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PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY AND FOR THE CONNECTICUT STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT 2 CUTS A~O.) FILLS COVER PICTURE SlJPREJIE COURT SUSTAINS LOWER COURT DECISION The cover picture shows one o! two IN ARBORIO SUIT highway department window displays which were on view at the Business and Technical Litigation between John Arbor!o, Inc., Branch, Hartford public Library, April 26, and the state Highway commissioner has been to May 14~ settled by an oplnlon from the March term or The feature attraction 1n the display the State supreme court or Errors. Chief shown on the cover was the automatic tra!f1c Justice William M. Maltbie presented the counter. The hose by which the counter 1s opinion in which the other judges concurred activated was led from the machine to the that there was no error 1n the Judgment sidewalk outside of the window so that entered by superior court Judge Kenneth observers could stev on 1t and watch the wynn e 1 n r av o r o f the s t a t e H 1 g h wa Y C om - counter OJ;)erate. missioner. A poster on the left 1n the wlndcw The action concerned cla!ms by the con­ offers a graphic l)resentatlon of 1940-44 tractor that he had been compelled to do traffic deaths on connecticut•s two-lane work outside the scope or his contract and r o a d s a s c o mI> a r e d w 1 th i t s d u a 1 - 1 a n e e x -­ that he had been forced to use materials not t> res sways. called for by the contract. The work was The appeal or the two display windows grading and drainage on a section of the may be judged from the number or map re­ Wilbur cross Parkway. quests generated. An 1nconsl)1cnous card 1n The corporation sought to recover addi­ one window invited persons wanting new tional compensation for work on a connecting tourist maps to leave their names 1n the road between the parkway and another highway library. A total or 577 did so-~ an avar­ claiming the work was not within the scope age of 34 a daYo These represented 59 of its contract. It also claimed extra com­ communltles 1n Connecticut and the states of pensation for using ~selected' rock in New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and making fill at another point on the Job. Florida. The opinion cites the interlocking qualities of the contract, the plans and specifications governing a Job and further PHOTOGRAPHIC CREDIT points out that requirements appearing in plans, speciflcatlons or special provisions All photographs 1n this issue are the are equally binding. work or "Bill" Crosson or Highway control. It goes on to discuss speclflcallY the question of whether a temporary approach was a part of the contract. The court pointed SONE OF ENGINEERING FORCES out that a label on the plan clearly indi­ LEAVE STATE BUILDING cated the work as part or the contract al­ though the work extended beyond the station After 17 years in the State Office that was listed on the contract title page Building, the Highway Design and Bridge as end or the project. Design sections have been removed to a re­ The opinion summarized the matter 1n cently completed building at 170 Douglas th! s language: street. rn add! tlon, the Hartford Boundary "In determining the scope or the work survey office and the office or the soils contracted to be done, it is necessary, Engineer, formerly in the State Office therefore, to examine not only the contract Building~ are also now at Douglas Street. but the specifications and plans made a part Movement or these units was preceded by o t 1 t. " about two weeks by the Hartford Residency At another point the opinion stated previously housed at 436 Capitol Avenue. that •the contract clearly Included within !ts scope other incidental work immediately space made available by the removal of connected with that construction, though not the units on the fifth floor or the State between the designated station. 1 Office Building is being used to reduce The other part of the appeal concerned crowding of other sections of the highway the method or filling a swampy area across department. which the parkway passed. The contractor claimed that the state required the use or 1 selected 1 rock tor fill. This the state The overall speed limit on Connecticut denied, pointing out that the contractor was state highways was raised on May 15 from 40 reqtiirect to use rock from rock cuts on the to 45 miles per hour. The only exceptions job as !111 for the swampy area. The court are on the Wilbur cross parkway from Hamden found. that no special requirements were im­ and Meriden where the 11m1t 1s now 55 miles posed in the use or this rock rrom the ex­ per hour and on the Wilbur cross Highway cavation, but that the state had declined from conn. 