New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 30, 1915, Page 5

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, -~ v | [ \ | ALD. D. B. MARWICK. All Records Broken by Common Council Of 1914-15 Which Sees Days Numbered ALD. L. W. LAWYER. ALD. G. H. SHIN THREE ALDERMEN WHO WILL RETIRE WITH PRESENT COUNCIL. More records were shattered in legislative circles in city during ~the past year than at any other time ‘!n the history of the city government. When George A. Quigley mayor it was (reely predicted that it | was elected would be an epoch-making year, and to a certain extent tiis has been true, although His Honor y lion seeking tasty commissioners, | those who expected to see rage around like a hun- | have been disappointed.fas only one board was disturbed by removal, that “r being the case of Chairman Joseph It. | Andrews of the hoard of public safety. | that part P. ma- Barly in the vear it the common or taat "1t represented by o. jority, did not intend to figat the mayor ou legislative matters. As the democratic minority powerless, his incumbency has been free from storms, although an occasional cloud as big as his fist has appeared on the Apoliucal horizon. I'here have been differences of opinion aired the halls of the council, but Mayor Quig- ey had pretty much way. w scen council, of the G was in ‘nas his own Mayor's New Records. In certain respects Mayor has established new successors to overtake. Quigley records for his For instance whe has stepped down from the dais at council meetings and has addressed the council nine times. This it- self is unusual reecord. Then | ¢ ugain he has-been called upon to vote on three 'different he did so, voting twice on one meas- ure. According to the records of the city clerk, Mayor Quigley has used the power of veto six times and on rone\of these occasions has the veto been overriden by the council. w For frequent meetings the coun- cil has made a nmew record, conven- Ing twenty-three special and regular meetings and two adjourned meet- Ings. in an propositions and, Four Resignations. There has been a number of | (changes in the complexion of the council since it first. met. Aldermen ¥. W. Christ and William H. Spittler tesigned during the year and similar iction was taken by Councilmen A, “N. Rutherford and John . Callahan. Councilmen Marwick and Parker were promoted to succeed the alder- men and the new men selected to suc ceed them were V. B. Chamberlain and John Stadler, Jr. A. 17, Eich- staedt was elected to succeed Coun- cilman Rutherford and Peter B. Mc Crann to succeed Councilman n. The present administration consid- ers that it has given more eflicient servicé to the taxpayers than any EYE SPOTS floating specks, blurred vision, pains in the eyeball, heaviness of the lids, soreness, yellow tinge to white of eyes, all originate in liver or stomach disorder. SCHERCKS MANDRAKE PILLS afford almost instant relief and fortify the system against recur- rence of these distressing ailments. They tone the liver, purify the stomach, regulate the bowels, cool the blood. Purely vegetable. Plain or Sugar Conted, 80 YEARS’ CONTINUOUS SALE PROVES THEIR MERIT. Dr. J. H. Schenck & Son, Philadelphia struction vocational sure. times to urge the acceptance of the report of the ordinance committee re- garding establishing the salary of the the sive figure. to the salary committee other since consolidation. It points with pride especially to tiae improved streets and to the building and health ordinances adopted. No little im- portance is attached to the building and health laws as revised by the present counc and Mayor Quigleyv believes that New Britain is now a better and cleaner place to live in. Iivst Mecting, April 24. The first meeting was held on April 24, 1914, with Mayor Quigley in the chair. Aldermen Christ and Shine, leaders of their respective presented a list of committees and these were adopted. There have been numerous changes in these commit— tees during the vear, due to resigna- tions and promotions. One of the first acts of the council was to re- elect P. J. lgan to the board of water commissioners for three years, A new method for the city treas- urer’s office was adopted, making it obligatory on the treasurer to bank daily all sums collected by him cach day in exc of $100. An important change was also made relative to the duties, powers and obligations of the president of the board of public works. Most of the responsibilities and duties were transferred to the city engineer in keeping with the pro- gram of the mayor to radically recon- struct the public works department, The first tilt of the year came when the board of health recommended to the council that the contract for the collection of garbage be awarded to J. J. Donahue at $6,600 per year. As this was not the lowest bid the mat- ter was shunted back to the board for further consideration. The council’'s initial appropriation >f the.year was of $66,000 for the con- and equipment of the Pre- Grammar school. This