New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 22, 1923, Page 9

COMMON COUNCIL ADOPTS BUDGET PREPARED BY Approves Two-Platoon Sys- tem With Cut in Fire men's Pay—New Salary The commen council at its regular mecting last night adopled a budget prepared by the board of finance and tasation providing for a iax of 81 .10 mills, including & two platoon sys. Wm0 the hre departinent, with a 50 GenL per day out in the wages of each fireman. It was also voted to have a salary! commussion displacing the present #alary commiitee to take charge of all Fequests for inoreases In pay Be al clalms resulting from falls on iey sidewalks were paid, The coun- | il took steps to have the police de- | partment and sidewalk inspector be more vigllant In requiring that walks be cleaned, On motion of Alderman ¥, L, Con- len, the councll gave a rising vote of approvul to the finance board for its budget, Sixteen members were at their places when Mayor Pro Tem, John 1",/ Gin e’.llfll the special meeting to or-| der, The attendunce was the smallest in months although one of the most Important matters of the year-—ac- ton on the budget——was to come up, When the regular meeting was ealled 22 were In place, Councliman D, L. Nair of the first ward appearcd In full dress suit and | | was given an ovation by his fellow | nance board submits (igures gone into| names, council members. The first warder| Jokingly remarked that he was mere- Iy trying to set a style for the coun- cll for 1923, { Long Named for School Board. At a special meeting preceding the opening of the regular session, Wil- llam J. Long was clected to the school board on motion of Councilman M. F. King. The assessors asked power to change their system of recording from the present street book plan to a card filing ‘system. The cost of mak- ing the change will be $5692.60. The| matter was referred to the printing and supplies committee with power. The cost is less than that of making up the street book once and will af- ford a system that will be permanent; Assessor E. A. McCarthy explains. The board of finance and tazation submitted the following transfers, which were approved: From emergency fund: To streets, $4,000;to health, $2,600; to parks, $1,660; to incidental $10,000; to MOTHER! MOVE < “California Fig - Syrup” is Child’s Best Laxative Hurry mother! 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You must say “California” or you may get an imitation fig sysup. 6'[3?:'_ of head or chest are more easlly treated extornally VIEKS Over 17 Million Jars Used Yearly Jtems In the budget, Chairman Hall | bunk, officials said, REAL BANK ROBBER MAY NOT BE TAYLOR (Continued From First Page) BOARD OF FINANCE taxes, $305; 1o public amusements | #1100 To street fund: From state high- ways, $5,000; from permanent paves | ments, § 0; from street lighting, $900; from Incidentals, $5,000; from | emergency, $10,000, From emergency to garage, from police to health, ) Discussion of Budget. The budget eame before the eoun- il on motion of Alderman ¥. R. Gil- N:";:'";:: :."I:.‘H’:l: :',.l;‘:.x:l:,:te‘ When Taylor toek offee the Warren (bank cashier was dismissed, and a l.::n.l::'l ::’,':"':: ‘:‘:m::.:,“:.r:: short time later Marcine repted a safe year's, being $2,867,122.75, {deposit box adieining that in which He explained that a two-platoon | !he bank’s seourities were kept. De. system in the fire department s ree- | 'eotives med that Marcine was in ommended, whieh under present "0 MAnNner, as yel unexpiained, | wages would be an additional cost EIVED & kep to the bank's strong box, of $41,000, However, a wage cut of U0 February 6, the day after a fed. 50 cents a day on each fireman is|©ré: bank examiner had gone over ti plan whieh will reduce the cost of | Penk's books and accounts, $213,000 the two platoon to $28,000, |in honds and securities were taken, With the exception of a two-pla-| @0 & receipt left in their places | toon, a $10,000 item for the town ' Other Vinance Juggling house, 10 new patrolmen and twe! None of the funds or securitics of | days a month off for the policemen, | Marecino's Duffalo insurance concern | there s nothing but maintonance | had been deposited with the Warren They cha 1] explained, tha* Mareino had borrowed $125, Alderman J. Gustav Johnson felt| from New York banks, depositing s the increase was too great, * He sccurity stock of the Niagara life In. thought the council should have more | SVrance company, time to study the estimates, He an.