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DAILY HERA NEW BRITA the north be eliminated through the “It strikes me that an excellent | Councilman Boyle requested Alder- construction of a bridge at a point | opportunity is now offered to the map Judd to explain his objective. {about midway between the two. This | common council to cooperate with | The third ward alderman replied would allow of safe travel to all the water commission in bringing |that it is within the province of the | points. Tt is suggested that thy|about cconomies wherever they can |council to do as his motion would [South street, crossing be eliminated |be made consstent with efficiency. |direct, and that he felt it was the by an underpass some short distance | For that reason, ] am recommending | correct procedure in important mat- to the north of the present crose- | to your honorable body that author- | ters. : over. The board of public works is|ization be voted me to appoint @| “Its all right to exercise | familiar with the projects favored by committee to consult with the water | prerogative provided it ien’t abus, the highway commissioner and is in | commission with reference to the en- | 1S he going to hamper the work if there is someone on the committee (Continued from First Page) a state to construct this road, pro- 5 |a position to furnish the necessary |tlire project. vided the city takes over the Righ- ;.00 ang charts. 2 ® “A. M. PAONESSA, 'he doesn't like,” the sixth ward way now traversed MNgwween the 'Would Petition Utllities Commission “Mayor.” | councilman asked, prefacing an points touched by the new road 1 “To bring the grade crossing mat- | believe all members of the common {ter property before the public utili- | council are famillar with the dan- 'ties commisesion. I recommend | being informed that the committee /mayor with the assistance of the gerous curves and intersections adoption of the following: {would consist partly of council mem- president pro tem, of the council and which this road would eliminate.| *The undersigned begs leave to |bers and partly of private citizendy|one democratic member. The enhancement to properties recommend the adoption of the fol- | moved that the authority be voted. i Mayor Lectures Opposition i Judd Offers Objection Alderman John F. Maerz after |the committee be appointed by the abuting on the new road would be |lowi | Declaring that the council must| Plainly incensed at the attempt to great and the encouragement to the development of adjoining proper- ties would be proportionately large. “To bring about this project, it will necessury for the city to furnish 2 layout. Sy 1d secure the rights of way. I would recommend to your honorable body that the board | of public works W authorized to proceed with the necessary steps. *1 would also recommend that the railroads committee, the corporation counsel and a committee of citizens delay, be empowered to proceed with a pe- | “Be it resolved tition for elimination of the grade petitions the Public New Britain, several railroad grade done, Alderman Judd amended that | Paonessa took the floor and said: crossings, the continuance of which | the committee be appointed by the( “I don't understand why all this |is 4 menace to safe travel on the Mayor subject to approval by the argument muse be made. lighways, and which has resulted in | common council. I'm different than some of those here the loss of life, injury to persons and | Councilmen William D. Boyle and | in this room, but if I'm good enough property, and Samuel Sablotsky disapproved of the 10 come in here and tell you what “Whereas, the continued growth of Judd amendment, SablotsMy arguing | my board is doing and ask your co- the city and increase in vehicular | that whatever the committee does is | operation, and then this is the and foot traffic makes it impera- subject to reversal by the council thanks I get, then I want to tell you |tive that steps be taken to eliminate | and his opinion, as argued last night, | it will not come back here.” these danger spots without further | the double precaution {s unnecessary. | The break in political alignment that this body Utilities com. | T |came w1 |amendment to the amendment that | “Whereas, there are in the City of |accept responsibility'for whatever is ' curb his appointing powers, Mayor | Perhaps | | spectators’ gallery joined in an out- burst of laughter, LD, THURLOAY, JUNE 21, 1928, amount of $1,225,000 untll suchy time as the methods to-w followe out are determined, and the board if | organized. cn Councilman John E.