New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 21, 1930, Page 10

Public Works Board Will Question " Other Cities On Gas Station Sites| The growing need for definite plans for ‘dealing with the increasing number of applications for gas sta- tlon permits was emphasized last mght at the board of public works meeung by Chairman Ernest N. ‘Humphrey when the third petition for a permit within two weeks was presented. The petition was from Fred Rumani for a new station at the corner of Clinton street and Corbin avenue, which is a vacant lot. Those of M. W. Bannan, on be- half of the O'Neil Tire and Battery Co., and the Cities Service Co., which were tabled at the last meet- ing of the board were not brought up for c onsideration last night, pending action by the board of ad- justment with regard to zone changes. Residents Oppose Petition A salvo of objections greeted Ru- mani's petition when more than a dozen citizens residing in the vicinity of the proposed station voiced their disapproval on grounds varying from complaints that it would be a pub- lic nuisance to the fact that the Benjamin IFranklin school is with- in 900 feet of the lot. the only person present who favor- ed the new station. Questioning the petitioner concerning his intention of keeping the station clean of he were allowed to build, Chairman Humphrey objected to the broad statement of “sure,” to which Ru- mani added “positive-ly Chairman Humphrey asked just what was the opposition to filling stations. The objectors present pro- tested on various grounds, such as their being fire hazards, threats to pedestrians, and having an objection- able odor. As result of the discussion a reso- lution was passed that the permit be | tabled and that the applicant be re- quired to bring before the board a plan of 2 modern brick building be- fore favorable action could possibly | be taken. It was also decided that questionnaires be sent to ncighboring cities in an effort to throw light on ways of coping with the growing | problem of where service stations | should be allowed. A number of other petitions were considered by the board. Most of | these were concerned with gutters | and the condition of trolley tracks throughout the city. It was decided that no more macadam surfaces m-,] attempted until next summer due to the inability of oil to penetrate properly in cold weather. The Con- necticut Light and Power Co. asked that new street be inspected. A lengthy discussion took place concerning pocket streets which are numerous throughout the city. The | case of the extension of Lawrence street to Piermont avenue, which ‘was considered but not acted on by the board of public works in 1927 arose. The plan had been proposed to the common cquncil and had been | accepted, but no action has ever been taken by the board. It was decided that the hitch lay in the failure of the board to recommend that action be taken. Concerning various about conditions of street: and trolley tracks that the city is always on the lok- out for bad plac making repairs as and funds will permit. , gutters, The board of public works, which ! has becn incomplete until now, saw a new member in its midst last night, Samuel W. Menus having been transferred to it from the board of compensation, 1930 ACTIVE YEAR INPUBLIC WORKS Gity Streets Improved More Than Usnal, Dept. Report States | The annual report of the of public works for the March 81 has been publication in the and gives a comprchensive summ ou the work in the several depa ments coming under the mana ment of the commissioners. The year proved to be above nor- mal in many respects, an early spring with practically no appreci- able falls of snow making it possible to put the streets in condition fully a month ahead of the average an nual repair work. Weather condi tions during the summer and fal allowed considerable macadam work to be done a low cost, the average cost per vard of macadam dropping f $1.14. Approximately 7.3 penetration macac laid during the In the report of the previous year it was pointed out that lower unit costs for macadam work might be obtained by the acqu more road coastruction equipme: and the budget of 1929-30 allowel the purchase of an additional 12 ton gasoline roller and duty tractor d ad scraper, of which co ted grea > re- duction i Particy the repo reductions four as general ing strects wl 1 b tributed to a 1i pavement constri complete streets in the city, year ending prepared f les of 1 pavement was accounts and oil lireetly at rogram of Large Scale Improvement “Street improvement where lines and grades ly adoptc large sc streets tor the stated No new subways for were constructed up to 1930, exc manholes as wers le duri were grad preceding such laterals required 1ds of “Several at this tim A common council and the end of the important projects were nded to the started