| He subsequently placed funds of the nounced that he would vote in the|insurance econcern in the Meclhuanies' negative, {and Merchants' bank in Philadelphia, Conlon Chides Johnson, | ofitclals sald, withdrawing $130,000 «Alderman ¥, L, Conlon chided the|from the bank on January 20 as his fourth warder, He reminded lhu1 New York notes were due Janvary 22, previous speaker of his appearance in! For the $130,000 he was sald to have the counell a short time ago mun.;n--pnmm notes secured hy stock for 815,000 for a new park. The es- of the Insurance company, Those timate was & “guess” while the fi-|later were found to hear Netitious later, ¥t later was learned that Tay- lor alse was interested in the Nlmuf Life Insurance company of Buff: 81,200 IN, ¥, as a director, Marcine was T said to have purehased contrel of |this concern & year ago. It is new| lin the hands of the state insurance | | department. | Had Key to Strong Box | thoroughly, Alderman said. The budget was ratified without a dissenting vote, The finance committee approved bills for auto hire as follows: E. A. McCarthy, $77; David Ellison, $190, The claims committee recommended the following payments of claims for Injuries in falls on icy walks: Mrs, Eben Strong, $66.57; Harry Joseph, $60; William T. Young, $38; Mrs. Axel Dahlgren, $12,50; Charles Boeh- nert, $75, All were paid on motion of Coun- ciilman George Molander, Councilman Nair felt there were too many claims. He felt the sidewalk inspector and the police department should be checked up. Chairman George Molander sald he has tried to better the situation. There are now 20 or more new claims pending. Alderman Gilpatric moved that the great number of claims be brought to_the attention of the police depart- ment and sidewalk inspector and that they be informed that the council stands ready to place more “teeth” in existing rules. The motion was carried. The salary committee recommended the' ¢ several ralses asked, all but 4 'k of court be given leave to w. 'He would be given a $500 Lop. Alderman Conlon wanted each item considered separately, and it was so|thrcugh newspapers. A suspicion that voted. Mayor Pro Tem. Gill cafled atten- tion to the fact that the budget adopt- ed called for salaries under the pres- ent rate. Ex-Senator Hall sald increases voted now would upset the tax rate. Councilman F. 8. Cadwell reminded that there is an ordinance providing for increases only once a year. Councilman B. C. Morey félt the report of the salary committee should prevail. T The action was reconsidered and on motion of Councliman D. L. Nair the entire report of the salary com- mittee was accepted, after Alderman Gilpatric's amendment to have the court clerk's salary also left as at present was withdrawn, The ordinance committee submitted a proposal to give-patrolmen two days a month as “off days.” The ordinance was adopted unanimously. An ordipance to have the board of relief begin work March 1 and com- plete it March 25 was adopted. Salary Commission Amendment, Corporation Counsel J. H. Kirkhan submitted the following amendment|there,” he told detectives, to" the charter, at the request of the council: “There shall be in sald city a board to be known as the salary commis- slon, whose duties shall be, subject to the approval of the common coun- cil as hereinafter provided, to de- termine and fix the salaries and compensation of all officers and of all employes of the city, whose com- pensation is under the charter laws of sald city determined by the com- mon council, but this provision shall Marcino was sald to have agreel| [ to 1upay the $130,000, but bank ex- |aminers declured he disappeared the {duy hefore he was to have met them to return the sum, On Vebruary 7, Buffalo despatches say, $149,000 of the Warren bank's bonds and securities were sold in that cily. This was five days before Mar- cino was last seen by any of the bunk examiners or private detectives now seeking him, v Arrested in Chicago | Chicago, Feb, ~Frank L. Taylor, | president of the IYirst Nationa! Bank of Warren, Mass, closed ny ex- aniiners investigating the reported | disappearance of $212,000 in bonds and securities today was under arrest here while detectives awaited the ar-| rival of his wife. Meanwhile a search was being in- stituted for Abraham Goldman of Chi- cago, owner of the controlling inter- est in the institution, and Joseph B. Marcino, his son-in-law, who it was sald had purchased a controlling in- terest in the Merchants' and Me- chanics’ bank at Philadelphia und the Niagara Life Insurance company of Buffalo. Taylor Sought Goldman Arrested by private detectives night, Taylor said the first news otl his bank’'s failure reached him all was not well at the institution, Taylor told the ofticers brought him to Chicago to confer with Goldman, Marcino, Taylor said, had disappeared a week previous