New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 19, 1927, Page 4

4 VOTE BY MAYOR ENDS TIE . INBUYING Opposition’ to Dealer on Ground That He Claimed Draft Exemption Be-J cause He Was Alien. | An attempt to block purchase of & recommended type of automobile for the building commission on the ground that the company selling that make of car is headed by a man who avoided the war-time draft, failed at last night's mecting of the common council, but only after Mayor Weld was called upon to break a tie vote, Councilman Thomas B. the opposition. with the status of the man involved,” he said. “He appeared before tho| draft board and was exempted from | the war on the gr that he was an alien. I do not want to ‘ride’ the building commission, but 1 would like to show this gentlc n that those things are not forgot Alderman Judd favored pure! Ing the car as a good business pro- position. On a standing vote it was found 14 favorcd purchase and 14 opposed. Mayor Weld voted to buy the car for the building depart- ment. | Alderman Judd moved that per-| Jnission be given the park board to buy & Dodge sedan for t super- intendent of parks. Frank Zapatka voiced opposition de- slaring the present car, a Hupmobile touring, is good for at least two years more. He also complained that the allowance on & new car was In reply to a question, Inwector[ A. N. Rutherford told the council no salary was promised when the examiners accepted their appoint- | ments. An appropriation of made to the committee for dedica- tion of the United Spanish War| Veterans' memorial. Councilman Sablotsky asked when it was planned ate the shaft and Chairman Judd replied, “June 25.” The coun- $500 was| 5. | cilman then suggested dedication on Labor Day, “so you won't interfere with the dedication of the new gasoline station across the street. Sablotsky scveral months ago pro- tested st granting a permit to Reginald Towers to place a filling t the corner of South Main | 2 streets on the ground | that it i3 too close to the memorial | site. | §700 Salary Raise For Linder | On motion of Alderman Judd, the | vyor was authorized to enter into | a new contract with Appraisal En homas Linder for service as | an of the board and engineer 10 a year, which | now recetves. n Macora moved | 1o recommendation on the | § der is now under | year at the Iman William ®. Boyle hed into an attack on the plan remarkin @i ughly disagree with the sugecstion of the alderman from the | third. I don't know where the title ‘expert’ comes fn. It I had that| title T would be leery about tying myselt up for five years. I don't| know why we should abrogate & contract that is good for another | year. It looks like mighty poor | business, The present incumbent gested that a Ford suburban car, has privileges denied to many ety | which is a combination truck and|employes. out with touring car, be bought. He pointed | the council's sanc | fo the fact that the car s little work. Engineers in City hall who used and a Ford truck would be;:u-e not as well paid can’t use the more practical. |city's time to make extra money. Supt. Ralph Walnright explained | Whenever such a thing is men- Mhe car is used in trips through | tioned there is amazement and the } the state when he goes to purchase | roof of City hall fs raised.” nursery stock, shrubbery, etc, when | wisiting park commissioners come|tion to the fact that Linder made here for inspection or when he goes| up for his absences through over- elsewhere to keep in touch With|time work for which the city was not | fnodern park work. He did not billed. He declared it to be good | favor asking visiting dignitaries to|business to hold Linder for five wide in a truck. years if possible. | Councilman John E. Holmberg| Alderman J. Gustav Johnson who sarned that Fords purchased now !claimed authorship of the idea more may be obsolete next year in View'then a year ago, went on record in of the changes in that type of cdr favor of its adoption without delay. now in contemplation. Councilman| Councilman Sablotsky character- | John 8. Dixon also opposed. ized the contract at $5,200 a year as On a verbal vote it was declded a “steal.” He declared no one was | %o buy the Dodge car. | doing Linder a favor by voting for ‘Without protest it was voted to0 such a contract as the engineer | permit the police board to buy two|could probably triple his salary it | Studebaker coupes for day patrol- | he wished to go eisewhere. { men and street sergeants. A resolution was passed to require | Examiners’ Bills Paid persons sent to conventions as del Bills of John A. Mac Farlane and | gates from the city government te Willlam E. Wilson for services as|present an itemized hill of expenses | electrical examiners were ordered | together with a report of the con- | paid in spite of opposition voiced. |vention upon their return. | Councilman Sablotsky ] mot sufficent. Councilman Samuel Sablotsky sug- objected | Bleachers for “Dusty” League Games because, he pointed out, hundreds of | The park board was requested to men are giving time to public duty|transport the bleachers from Wil- | without compensation and in his|low Brook park to Walnut Hill park, | opinion Messrs. Mac Farlane and|on motion of Alderman Judd. The | Wilson should have sufficlent city [cost will be borne by the factory pride to do likewise. | baseball league, he assured. Alderman Judd reminded him that| On motion of Councilman Sablot- the men in question are not com-|sky a committee of five will be ap- | missioners but are experts brought | pointed to study the possibilities of in by a city board to do specialized | establishing a farm produce market | work and therefore are reasonable at some place other than a city in thelr claim for compensation. | street. SLIP COVERS SALE Protect Your Furniturc From Dust Beautify Your Home. 3 PIECES, SET In Large Sclection O(S 98 Cretonnes in the Nerw- s est Patterns, Made to Order With Our Own Ma- terials. All orders Guaranteed. Factory to You. Get Our FREE il FASHION DRAPERY SHOPPE 60 MAPLE AVE. HARTFORD Phono 5-1561 or Write for Samples and Estimate, DISTANCE NO OBJECT vifp | .