befor “scal year, notat recon Rumani wasg | placed poles on Audubon | ¢ | sanitary and 5.48 miles are storm | complaints | it was explained | and is constantly | rapidly as time | board | municipal record | ¢ | made NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERAL! D, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1930. that of East Main street, eight new duct lines from Main street to Elm street, six from Elm street to Stan- ley street, and Broad street, from Washington street to Main street and Lee street. “Permanent pavement construc- tion was confined to amiesite pave- ment on Washington street, from West Main street to Lake street and asphalt top on concrete pavement of Lafayette street from Main street to Washington street, and from High street to Grove street. | Little Snow Last Winter | “Snow removal for the entire sca- |son was negligible, and at no time | was it necessary 1o remove sno | with the mechanical loader purcha led the previous year. Sanding strects during ice storms, cleaning the gut- ters and crosswalks, plowing out bus lines and some removal in the busi- ness section, for a total expenditure of $6,598.44, was all the Work nec- essary. This expenditure is the low- est figurc on record since 1924. “Unemployment began to make it- self felt during the summer of 1929, and grew steadily worse as winter approached. To relieve this, sewer work was undertaken on an exten- sive scale. Willow Brook relief cul- vert, Barnesdale trunk line sewer, and many lesser projects, especially storm water sewers, were started o | ‘;:l\(‘ work for the unemployed. (‘DM]I | weather, coupled with inexperienced | |1abor resulted in higher construction | costs and a large increase in com- | pensation awards for injuries. The | question of compensation insurance was closely investigated, but not ac- cepted by the common council. Sewer Survey Ordered | “The sewage disposal problem was again taken up by the board of pub- | lic works, and its report on the con- wer beds, together with the urgent demands by the state water | commission and residents of Iast| | Bertin, brought into being definite | !action by the common council. As {the fiscal year ended, it was voted | retary Ralph H. lof Hartfors PROMINENT GUESTS ASKED TOBANQUET Many Leaders Invited to Attend Function by . of C. Many invited guests, including | Governor John H. Trumbull will be | present at the annual Chamber of | Commerce banquet at the Masonic | Temple Wednesday evening of n \Li week, according to an announce- | this afternoon by Sec Bens The list includes Ma Quigley, Mayor Walter terson or lrnest W. nder of Meriden, | Connecticut de Legion; | ment made Christ, W. S. Alex commander of the partment of the American Henry Trumbull, president of the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce; | E. Kent Hubbard, president of the Manufacturers’ association of Con- necticut, and the members of the Connecticut Division of the New England Council, among whom are | Wilson H. Lee of New Haven, Wil- lard Rogers of Manchester, Elijah Rogers of Southington, John B. Byrne of Hartford, Stanley Bullard | of Bridgeport, Benjamin Campbell of New Haven, 1. W. Goss of Wa- terbury, C. L. Campbell and Edgar J. sloan of Hartford, and Harry C. | Knight af New Haven The committee plans to make th- banquet the most successful ever held. Included in the plan is the curtailment of speakers to as short a time as possible. The major portion of the enter- tainment will be furnished by th2 Ilima Islanders. Si Yaffe's orches- tra will play for the musical num- | bers and the dancing. A number of tables have been re- served by groups of individuals and by the local civic clu Postmaster H. E. Erwin and E. Porter have been named a sub committee to take charge of ban- quet arrangements. Miss Mabel Bollerer will have charge of decor- |to have made a complete survey of | |the sewage system, sewage aisposal | !and the treatment of trade wastes. | Final action in the awarding of the | contract to Morris Knowles, engi- | (nevrs of Pittsburg, was held up in {order to allow the newly elected | ! mayor, His Honor, Mayor Quigley, | ‘ro study the situation personally. | { The award was duly made at a later date and work on the survey start- “In connection with this survey it | was found that records, maps, pro- s and other data in the office of {the board of public works would be ¢ great help in the study of the problem, and therefore a very rea-| | sonable estimate of cost was submit- ted by the engineering firm retained | by the city. { “Sewer construction during the | vear amounted to 9.29 miles of sew- | ers in all, of which 3.81 miles are | water sewers. | Sewers Changed Over “During the year an accurate checkup, including a card record, | was made of over 75 per cent of all | storm water house connections, and | more than 100 were found to empty into the sanitary sewer. Orders were issued for a change over to the orm sewer, and in several cases it was found that no storm water | facilities were available, A com- | plete checkup of these connections | is urged as a means of aiding in the | final analysis of the sewage disposal | problem. Catch basin construction kept | pace with the extensive street pro- | gram carried out. A record number | of basins were constructed, 103 in | all. “The all important work of clean- ing catch basins was carried on| throughout the working season with | gratifying results. 