with the key to a ‘ual(-ty deposit box containing the | bank’s bonds and securities. Ji% Asked Inquiry Himself | “T did not learn until after leaving | Warren, that the bank's bonds were | gone,” officers quoted Taylor. “When I discovered that the key to the box | was missing I wrote to Goldman and {I came here to consult him. I had ! heard rumors that some of the bank's bonds were being sold but could not verify it, so I became suspicious. My | | suspicions were so great that when I i reached Chicago I sent word to the | bank examiners to start an inquiry."” “ Marcino Is Accused Taylor said in his conference with Goldman the latter voicea a suspicion that Marcino had fled with the bank's { funds. | Extradition was walved by Taylo: and he expressed a willingness to re- ,‘mrn to Warren at once. “l can't even pay my way back | Further investigation here last | night disclosed that Taylor heid a | | responsible position with the Coopera- | | tive Society of America until Septem- ber 1921, when he resigned. A son | is now attending High schoo! here. Under the name of Moffere, detec- tives said, Marcino had bought stock | of the bank of Perris, Calif,, Harbbr | City Savings Bank of San Pedro, | Calif,, and an Ottawa, Illinois bank, | Marcino and Goldman, Taylor s: (sent him to Warren as president of not be deemed to apply to the com-|the institution at a calary of $50 a| pensation of persons employed by the day or hour by the various depart- ments of the city subject to the ap- proval of the common council. board shall be composed of rour electors of the city, who shall serve | without compensation, not more than two of which shall belong to the same political party and who shall be appointed by the mayor to hold office as follows: Two for a term of one year from June 1, 1923 and two for a term of two years from said date and during the month of May, 1924, and annually thereafter the mayor shall appoint two members for the term of two years from the suc- ceeding first day of June. Whenever a vacancy shall oceur in said board Said | the mayor shall fill the same for the| unexpired term. The mayor shall be | |a member of said board ex officio, | | but shall have no vote except in case of a tie. The members of said board shafl be sworn by the clerk | of sald city to the faithful perform- |ance of their duties and said clerk ;shall «ecord such appointment and | administer such oath. Said commis- | sion shall from time to time, and at| youf head is stuffed apd you can't least once cach year in the month of | heeathe freely because of a ecold or| Leccmber, """‘T' l-':l "h‘"""‘m h""“ eatarrh, just get a small bottlo of | cOmmon COH{IC , whic! 'shal ave | Lly's Cream Balm at any drug store. full authority to approve or disap- Apply a little of this fragrant, anti.| PIove of the same i whole or in septic eream inte your nostrils and Mrt h 5 ; :'e h = r:';y """c gl | lot It penetrate through every air pas- [ PATL I Wholo OF Tn part o the e | #ege of your head, soothing and heal. | Misslon for reconsideration.s The ing the inflamed, swollen mucous present salaries and compensation membrane and you get instant reliof. shall continue in force until further Ah! how good it feels. Your nos-|8ction in the premises as hereinbe- irils are open, your head is clear, no fore provided. All petitions relating more hawking, swuffling, bowing: no|to salarles and compensation to the more headache, dryness of struggling| common council shall be referred by | for breath. Kly's Cream Balm is just| it to said commission. what sufierers frem head colds and ‘The amendment was carried, 15 starrh need. It's a delight s roe 00 P e STOP CATARRH! 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He had turned from | lone occupation to another and! ;changed his residence so often that details of his life were obscured, It was learned, however, that he| was born in this city about 40 years| ago, that he worked for four years |bany railroad and later was in the employ of various detective agenecies. | His present wife, whom he left in| Worcester when he fled to Chicago, is | his second. { { MUNYON'S { Rheumatism Remedy embezzlement | | i /B as a fireman on the Boston and Al-| LAST WEEK OF ALTERATION THESE SETS LISTED BELOW WILL GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF OUR GREAT BARGAINS MAHOGANY FRAME PARLOR SUITE, Upholstered in genuine leather, only $89.00 FOUR PIECE BEDROOM SUITE In Walnut,only ........ ,EIGHT PIECE DINING SUITE, In American Walnut, only .. ... Don’t Forget the Lions ‘(‘oncert. March 1st, for the Benefit of the Orphans of New Britain. Tickets Can Be Had At JOHN A. ANDREWS & COMPANY 132 MAIN STREET