New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 19, 1918, Page 5

instructing the park commissioners | Elihu Burritt school and authorizing | to submit plans for the development §the sale of bonds at some future date | 4 of a swimming pool at Stanley Park | was adopted for brief discussion ind an estimate of the cost. Chair- ‘Why does this matter come here man Brooks reported to the council |asked Alderman Paonessa saying that P RK {hat this development should be a |he thought the meeting called l paEt of the whole park pian and in | for Tuesday nieht wad for that pus- the absence of plans it was impossible | pose. T id he understood the i —— to give estimate: There should be a chool board considered it did not ey —— o : - e building and the whole thing might | have to come to the council. = City Re On OY Ll[ke C?ISG Gallse IOI‘ THE AUTOMATIC FIREMEN Council Receives Petition FTOM cox beiween 10,000 ana ‘815000, 1o | Clork Thompson” cxplained that. the | RE] ‘ | A v % 51 © as opportune | corporation counse oc E s : ~ . s ks I’f,':h':“?,‘..‘]‘,:.l(‘f_ “’1‘,‘,‘,(,‘,,”\”},:“f,‘:,zc had to come to the common council. CflllSllC Remarks | One Globe User writes: cerning building. The communication | to. ¢ that it?” asked the alderman. | e - | service of your sprinklers, we | stated that it was the intention of the New Ordinances, firmly believe our entire block of City fathers were in a critical mood | committee to ask for an appropriation | Several reports from the ordinancs | buildings and stock would have At the September session last evening | Next year for a sum and have detailed | commitiee were re-committed to the | CPMmMissioners on its action in the been destroyed. at tv hall. Some interesting light { plans prepared for the development | committee after having been reported | acceptance of the resignation of for- | 3L eity ha «( ; L . o of the whole park improvements, |to the council. An unfavorable re- on the doings of the hoard of ¢harlty | which would include the swimming | port was made on the request of the 2 = S e Sl commiseioners was promised by Alder- | pool so that immediately after | board of health for an ordinance to | enefit of the Y “‘“"‘_e’ GLOBEAUTOMA“C man ©O. F. Curtis and the board of | {he war the work could be under- | require the washing of dishes, and | DY the common council at its meeting f SPRINKLER CO. police commissioners was scored for | AKen. The commissioners asked that | cutlery used in restaurants and at | last evening and was subjected to se- —'413“ £ s under the circumstances they be re- | soda fountains. Health Supt. DrI.| vere criticism on the part of members 3 X D'Esopo ts action in the acceptance of the jjoveq of the instruction to prepare ! Noore explained that this matter was e e e Building, resignation of former Policeman | plans and etimates and submit them | taken up because of the activity of i S ks s 1 Hartford, Gustav Litke “for the henefit of the | to the October meeting of the council. | the federal authorities. Speaking as | Nes$a, who championed the cause of | ervice.”” A report on the potato| Alderman Paonessa, who has been [ regard the washing of glasses at soda | Mr. Litke, declared the action of the 7 The Interaationst servie rep: potato | h 31| Motor Company's striving for this development at the | fountains he said it was impossible | hoard was “good enough for Ger- . e many, but not for the U. S. A" Al- A report of the board of police | Plants without sprinklers never write mer Patrolman Gustav Litke for “the such letters. Don't let it go too long. venture was presented. The !, i4p ana park, first favored referring | to clean them with cold water and s to the city was practically “H\n report back to the commi disease is spread in that way He : $10,000, Reports on these matters | Put Alderman ‘Curtis explained that | cited Spanish influenza and diphtheria ""‘:"‘f”,' Rusts falsoficrllicizeaRthofres will be found more in detail under | SUCh actlon left the matter up in the | as common discases spread that way. | port of the commission. 3 air and to comply with the instruction | Dy Moore said the instaliation of hot The the commission would have to pre- | water would not bec a burdensome from the Thrift Stamp cominittee, | pare fo report at the next councll | expense. A question raised by Chair- | S " ] | asking official sanction for the council | meeting, man Mueller of the ordinance com- | Mr. Litke's resignation was pre- on a proposition to have a public | Alderman Paonessa said he has|mitice was how effectively would the | sented Lo the chief of police on June | a¢ once and remarked with some | 1 ) | been trying for yoals ’“‘hi"';“ ”‘”l“"." ordinance be PnfO;'Vf‘d Dr. ;\‘00"“ The next meeting of the com- | heat on the report. He caused the establish a municipal swimming place. | replied a similar ordinance is enforces o Bk 2 o ity olerk to read Mr. Litke's rec- frowned upon as not becoming the | Tt is to be regretted that the city has | in New York and is recommended by | ission was held July 5. The resig- X : o | > h e e e e A ommendation from Chief Rawlings dignity of the body. 