New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 25, 1923, Page 2

NEW BHFAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25 1023, ' Compromise on Civil Service; Council to Censor Questions| Charter Amendment Limits School Board in Spending Money—Mayor Wins on| Deputy Clerk Fight, th eouneil, eting evening adopting the amend t to Bection 19 of the charter of City of New Tiritain whieh would | bolish eivil serviee in this gity, After 4 diseussion about one hour's dur- \tion the members voted Lo table the watter until later in the evening when umendment, whieh had been prepared by the corporation counsel, was read by Judge Jehn M, Kirk- ham and which would give the eom- ouneil the power of supegyision auestions to be prepal by board for the exami- for policemen Members o common Come to Us for Your Al & speeial Sick Room Necessities | . BANDAG S " GAUVZ — | COTTON— DISINFECOTAN TS FOUNTAIN SYRINGE e 101 BAGN— FOUR LICENSED PHARMACINTS To Compound Prescriptions, The Dickinson Drug Co. 169171 MAIN STREET i cre opposed 1o of L New over a servies applicants 1 firemen. The nation of ! Amendment, | proposed amendment follows Section 13, etion 19 of an aet amending the charter of the ecity of New Britain, approved May 16th, 1917, is hereby amended to read as follows Soction 19, There shall be a civil service board for the City of New Britain consisting of four electors of suld city to be appointed by the mayor and its members shall serve without compensation, The necessary expenses of said board wshall be provided by the common council. The members of the present civil service board, un- less sooner removed, shall serve until the first day of June, 1917, In the month of May, 1917, the mayor shall appoint one member of said board to serve for a term of one year, one member to serve for a term of two rears, one member for a term of three rs and one member for a term of ears from the first day of June | next succeeding their respective ap- | pointments, and annually thereafter in the month of May the mayor shall |appoint one member of said board to | serve for a term of four vears from | the first day of June next succeeding | his appointment. In case of vacancy the mayor at any time may appoint to fill said vacancy for the unexpired term, Not more than two of the members appointed shall at any time! be members of the same political | party and no member of said hoard‘ shall hold any other city office or em- | ployment. The mayor shall have the power to remove any member of said board for cause. Each appointment to and advancement in the fire and police departments of said city here- lafter made shall be made from among the five highest names on lists of per- |sons cligible for such appointment or advancement, by passing such tests or | minations and having such other| qualifications as such eivil service board may by its rules require, said rules to be subject, howsver, to ap- proval or revision by the common | | eouncil of said city. Appointments jand advancements of employees in| Lt U WHITE OXFPORD SHIRTS Collar attached uine alpha Oxford P $2.19 WOVEN MADRAS SHIRTS ade shirts One lot of high gr og. to $3.50, 8179 FLANNELETTE PAJAMAS One lot of ex Flannel Pajamas " $1.59 95°99 Msylum Street Hartford. “It Pays To Buy Our Kind"” DRI L AR WA TN TR “City ltems llent Outing Il sizes. Reg. Radio sets and supplies at Morans' |5y gther department of the city may | his aunt had died and left him $2,500. " (uestions of Defense Counsel ~—advt. | be placed by the common council| Ernest Hockey of Montreal is visit- |under said civil service rules and said | ing friends in this city. | board is authorized in the case of all Meet me at Schmarr’s for dinner.— |appointees and employees of the city | advt. to make and promulgate rules for The Sons of Veterans Auxiliary will | their examination, subject, however, )iold the regular weekly social from |to revision or alteration at all times Luntil 5 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, | by said common council.” Mhe regular meeting will follow at| Paonessa Condemns School Board. 