New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 18, 1919, Page 5

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD,THURSDAY, DECEMBER CHRISTMAS Copper Wagner A. A. WEE SR M- 80 WEST MAIN ST. e Plumbing WEAR EVER ALUMINUM Nickel Plated MILLS Tel. 381 inning Heating CITY COUNCIL, LED BY MAYOR QUIGLEY, | VOTES TO HAVE ALL ACCOUNTS COMPlLED < BY WELCOME HOME COMMITTEE AUDIT ED Practically the only digcussion aris- iug at the December meeting of the <€ommon council last pight _ followed the introduction of Aldevmen Paones- sa and Curtis’ countiof the Welcome Homa commit- fee bée turned "over to City €omptrol- “der Curtis for an.azudit. Mayar Quig- ley led the opposition, was To affair of the common council and a’ requést from’ that body would | take ‘on serious proportions and con- vey the idea that the dity’s represen- tatives ‘felt’ tliere wi “something wrong'. with the jaccount. rAldermen Paonessi and Curtig told of the jus- tice of suchra move as the city had «given money had been spent with an audit of the reports To convincerthe:council mem- bers he said, that he was not attenint. ing te, “cover up” anybody, the mayo called for a roll call vote of the mem- bers present: He voted for the reso- lution saying that he \msécu a thor- | ough investigation. M1l me: an’ GoFhay) eng with: ‘thg 6y 8 8 0} Iéhsfwd!. Epd’ Vo for tha Q\filitw[‘\'\ ormer ¢l a.}mr ing At wag'g refiection upgn’ the work: of jorge Sp(,.lr who préviously-audit- ! edi; the statéments, and . the . latter homlng for his.amendment,iprevious- ly defeated, that the daynival com- mittee’s statement alone. should ‘be #Fturnéed over for Inspection, Salary Increase, Pr Salary increases of approximately $23,260 were received’ by thé' council and were referred: to' the salary com- mittee. The city's.present: payrall is about $00,472 per annum .and. with. the ‘increases, should “alliof them ‘be « acted favorably upon by the wlary ‘committee, will be 311(,,88"9 The increases asked are: Clerk in building inspector's.office, from $936 to $1,040. Registrars of voters $1,600, Iispector of \\ev'hts afd measures for 25 per cent increase over present pay of $22.95 weekly. Board of relief for increcase from $1007to 3200, +. Clerk in mayor's office a Chairman of beard frop . $2,000 to $3.000. Clerk of city and from $1,500 to $1,800. Assistant electrician, $2,000. Clerk in assessors’ =200 to $1.500. City clerk from $2, Mirst deputy clerk, $1,800. from $1,320 to | $200 in- of assessors, police courts, from $1,482 to office, from 31 - 100 to $3,000. from '§1;300 "to Second deputy clerk, from $1,300 to 51,600, L resolution- that the ac- | explaining it ! and the. people were en- | titled ‘to a detalled! accountiof how it | doruiki | i First clerk, from 3\900 to $1,150. Second clerk, from'$850 ‘to $1,150. Clerk of board of fire commission- ers, from $400 to $600. Superintendent of charities, $1,600 to $2,000. Charity $1,600. Ci i 200. Stenographer, 00. Superintendent and matron at town home, from $1,200 to $1,400. Plumbing inspector, from $2,3300 to | $2,800. Deputy meat inspector, from $1,500 to $2,000. First sanitary inspector 300-t0 $1,600. < Second sanitary. inspector, from $1,- 200 .to $1,400! * Third sanitary mspector. from $1,- 000 to $1,200., ¢ ' physician, from $1,000 to $1,- from $1,000 to $1,- 9 from §1,- 1$1,600. Tft “'elgarqn‘x;smfm /1,800, toj $1, »,-sqam-) v iy Office clerk ; Janitor, THm, $936,1 : Milk inspector, from sl 000;to $1,- [600. . i Ghiet-6f police, from $2,400 to $2,- i 75:’ I, Captain $2,460. Lieutenant of police, from $1,950 to 2,316. Sergeants, .of' police from $2,100 to from $1.800 to $2,165. Patrolmen, 'from. $4.60 ‘per day to { $5.50 per day, first grade; ‘$4.25 to $5.25, second grade; 34 1.0 $5 for third grade. |« Chairman of water lmanl from' $1,- 000 to -$1,200. Superirtendent of - water ment, from $2,400 to $3,000." Foremin, ! water ‘department, , $1,600 to '$2,000. ¥ Clerk ' of watér [ department, $1,450 to ' $1,800. T | Stenographer, $200 increase. { Superintendent of health, from' $3,- {500 to $5,000. Tax collector, from $2,200 to $3,300. | Deputy collector, from $1, 000 to $1,300, | City engineer, .from 35, ooo to! se 000. Clerk, public works, from $1; soo to $1,650. Stenographer, $900 to $1,100. Foreman, street department, ]$1,650 to $1,980. Foreman, sewer department, {31,700 to $2,040. Assistant clty engineer, 400 to $2,600. Rodman, from-$1,000 to $1,200.° depart- from from public works, *from from from from > $2,- from ! investigator, from $1,300 to | l f t Iee company | the company, ! endanger ! ~ Dxa,ughtsmau, from 200. Foreman at filter beds, from. $1 to §1,400. Accept Ice Contract. A copy of the contract to be signead the water board and the Bailey| was introduced and ac- cepted. Tho contract specifies that the ice shall be sold within the city and- for.the use of New Britain peo- ple; that it shall be sold for less than other 1ice deglers shall charge; that upon ‘being found re- | sponsible for any nuisance that shall the purity of the water supply, will lose all rights to the ice and ‘the city shall sell what remains. Mayor . Quigley favored fixing a price, but Alderman Curtis argued the im- prncticu’blllty of "that move, as pllc S 1 might ‘change. Chairman W. $2,000 to by B. Rossberg was ,heard upan.other plans of.the water | ‘ board. He told the council members that his board had voted to install’a chlorinator at a cost''not to exceed $5,000 and a Venturi meter for meas- uring the water that leaves Whig- ville. Both matters were approveéd. “!He also told of‘a plin €o increase tlwe cost of water