| Town Clerk Thompson announced (to mind. We are now furnishing | Holmberg, fourth ward republican, |a vote of § to 7 in favor of the |some degree of fire protection of |took the floor and censured the|amendment. whereupon Councilman | Kensington, and to Maple Hill, also mayor's opponents, saying: “I heart- | Harry T. Wilson demanded that all |serving those communities with |ily agree with the mayor's plan.|council members be required to vote. | water, and are giving the faciliti {Let's get down to business and au- |The result was a tie. To the dismay | of our senior high school to the chil- | thorize the appointment of this com- | of Judd and his followers, Chairman | dren of those towns. The city of mittee. If we require the mayor to | Nair announced: “I'll vote with the | New Britain has developed almost to {bring it back it may be delayed then | mayor.” {the two town lines, being halted | for another mont! | Annexation of Suburbs { only by the incenveniences of rural | Chairman Nair put the amend-| A third message from the mayor | life. ment to the amendment and it was recommended appointment ef a com- | It strikes me that it would be to lost. The Judd amendment then |Mittee to consider what steps may | the advantage of all parties con- {came up for action. When the|he taken to annex Maple Hill and | cerned to have a committee of the ! “ayes” were called for, Alderman |Kensington, provided it is considercd | common council appointed to work Judd and scveral others arose.|to be to the city’s advantage to do | in conjunction with such other com- Tt was explained that the proposa can come up whenéver the city i prepared to proceed. Under exist- ing conditions, it was pointed out (Continued on ‘Page 17) BEST FOR NOW— oticing that Alderman Walter R.|<o. : | wittees as may now be working | T R I x | Falk was engrossed in the reading of | This was the only one of the ‘ toward the acquisition of Maple Hill . {2 paper before him and lppl.renlly‘mayor's messages accepted by alor Kensington. 1, therefore, so the Spring tonic was not aware the vote was taken, | unanimous vote. The statement 10!-‘ recommend | Judd gave him a slight tug. |lows: | “A. M. PAONESSA, Breakfast FOOd | “Get a derrick, Juddie, pull an of “Members of the Common Council: “Mayor.” e > s them up.” Councilman Samuel Sab-| *In line with development of the| Water Boud Tssue Deferred they just love it! lotsky called out at the council and | various municipal services now of-| On motion of Councilman Bart- fered by our city, the thought of lctt, it was voted to defer action on territorial expansion comes strongly | the issuance of water bonds in the Ask your grocer BLAIR & BRODRI crossings at Allen street and at South street. This subject has been diseussed With the highway com- missioner and we assured of ap- mission for & hearing on the elimina- | |tion of grade crossings at South street, Allen etreet and East street, and that the railroads committee, the | Who Is Nominated? Announcing a new New Biritain ‘Headquarters for HANDLER MOTOR CARS Special Exhibit of all Models at Garage "Tonight, Friday and Saturday. Charland’s Auto Service Station 132 Main Street Opp. East Main proval by his departnient when the corporation counsel, and the board of matter comes before the public |public works be mnotified of the | utilities commission {time and place of the hearing before “It is suggested that the crossing |the public utilities cor Bt the end of Allen street, and the one lying several hundred feet to T TR T ! Debate on Water System Expsasion A second propoeal by the mayor— that he be authorized to appoint an advisory committee to consult with the water hoard om {ts extension plans—was adopted only after a rather strong debate, the mayer's s prevailing when President Pro Tem. David L. Nair broke a tie to |eupport Paonessa. Discussion was opened by the ! mayor's reading of this communica- tien: | “Members of the Common Council: During the period of my servies as & councllman, and later as an |alderman, I at all times held to the | Mew that it is the duty of one in such a position te give therough study to all questions of city usiness. 1 have always felt. and I am sure you gentlemen feel that it is the duty of | the council t6 cooperate with and |#hare the work of the administrative departments. Only by such eeopera- | tion and sharing of responsibility can the citizens of New Britain receive the maximum of sarvice and results | | with the minimum outlay. “This evening 1 wish to remind you that we are ool to expend an enormous amount of meney on the !development of our water serviee, 1 |wizh also to impress upon your | minds that the water must be puri- | fled through the instaliation of a | tiltration plant. 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