2,078 basins were | cleaned, the average cost being which is identical with last year's | cost and shows definitely that this | approaches the minimum cost per basin cleaned. A comparison with | reports of ‘other cities where similar work is carried on shows New Brit- | ain's unit cost per basin cleaned to be lower than the average. Street Olling Costs “Oiling streets, an accepted meth- od throughout the country for dust prevention increasing the life of | adam ments as well as some | ¢l roads, again showed a de- se in total t over last y he total cost for the y 9 against §1 cceding year, a saving of $2 More attention to out tions was made possible by the e bitum does not Amount expended 000 gal. 46 $1.46 1ol 4,445.44 SOVIET THREATENS | ment. comp ations. TRADE REPRISALS Warns of Action Against Nations Banmug Its Uheap Goods Oct. 21 (A—The news-: tia and Pravda, in lead- e threats of the Soviet Moscow, rape ing editorials, today v economic retaliation by government against countries which (M| may pass laws prohibiting import of | cheap Russian goods. The editorials are inspired by decision of the council of people’s commissars to | reduce to a minimum purchases in Any country which * N\c(’s obstrue- ticns to Soviet import While the editorials and the com- missar's decision do not mention the United States there is said to be lit- ||| nd- | tle doubt that the warning is in ed primarily for America. I This responsive measure of the Soviet government must force the authors and supporters of the so- called Soviet dumping cry whe have not vet completely forgotten the A B C's of world economic relations | te think over the results of their blind hatred toward the Soviet| o Complaint Called War Cry ‘The cry about Soviet dumping is an organized machination of limited capitalistic circles who continue, | under a new form, to prepare publiz opinion for war against the Sovi The capitalistic circles themselv know that the dumping outery nothing but a myth. All capitali trusts, combines, and concerns dump tk goods on world markets. “The attempt to accuse the Sovi of trying to aggravate a crisis v has embraced mos countries means of dumping its goods, is me on the part of its initi | because Soviet exports compo 2 per cent of the world's turnover nd this small percentage could by no means influence world trade. Claims Imports Needed “The Soviet Union exports its s plus production and also goods which could be uscd on the | home market because we are in need of foreign raw materials and | equipment. Machinery and equi four-fifths of the to- Soviet imports. n order to g out o “The refusal of nt to purc hich obstruct ou {to prove to t on of | binding was more t prevention, and the differ- t per gal bein nly greater, the latter to a far greater extent. Menacing Trees Removed The work of caring for trees was iin handled by contract to Hen | G. Gilbert of Danielson, Conn. A great number of old trees were re- !moved which considered menace to traffic and pedestrians. | No claims against the city we during the year, which sup- | ports the opinion of the board that stematic care of trees is the pra essenti; was used | were Glover Post, subway rental was 6.1 rate for the cents, being lightly higher than that of ths previous year. The reason for this s the issuance of new subway ds to tk amount of & 100 and maturity of $26,000 in old hon the imerest on which total vas included amount from which the | stat numbered 1 ng June 3 and the latest es for building and loan asso- itions showed 23 failures in 1928 uncil shows t does not > observer workers nd to remain a pi of the campaign abri nst interests of the peasants in Soviet Russia Clty !tems Valiant Revue, No. 9, will meut Monday ev Réd Men's hall, instead of at E hall, ously announc: The monthly meeting of the Bddy- No. 6, Bugle and Drum | Corps will be s evening in conjunction usual hearsal as previ Papers wer: corporation of lization of 85 ) shares of of aid in The incorporators are Albin idith Holmauist of Kensington and obert J. Klingberg of New Britain. ' 3 CAKES MAIN FLOOR All the Power—All the force of the Schulte United Store one object—to give you bargains in quality merchandise at you'll remember for weeks to come. 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