74 to the Massachusetts state permission to use gravel and sand rrom a llne where the limit has been raised tc 60. plot of ground outside the right or way. CUTS AND FILLS 3 JILLIAN G. GROVE CONNISSIONER BILL PRESENTS 25-YEAR AWARDS FOR AASBO William o. Grove, former highway de­ partment Engineer of Bridges and Structures died 1n Grand R aplds., Michigan, May 27., after an illness or several months. Hospit­ alized in Hartford in October 1947, he sub­ seQuently moved to the home or a daughter in Grand Rapids. continued 111 health compelled his resignation rrom the department In December or the same year. "Bill" was born November 28, 1882, ln Ph1ladelphla, pa. He attended grade and high schools 1n Philadel­ phia and the University or pennsylvanla from which ht graduated in 1909 with a B,A. in Civil Engineering. He launched his career 1n bridge engin­ eering while attending college, working as an apprentice to the assistant engineer 1n the American Bridge company•s orrlce In Pencoyd, Pa, From 1928 to 1934 he was 1n charge or field and office work on bridges Another ten members or the department ror Robinson and Steinman 1n. New york. have been awarded the 25-year service certi­ Bill worked ror the highway department ricate and button of the American Associa­ in 1934 and 1935 on a part time basis during tion of State Highway Officials. - Commiss­ which tlme he was a consultant on the design ioner Hill acted in behalf of the associa­ of the Middletown-Portland Bridge. After tion in the presentations and at the same this he worked as Principal Engineer tor the time conveyed his congratulations and the u. S• Army at camp Roosevelt, Florida and appreciation or the state. He praised the later as bridge designer ror the united unswerving loyalty, often at a sacrifice, Engineering and construction co. in Mexico City. that has marked the services or the members or the group. The eleventh award was be­ In May 1937 he returned to the highway stowed posthumously. department's bridge design section as an Associate Highway Engineer on full tlme In the above photograph or the ceremon­ basis. During the succeeding years B111 was ies Commissioner Hill is shown with the responsibly Involved in the design of the recipients whose years of service are Indi­ Housatonic River Bridge, the Groton-New Lon­ cated below with tfie1r names. Le!t to right don Bridge and others or lesser slze. the group consists of Arthur H• Langley, 29: In February 1941, upon solicitation Walter Schuler, 27; Franklyn Disbrow, 27; by the war Department, he left to become an Walter M. Jones, 34; Edwards. Lawler., 34; engineering consultant ror the u.ss Army. commissioner Hlll; peter ThomJ;)son, 32; He r~turned to the department in May 1945. Charles 1. Nord, 25; Richard parker, 29. In November 1945 he was appointed vro­ Merwin A. Tyack wlth 25 years or service was visionally to the post or Engineer or absent at the time or the presentation. The Bridges and Structures to replace Leslie award for the late Fred H. Johnson ror 33 o. sumner who had been appointed director years or service was transmitted to his of Engineering and construction. Following ram! ly. Merit system examlnatlons Bill received Walter Jones -points out that the senior permanent appointment to the position. until 1n highway department service ls Edward his illness 1n October 1947 he was vitally Lawler., since Jones had three years of hls interested ln the design or the west Rock tenure 1n another department, Tunnel on the Wilbur cross parkway, New Haven. He was a member or the American society of Civil Engineers and a member or other englneerlng organizations. Blll is survived by two daughters and WARREN N. CREANER, JR. tour grandchildren. Burial services were held at Metcalf' s Chapel., Grand Rapids, The sympathy of the department ls Michigan on Saturday, MaY 29. extended to Warren M. creamer., director or rt ls difficult to express in suit­ Engineering, whose son, warren, Jr., passed able terms the arrectlon with which Bill away in April. Young creamer, a veteran was held by his assoclaies. perhaps, 1r or world war Two, had been 111 for many one followed a procedure common to him, one months. would get out a slide rule, take the square Besides h1s parents he leaves a sister root or all the nice things that have ever and his maternal grandfather. been said about anybody and read the result Funeral services were held Friday, April 30 w1th burial ln Cedar Hill cemetary, to infinity. The answer would be a reason­ Hartford, ~ble tacsim111e or Bill. 4 CUTS AND FILLS SNOW FENCE ON LAKE wishes of District 1 for a happy and pros­ SOLVES DRIFTING PROBLEN perous future. The maintenance iorces are too busy (last winter, anyhow) to tell trade secrets !n the winter. In the spring the news