New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 14, 1928, Page 2

RED TAPE TIES UP FEDERAL BUILDING Goverament Proceeds Cantiously on Construction Program complete with the exception ot shoulders and guard rail. Route No, 133 Hartland—Hollow Bridge is under construction. Short detour around bridge. Route No. 136 New Fairfield-8herman road. steam shovel grading and macadam construction under way. Short de- lays probable. Route No. 150 Lyme-Egst Haddam, Hamburg- North Plains road is under construc- tion. No delay to traffic. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1928 may take good road through Suffieid Center. Westport-West Long Lots road. shoulder work. No delay to traffic. Weston-Newtown road, steam shovel grading commenced. Ng, de- tours necessary. CARRIES SNAKE IN BAG ON POLLMAN CAR Huge Python Inspires Terror and Returned fo Waterbury HIKING BOY SENT | 100k BACK TO GRANDH Whea Story Fails fo Stand Up Balvatore Lafrance, 11 year old FORCE EXPAND§ Three Clerks Added to Tax Collec- tor's Fosos to Addross Rills— Thre: More 0 Be Appointed. Three clerks have been added to the office force ef Tax Collector Bernadotte Loomis and three more will be engaged liter for the six weeks’ task of addressing personal tax bills, due Kebruary 1. The clerks DENTISTS ELECT OFFICERS Dr. Héry J, Clessynski Elevated 10, Presidency With Dr. Jobm F. Keaveny Vice President. Dr. Henry J. Ciessnyski was elect- ed president of the New Britain Dental society ot a meeting held last night at the Burritt hotel. oum‘ ofticers chosen were, Dr. John Fi; Keaveny, vice president; Dr. chryi misery by the playwrights of today. | penniiess and sick by Eugene Mademeoiselie Genevieve Vandrey (4180.8 member of the Academie, an: a'liliers, whose famous :hengtm ro- | B of the dramatists’ flected great glory on the Academie - Francaise twe and & half centuries Kar-h,du]uu:'t:‘.-m: it laws. Information Wanted! Washington, Dec. 14 UP—When citizens of a municipality learn that Route No. 154 congress has authorized the con-| Washington-Woodbury road, ma- struction of & government building | cadam and bridge construction un- in their city it may be that they | der way at several places. Short de- expect to see the structure shooting | 1ays probable. ¥ skyward in a day or so. Roate No. 166 But to those who understand how | Crystal Lake road, towns of Rock- painstaking government officials | Ville and Ellington. Resurfacing must bo in selecting sites through | cOMmplete with the exception of acquisition of land in the construc- |$houlders and guard rail. : y Route No. 175 tion of buildings, the reasons for the s - deluy between the authorization and 05“" "“"l’;"‘f‘ inthrop 1029 ”\_' “d"'lij'f' starting of construction are clear. consfruction for one mile, 0 gelay After the appropriation is made, | 1© traffic. ST | the treasury advertises for bids| o o HeWle NO 13 which are opened publicly. The low- | SHECIRORE ) T est price asked for a piece of DX'O[_? iuompleted. erty does not necessarily cause it Roule 50, ¥10 10 be selected. The bids are turnad | g abE A0 B ehed. over to & treasury department site Route No, 335 agent and a post office department Prospect-Cheshire road, Eu!l‘dzl inspector for joint inspection of the | nqer construction. No delay to tf- various sites offered. fie, From three days to a week are | No Route Numbers Beacon Falls—Pine Bridge is un- der construction. No delay. Bethel-Danbury road. concrete | required for this inspection. The agents are experts and they study construction completed. Railing un- completed the sites, analyze the bids, give con- sideration to location from business and transportation standpoints, study topographical and soil condi-| Reth'ehem-Watertown road. cadam construction and shovel grading under way. tours necessarw tious, and determine whether the sites are large enough to accommo- date the building and approaches. Their reports are forwarded to| Cantarhury-Newent réad under |The only time it showed evidence of the trea irtment. Here they | construction for 2 miles, south of life was when the red cap hoisted are studied first by architects to de- [Canterbury. Grade rough, travel[the case nnlovthe foot of the berth termine whether a suitable building | difficult. in upper six and later when he took can be designed for any one of the Granby—Salmon Brook street is|it down again. preferred sites; second by estima- under