New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 6, 1928, Page 18

CENTER DISTRICT 70 ELECT LEADER Robert H. Bray Reported Favor- fte of Newington Commission Newington, July 6—A mecting of the commissioners of fire district will be held in the town hall Monday evening to elect chairman. 1t is reported certain that Robert H. Bray will be elected chairman. Mr. Bray was elected chairman last February at a meeting at which al- leged illegal voting occurred. At a | subsequent mecting, R. H. Erwin was elected chairman and there- atter, until the annual meeting, the business of the district was at a standstill because of the lack ot co- operation between the two parties. Monday night’s mecting was called by Commissioner Welles Eddy. ‘ined $5 for Collision Salvatore Biufore of 209 Hartford avenue, New Birtain, was fined 35 and costs in town court last night by Justice of the Peace 1 nley Welles on a charge of violation of the rules of the road. Biafore wus arrested by Constable Raymond V. Halleran following an cident on July 8 about 6:1% in t evening. He was proceeding toward Newing- ton on the Clayton road and as he drove up the bridge Gver the main line in tracks, came upon a truck which was o cd and operated by William Cohen of 43 Olive street, New Britain. Cohen was traveling slowly Biafore wus following too closely with the result that he drove his car under the tailboard of Cohen's hill onto the | truck when the latter slowed down. The radiator of Biafore's car Jamaged. The case was prosccutel Ly Grand Juror Harold G. Lucas. dune Tax Reccipts $17 Tax Collector E. B. tyrned over a check amounting to $17,769.05 to Town Treasurer Thom- a8 A. Francis last night constituting the total amount of taxes received during the month of June. This is a substantial increase over the amount collected for the same pe- riod last year, that total being $11,- 336,84, The total this vear includes $11.- 528.92 from taxes on the 1927 list, $5.641.85 on the 1926 list, and in- terest of $497.74. The balance was comprised of taxes collected on the Aid society of the Newington Congregational —church will hold an lce cream and cak: sale on the lawn of the church this evening from 6:30 to § o'clock. Mrs. Helen D. Upson of Britain has transferred a Ridgeway street to Lewis A. New Tock- wood of New DBritain, according to papers filed with Town Clerk Thom as A. Francis. Reynald C. Baldwin of l.n('hflcll‘!i Ronte No. 117, has transferred land and on Golf strect to Irunk Gra of Berlin. Otto A. Johnson of West Hart- ford has transferred property on Cedar strect to Albert T. of Hartford. Road Conditions in State of Connecticut Road conditions and detours in the State of C(onnecticut mad necessary by highway department construction, repairs and oiling an- nounced by the State Highway com- mission as of July 3rd, are as fol- lows: Route No. 1. Milford—Boston Post Ioad from Devon Center to Washington street, conerete road completsd. Shoulders under construction. No delay. 1o traffic Westport—Compo the Boston Post road. No delay to traffic. Concrete work finished Branford—ER. It. 'nderp der constriction hy the N, ¥ & H. . R. Co traftic Branford —Bost Post road is being oiled for 7 miles 014 Lyme, E: ford road is undeu five mile One-way about one-half wile in the Bast Lyme. Short onc-way traff in Waterford, traffic ad- vised to take rout from Old Lyme to Jordan's Villaz Guilford ton T'ost ing oiled for b miles, B No. 3. Waterbury-Middlebury road is un- der construction, Short deto! Waterbury-Milldale road, ingten Mountain is under constru tion. One-way traffic Traffic should take road Cheshire Ridz. Dunbury road, coneret construction ur way., One-way traffie with telephone control . No. 1. Barrington road is under construction. No detours Sharon-Lakevilel road is un construction. No detours. Route No. U, S, Waullingfor No. nlo ruction for roud is b through ing lai under fic constr construction. Detour fie regulated by flagn Columbia. Willimantic poste STUDEBAKER. the Center | and | Proudman | house on | Erdmaa | | | maintained Hartford R e R e 17 NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1928, P ——— isho\ol grading at two places. | delays probable. Route No, 166. | being Crystal Lake road, towns of Rock- ulder mlil\s‘\'ille and Ellington are under con- struction. Sohewhat rough, no de- tours. Orange-Derby pike 1s being oiled for four mil Route No. 118, Cheshire-Haddam road 1s oiled for ten miles. only. | road is under construction. ‘ So. Britain Underpass, grade | crossing elimination. Bitumious con- | {struction under way. Short delays probable. Route No. U. S. 7 Danbu Norwalk road, Wilton Overpass, grade crossing elimina- tion. Completed and open to traffic. Danbury-New Milford road. Thre: steam shovels grading in highway and concrete construction with ol way traffic with telephone control at two places. Route No. 8. Torrington-Thomaston, “astle Bridge is under construction. Short dttour. Traffic should procecd with caution. Short Route 120 and 14 Woodbridge-Atuity road, road is under construction. controlled by traffic men. Route No Salisbury, Canzan-s is under construction. No. port road, con- e construction under w One- ¢ traffic with telephone control Route No. Foot of Bunker Liill Stratford—Main street, concrete | Dridge, resurfacing complete 1 is @nder construction. Traffic ders and guard rail trolled by traffic men. Traffic open at all time homaston-Torrington road is be- Canton-Collinsville ?N ng ing oiled. tis under construction. Detoyr Route No. 10. tabiished. Traffic should Haddam road is under with caution tion from Higganum to East Route No. lam bridge. One-halfi mile Danbury-Norwall at Hi Overpass, grade Bloomfi: by roud is un iion, concrete construction unde construction, but open to traffic. way. but traffic uses old highway. Boute No, 