'The motive, | no such place. He spoke of the fine | the government. Some members of | N7 OB G 10 S BRI, | S s SR howsver, was approved, hut the mem. | Public baths in Springfield. the council thought it would enforce | and T assumed that Mr. Litke would i e o e G bl i “What have we u"'k- N"““H_ it | 4 hardship. Dr. Moore suggested | wait a few days, but was informed on | be settled by the police commission- a fro 3 ark « ssioners | the > desir resul i se- " s A "ma v o sl e e o G b rv.lglhf:?_{;[:‘h‘::n{])||y 5 ?ry»“:?n Fioncr: that the desired resuit misht be ’e the street that he would leave the | ers”’ said Alderman Paonessa. “It dignified by actlon of the body. The | squandered $12, just t p the | cured by an ordinance requiring the was true that Litke and a superior board of park -commissioners shared | had a disagreement. The chief of police knew what had transpired. It station and requested the | didn’t stop with one time and rather ! ght u > captain, in the absence of the chief | than have any trouble Litke tendered next yeag | 0ld issue of the authority of the | not venture an opinion as to whether | 15 call Mr. Litke's attention to the | his resignation and it was accepted | council to order commissions to carry | or not it would be. On motion of | fact that he should allow his resigna- | “for the benefit of the service”. I g to aid in the sale of Thrift Stamps | out instructions. The charter should | Councilman Gorbach this ordinance | tion to be passed :ipon by the board | understand that to mean ‘the depart- eet forth that the Kaiser had been | he changed to that beards would be | was recommitted for further consid- hefore leaving, in order that his rec- | ment is better without you." He peti- red and on Dec r 28, W | > 7 captured and December 28, when | 5 ord would he clear. The captain | tioned for'a hearing and it was not : 2 new Thrift Stamp campaign is to | are the real representatives of the| The ordinance committee did not | under the control of the council. “We | cration x spoke with Mr. Litke and told him | given. Is this common council noth- W " be inaugurated, it is proposed to hang | people,” he said. UFFIBI ! l recommendation was prompted by a desire to do him a personal favor. Chief’s Recommendation. Alderman Paonessa took the floor police commission’s statement was as follows: eparate headings. A communication hanging, in effigy, of the Kaiser, was | bers felt that the plan should not be holc at the top of Walnut Hill park. | use of sanitary drinking cups. When | department at once, without awaiting in some of the critici red. Al- | That' place is filthy and unhealthy. | questioned, Judge Cooper said it | the action of the board. I called at derman H. P. Richards, pre ed in | It has no inlet or outlet, said the | would be possible to draft ordinances | the police the absence of Mayor Quigley, who | alderman and then he brought up the | that could be enforced, but he would 0 L Twenty members attended The resolution concerning the plan | recommend the passage of the pro-| that he was automatically discharg- | ing but a bunch of figureheads? him from a tree at Central Park. | Alderman May said that he w posed ordinance requiring the placing | jng himself when entered other em- | man who has served the city faith- I'm in favor of that, the only | giad to hear the alderman agreed | of vent traps in garages and places ployment before his resignation had | fully is let go. The chief recom- thing is 1 wish they would hang the | with him and recalled his efforts to | where gasoline is handled. The com- | peen passed upon. Mr. Litke per- | mended that the resignation be ac- vhole damn Hohenzollern family,” | e board and commissions be | mittee recommended that the matter | cicteq and left the department on | cepted for the bemeft of the service, atd Councilman Gillln placed under the council by charter | be referred to the building inspector | june 30 to take another position. and yet he gave him a good recom- “What's it all about? Is it an in- | change. and board of public works to prepare 5 vitation to burlesque?” asked Al- “We've got to make a start and put | an estimate of what the expense will lerman Curtie a stop to this funny work, Councilman Gorbach said he did | derman Paonessa nét think it was a business-like wav | Councilman Gillin said the park of doing business to act on such a | hoard was composed of able men who tesolution. President Richards dis- [ are giving their service to the city epproved action on the resolution.