New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 18, 1918, Page 10

10 ~— . COUNCIL TALKS OF THE MINIUN WAGE Dilierences of Opinion Gall for, Further Investigations of the gan 1918- cil auspic- | the very first | ivel had fallen be- | between Aldrman and City Clerk A. 1 mi then on thin old way. The old cour cilmen talked mucl The new members talked considerable. There was but comparatively little busine: to do, but it took quite some time to 4o it. The three outstanding features of the opening session were a lengthy argument on the advisability of hav ing the city fix a minimum wage day laborers at $3, a dollar donation from every member to purchase a ¢ flag which shall be displayed from the pole in Central Park and resolu- tions on the death of John Heming way, former custodian of the city building. As Mayor Quigley rapped his gav- el calling the council to order City Clerk Thompson immediately rose and announced that Councilman H. The 1919 iously words meeting cou initial common ing Orson I Thompson move the P. Richards of the fourth ward wished | swer him and he said ought to be done, Spen- | done arder critlcized to resign in order to take his place as alderman. Alderman Arthur cer of the second ward made such motion, whereupon Alderman O. F. Curtis arose and thundered: “Well, I belleve we've got some rules to run this council by.” ‘““Well,” snorted the city clerk ‘Well!” challenged the third ward- al | | i i er. The air was cleared when the mayor explained Alderman Curtis’ idea and the latter at once moved to suspend the rules. Immediately Councilman Richards resigned and at | once took the oath, becoming Alder- man Richards. Other members of the .council were also sworn in. Alde man Richards was also elected mayor pro tem of the council and the com- it Liberty Bonds are the real weapons for Victory We have made a start on the long hard road to Victory. Our men are fighting at the front in France. Our American industries have accomplished prodigious results in building up a war machine to fur- nish munitions and supplies. But we have only begun. We must do more and more. This is not a war of armies but of nations in which every citizen must do his part. Every worker in our industries is truly fighting in this war. Every man, woman and child who gives | mittee slate, ns | was elected. Towers, was con ders declined to the | was sel Alderman onc he { but he w {fac that tl seven il mittee. unfair especially of non-partisanship in city affairs. He likewise asserted ship he | the democrats v | tee' Alderman shot at the pc resolution permission to tomobiles, one a che ia service o for | of asked vice $67 would | moved to the submitted | derman | com on W sev bes printed yesterday, addition, Reginald councilman from the second, made chairman of the license 1mittee when George M. Lan- ve as chairman of ittee W, Wall In and railroad ted. comr Paonessa Attacks Police Com. M, Paones a grievance to air. He oppose appointments ition to the time in his in the coun~ not been important com- this eminently in view of the claims gelo o had did not the shed to call tre s is years that t with an He termed that of the license republicans had wis offered the chairman- committee which planned to give “a dead commit- only to fill up.” Paone, also took a ¢ commission when a introduced asking purchase two Reo au- ssis and the other Russell P. Taber resolution also trade in the patrol and ser- allowance of of the deal and was was r, from Hartford. The permission to s of tlie present ar, for which an is mad The c be $2,000. Alderman Curtis refer the matter back to board to have a tentative contract to the council. Then Al: Paonessa asked if the police d advertised for bids rs. No one would an- “As a rule this but T doubt it was in this case.” Later the sixth the police board advertising for bids 0 nmission 1 the new c: erely for not | and giving otler automobile dealers, ides the Hartford Reo man, a chance to give the city an offer. Alderman Richards | resolution { tion | pa ed cess to collect the money from cou Svery Council Buys New Flag. introduced a calling for an appropria- 1 of $25 to buy a fiag for central k and Alderman Paones: amend- it and asked for a five minute re- the ncil so it can be “a council flag”. member contributed a dollar aind the $30 will be used to buy the flag, | aforementioned i il the 1t two was the committee being aldermen. quickly. is in us. are Good Tires of substance and savings is adding to the national power. The foundation of all our vast war -making machine is the Liberty Loan. Money is needed to buvild more and more ships; to furnish food and guns and powder and trans- port and airplanes; to raise and equip new armies. We must oversubscribe this Third Liberty Loan and do it We must show the courage that ‘We must show a cheerful will- ingness to make sacrifices for our boys in the trenches. Buy Liberty Bonds Now United States Tires NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1918, | suggested that the superintendent of the cily building be instructed to | make arrangements for the daily | ralsing and lowering of the flag.” It was also suggested that the Scouts might help in this duty. The proposed grading of Burritt street occasioned a long argument and also called attention of the mem- bers to the fact that no member of the board of public works was pres- ent to explain matters. This resulted in a resolution asking that all boards hereafter have a representative at the councll meetings and that the cor- poration counsel also attend. The board of public works needs 0 for grading Burritt street, but this does not include walling in the brook or extending the bridge. The Stanley Works will have to co-operate to this end and on motion of Alderman Curtls the entire matter was dropped until the next meeting when the board of public werks will bring in a complete and detailed report. Minimum Wage Argument. Alderman Paonessa also introduced a resolution providing that the mini- mum wage for all day laborers em- ployed by the city be fixed at $3. City Englneer Hall explained that street department men now get a maximam of $2.70 and a miniraum of $2.25, while sewer department men get $3 and over. Councilman Eich- staedt said he did not fuvor estab- lishing any fixed rate, but preferred to let the boards use ' their own judgment