New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 2, 1929, Page 3

STATE HIGHWAYS GREATLY ALTERED 110 Sectons of Road Repaved During Year 1928 Connecticut’s highway map was changed in 110 different places dur- ing the calendar year of 1928, ac-| cording *a the state highway depart- ment figures representing the lay- ing of 310 miles of new pavement both on trunkline system and state wid roads. In by far the larger percentage of these changes, the alterations wers on important se tions of the state’s highway network | and the coming motoring season will find Connecticut’s arteries of trans- portation in better condition than ever before to accommodate the needs of traffic. Some few sections of the work begun during the past year still re- mained uncompleted as far as the statistics of the highway depart- ment are concerned, but this nere. Iy means that the work has not been | officially accepted as complete by the department. In practical all cases, the only work remaining to be done is that of building up and hardening the shoulders of the roads end as far as the motorist is con- cerned they are finished. None the jobs begun last year aresclosed to traffic at the present time. ‘ork Near New Haven Of the more important highway fobs finished during the year there were many on roads in the New Haven and Danbury vicinities. Every highway leading into New Haven with one exception was under con- struction during the year. On Ronte Middle- miles of 114 from New Have town, more than fives concrete were laid through North Haven and North DBranford, thus completing the work finished on the 1o Middletown end of the road in 1927 A stretch of 7,000 feet of concrete was laid en the Boston Post Road between Milford and Devon, The College Highway leading out of New Haven through Hamden was paved with two and a half miies of concre and State street in Hamden part of the New IHaven- Hartford direct route was paved with five miles of the same material. On the latter route concrete was also laid in stretches of 13,689 feot 9,750 feet in Wallingford and Meriden respectively. Almost an road consisting of nearly six miles of concrete was built on Route 147 through Wood- bridge connecting New Haven with the Waterbury road at Seymour. About two miles of the New Haven- Derby turnpike was paved at the latter end. New Route Through Woodmont The shore road from New Haven Pplus delivery cherges. Check Oskland-Pontisc delivered prices—they of | to Milford, an auxiliary of the Post Road, was taken over a partially new concrete route through ‘Vood- mont, and an entirely new stretch of bituminous macadam carries the start of the same route more than two miles along the shore front in West Haven and through the Savin Rock summer amusement park. The latter is complete except for shoulders. In the Danbury section, the larg- est amount of work was done on Route 128, connecting the city with New Milford and thence leading tp the northwestern section of the state. This job, 13 miles in 'ength. was awarded under three separate contracts. The stretch in Danbury, 13,600 feet of concrete, and another through Brookfield of 27,376 feet third in New Milford of 28,042 feet have been completed, while the still requires the finishing touches. Another Danbury New Milford route through New Fairfield and Sher- man, consisting of four and a half miles of waterbound macadam, is also considered still under construc- tion, Ridgeficld-Danbury Road Two sections of the Ridgeficlc- Danbury road which beings Route 3 across the state to Rhode Islani and Providence were completed in concrete. The highway from Bethel to Redding received four miles of concrete pavement, and Route 122 from Bridgeport which connects with Route 8 at Newtown was im- proved with a similar stretch of concrete. Routs 126 from Norwalk to Danbury received an addition of 4,933 feet of concrete on the Branchville cut-off. Above Danbury. | Route 132 between Canaan and Cornwall was almost entirely re- paved, and the two roads leadingi from Poughkeepsie 1o Great Bar- | rington through North Canaan and Salisbury are now being completed. In the Waterbury sector, one o the most Important grade elimina- tion projects in the state’s history was completed. This was the re- building of the famous Southington Mountain road leading from Water- bury to Milldale, the descent on the Southington side being carried over |an entirely new path on a direct |steady grade which replaces the| | former winding road and varied |grade with 1ts dangerous turns. | This required 8,600 feet of concrete | with wide macadamn shoulders. A, similar task is ncaring comple- tion on the road between Bristol and Thomaston, the so-called Ply- mouth Hill route. The once danger- ous grades and turns of this road have been eliminated more than five miles of concrete having re- placed the former macadam. The project is practically completed. | Hartford and Middletown roads ! leading in many directions were placed under construction during | the year and nearly all of the pro- | jects have been finished pt for the final work of building up the shoulders. Route 17 which leads| through West Hartford to Winsted | {and by joining Route 123 also to' Wide, black lines show trunk line work completed; wide, shaded lines, new state aid paving; and blank, double lines, work still considered under construction although practically finished. Torrington, is under construction. When completed there will be six and a halt miles'of concrete. This 1 passes over Avon Mountuin and here again a huge grade and curve elimination program was nec- essary. The Hartford road through Bloomfield to East Granby has heen repaved with six miles of hituminous macadam and is near completion, Both of the Thames river roads which join New London and Nor- wich were repaved in part during 1328, On the west side on Route 12, a long stretch of several miles of new pavement was laid through Montville and Waterford, while shorter picces In Preston and Led. vard were completed on the east nk of the river. On the Hartford- New London highw about two miles of new paving improved the route through Colchester. The famed Boston Post road widening was made complete during the year with the cxception of two stretches, one in Milford and the other in Fairfield. In addition to the work already mentioned hetween