gets John Kasvensky or New Milford and out. The latest has to do with the ingenuity Patrick Lacava of stadley Rough Rd~, Danbury of Foreman Andrew Goodsell of the Wolcott are on Annual Leave. could it be the f1sh­ crew of District Five. tng season that has lured them, Route 89 1n Wolcott passes along the shore or Cedar Lake and at one point the highway crosses a cau~eway over an inlet or the lake. Wind from the northwest, blowing Foreman Howard Noble at Naugatuck, 1s a across the entire expanse of the lake did patient at the Waterbury Hospital where he things with snow. The first good drifting recently underwent an operation. Howard ls point was Route 69 u~on which plow crews now progressing nicely and should be back ln labored extra hours and about which police the near ru ture. warnings were issued year after year. Drifts of this sort elsewhere ln the state call for snow fence but no one had any posthole augurs capable of boring holes in Fonze J. Sachetti, RFD 3 Ridgefield, Cedar Lake. At least no one had until Fore­ and Anna Decesare were married March 25, man Goodsell decided Cedar Lake frozen Best ot luck from all the boys. wasn't much different from the other solid parts of the state. Last winter he ~ut his hunch to work. As soon as Cedar Lake was frozen posts were Everett Stratton of Danbury was recently mounted and snow fence installed. That was transferred from Division of Highway control the end of the drifts on Route 89 at that to Maintenance crew at Danbury. Everett point. proved an able assistant durlng our recent How about taking the fen~e down, the winter activities. skeptics asked? That wasn•t too difficult. Foreman Goodsell and his crew removed the fence posts before the spring thaw. BY that time the bottoms of the fence slats were Henry Schildgen, retired supervtsor, of firmly set 1n sn0w and ice and didn't need East Waterbury Roadj Naugatuck was a caller any other support, Oh, yes --- Foreman at the Waterbury office recently. Henry has Goodsell thought or something else, too. not been enjoying the b~st of health during He used a single secti-0n of fence from shore the past winter but hopes to be able now to to shore. As a result the thaw let the visit his camp at Scraggly Lake, Maine to fence fall gently to the water where it recuperate. floated on its wooden slats until the crew could pull lt ashore and roll it up. Supervisor Roland Bootb ls proud of the job -- as well he migat be. George c. French of our Waterbury ~rew who has been on the sick list is now coming along nl cely.

DISTRICT ONE Herbert Fray of the Naugatuck Fence Revalr crew was recently promoted to the Frederick A, Strong, retired Foreman at position of Maintainer Grade 2. Woodbury passed away in Florida on Aprils. He had been spending the wlnter there wlth Mrs, Strong. He entered the employ of the department octj 1, 1912 and was retired on Ray Quinn and Al Vincent of the water­ June 1, 1940, General Foreman A, H, Ollver bury building recently took in the Yale-Navy and Highway District Clerk, Joseph Mulcahy, boat race on the Housatonic river., Shelton. attended the funeral at Woodbury on April Ray and Al lncidently are great lovers of 12. this particular sport.

EDWIN HANLIN George Bedini of the Ridgefield crew working for William Ryan, was married April Edwin Hamlin of Ithaca, N.Y., son or 24 to Mary Jane Reynolds at St. Maryis the late Deputy commissioner George E. Church 1n that town. George is a Navy Hamlin, died at his home on Al)r11 27a He Veteran and Mary had been employed at the was a member of the engineering faculty Telephone Exchange. Both have the best at Cornell. CUTS A ND F ILLS 5

TRAP ROCK STORY IN LAY LANGUAGE A recent •Hey? How's that. again?" on the subject or trap rock brought the follow­ ing rrom the New Haven Trap Rock Company. Here's how they tell it: our story begins about 150 m1111on to 200 million years ago when life on the North American continent consisted mainly of dinosaurs. we have found evidence of these giant animals at our various quarries and many or you will recall unearthing a a huge footprint when drilling the New Haven ~ater Company's tunnel under our North Branford Quarry. During thls early period there was a tremendous amount of volcanic activity ln the Connecticut area. Molten lava spread over the surface of the land and forced lts St eel arms in Old Saybrook reach for way underground through the sand stone that Old Ly me shore at Raymond EQ Baldwin bridge was deposited along the shores of Nor t h s ite. (May lJ, photograph) America. The rad hot lava dissolved the sand stone and replaced it, leaving vast layers or hard rocks Those layers, which today are called Trap Rock, were deposited in three sheets WILLIAN H. BOLLES through Connecticut: (1) The western sheet extending