construction. Open to traffic. And both times it took all the dis- tors who decide whether the appro-| Huntsville to So. Canaan is under (arming power of Mrs. Madison's re- construction. Passable at-all times. |assuring smile to overcome the evi- No detours. dent terror inspired by the curious Redding-Georegtown road, macad- |rustling sound that came from the priation is sufficient to purchase the site and construct the building; | am construction completed, railing | bag. uncompleted. third, to the law division which ex- amines all data and subimts recom- Weston-Lyons Plaln road, &hovel grading commenced. mendations to the joint committce of the treasury and post office de- tours necessary. Windsor Locks-Suffield, East partment street is under construction. Traffic Diana, treasurer; Dr. . Stearns. treasurer. After the election, talks of a medical natue were given by Dr., William F. Morrissey and Dr. A. J., Savard, - Descendant of Racine Is Living in Poverty Paris, Dec. 14 UP—A direct de- ;8cendant of the great French dram- |atist, Racine, has been reacued grom are using & portion of the ecorridor. Millions of Chinese Never Go to School Shanghal, Dec. 14 UP—The na- tionalist government estimates that there are twenty million pérsons in the one province of Kiangsi who de. sire an education but are unable to get it. partly because they are so poverty-stricken and partly because there are no schools. g @ boy who started to walk trom Wa terbury to Cambridge, Mass., believe: ing it to be a three mile hike, to- day was back in school in Water- bury, and is again in the good graces of his grandmother, Mrs, Fortunaty Pecola, with whogn he has made his home for eight months. Street Superintendent Eugene Fa- selle who befriended the boy after he had been picked up on the Wa-~ terbury mountain and brought to the ofice of Mayor Paonessa, oy Leo M. Rhode, a saleaman, check- ed up the boy's story and found 1t to be true only in some respects. Salvatore said he left Cambridge last Saturday with the consent of his parents and with a traveling ac- count of 35 cents, went to Water- bury to visit his grandmother and then, with her consent, started to walk “back to Cambridge. Faselle found the boy had been living in Waterbury for eight months and that he,left home Monday morning rebelling against alleged abuse, His parents live in Cambridge, and he planned to return to their home, |- Before returning him to Water. ury, with Police Sergeant Georgs C. Ellinger. Faselle provided him with a complete new outfit of cloth ing, a haircut and a meal of gaj vatore's favorite foods, Former Automobile Dealers, Blacksmiths; Tire Dealers, Repair Men and Automobile Owners - - ATTENTION! A New Ford Free “In Exchange for AN INTERCHANGEABLE WHEEL which was standard equipment on any automobile MANUFACTURED AT ANY PREVIOUS TO , Awe in Porter Who Lugs Bag. Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 14 P—An eight foot snake held more terrors for her Pullman porter than it did tor Mrs. Frances Madison, Bronx zoologist, who brought the Python | here from New York city in a big traveling case which she noncha- lantly tucked at the end of her berth for the overnight journey. The snake, which bears the scien- tific designation Python Molorus, is to be used to lend color to a motion picture which the- Harvard film foundation is to take of Dr. Thomas Barbour, director of the university museum, and one of the country's best known snake fanciers. Mrs. Madison made light of her trip when questioned by newspaper- men. Snakes, she said, gave her no more concern than kittens. “My brother poked snakes down my back when I was in pigtails. 1 got used to reptiles. Most of them are harm- less.” steam | The Python, which responded to No de- |the name of “Pete.” was encased in |a burlap sack within the suitcase. | macadam Railing un- For Further Infomition, Consult Automotive Sales & Service “New Britain’s Only Ford Dealer” 248 ELM STREET 86 ARCH STREET Telephone 2700—2701 Ba o ebo saft s, =bo sure 00 aih for Beecha 9 lis ma- 90¢ ot off druggion LAxanve A perfect map of the stars, as seen from London is depicted in- side an umbrella taken by its owner | to the recent meeting of the British Assoclation in Glasgow. steam No de- The Gift Tkat Keeps On Giving SPECIAL Only FOR $3 9 CHRISTMAS An Orthophonic Type Phonograph - That is a Delight Day After Day This committee them selects the sito, unless, as sometimes happens, another {nvestigation is necessary. 