8 o'clock. ! Mayor Angelo M. Paonessa, in what Two patients having appendicitis | might be called a fiery speech, flayed have entered the Court street hospital. | the sehool board for the amount of | Miss Beatrice Riddy ot 151 Kelsey | money it is expending in New Britain. | street was operated upon last evening | The mayor told the council members and Mrs, Fred Palmer will be operat- | that the people no not realize what a red upon this evening or tomorrow |large amount of money the school ymorning. | board is spending, and if conditions | continue to exist in this city for the next ten years as they are now there will not be anyone in New Britain at that time widp will be able to afford / i to own his own home. A Alderman F. R. Gilpatric, in an- L4 swering the mayor's speech, said that @OMIH money spent for education is money Package Sugars | which creates wealth. The mayor | | said that he would oppose any amend- . Uni ornt, ' 0'1‘1'80‘ | ment or move to be made which| would give the school board power to | appoint a purchasing agent in the| | school department. He asked that the council members adopt the amend- meht before the house which would | necessitate the school authorities | coming before the common council for approval if their bills exceeded $300. Limit School Board's Powers, | The amendment as adopted reads as follows: | “The school committee of the con- | solidated school district, except in the | matterof contracting for services of | its ordinary employes, shall not in-| | cur any obligations exceeding three | hundred dollars in amount, without first obtaining the approval of the| { common council, providing contracts| and purchases which in the opinion of the committee are emergency cases not justifying delay, may be without the approval of the common council, but shall be reported to it at its next meeting. All private or public acts insofar as they may apply to the powers and duties of the school com- mittee of the consolidated school dis- trict of New Britain and to the ex- tent that the same may be inconsistent with' the provisions of this act are | hereby repealed.” | One Taxing District Approved, The council acted = favorably on many of the charter amendments, in- cluding the one which would give to| | the city one taxing district compris- ing all the territory within the limits| of the city. Senator Edward F. Hall explained that those residing in the second tax- ing district will not be obliged o pay | any more money in taxes as the board of assessors have assured the com- mon council that if the amendment| was adopted the valuation on prop- | erty in the second district would be | lowered so that the taxes of individ- uals would not be increased. Jurisdiction in South End Park. By another amendment adopted the common council of the City of New Britain will have full right and authority to enact ordinances and orders regarding the preservation, protection and manner of use of that section of Willow Brook park situa- tion in Berlin and the police court of this city, its prosecuting officers and police officers of New Britain will have exclusive jurisdiction and au- Siceeten il with Domino Granulated, Powdered ectioners, en Syrup and Sugar Molasses Brown B. NELSON High Class Tailoring Imported and Domestic Woolens 58 W. Main St. therity ever erimes and misdemeanory and vielatien of the ordinances of New Britain committed at the park as though the rk were entively sit uated within the terriis limits of New Britain, if faverable action is taken on the amendment at the sion of the General Assembly The ceuncil adepted the amend ment which would give the elly the right to sell water to the inhabitants of Newington, Plainville and Burling ton under the same oconditions us water is supplied to the residents of Kensington and Berlin Mayor Will Name Deputies, The echarter amendment Whiph would allow the eity eclerk and tax colgpetor to name their deputies with out the consent of the mayor Wwas defeated by a yea and nea vote, Nine opposed the adoption and cigit were for it Mayor Paonessa sald that anyone who weuld vete for the amendment would vote against Miss Jean Coch. rane, who, he sald, has served faith fully since she was appointed to the position she now holds in the eity clerk’'s office. Alderman Gilpatrie and others stat- ed" that the remarks made by Mayor Paonessa were entirely uncalled for and they did not helieve that the amendment had been introduced as a move to oust Miss Cochrane. The amendment was also adopted which will allow the court to ¢ §:30 o'clock daylight or standard | time, whichever one is in foree lary of Health Board Clerk, The matter of