|and he objected to the criticism. The Alderman Curtis deseribed fhe com- | council is a legislative body and should munication as “child’s talk’ and re- | not condemn commissioners. “It's garded it as a petition that the police | time we might act a little more ould act upon courteously,” he said. He favored ac- George C. LeWitt agreed that the | cepting the commissioner's report for Wea is to burlesque the Kai and | the reason that the time is not oppor- any statements in opposition would | tune to undertake such projects. not be regarded as disloyal utter- “I don’t agree with the councilman ances that we have no right to criticise. If Alderman Paoneszsa termed opposi- | the gentleman got in touch with some ion to action by the cohncil on the | of the commissions he might find matter ‘“ridiculous” and dared any | cause for comment,” said Alderman member of the council to vote against | Curtis. He was opposed to under- it taking the project because of the Realizing that the proposition was | government request not to undertake an advertising idea Alderman Spencer | big improvements. Alderman Curtis gxpressed the hope that it would | favored a place for free haths “but it rove more successful than the fizzle | looks as if we’ve got to go unwashed.” £ Saturday in connection with the | Alderman Paonessa said that it is sirplane visit. “Our Hartford friends | not his purpose to have the pool built had to hog the show as usual” he | now but he.wants that to become said { part of the first of the developments Councilman Mueller said that he | of the park. “If it's zoing to cost was in favor of granting permission to | 000 to develop the park we won't ge the park, but personally he did | the swimming pool for fifty years.” 10t need any such plan to urge him | 1t \would he possible to prepare the fo buy stamps. Alderman Paonessa | nian. possibly for $50, but what regarded the communication as be- | weyjq he the good as the work could NORELR tho ‘”‘\‘;”]‘i of 'l“‘" .’y"“"“:’.‘ f‘n’;"‘ | not he undertaken, sald Alderman Jouncilman Wells said he did ! i Curtis, e crds i | sl envaslentoved Ivh e A aers On the mation of Moorman Curtl® | man Paonessa withdrew his motion e permission | ¢ "oter the report back on the wnd refer the matter to the board of | v publie works and police department, | ET0Und that it would he “for the pY F 5 benefit of the service.” The report of the park commissioners was then ac- cepted said Al- Anti-Kaiser Petition. Herewith is printed the anti- | kaiser petition presented and referred | Salary Increases. lo the police and board of public| A resolution presented by Council- e man Eichstaedt provides that all res o his honor the mayor and mem. | uests for salary adjustments be sub. sers of the Common Council of the | Mitted at the December meeting and & of New Bittein the various departments will be noti- , The undersigned were appointed by | fled to that effect. Attention was he \War Savings Stamp committee of | celled to the fact that an ordnance his city, to devise ways and means | Provides that the salary adjustmerit: o further popularize and promote the | Will be talen up in January. Council- ‘ale of Thrift Stamps in this com. | Man Steiner said what Is the good of munity. A means immediately pre.| SUch, an ordinance as mo notice is sented itselt in that we decided that | t2ken of it and Alderman Curtis said a0 ‘greater method could be adduced, | that the charter and statutes legislate than to present the author of this|©7 the matter so that they can come litis bar i ol his aishorior i io j up at any time. Councilman Mueller he public of New Britain, and mete | #87eed that was the fact, but added »>up upon him a fit penalty for all his | the council can reject the petitior * orimes. The beast of beasts is nqw in | President Richards inquired the rea- 5% Suatods 55 iHérefore: sons for the change In the time for We respectfully petition your ' tAkINg up the salary question and s 3 | Councilma Eichstaedt explained henorable body for ermission to geactiian - : Y | that it was in order that the commit- a8ng the Kaiser on a sour apple tree | . it the north-eastern corner of cen- | te® Would have more time to act ral park, on the 28th day of Sep.