supplied to residents 6t near-by towns to 18 cents per 100 cubjc feet. It was remarked that in some instances the mains have heen tapped by residents of towns through i whlch the New Britain supply flows. | 'I‘llberculosls nurse, fw)m $1,400 to . | mended a special Traffic Taws. A resolution that the ordinance committee draft an ordinance for one-way traffic in sa southerly direc- tion on the west side of Central Park was approved by the council at the request of the police commission. The resignations of Councilman Charles TForsberg, - of the Second liward, and Councilman Charles Mc- \Murray,of ‘the Fifth ward, were read and accopted. | < A'set'fee of $25 for boxing permits was recommended by the license committee. and adopted by the council. . By B e i Councilman ~ George M. Landers offered a. resolution for a new fire- house to be built in the northeastern . part of the city. | The resolution tabled at the last meeting relative to gasoline pumps was continued’ indefinitely. It was the belief” of ‘the members that the council “or._public' works board -had neither the right to issue nor refuse such requests. An appropriation in next year’s budget ' for the working of a boule- vard running from Stanley street to Farmington avenue was advocated in a resolution. offered -by. Councilman King. Comptroller H. L. Curtls reported that he had audited ’the books of Frederick 'S. Chamberlain, who ‘' was city treasurer, and found them 'to' he correct. The comptm‘ner reported the pay- ment of a hill:'of §99.71 ‘to obtain a discount. A ‘The “comptroller reparted that the board of ‘finarce “and ‘taxation recom- “appropriation of $49,100 to the 'school board = for teachers* ‘salariés; '$3,000"for the in- cidental fund:.'and. $3,600 ‘to 'pay a balance to the stite highway aeccount. The amount for:the incidental fund was made $4,000° The tax of ‘one mill on the list of 1920 was adopted and the mayor was requested to call a special oity meeting to vote it. Payments amounting to $610 for making the personal tax enrollment were - recommended by the flnance committee; payments of incidental fund bills from.the emergency fund until sueh" a- time :as transfers are made: were authorized. y * The ‘comptroller:'was instructed to draw Tis order for.$800 in favor of Contractor A. N. Rutherford for work ‘on No. 6 fire station, Payments in favdr of Contractor Rutherford for $3,500; L. O. Zetter- man for “$1,447.35, 'and Parker and O’Connor for $1,500 for work on the municipal garage were ordered. Charity Commission’s Request. A request was made by the charity commission that it be empowered to pay Fred A. Murphy $51.84 for serv- ices as superintendent while receiving investigator's pay. The council voted ‘Murphy $75 for his work. An expenditure of $500 for the hog house was authorized, The commis- slon asked for permission to dispose ot lve stock and after several argu- ments were threshed over Chairman Riley volunteered the information that the cow-—the only remnant of what used to be a herd—had died and hence the resolution did not require adop- tion. st A grant ot tKowe made. The health department was empow- ercd to buy a - to cost not move | then $2,000. That board was authar- ized to cont with the Stewart Boiler works for a heating apparatus at the farm for $850. The heating ap- paratus contract went to Parker. & O’Conner for $1,478. ‘ 200 for new live et NAVY TOSSERS BEATEN. Annapolis, Md., Mec. 18.—Navy's basketball team was given a flurprlsbl by the Delaware college yesterday = afternoon, The Middies | were beaten by 34 to 19. The first half ended 18 to 13 in favor of the visitors. five here For Colds Influenza and as a Preventive, take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets. Look for E. W. GROVE'S signature on the box. 30c. i ter 18, 1919, ‘T IN WOODS. NEWLYWEDS Wandered in Subsisting On Be Mass., Dec, Mrs. lost in McCALL NAMED FOR BENCH. Boston, Dec. 18.—Former Governor Samuel W. McCall was yesterday mom- inated by Governor Coolidge to be judgé of probate and insolvency in Middlesex county. He will take the i place of Judge Charles J. Mclntire who has resigned after twenty-six years of service. Conats EDDY HEADS SHRINERS: Horace W, kddy, one af the m prominent members of the = M:.sq | “ in this vicinity, was elected illustri ' ! Forest i L Lenox, how Mr, ton wer 18.—A story of Adelbert 1 the northern 1 of the Maine woods and mxnm»mli about for four days without shelter or food was revealed in’ a letter re-! ceived here from Mr. Newton. The Netwtons were married in Exe- N. H. Both loving the wilds, they went into the Maine woods for their honeymoon, From a camp theg start- ed for a walk and lost their way, They were without a compass and followed a moose trail, which led them away from all human habitation. | Unable to locate their camp or a cabin they passed three nights out of doors, subsisting on dried berries. Fi- nally they came out on a stream and followed it to a hunting lodge. ! Lt New- potentate of the Sphinx Temple, M tic Shrine, last evening at the mce held at the Hartford club. waste Horton’s Fish Market 67 Church St. If He Drives a Car Give Him Auto Needs The height of joy to an automobilist—bhe acme of perfection in gifts—is to receive for Christmas some little nicety he has always wanted for the car and really never wanted to spend the money for, Such things add to the pride he takes in his car, and to the satisfaction he gets in driving it. . We have all those little auto niceties that delight the heart of every car enthusiast. ADNA F. 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