an increase in sal ary for Miss Catherine Brooks of the health board was referred to the ary committee for further action Dr. Fred P, Lee outiined the work Miss Brooks does and sald that he thought she was deserving of an in- crease from $1,600 to $1,600 a year. The matter of an increase Iin pay for the superintendent of & § and su- perintendent of sewers was also re- ferred back to the salary committee, An invitation was read from Eddy- ses on at sal- Glover post, American Legion, invit. | ing the mayor and comumon council members to attend the legion mass meeting at the Central Junior High school auditorium on Saturday eve- ning at 7:30 o'clock in honor of Na- tional Commander Alvin C. Owsley. | R ’ CHANDL ! “Foremen’s Nigh served at the Y. M. C, A, thi ning under the auspices of the New Britain in-| dustrial council. George B, Chandler of Hartford, compensation commis-/ sioner, will speak on compensation. Coffee and sandwiches will be served. AL BANQU The annual banquet of the Dart- | mouth club of L‘nnnm:firul will be |ajleged that Skurzewski aids and abets | |held at the Hotel Elton in Waterbury by standing guard outside the store tomorrow evening. Dartmouth gradu- :‘ be in Brit- ates from all over the state wi attendance. About 17 from New ain will attend. HEIR BUT HE DIES Paris—Jean Millett, 16, was sen- tenced to death charged with murder. ing two women to get $10. On the eve of the execution he received news =z W S R % Solid—not fluffed up Bread that is made of the best ingredients is always of a firm texture—light but not fluffed up. The reason that White Rose, the Master Loaf of the Six Bakers, makes such a sotid homey-look- ing loaf is because it is made on such a “rich”’ recipe, with just the materials you would use yourself to make the wholesomest and most nutritious bread. 7 = / 7 WOMEN! DYE WORN, FADED THIGS NEV Draperies Ginghams Stockings Everything Sweaters Dresses Skirts Kimonas Coats Curtaing Walsts Coverings Dyes Each 18 cent package of "Diamond Dyes” contains directions so simple any woman ecan dye or tint her old, word, faded things new, even if she has never d before, Ruy Diamond Dyes—ne other - kind—then perfect bome dyeing is guaranteed, Just tell your druggist whether the material you wish to dye ja wool or silk, or whether it is linen, cotton, or mixed goods, Diamend Dyes never streak, spot. fade, or run ARREST WITNESS AS AID IN HOOGH CASE State Alleges Skurzewski Acted as “Lookout” for Pawlicki | Constanti Skurzewski, who came to court this mornng as a defense witness in the liquor charges against Wiadislaw Pawlickl, found himself under arrest as a confedgrate of Pawlicki and will be required to fur- nish a bond of $200 and costs to se- cure hi§ freedom, In Pawlicki's case, judgment was reserved until next Tuesday morning at which time Skur- zewski will be tried. Justice Henry . Roche was on the bench tihs morn- ing and Prosecuting Attorney Joseph (. Woods prosecuted. o James Scott, progietor of a pool room on North street, pleaded gullty to violating the liquor law and paid a fine of $75 and costs, The cases of Joseph and Stanley Mlynarski were tried and the former was discharged, having proved that he is no longer connected with the place. Stanley was assessed $200 and costs. Skurzewski is “Lookout” >awlicki was charged on two counts | of liquor law violation, reputation and | keeping with intent to sell. The state nd furnishing *a warning when the police are approaching. When Patrolmen W. trolls, Pat- rick McAvay and John Stadler went into the store last night, the proprie- tor threw a pitcher of fluid into a gon-' tainer of water. A quantity of the stuff was analyzed by Chemist M. W, Davenport and was found to contain 3.4 per cent alcohol. In replg to . T, Traceshl, the chemist said the stulf sieiied strongly of carbelic aeid, sup POrURg (he allorney’'s contention that i wes & disinfectant and not & bever- i-lv Kept with intent to sell Bougtt Dok Patrolman Stadier testified that en | Decomber 31, he sent & man inte the |store 1o buy & bettie of liguer, The j'uenl " was unable to purchase a bot- fie, but did buy & drink, he told the police, and upon returning to the street he allowed the policeman to smell his breath te prove his state- ment Patroimdn Stadler (estified that the breath smelled strongly of lquer . Quart in Miynarski's Store | In the Miynarski case, a quart