in the matter of pay. He said that there are some old men in the city’'s - employ getting $3 and $2.25 who are not worth any more than that and “it is charity to keep them at work and keep them out of the poor house.” Again Alderman Paonessa was on his feet defending the laboring man, and particularly the old men who are past their prime. He saild that while the high priced officials have been generously raised by the council, the little fellow who works in the street and whose living expenses have increased just tho same has not. Alderman Curtis also favored increased wages, explaining that in other cities the minimum wages range from $2.75 to $4. He then urged that the council vote to increase the pay and ‘not go on rec- ord as a cheap cit On the vote on | Councilman Eichstaedt's amendment {that the minimum wage be fixed at | $2.50 the second ward alderman was Pl ( { ‘"“"”WW]W \ 3 sl A the only one of the entire councii to vote for i The matter was finally temporarily tabled until next Wed- nesday 1mght when the following committee will investi the mat- ter and make a comj sive T port: A. M, Paonessa, MeDon- ough, H. P. Richards, Curtis and R. Towers. passed a reso- lution asking the v bur 1 and the health department to co-operate with the federal food administration and the state committee on food supply to help in a wider use and distribution of milk as a food. Alderman s also put through a asking the board of public works to submit a plan whereby all houses on tne various treets shall be num- bered, and whereby the various streets will be marked with legible signs to help strangers find their v about. Ob next Wednesday evening there will b. a special council meeting to take action on the water board's recom- mendation for the immediate devol- opment of the Burlington water sup- ply. And once more the potato question came up for discussion. Alderman Richards introduced a resolution ask- ing that the proceeds from the sale of potatoes and fertilizer be used to ray the committee’s outstanding bills and once more Alderman Curtis was in his glory as he asked an explan- ation. T. H. Kehoe, chairman of the farm committee, explained that the committee had $888 in its treasury tut had to turn it back to the city at the close of the fiscal year and the treasurer had recommended the payment of a few bills out of the future receipts. Alderman Curtis also asked an explanation of another reso- lution providing that the farm com- mittee’s tools, tractors, ete., be turned over to the municipal gardens com- mittee for their use. Such tools as are not of use will be sold to an ad- vantage, it was explained. The cor- poration counsel was asked tigate the legality of abandoning Pleasant street west of John street and also to ascertain any the city. Regular Reports Received. The board of sented reports, as follows: Miller be given permission to two dwelling houses from the side of Elm street to the west side of the same street; that the board be authorized to buy three carloads of road oil at an approximate cost $2,000; that authority be given to re- pair and grade Smalley Park at a cost of about $300; that proper owners on High street from No. rortherly to the terminus of t luy a concrete sidewalk in their respective properties fore June 15, 1918. The finance committee presented resolution authorizing the comptro ler to draw his order on the treasu in favor of the B. Stein Buil company for 81,960, charging to the fire,and $$80 to the police « partment, for the work ce headquart It was of the hoard public works That move pre- on being donc adopted. of com- Paon- | resolution |, to inves- | benefits to | B. | east | of pensation and assessment relative to the proposed abandonment of Pleas- | ant street west of John street, caused some discussion. Alderman Richards moved to table the report and have | the corporation counsel give an opin- ion. It was so voted. Alderman Curtis amended to have the city englneer report as to the vlue Of the land and have the cor- counsel report as to the legality of the report, poration | city's rights, j ete. The ordinance committee recom- mended ordinance to bond the clerk o board of water commis- for $5,000. It was adopted. rdinance committes, on re- the civil service commission, 1 an amendment to the ordi- { nance, setting aside the age limit for i promotion among the officers of the | police department. The change was adopted. The comr | print | ing for | for printi { of the municipal .ot council roster; an sioners iy que | presente t o ittee on supplies and| nted a resolution call-! ructions to secure 'bids nd binding 1,000 copies record; 300 coples 125 coples and de- | livering same of the minutes of the {common council; 80 copies of re- [ ports to the common couneil. The finance committee presented following: That the comptroller ! draw his order for $2,600 in favor of Treasurer G. P. Spear of the war { bureau and charge the amount to | specia) appropriation, for the home lgardens; that the board of fire com- | missioners be authorized to buy five | fire alarm boxes for $137.50 each, I'the order being for the purpose of { taking advantage of $12.50 saving on | {each box: that the board of fire { commissioners be authorized to buy iat an opportune time, 150 tons of ltcoal and the board of police com- “missioners fifty tons. Memorial Resolutions. | The following resolution on the death of John Hemingway was | adopted: | “Whereas: John Heminway, the first and only superintendent of the pre hall died on the 6th | 1918, having for over ars diligently served the in- rests of the City of New Britain serintendent of sald building, That the Common express its appreciation of ! hful service and cause this | minute thercon to be spread upon the | city records. | “Resolved: That the City Clerk be | instructed to send a copy of this resolution to his family.” FOR SALE 50.000 square feet of land, corner of Fast Main and Harvard Streets, | suitable for business or residence use. . N. LOCKWOOD, T00M 407 CITY HALL. The Well -known Cod Liver and Iron Tonic, Without Oil To ENRICH THE BLOOD Anaemic, run-down, nervous, devitalized conditions result from poor or thin blood. A glance at the following formula of Vinol will show that it contains the very ingre- dients necessary to make good blood. 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