at second meeting on April was the 29, Mayor on Floor Three Times. It was at this meeting also that Mayor Quigley's voice was heard for the first time in support of a mea- His honor took the floor three engineer ‘at §$3,600. Some of members thought this an exces- The matter was referred and a five min- recess was declared. On the council reconvening the salary com. mittee reported in favor of the sal- ary and the report was accepted. For the second time a report was reecived from the board of health recommending that the garbage col- lection contract be awarded to J. J. Donahue. IFor the second time, it was sent back to the board. The res ation of Councilman A. N. Rutherford, the “baby of the coun- ¢il,” was received at this meeting with regret. Councilman Rutherfard did not regret the move as he was later appointed building inspector at a sal- ary of $800. Initial steps were taken to Dbetter city lighting and it was voted to ap- point a committee to confer with the board of public works with a view to securing increased and better utes’ | vice. The annual was submitted regular meeting message of the mayor to the council at the m May 15. A report | was received from the board of health that the garbage col- be awarded to Henry 50 per vear. Su- Ilearth T. E. 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Horses were relegated to the stables at this meeting, two automobiles be- ing ordered bought for the board of 1 bublic works. Eichstaedt in Council. Albert F. Eichstaedt was councilman from the second ward to succeed A. N. Rutherford at a spe. | clal meeting on May 20. A regular meeting fallowed at which the spe- clal committee on street lighting crit- icized the board of public works for not calling it into consultation with Dr. Louis Bell of Baston, the “fifty- dollar-a-day beauty” when a confer- ence was held regarding the lighting system. The committee Dbelieved it had been slighted and the report caused no little stir in the council. The committee also criticized the pub- i lis works board's judgment regarding the lacation of lights. The town home skeleton was dragged out of its closet ' when the Sunshine society sent in a protest against the proposed removal of Su- perintendent and Mrs. Kibbe. Re- parts of the various departments for the previous fiscal yvear were read and accepted. The salary of the assistant city engineer was increased from $1,. 200 to $1,400 per year. The council little realized the trap it was strolling into when it ordered the board of public works to locate in Central park a “cannon’” the G. A. R. had seccured through C‘ongressman Lonergan. This was later ingloriously laughed off the park. Building Law Revision. A step of importance was taken when Mayor Quigley was authorized to appoint a committee to recommend revisions in the building ordinances. This committee, by working early and late, finally submitted a report and to- day, Mayor Quigley belleves, New Britain has building laws that will compare favorably with any city its size in the union. | Wages of city employes was brought into the limelight when it was voted to establish the pay of male adults in the employ of the city at a minimum of twenty-four cents per haur. Em- ployes receiving twenty-five cents per hour had their wages increased two cents per hour during the months of June, July and August New Britain’s police department was raised in standard at the meet- ing on June 17 when it w voted to purchase automatic thirty-two cal- iber revolvers for the men in blue. The council adopted also at this meeting a system of distirbuting sup- plies in city offices. The cour voted, too, to instruct the board of public works to eliminate the “‘can- non” from the Central Park land- scape. elected Mayor's First Veto. Mayor Quigley submitted his first veto at the meeting on June Z4.zHe disapproved of the form of a reso- lution passed at the previous meet- ing calling far hearings on the lay ing of permaneng pavement on La ctte, Myrtle and Elm streets and Hartford avenue and another resolu- tion ordering the Connecticut com- pany to relocate certain of its tracks on some of these streets. After the resolutions had been amended to con- { cur with the mayor's views they adopted. At a Mayor sage on ewer report was Fuller, 1 wer special meeting on July Quigley read! a special the conditien of the beds. Incorporated in his the report of George W. sanitary ~ engineer, from New York. The mayor was author- ized to appoint a cammittee of faur to consider the installation of a new sewage disposal system and $1,000 was voted for their expen This committee has never made report but expeets to do so in a short time, telling of the results of its investi- gation in other cities. Councilman John I GAS ON THE STOMACH mes 3erlin Callahan sub- presence of gas on the stomach the need of a gentle laxative to clear away the offending food residue is imperative. If | the condition of constipation is not quickly corrected a coated tongue, erup- tions on the skin, headaches and