of liquer found in the stere at the eor- ner of Lafafette and Grove streets was offered in evidence, Joseph Miynar- ski, whe was in the place at the time, had his hat and coat on, Btaniey was | working behind the bar, The search | warrant was made out in the name of Stanley. Joseph proved that for the past year he has been in the farming business and that his ealls at the store in question were only for the purpose o fvisits ar to receive mail. | Manley admitted ownership of the place, but sald he had no knewledge | of the presence of liguor, ! Youth Stole at School Ceylon Sanborn, aged 17, was found guilty of the theft of sums of money | totalling $20, from the Elihu Burritt schoo!, and he was placed on proba- tion until February 5, so that he ! might have an opportunity to make | pestitution, The money was taken at different times from the school office. Acting Detective Sergeant Matthias | Rival arrested Sanborn after an Inves- | tigation, The boy admitted his guilt, | explaining that he had succumbed to temptation. He assured the court that he would make restitution, BELGIANS LAUD AMERICANS AS THEY START FOR HOME | Antwerp, Jan, 26.—(By Assoclated Pross.)—A hearty welcome from the | Relgian nation awaited the homeward | bound American fibow upon their ar- | rival here this merning to board the | transport St.: Mihiel. M. Deveze, th minister of war, paid a glowing tribute to America’s part in the great conflict. | “Thanks to tha American boys" | he said, “the unjust aggressions of which Belgium was, the victim “did {not remain unpunished. Belgium could not therefore refrain from ex- pressing her gratitude at this moment of departure, “The American troops numerous, valiant and disiplined came to con- tribute efficiency to re-establish the integrity and independence of Bel- | glum With them on the battlefieid our own soldiers fought victoriously for the liberty of the world. “The Belgiums will keep in pious memory those American heroes who fell upon Belgium's soil. We shall derive from our common souvenirs and our common bereavements a con- fiding and reciprocal affectior that‘ distance can never weaken.” | The minister recalled the ge:¢rous aid accorded by America to the civil population of Belgium and said in conclusion: . ““We wish you bon voyage to your America which in the darkest hours| we felt to be so- near us in thought and heart.” Look for it at your grocer’s in the new wrapper with the checked tea-towel pattern, s1achuserts Baking Co., 7028 THRIFT WEEK Is a Good Time to Buy the @~ “SAVE” - INCANDESCENT LAMPS Small Price—Big Service - HERBERT L. MILLS 336 MAIN ST. A charming gift box made like a_miniature buffet, :lwik-(ul.l o(.vndatfill candies. Each compartment contains a tempting surprise, There are cnmpthy sugar-coated Jordan Almonds, rich Cream Caramels, Oriental Fruit Jellies, Crystallized Ginger and a generous assortment of superfine chocolates. Buffet Chocolates will delight your candy-taste. $1.50 the pound You can depend on the purity and ”:'nlz;u” ;; all Kibbe's Candies, whatever the pi . For years this reputation has been constantly maintained. Wherever good candy is sold Walk-Over Sport Hose Sale We have marked down every pair of our Women's Wool and Silk and Wool Sport Hose for quick selling. Our policy is not to carry over any Sport Hose from one season to another—so we have cut prices very low—in many cases below cost. Every pair is from our regular stock. / Below is a list of just a few of the many price re- ductions: I Silk and Wool Clocked Hose in beaver, camel and gray. Was §$1.95. $l J 1 5 SALE PRICE ..... Centemeri Full Fashioned English All Wool Clocked ST onigt . 91,55 SALE PRIGE ... Mercerized Ribbed Sport Hose in black and brown. Was $1.45. 55 c Full FashiongdBHnnd (lilloé:ked v?ilk;)n;l Wool Hose in black, Havana and Beaver shade. Was $2.95. $1.95 Full Fashioned Silk and Wool Hose in heather shade. Was $2.35. $l 55 SALE PRICE ... Pyl Silk and Wool Hose in black, Havana and Dark Beaver. Was $1.45. 9 5 c SALE PRICE ...... ; Cashmere Clocked Hose in gray, brown and blue. SALE PRICE . ... Australian Wool Hand Clocked Hose in gray, polo, purple and blue. Was $2.85. $1 8 5 SALE PRICE ..... In quoting comparative prices, we are very careful to underestimate rather than overestimate the value of an article. e See Our Window DAVID MANNING’S Uintk-Cver Shoe Store 211 Main St.