from West Rock ln New Haven and Funeral services for Pfc. William H. running north to Granby contains our Granby Bolles, son of Newington garage foreman Quarry; (2) the mlddle or main sheet ex­ Henry c. Bolles and Mrs. Bolles, were held tending through middle Connecticut into on We dnesday, May 28., at the Taylor and Massachusetts ls the site of our Plalnvllle Mod een Funeral Home, Hartford. Burial was Quarry; and ( 3) the eastern sheet extending in Ne wington Cemeteryj) Newington. from North Branford to northern Massachu­ setts contains both our North Branford an d Middlefield quarries. "B1llyw was a ,ember of the Highway We are not llvlng on top of a volcano Marking Section, Division of Highway con­ at the present tlmef but 150 m!lllon years trol, vr!or to his entry in the army, Decem­ ago when these Trap Rock de~osits wer e ber 1, 1942. He di ed. ln France o n Jul.y 22, belng formed, Connecticut was a hot place. 1944 following wounds rece ive d in action The· subsequent cooling period was fo llowed nine da ys previously. He 1s the first New­ by a crumbling or the eartb 1 s surface whl ch ington s ervice man to be return ed home for the geologists call "faulting.• This crumb­ burial. ling action t1pved the horizontal layers or Trap Rock and sand stone,so that they di pped Se r vices at the grave we re conducted by to the East. During the next 10v ro1111on the Re verend Harold c. Bu r don wlth' members years, rains, lee and streams have worn o f the h 1 gh way de p art men t , the May-Dav 1 s - away the softer sand stone and have left Stotzer Post, A.L. and lts color guard in the ridges or central Connecticut which are attendance. Ralph W• Tu rner of the Personnel composed of Trap Rocke Section, re:t>resen t in g the State Employees The slgnlficant polnt of this en tire Post., V. Fs W., delivered a eulogy. story is that Trap Rock had the toughne s s and aurabillty over the centuries to wi th­ upon the request or ~dmund JG Kelleher., stand the wearing actlon of the elements, flrst selectman o f Newington, flags in the whereas the softer stones have b een worn town were flown at h alf sta!f from noon awaye The ledges were all formed or mol t en Wedneaday until after t he ceremonies. rock containing approximately the same chem­ ical compos1t1on so that they are or uniform toughness throughout. O.f course, we com­ plain that this toughness wears out ou r GEORGE GREGOS crushers and dulls our bits and drills, but 1t ls at the same time the strongest argu­ Geor ge Gre gos of the Seymour crew of ment ror the quality or Trap Rock as a hi gh­ District One pa ssed away at his home in way material, These are !acts which every­ Seymour, May 1 . He was born 1n czecho­ one 1n Connecticut should be ram11 1ar wi th Slovakla Novembe r 1, 1892, on December 10, and which the State should use to its b es t 1937, he became a c1 t1ze.n or the united adv antage in designing high quality high­ States, He is s urvived by his wife and a ways~ daughter, Anna, and son, John. 6 CUTS AND FILLS SAFETY BOX SCORE HITS Most or the fellows are 1mmed1ately making prov1s1ons to correct this. Open pits used congratulations are in order for several 1n the servicing or equipment should be of our units who seem to maintain a high covered or guarded where there 1s a possi­ batting average in spite or apparent handi- bility that an uninformed person might tall into same; here and there goggles remain on Michael DeMusis and his crew on the the wall while grinding and chipping opera-. Wilbur Cross Parkway ln North Haven have tions are being done. V1s1b1lity ls excel­ been doing an excellent job in handling lent thru the new plastic goggle suggested heavy traffic while grading and planting by the Safety Section but 1t 1s impossible operations are in progress. Adequate warn­ to see thru a glass eye. Let's get after ing signs and efficient flagmen have con­ that accumulation or rarely used materials tributed to an example of what can be done on benches and shelves. Inadequate space ls under di!f!cult conditions. an excellent reason ror added errort in good A recent inspection trip at the Lisbon housekeeplngl Flre extinguishers are no use Garage Stores section disclosed a novel and in putting out a fire 1! they are emptyl A very effective idea. Everett Friese, Store­ periodic check is again suggested. keeper has sofved the old problem or smoking 1n storage areas by attaching a can to the Storeroom door, painting it red and plainly STOLEN BASES marking it "Butts"l It is unlikely that Fewer garage _foremen are being caught anyone would get by this noticeable reminder off base by members of the Safety Section or simple fire prevention. for disorderly housekeeping than was appar­ The Safety section need never worry ent a month ago. could it