back- aches soon ghow that the poisons have found their 'way into the circulation. The use of the gentle, laxative pills, Pinklets, will not only banish these un- pleasant symptoms quickly but, if used rezularly for a reasonable time, will really correct chronic constipation. Pinklets contain no poisons or harm- ful drugs. Write the Dr. Williams Medicine Co Schenectady, N. Y., for free sample ov get a full-size, 25-cent bottle of Pinklets from your own druggist. N When colicky pains accompany the ' 'mi(lvd his resignation from the fifth ward and it accepted with re gret at the mecting on July 15 The board of public safety authorized to buy an autamobile trol and ambulance A committee of three members the council to work in conjunction with the special sewage disposal plant cammittee was authorized Some of the members of the council were vexed because it was decided not I allow the auxiliary committee cxpense money. Work Peter B. McCrann i succeed John I Callahan fifth ward on August 19, cil took cogn nce of New Britain's “army of the uncmployed” and voted an appropriation of $22,000 for strect work. The adoption of the “San- & Code and Health Ordinances' an important item of the meet- was was any for Unemployed. clected from to the was Alderman Lawyer's famous com- mittec the “high cost of living™ was ordered appointed and the mayor was authorized to appoint a com- {mittee to investigate the smoke nui- sance. The adaption of the final re- port on the taking of land for the ension of Park street ended a g drawn out battle between John 12, Seibert et al, and the city. The Stanley Quarter park was turned over to the park commissianers. Bet- ter protection for railroad was asked for when the railroad committee was instructed to investi. gate the advisability of having pro- tection at 1 crossings day and night. Mayor Votes for ‘First Time. on 1o yor Quigley his first vote as a nmiember of the council at the meet- 6. on a resolution to increase of Assistant Sanitary In- O'Brien from $780 to mayor killed the mea- against it, thus dis- cast ing on The council stoad tie the salary spector John $900. The sure by voting solving the tie. City Comptroller Curtis was in- structed to hald up the payment of $271.60 due Berlin from the ecity for texas as Berlin was not any too spry about paying its share towards maintenance of the probate court. Mayor Quigley point a joint committee from board of health and, the. board public works to locate suitable pub- lic dumping grounds. Little was done at”a special meet- ing on September 30 with the ex- ception of appropriating $22,000 more for the street department to give work to the unemployed. Hotel Men May Scll Garbage. The argument and hotel owners on one side and the the other to former had authority to their garbage was settled at the meet- ing on October 21. This promised to be a pretty prablem, but it was finally settled in favor of the hotel men as logic was all on their side, they claiming that the garbage was & big asset to them, An appropriation of $500 was made at this meeting to be used by the park commissioners in the recan- struction of the dam at the Stanley Quarter park which had been swept away. propriation of Young September the between restaurant city on as dispose © the heart looked ta caused America, Joy in who titution of his old swimming hole and skating pond. Unfortunately for the voung folks the dam has not built as there has been a techni- cal objection from the state commis- sion on dams, which did not approve of the plans. Two Aldermen Resign. Genuine surprise was caused at the meeting on November 18 when Al- derman E. resigned. uable member of the council and resignation came as a bolt from the blue. He believed that he would not be able to give proper attention council matters if he remained as the derhands for his attention from his business were growing steadily and his shoulders were to carry further bur- dens in the presidency of the Chani- ber of Commerce, Alderman William H. Spittler of the fourth ward resigned at meeting. This was not such surprise, as it was known that tended to move out of his ward. Al- derman Spittle resignation was also felt keenly & always displayed a level busine head and usually said something when he spoke. The smoke nuisance committee ported against the adoption of ordinances which would force mun- ufacturers to great expense in abol ring what some considered to be an sting Building mitted a lengthy from May 1 to New Men i new fa at the December being Valentine 1. the third ward and John Stadler, Jr., of the fourth Mr. Cham- berlain was elected councilman to ceed Councilman D. L. Marwick, who had been promoted to Alderman Christ’s double position. alderman and president pro tem. Mr. Stadler, Jr elected to fill the vacancy the promotion of Parker, whosc entitled him to the when Alderman Spittl A regular mecting of the council followed hmmediately and resulted in radical step regarding the busine of the municipal department Heretofore this department had in the hands of committee recommendation of Comptroller 1. 