille road is construction. Open to t e I expected operating. Route No. Windsor, Hartford road is under construction tour, tion <hovels are 110 Short de. Route No. Marlhoro-Hebron ronstrizetion 111 Throuzh tra to detour ton Meriden-Middl=town road via_Rockfall and Middlefield t Hampton one mile east of Clo i constructed. No del to Route No. 113 Hartford-West Hartford Britain avenue is under constrie Open to tra Route Durham-Nortl construction. Trs tventy miny Through tre <hould o through Guilford Route No. 116 rington-Alsop's Corner Country Detour bridge, sing re- No. 1114 ord roa fie b, ctour posted Route No. Bridzeport-Newtown 122 road “te construction is under One-way traffic neces Route No. Roxbury, Depot Bridg. the new bridge aproaches under was No detours necossary. steam shovel Short delays r ar s tours a constru Route No. 136 Sherman Toll Gate grading Route No. 141 Seotland-Canterl rough Route Woodstock-Ma ort delays p b Route No, Preston-The road tanuck to Brewster's construction. No detoyr Route No. 81 nder constry Nod Route No Route No. 206 irfield-Rooster fii Route N\o Bloom field - Park Toute No, Windsor, \§ No. 3 Route st Hartford construetion Route ¢ oetres No. No dela Route No. 321 West Haven-Forest street onstruction delay to Route No Westport-Jairfield Bridge is under Temporary bridge is i 1 Route No. Amiston-Hebron onstruction road nto tis No Route Numhers -New Britain station una thel-Gr adam under ¢ Plains ro: constructior Hill road !h. ’ rook is under way v road no de- to Cornwall tion it tao No de Killing onstr 1 Hollow road, Cornw construction. T 1es No detours ., towns of £ton under con No ¢ r F ruetion ck 15 under v Now Open to traffi TYPIST TRIES AGAIN Frar Oct is under e wir road i deton rpas 1. Ma No de- TOR YOUR WANTS NN Ao 4 Finer Ideal Vecto gees in any ng room—no basement re- quired. 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