12, Kent-M, u“‘?fly'::. ‘\0' Central Village—Tridge over Moo- | L shovel grading under *w sup river is c Nl detours Kent—A short distance is being oiled on the Macedonia road { Route No. 1 belng | unbury-New Miltor s eradir Route No. 179. | Preston, the road from Poque-| tanuck to Brewsters' Neck is under construction, very rough, no detours. | Route No. 180, Bethel-Redding road steam shovel grading under way. No detours. Redding-Georgetown road is un- der construction, no detours. Route No. Prospect-Cheshire road, water- | bound macadam road is under con- | struction. Short detour around rock cut. shury road jort detour. | to Cornwall Shoul- not finished. Route No. 333, voad Gld Lyme-Blackhall road is being ex- | oiled for 6 mil procecd 3 West Haven—First Beach street, to be laid. delay construc Had- detour avenue and | bituminous macadam Construction started. No to traffic. | No Route Numbers, Ashford, Mansfield-Westford road is being oiled for one mile. Chester-Killingworth road is der construction. No delay. Brooklyn-Canterbury road is he- ! ing oiled. | Clinton-Westbrook, Clinton-Deep | River road is under coRstruction for | 216 miles. i Cornwall Plains to West Cornwall I is being resurfaced. Passable at all Litchfield-Bantom road is under | times. Work completed with the ex- construction. One-way traffic main- | ception of ghoulders and guard rails. | No detours. Darien—Boyt street, road finished. Easton-Monroe road s under | way. Traffic recommended to take CORstruction, not passable due o I route via Rulls Bridge the rain. | Route No. 130, Mansfield Center-Warrenville | Woodbury-Watertown road, up- road is under construction, open to | town bridge is under construction. | traffic. | One-way traffic ucross temporary | Mansficld-Westrord road fs being | Sk oiled on the Arborio contract. | | Route No. 132, Middlefield-Durham road, grading | Cornwall Hollow road. Cornwall o0 Cherry Hill road. | | to So. Canaan is under construction. w Haven—Townsend avenue, | { Traffie open at all times. Short de. Public utilities putting pipes in road. | astonbury-Port- | {our around one bridg No delay to traffic. ‘ land road is under construction, B kg Sharon-Millerton under | open to traffic, one-way. Haotand ialles Folios I ander | coPETasins, 8 1 | oute No. 107, ! i Routs 101 | construction, short detour around ernon, Vernon-Tolland road is| o0 z | under construction, open to traffic. | Route No. 108. sw Milford-Kent road | Somers-Rockville road is being | peing oiled for ten mil is under construction. | being oiled from Ellington line wl Route No. 135, | Westport—Riverside avenue, Con- | Somers. | No. Branford-Guilford road is un. | CTete road completed. Shoulders Somers—Road from Tllington 0! acr construction. Tmpassable due | UNder construction. No delay to | Somerville is being oiled. | traffic. Route No. 109, | Wolcott, Waterbury-Woodtick | Manstield, Phoenixville road s | | road is under construction. No de- under construction, detour posted | steam shovel grading and macadam | 1OUT | from Warrenville fo Ashford. This | construction under way, Short dc.| Woodbridse — Racebrook road | road ncarly impassable to traffic, |laps probable. sTading ‘work started, No dolay to | Coventry, Coventry-Mansfield De-| Danbury-P-mbroke road is being | Faffic. | pot road is closed, traffic may go olled for % mile, jover good state road through So. | Route No. 111, | L Coventry. | Bridge over Little River on the, Scotland-Canterburry road is under | construction While the old bridze 1i5 in use, traffic from the west is | warned to b reful in approaching | is under ! this bridge, which is located at the | Detour east of Terry- | foot of a steen grade, i S Route No. 147, Seymour-Bladden river bridge un- der construction. No delay. Route No. 150, st Haddam, Ham- o. Plains road is under con- struction. No delay to traffic. Route No. 154, Washington-Woodbury road steam asfern [flilinery { 133 MAIN ST. | 126. road-Wilton crossing eliming steam un- | no de- North under Grosven dale road is open to tr oile | Thompson-Grosvenordale being oiled. Route No. 17, Colehest r-Norwich road is heing | @ined: oiled for one mile, Stonington, Norwich-Westerly road is being oiled for 2 miles, Route No. 32. Norwich-Groton road, bridge over Poquetanuck Cove is under construc tion. No detours. | Norwich-Groton road from Nor-1 | wich city line to Brewsters’ Neck fs under construction, open to’ traffic Windham-Franklin road is being | oiled for a short distance. Grosvenor- construction, ffic. : road, three in highwa m-Daniclson roud is road is Route No. 129, Gaylordsville to New York line, macadam construction un bituminous road s t detour. No. Stonington—Pendleton Hill s | being oiled for 4 miles. | So. Canaan-Huntsville road closed. | Route No. 134, Detour through Falls/Village. Bridge shoulders | to tne rain. | Rouate No. 136, New Fairficld-Sherman road, Route No. 111. Portland-Cobalt road is under cgnstruction, no delay to traffic. Route No, 113, Thomaston-Bristol road construction. {ville posted. | Route No. 114, No. Branford and No. Huven. dlctown-New Haven road. road is under construction. controlled by traffic men. STUDEBAKER speaks Mid- | Concrete | West Haven-Derby pike is being | oiled for one mile, | Hill section of | | | and Water- traffic for | Shant Summien. Tlats 25 STYLES FOR SELECTION New Models in White and Pastel Colored /1,85 FELTS =185 Stitched Crepes Novelty Satins Lucerne Blue White Lggshell Natural English Red Watermelon Pink Navy Blue Daffodil Yellow SATURDAY SPECIAL s8.85 Worth much more. £ 4 i b S Sttt st B Wise Smith & GO, #o HARTFORD . FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF OUR OUT O F TOWN PATRONS OPEN ALL DAY SATURDAY | | From 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. 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