1t is not unusual for members of the joint departmental committee, in such cases, to make a personal inspeetion of the sites. After selection is made, the pa- pers are forwarded to the depart- ment of justice to examine the title and elear it if necessary. The United States attorney in the district does this work and makes his report (o the depariment. The department in | turn submits the papers to the gen- | eral accounting office, which issues a check to pay for the property. The check is sent to the United States attorney, who hands it over when the transfer is made. i LINGERIE ) . is a gift sure to Until the site is obtaincd, draw- ings for the building cannot be { sure lo plea‘e sturted. Tt is necessary first to cir- ) cularize all government departments her! to bring up to date data on the space required by each, to have a tapographical survey made of the site and to make test borings to de- termine the hearing capaeity of the ground. Preliminary studies in de- sign are then made, which have to meet the approval of the heads of the varlous departments that are to occupy space in the bullding. From this point, the preparation of the working drawings and speci- fleations is carried on in the same|s manner as by private arhcitects. Bids are then obtained on a com- petitive basis and a contract made with the successful bidder, after which the construction work i car- ried on under the close scrutiny of a fleld engineer who is continuously on the ground until the building i completed. Road Conditions in State of Connecticut Road conditions and detours in the State of Connecticut made neces- sary by highway construction, re- ‘ pairs and oilings annoupced by the as o[ I8 Negligees 7% others 5.00 to 35.00 Brocades, crepe de chines, quilted silks. Trimmed with Bne lace, Marab. fi i o Incomparable —for beauty —for tone —for value Fan Tan Silk Hosiery 135 All silk; full fashioneds extra long and sheer. Guar- anteed. In all the smart shades. Others 1.00 to 2.95, Silk Nightgowns 3% Others up to $10 $1 Weekly State Highway Deuartment, December 12th, are as follows: Route No. 3 Danbury-Newtown road, bridge and oconstruction work on new loca- tion. ‘Waterbury-Middlebury road i un- der construction. Shoulders not complete. Route No, 4 Salisbury-Great Barrington road is under construction. Shoulders are not complete. i Route No. 6 ;‘ Brooklyn-Danielson 1¢ad In the B towms of Killingly and Drooklyn is under construction. Ronte No. 7 Danbury-New Milford road, con- crete construction completed from Danbury to New Milford. Railing uncompleted Route No. 10 Bloomfleld-Granby road is under construction, but open to traffic. Haddam road is under construc- tion from Hig 1 to Haddam. Short one-way t at bridge, Ar- nold’s Station, Route No. 17 West Hartford-Avon, Albany ave- nue is under construction, but open to trafic. Of beavy crepe de Chines | beautifully stitched, em- | broidered or trimmed with lace. M>jestic is unquestion- ably America’s Wonder Radio. A seven tube receiver and a rectifying tube making eight tubes altogether. | Silk Step-ins 1% Others up to 3.00 Made to fit the waist withe out bunching. In Crepe de Chine or georgette. Self or lace trimmed. ffic Route No. 104 Glastonbury-Portland road 18 un- 1o construction. Open to trafffe, Route No. 109 Mansfield-Phocnixville road is un- { sllk Chemlses Ior construction. This road is im- | | 298 pussable to traffi Others up to 5.00 Route No, 111 Portland-Cohalt road is under No delay to traific. Route Of Crepe de Chine crepe back satin, or georgette. Made with contrasting appliques, laces ¢ rows of fine tucking. Thomaston-Tiristol road is uncer onstruction. Shoulders are not com- | 151 MAIN ST. plete, | | One Step South of Strand Theater Silk Dansettes 29{, Others up to 5.00 Crepe de Chine or georgette finely scamed, hemstitche ing, contrasting ape pliques or lace trimmed. [ Amazing tone with the Majestic built-in dynamic speaker. anstruction Route N 0 and 147 Woodbridge-s our road, railing under construction lay to traflic, Route No, 121 Sallsbury, Cinaan-Salishury is under constructionm not complete. Route No, Branchville cut-off. Concrets con- structlon completed. Railing pot completed guard No de- road | shoulders Route No. 130 Woodbury-Watcriown road, minons macadam completed. ing uncomipleted Route No, 132 Cornwall Tiollow road, hitu- Ra:l- resurfacine .