be that the over lack of co-cperation insofar as the excellent coaching of John J, Blaney and Newington Garage is concerned, The inspect­ Wilbur st. Cyr on first and third respec­ ing group were hardly out or sight, when tively and Henry Sturm in the dugout ls Henry Bolles had his cleanup program under paying off? Many garage foreman running the way. Many thanks, Henry, !or such quick bases are now successfully beating out the compliance with our suggestions. throw or the Safety section. Martin Fenn, Roadside Development Fore­ man, Unit 53, has solved a prOblem in hand saw storage and transportation by construct­ ing simple, slotted boxes with one open end, PRACTICE SESSIONS into which the saws are placed, el1m1nating any possib111ty or personal lnJury in addi­ Meetings or the roreman and those 1n tion to keeping such equipment free from charge or the various units have or will be dulling surfaces. held in accordance with the tollowlng A fine example or efficient and safe schedule. storage is apparent at the Stores section, Units 201A, 51, 54A; R1dge!teld Police west Willington. In spite of the usual lack Barracks, May 18, June 15, July 20, August of spaca, Harold Barnes and Edward Dubois 17, September 21, at 1: 30 P.M. have accomplished the desired results by Units 201B, 54B; Bethany Police Bar­ careful planning and constant attention to racks, May 28, June 26, July 30, Aug. 27, a clean and neat storeroom. Sept. 24, at 1: 30 P.M. In fact, Ray Coffey and his entire Unit 202; Westbrook Police Barracks, staff of storekeepers deserve high commenda­ May 25, June 22, July 27., Aug. 24, sept. 28, tion for their excellent record in the at 1:30 P.M. Stores Section. Neatness and efficiency ls an old story wlth them. Units 203, 53; Colchester Police Bar­ racks, Apr. 30, June 18, July 23, Aug. 20, Credit is due Edward Burns for the e p t • 1 7, at 1 : 30 P • M. inclusion or questions pertaining to safety s and sare operations in examinations for Units 204, 62; Canaan Police Barracks, May 19, June 16, July 21, Aug. 18, Sept. 15, truck drivers. at 1:30 P.M. unit 205; Hartrord State orrice Bu1ld- ERRORS 1ng, APr11 22, 8, P.M. - June 11, July 16, Aug. 13, sept. 10, at 1: 30 P.M. Some or the poor fielding was due no Unit 206: Starrord Springs Police Bar­ doubt to habit rather than Intention, but racks, May 26, June 23, July 2a, Aug, 25, we reel a reminder at this time might get a Sept. 29, at 1: 30 P.M. rew ot the "Old timers" back into major Units 27, 29; Portland Plant, May 12, league style. To mention a few suggested June e, July 14, Aug. 11, Sept. 14 at 9 A.H. changes we list the !ollow1ng: u Unit 20; Hartrord state orr1ce Bu1ld- Welding operations are still belng 1ng, May 11, June 8, July 14, A.ug. 10, sept. carried on without suf!1c1ent shields to 15, at 1: 30 P.M~ protect fellow employees; Oas cylinders Unit 66; East Haddam oa»age, May 12, used 1n welding are being stored up right Jun e 9., J u 1 y 14., Au g • 1 h s e p t • 2 2, a t without means to insure their stability. 1: 30 P.M. CUTS AND FILLS 7 SAFETY BOX SCORE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS GAIN OH STATE HIGHWAYS Observations from the Spring Training Camps. The scouts of the Safety Section have Traffic accidents on state maintained been out overlcoklng the various units 1n highways tor the first quarter or 1948 show preparation for the grand opening July 1 of a gain over those of the corresiondlng the various satety leagues throughout our period 1n 1947. According tc figures com­ Department. Those places inspected up to plled by the Traftic Engineering section, May twenty-first were the garages, stores Division of Highway control, there were 3901 and shops at Portland, East Haddam, Meriden, accidents in January, February and Marcho Lisbon, Branford, New1ngton, w. W1111ngton, 1948, as compared with 2653 during the same North Haven, Norwalk, New Canaan and Win­ three months in the precedi ng year., a gain sted. The cooperation of those 1n charge of 47 per cent. has been excellent 1n every case. Inspec­ However, the increase ln accidents did tions of other locations are plan~ed before not produce the expected Increase 1n fatal July 1. A "Garage and Stores Inspection accidents and fatalities. Fatal accidents List" has been issued to garage foreman and ln the 1948 period totaled 24, and accounted storekeepers. Additional copies may be for 25 fatalities. rn 1947, 33 fatal acci­ obtained by any one in the Department upon dents caused 34 fatalities. thelr request made to the Safety Section. Traffic counts for both quarters indi­ It is ant1c1pated that this 11st will be cate that there was a 2 per cent decrease 1n used by Equipment rnspector.s, Highway stores traffic volume on the state system during superintendent and personnel 1n