|POn them. The time this year was ember 1918, with a stout rope, untll | t00 short. The remolution was re- O ek | ferred to the sale and ordinance committee We extend a special invitation to | he members of your honorable board | o be present and witness this high | axecution, and believe that you will | ¢ ;neacting city business is proposed oy the sight of seelng the infamous | 4, resolutions offered by Alderman head of the Housc of Hohenzollern, | cyrtis. Both matters were referred to receive his just dosert at the hands of | 4o ordinance committee. One reso. representatives of the people of New | y,tjon qirects that city officlals and Britain. commissions making purchases of It 1s especially appropriate that the | yuierial or labor Involving an out. aanging shall take place on this day | <" o or more shall reccive hids ind date as it marks the opening of | from not less than two bidders and he drive for the fourth Liberty Loan | wpere the amount involved is in ex- throughout the length and breadth | .ocq o $100 a contract therefor shall of the country. The public of NeW | o entered into Alderman Curtis Britain is to receive a special invita-| ypjajned that the purpose is to pre- fon to be present in a body, and wit- i yont carte blanche purchases. Tt ess this exscution,: which will. be | ccems 40 him to be a wise precau- Attingly carried out With hilarious | jon and will tend to economy. The seremonies other resolution expressly prohibits The joyful exercimes will be ac-| . mmicsioners from making pur- sompained by the sale of War Sav-| ¢hages from themselves or from cor- ngs Stamps, in charge of special | yorations in which they have a live lommittee of Wwomen canvassers. money interest In explanation he Signed. said now members can pass upen GEORGE LEWITT. their own bills and because members LEWIS STEPHENSON, like to work in harmony one commis- J. B. COMSTOCK, sioner might not like to question a H. V. CAMP. fellow commissioner’s bill $10,000 Swimming Pool, i $12,000 For Burritt School. Chairman Brooks of the board of | A resolution to call a special city jark commissioners submitted a com- | meeting to authorize the appropria Bunication relating to the resolution | tion of $12,000 for expenses in con- Wopted at the last council meeting, | nection with the construction of the New Business Practices, New legislation in the matter of be to make all the changes. It was done No ordinance is necessary to make it a misdemeanor to scatter glass, scrap metal, etc., in roadways as there is a state law on the subject and also a city ordinance. ‘“What good are they unl y enforced 2" aked Alder father of the resolution. He explained his pur- pose was to save tires and he fore- casted that in a year tires cannot be bought. An unfavorable report was made on the resolution suggested for the licens- ing of electricians and requiring them to take out permits for work. Later it may be advisable to separate the city's electrical department from the general electrical work, but it is not advisable now on account of the war, said Chairman Mueller’s repor The ordinance requiring the restau- rants to serve milk in individual bottles was adopted A new ordinance proposed that utensils used in handling milk be washed with hot water, “or sterilized with live steam.” Councilman Gorbach inquired if this was satisfactory to the board of health. Dr. Moore Sug- gested that the word “or” be changed to “and.” In explanation he said that the hacteria in milk served in New Britain is too high. “We are swallow- ing too many microbes,” said Dr. Moore. He said that even without an ordinance the health commission is meeting with success in having dealers of milk install sterilizers. Councilman Wells inquired what the cost would be to the milk men. D, | Moore was unable to state. Chair- man Mueller aid he thought it would be expensive and that's why the re- quirement for sterilization was not made compulsory. This was referred to the mmittee to go ever again An ordinance to require ail city | owned automobiles to bear large signs designating city ownership and pro- | hibiting the use of them except for | city business was discussed. The term | 1gns” was regarded as too astic and {oo indefinite. Alderman Spencer said they might carry =a | Cremo Brewery sign. It would be sign. Chairman Mueller explained | that he was willing to leave some thing to the judgment of the city | officials. Alderman Spencer moved | to refer the ordinance back to have the size of the signs specified and al- 50 requiring the name of the depart- ment to which the cars belong Councilman Gillin said he thought the | council