Milford and Devon. Armory Hill and North street In Norwalk were fin- ished with the addition of 5.268 and 1,938 feet of conerefe tively. The widening at Compo Hill in Westport was completed with 1,018 feet of concrete. On the New London end of Route 1. two stretch- es of concrete aggregating flve and a half miles in East Lyme. OId Lyme and terford were laid and are now practically finished. Experimental Road to Suffield On Route 110 from Hartford to Springfield on the west bank of the! Connectlcut River, the highway de- partinent is laying 16,360 feet of concrete and 15,840 feet of experi- mental pavement. This road will carry west side traffic entirely Hartford and Middletown were placed under construction during the year. The west side road from Cromwell through Rocky Hill and Wethersfield has been completed and only shouider work remains to be done on the section of the east side road from Portland to Glaston. bury. Both of these stretches are of concrete and are about five milles in length, SUNDAY OBSERVED IN VARIOUS WiYS Church, Recreation and Rest Make Up Usual Program Keeping holy the Sabbath Day in | New Britain brings men and wo |along various paths, observation and {interviews disclose. The place th» |day holds in the routine of people | who, through force of circumstances or because of individual choice, look | forward to it from week to weck |to do with as they please, {s be- lieved to be mora important to | majority than any other single | hour period on the calendar. | Inquiry among clergymen {the information that New Britain residents as a whole are as devoted | o thelr religious obligations as those |1n the average city of the same siz |and many men and women make it a practice never to be absent from | Sunday services if it 1s at all possible for them to attend. There are some who are punctual and consistant. not only to the extent of fulfilling what they please to consider their obliga- tions, but by shouldering more than their share of the burden of carr ing on and supporting in every way possible all the activities of their congregations. Consequently, greater portion of the Sabbath finds | them in church, the weather and th~ | seamn of the year notwithstanding Sunday motoring claims its share of attention in New Britain, and not a week-end from April to October passes without witnessing a steady | parade out of the city and into the thoroughfares leading to the seasida, This form of observance of the first brings ing in accessories. Towards autum the Sunday traffic naturally lessc although there are many drivers who the ! | bom Day, especially if their itinerary |leads along suburban trails where the scenery is at its best and the air |clear and {nvigorating. i In New Britain are thousands of |Sunday readers, according to author- |ities familiar with the demands on the newsstands and the library of the New Rritain Institute. Summer and winter, this class lays up & |store of reading for the weck-end. some sp cializing in articles and works of varylng degrees of literary worth, and others casting about through u maze of fiction. Thou- |sands of newspaper readers spend !the greater part of the Sabbath sur- {rounded with sectiors of their fav- orite publications, devouring all the features from first page to back. The liberal policy of the govern- ing powers of the city has made it posaible for the public to enjoy ath- letie contests on Sunday, indoors and outdoors, ang all the games are well patronized. The Sunday motoring has cut into the attendance at base- ball games, but the foothall and roll- er hockey attractions are well aftend 4, as a rule. Among some club and lolgze mem- bers, Sunday is set aside for renew- ing acquaintanceships. many men making 2 practice of never visiting | with their fraternal brothers the week unless for spectal r asons bbath for this form of pleasure, some of them frequently giving up the en |tire afternoon or evening or both to | thesindulgence of their liking for t company of their friends. Hiking through the woods and along country roads, while not as popular a form of exercise and re reation as it was some years ago. |still has its adherents, as a trip afoot laim y Sunday afternoon will prove. The district about Shuttle [ Meadow h rails that appeal to the lov he outdoors. and |the section beyond Farmington {18 famillar ground for many. Oc | probably because of the dangers at- tendant on the great increuse in the !automobile traffic along the smooth — READ HERALD CLASSIFTED Ans;prt‘fer to make long trips after La- |concrete stretches. away from the populated area of || . 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Thelr claims agars ated $3.487.384,708, or an averay |of 3365 each. | Among the approximately 800,001 veterans still entitled to apply. the | recruiting officer believes there arc undoubtedly many who live in this vicinity, and these will be given the | necessary papera to fill out if thev call or write to the recruiting office. Ihe declared. Any honorable discharged veteran who served in the army, navy, or | marine corps for more than €0 davs | hetween April 5, 1917, and July 1, 1919, providing he began his service | betore the armistice, is entitled to the benefits of the adjusted compen- | cation laws. To be valld applications must be filed in Washington before | January 2. 1920. Congress recently | cxtended the expiration date from | January 1, 1928 Reliatives deceased ex-service . men may make application for the day of the week 8 on the increase. |sionally, a bicyclist is encountered | “honus” and will be helped to eonr much to the satisfaction of automo- | on some of the back roads, but very | plete the application blanks if they bile dealers and the firms specializ- (seldom on any of the main highways, | call at the recruiting office. Loss of | Army discharge does not cost a vet- adjnsted compensation, the recruiting officer said. although a a discharge is desired when available. baking success the kitchen for hours ful, and you can leave statime while the Red \::::l Self- regulating Oven auto- matically—it’'s not so difficult to have thesortofa disposition that would win a oven heat from St. Valentine tribute himself. In a Clark Jewel Gas Range the sdvantages of the Red Wheel Regulator all give the user a “Red tend to Wheel disposition’’ —gay and cheerful