the Safety the first three months of 1948 as compared Section as a handy check 11st on their per­ with the corresponding months of 1947. iodic visits throughout the year. The increase in traffic accidents In addition to inspection of above during the months of lowered traffic vclume plants, visits have been made to field work may most logically be attributed to the being done for the Department ln the west severe drlvlng conditions experienced at the Rock Tunnel ProJ ec t, (L. o. De Felice & son, beginning of the year. This ls borne out Inc. and Gull contracting company,) New by the records. Accidents in January 1948 Haven Harbor project (C,W, Blakeslee & sons, exceeded the same month ln 1947 by approxi­ Inc.), Rt. 69 Bridge - Woodbridge (D, V, mately !7 per cent. February showed a de­ Frione & co. rnc.), Circular Ave. Bridge - crease to 53 per cent or excess and ln March Hamden (Marian! constr. co. Inc.}, Connolly the '48 accidents were only 17 per cent Blvd. - Bridge - Hamden (Mariani constr. co. greater than in '47. conversly the rate of Inc.), Old Lyme - Old Saybrook Bridge (Mer­ traffic fatalities shows an increase wlth ritt, Chapman and Scott corp. and American the bettering of driving conditions. This Bridge co. Inc.). Also Landscaping opera­ would seem to indicate that although hazard­ tions - Wilbur cross parkway (Unit 54). ous winter driving cond1t1ons·tend to in­ Pointers on how the other fellow does crease the accident rate, decreased speeds, it have been obtained by members of ~he in general observed by the majority of sarety section by visits to the Brooklyn - drivers because of the same conditions, tend Battery Tunnel Project (New York City) to reduce the severity of the results. Botwinick Bros. rnc., (Manufacturers of Figures for January -through March on Machine Tools - Hamden), w. r. Clark co. comparable sections of the Merritt and (Equipment Dealers - Hamden), S,N.E.T, co. Wilbur cross Parkways show 141 accidents, (Storage Garage and Repair Shop- New Haven). one fatal accident and two fata i ities in Other valued suggestions have been obtained 1947 and 124 accidents, no fatal accidents by attendance at safety meetings held by c. or fatalities in 1948. W• Blakeslee and sons, Inc. (Contractors), New Haven Trap Rock co. rnc. (crushed Stone Producers), The Connecticut Safety society and The Greater New York Aafety conference. READY HADE CATCH BASINS Use of precast concrete catchbasins ls halving the cost of street catchbasln in­ stallations in 1ouisv111e, Kentucky accord­ ing to W.Wa Sand·ers, chief engineer of the BEGNOCHE-KALISH clty•s department of public works. The precast bas1n embodies a section of Announcement has been received of the 4-foot diameter standard concrete pipe manu­ marriage of Mlss Claire Ann Kalish of factured locally ln accordance wlth the Middletown and Fermin J. Begnoche, a member engineering department design. Among lts of unit 41 of the Maintenance Bureau. The features ls a bu1lt-1n trap. wed~ing took place, May 8 at St. Francis of The manufacturer delivers the finished Assisi Church in Middletown. Upor. their basins to the Job and deposits them in pre­ return from their wedding trip, Mr. and viously excavated holes. The units arrive Mrs . Begnoche will be at home at 204 East on the Job completely ready to receive out­ Ma l n Street, Middletown. side connections. 8 CUTS AND FILLS

COMM. 12, LEDYARD, IN 19ij7 DURING RECONSTRUCTION.

COl'iN. 12, LEDYARD, IN 19qs AFTER RECONSTRUCTION.

BLUE CROSS BONUS GIVEN VOSKA AND JOHNSON IN NATERNITY CASES GIVEN PRONOTIONS Anthony G, Voska or Glastonbury and Connecticut Blue Cross has announced David S, Johnson or Branford have both been that all eligible maternity cases admitted appointed to the new posltlons or senior to hospitals from May 17 through August, Highway Eng!neer (Planning) after selection 1948, wlll receive a bonus benefit of $15 from an appropriate merit system eligible per case in addition to the regular $65 11st, namely, Director of Highway Planning credit provided in the Blue cross rules and Studies, regulations, The bonus was made possible, The vacancies to which they have been General Manager tobert Parnall stated, by named replace the two old positions or the absence of abuse or privileges by mem­ supervisor of Economic Records and super­ bers and strict adherence to low-cost, non­ visor of Economic studies which have teen profit operation, He expressed hope that abolished, the bonus could later be extended beyond the Both men have been identified since the three-month period and that a policy of start of the work with the state-wide high­ bonuses for other types or hospital care way planning survey and its successor agency would be possible in the future, the Bureau of Highway Plannin~ studies,