was making itself ridiculous when it got down to specifying the | size of the letters, etc. The rate for public carriage hire for funerals was increased from $4 to $6 by change of ordinance Councilman Gorbach thought the charge expensive and wanted an amendment specifying that the charge was for the duration of the war Chairman Mueller smoothed the way for the passage of the ordinance by explaining that the council can change the ordinance after the war if 1t wishes. Changes in the civil service rul concerning the requirements for e gibility for appointment to. the fire and police departments were without comment Progress on Fuel. The special committee appointed to consider the advisability of purchasing a quantity of wood for use during the winter, reported progr The situa- tion seems to be improving, the re- port gaid, and local dealers are get- ting in a supply of wood Councilman Gillin inquired about a report from the committee authorized | at the last council meeting to inquire | into the number of city employves now in the service of the army or navy Councilman Dehm, the chairman, was not present and the report was not | given. Alderman Richards made a report of progress on the arrangements for the home gardens and canning exhibit to be held at the state fair at Berlin next wee' grace. provocative in his duties, ignation was put New Britain, kidneys. “The matter was brought before | mendation. Does that agree with the our meeting on July 5 and the chief reported the circumstances which led up to the resignation. They were in substance as follows: “M. Litke had not been in the hab- it of receiving suggestions or tlons from his sergeant with good He made it a practice to ar- gue with him, and, in general, his bearing towards his sergeant was A few days prior to his resignation, he had an altercation with Sergeant Johnson, which devel- oped into a heated argument “The board felt the city was en- titled to reasonable consideration the hands of its emplovees, ly at a time like th ervation of public order was of such importance and the police depart- ment was short of help; that such consideration was not shown by an officer who left his position in of anger and on account of an argu- ment which grew out of an effort of his superior efficer to instruct him nd who, if he had any complaint to make of his treatment, could have an opportunit; before the board by waiting a few days. On recommendation of the chief, his resignation was accepted, for the good of the service. considered necessary, as Mr. Litke s no longer a member of the de- partment, having accepted another position “Mr. Litke's statement that his ECZEMA First on thigh in acaly form. Broke out in rash on face causing disfigure- ment. Itched something dreadful, scratched and irritated it. Al sorts of salves did not do any good. Then sent for sample Cuticura. Helped a great deal 50 bought more. Used two cakes Soap and three boxes Ointment and was healed. From signed statement of Miss Mil- dred M. Kien, 376 Grove St., West Roxbury, Mass. If you have a poor complexion im- prove it by using Cuticura Soap daily and Cuticura Ointment occasionally. Bample Zeh Froe by Mail ~Address post-curd: “Catleurs, Dopt. H, Bostoa'' ~Sold everywhers. Seap Z6c. Omtment 3 and 60c. Talcum 2c. TAKE IT IN TIME Just As Scores of New Britaln People Have. Waiting doesn't pay Tf you neglect kidney backache, Bladder troubles often follow Doan’s Kidney Pills are for kidney backache, and for other kidney ills. New Britain citizens endorse them. Mrs. John 8chilling, 309 Maple St., says: “Over-work and dampness and cold always affect my T can tell when they are out of order as T have terrible sharp pains {in my back and my kidney’ right. Doan’s Kidney Pills always give mae relief, and I recommend them very highly.” 60c, at all gealers. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfgrs, Buffalo, N. Y- instruc- especial- when the pres to bring it No hearing was in with the consent of the chief is not in agreement with the chief's version of the matter. The chief made out his reslgnation be- cause Mr. Litke insisted upon contrary the advise of the chief. The 's action in giving him action it did. ““That doesn’t hold we- Let us place ourselves in Litke's place. | The records as they now stand are a blot on his reputation. “Why don’t they give him a hear- ing? Is it because they are afraid he is_going to expose somebody? Stuff like that is good enough for Germany, but not for the U. 8. A.” In reply to a question by Council- man Gorbach as to the power of the common council in the matter Pres- ident Richards said that he