1. Curti of the department was placed in the kKeeping of the wau ter commissioners This been considered excellent husineg judgment. as the ice has heen sold the department for $2,700 with guarantee that the constmers will ceive all the advantas as they the previous system committee appointed ider the purchase of land lic dumping grounds reported hut report was referred back it also a he he nuisance, Rutherford sub- the officc 1914, Inspector of 31, report October Council, Two greeted the 16 meeting, Chamberlain council these of ward. wa by 0\ council caused Councilman | in the ancy record caused * resigned ice bheen a On the conduct has since the re didl under The to con for pub th wa to | crossings | been | ‘W. Christ of the third ward ! Mr. Christ had been a val-| his | this | pa- | The coun- | | | | the | was autharized to ap- | of | | eil | acted whether the | The announcement of the ap- | the rebuilding of the dam for a res. | to | in- | any | uc- | For many vears physicians have a that 95 per cent. of human ills was caused accumulated in the lLower In that in our way of living could not remove all this waste withg matter how regular we & be, and that the poisons from this wa¥ culating through the blood pulled y down below par and were responsib many disceases of a serious nature. During this time the “J. B: L. ( for Internal Bathing has, because of recommendation and those of its users, hee steadily growing in favor. Recently, however, surgeons and ists have been operating on the Lower Intess tine in serious diseases. and attribute conditions of chronic ill health as Nervous Debility and Rheumatism to this cause, also saying that these poisons are favorable to the development of Cancer and Tuberculosis (as stated in recent article in & New York mnews- paper), has caused Americans to become thorough- Iy awake to the importance of keeping this Intestine free from all poisonous matter over 500,000 are now using Internal Baths If you try the “J. B. L. Cascade” you will vourself always bright, confident and capable Poisonous waste malkes us bilious, blue, dull nervous. Internal Baths are Nature's own cure for Constipation—just warm water properly ap- plied. Nature—the “J. L. 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This was in con- The most at important business tran short meeting on Jaunar 6 was the appropriation of §1,000 for the water commissioners with which nection with the slaying of Rev. to prepare the ice house and machin- ' Joseph Zebris and his housekeeper, ery for a new harvest. I Gilmanaitis. The state of Con- | Water Supply necticut also offered a reward of e $1,000 and local Lithuanians offered | $400 reward. These combined re- ment of the wards have been awarded al- were though have made claim them. Bond erection school and $90,000 for approved of at the meeting water commissioners were extra appropriation completion of the work at cipal ico plant Development. for the Burlington yor Quigley | Bouble vote | mng | 4 important ng code w orbidden wers en how The in height' f =il to plate. granted an |8 0" ¢ $400 for the |§g.red on & the muni- e sevislal recommend e works th ntract with ny for the te for five developmen)| ng appeared, gt meoting red 4 the matter § A report was jates from the fation. This i1 the meetin| ght when the J the striking 9 2,400, Mhe last funcil wil plans develop- upper water a0k submitted the water several for ommissioners at the January meeting. The commissioners stated that they wished to take up the wor in the necar future. It was under- stood that no engineers whose price per diem was of a staggering char- acter would be engaged. The council voted that the hiring of engincers would be contingent on their approval by Mavor Quigley and City Ingineer | Hall. The water commissioners re quested endorsement of a plan to is- $£200,000 in for the prosc- the work Burlington this was granted Tutiic s fety was considered in an | increasing the ordinance adopted requiring all thea- ters to place lighted exit signs over tho exits The railroad committee was in- structed to take up with the public utilities commission the matter of ex- tending trolley lines to northern sec- tions of the city. supply by 20 of the $170,000 Voo for tlonal sewers issues of the High | Mayor Casts Double Vote, Mayor Quigley's famous the double eb of | vote was cast 17, honds at This meeting on and the cution of ruary was on matter salary of the assistant from $760 to $900 committee sanitary inspector The ances reported an amendment ordin- | for the The was of the per year. on chemist there duties inclusion port was question posed offic New Britain's “high cost of living recommended that a of a city tabled as to the a Te- BOMe pro- | committee on the ' reported uaid protest agaimst First Reward for Murderer meet For the first time in the history fl(! be have an Ash Hod with a Coa Hod besiq (patented). 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