under- stands the council has no power. Report Does Not Hold Water. Alderman Curtis regretted that the matter came up as the board has full power and perhaps it is well that it should be that way. He then called attention to the fact that the resig- nation was made out in June and the officer terminated his services June 30, yet on July 5 the board took the actio it did. ‘“That doesn’t hold wa- ter yery well,” said Alderman Cur- tis. He did not think the board had a right to blacklist a man. If the board felt it had control of the offi- cer up to July 5 it should have called him in and he did not think the board was justified in hitching on tr clause “for the good of the service Alderman Curtis said he did not think the police commission handled the matter right. The report was tabled until the next meeting. POTATOES COST CITY $4.181, PER BUSHEL Selling Price $1.95 High and 10 Cent Low—Thanks for Making Success New Britain's venture in the | realms of municipal farming cost the | taxpayers $10,084.70. Auditor William Rossberg presented “a supplemen- | tary and final report” for the muni- ! cipal farm committee last evening | and it showed the sale of 4,949 5-12 | bushels of potatoes for which the ci | received $7,063.83. Prices ranged | from $1.95 per bushel down to 10 ts per bushel. Three bushels were | sold at that price. The average | price per bushel was $1.45 and the | cost of the potatoes was about | $4.18 1-2 cents per bushel | The cash deposited with the city | treasurer was $7,880.54 and the in- | ventory showe $1,433.64 siving total | assets of the venture as $9,314.18. | The total cash disbursements were | $19,499.58 and thers is also an un- | paid bill for $799.35 for police serv- making a grand total expense | of the project of $20,248.88. | “While the degree of success at- | tained was not all that could be de- sired, it was through no fault of your committes, but to conditlons that could not be foreseen, and circum- stances over which it had no con- trol,” says the report. Thanks were expressed to all who ssisted in making the project a suc- cess and recommended that the va- rious machinery and materials be turned over to the town farm. Councilman Gorbach said that he saw no other way than to accept the | report, but he hoped that in the | future it would be referred to before a similar veture was undertaken. Alderman Curtis inquired about the machinery, saving that he had supposed that was going to be sold to cut down the defleit. Mr. Ross- berg said that during the summer the | | | | | equipment was used by the home don't act | gardens committee of the chamber | of commerce. He said if the council so directed it could be sold, On the | motion of Alderman Curt!s the report was tabled for printing in the minutes. CONN. JUNTOTS / ARMY Metropolitan championship for Connecticut un- der auspices off St. Joseph’'s Y. M. A, A. and A. A. U. license, Saturdgy, Sept. 28. Garden Ptoducts and Livestock. Free vaudeville and Band Concerts. All the other attractions going to make up a live Country Fair. Days 50c, Nights 25c. T R R I 2 R I H A A R 0 Ry e e e TS SWATS CHARITY BOARD Alderman Declares He'll Not Be Bulldozed and Promises Some- thing Interesting. ventilation of some qof the trans- actions of the board of charity com- missioners Is promised to the public by iAlderman common council the matter of personal board of chartiy commissioners in re- lation to the slaughtering of stock at the town farm His objection presentiniz vious meeting quire into the matters as surrepitition resolutions the council “‘underhand | of the board of charity commissioners so termed his action in a communica~ tion, which was published The Alderman resented the questioning of his right to inquire into the matter. It was an attack on me as a mem- |‘ber of the common council for in- quiring, which I had a right to do. So long as I am a member of thg common council I am going to exer- cise my right and I'm not going to bes bulldozed There have been soma things done which ought to be ven- tilated. I will make a report in the press and it will not be very pleas- ant,” said Alderman Curtks. Mr. Curtis said that he called on Chair- man Riley at the factory and suggest- ed that he ouzht to look into the matter and correct some of the statements he made. He questioned Mr. Riley in regard to some matters and Mr. Riley questioned Mr. Curtis as to whether or not is was any of his business and sent him away with a remark that he (Mr. Riley) didn't want anything more to do with him. Over-the-top-people —the doers—find rare inspiration in the wonderfully flavored and full- bodied corn.flakes