- (/fi'.l\«/i For You! We Will Loan You Up to $300 MUTUAL SYSTEM Loans are made to married people keeping house and to persons living at home. There are no other requirements ex- single cept and household furniture. helpful receipt of a regular salary A friendly, and safe place to borrow YOUR GOOD NAME Fair and Reasonable Terms TWENTY MONTHS TO PAY On $ 60 You Pay § .00 Monthly On 80 You Pay 4.00 Monthly On 100 You Pay 5.00 Monthly 140 You Pay 7.00 Monthly 200 You Pay 10.00 Monthly 300 You Pay 15.00 Monthly The you. enables you to BORROW HERE On On on 24 Hour Service Plus interest provided by law. auicker vou he less it co All dealings THE MUTUAL SYSTEM Room 112-113 Professional Bldg. 81 WEST MAIN STREET NEW BRITAIN, CONN. Loans Made in Bristol, Plainville, Forestvilla and Berlin, Councilman Bartlett called atten- '§ NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1927. Rl S s e ) s AT L e e T 2 S e RaiS e MESIRR R B e e SR e R R e L ———— RACED COP, ARRESTED A resolution aimed to prevent city employes from remaining away from work on elestion day to assist can- didates for office was defeated. Councilman Sablotgky sponsored the move. Alderman Judd expressed sur- prised that such a petition had not been received from Sablotsky previ- ously, and the sixth warder sensing the meaning of the query at once | replied that he would have so acted had he known e practice was going on. The ‘council chamber broke into a roar of laughter when Sablotsky professed ignorance of previous desertion of city posts to assist candidates for office. Alderman Judd said there can be no “objection to men going out to work tor their jobs. “The previous chairman of the board of public works and all his henchmen stayed out of work last spring,” he de- clared. Councllman Macora declared in'and reading elerk of the council on favor of allowing anyone to work at motion of Alderman David L. Nair. the polls if he wished to do 50 at his| P. J. Ahearn and others present- own expense. ed a protest against construction of Halt Holiday For City Workers |gasoline filing stations on Franklin On recommendation of Councilman Square and it was referred to the Fay city employes will bs given a board of public works. half holiday during the ¢ summer It was voted to appoint a commit. months with no loss in pay. Those tee of thres members to draft res affected are chiefly the labor gangs lutions on the death of B. A. Haw- Several requests for changes the zone law were referred to the board of adjustment. Petitions for street lights, road improvements, warning signals at schools, etc., were referred to the boards having charge of such matters. partments. A recommendation of the railroads committee and the Chamber of Commerce that the Allen street | grade crossing be eliminated by clos- {ing the street was referred to the |board of public works and the com | poration counsel. The report was| |made by Chairman Thomas B. Fnyl of the rallroad committee of the! The hospital report of supplies of | common council and Chairman Wal- Canonicus Branch of the Sunshine ter L. Bell of the Chamber of Com- Socicty show the following articles: merce committee. |Three wheel chairs are atailable; a Joseph W. Roche was re-eleclodihack rest and several pairs of|i i clerk of common council committees hand. Sixteen calls were made on the sick and shut-ins, 66 organges were distributed at the hospital and flow- ers were sent to five. The public is invited to attend a Sunshine Whist to be given at the home of Kensington on Wednesday, May 25. Those intending to make up tables in the street, sewer and water de- ley, former park commissioner. in straight whist or bridz» aye asked 10| to telephone to Mrs. A. G. Mrs. C. F. Erichson of ull of Black Rock avenue. Prozceds of the affair will work, be used for Sunshine Mrs. Russell, matron o? the Farm- ngton Home for Blind Bubles, was the speaker at the last n.eeting of SUNSHINE SOCIETY NOTES. the society, speaking briefly on the |activities of the home. The annual State Day of the Sun- shine soclety will be held on June 2 at the Blind Babies’ Homs in Farm- ngton. Visitors from all portions of lunch will be served at 12 o'clock. During the afternoon the children of the home will present an entertain- ment. About 75 are expected to be present. The next regular meeting of Canonicus Branch will be held Mon- day, June 5. SUPPLEMENTAL JUDGMENT. A supplemental judgment has been entered by Judge Willlam C. Hungerford of the city court in the foreclosure action of Michael Gins- burg against Karol Jankowski, Sam Schnelder, Max Milkowitz, Mendel | Sicklick and others. This supplemen- tal judgment approves the sale of mortgaged property. The report of the committee, Attorney Alfred Le ‘Witt, was accepted. A deficiency judgment for $328 has been entered against Schneider. The plaintiff in the matter sought to foreclose on a mortgage for $3,500. Hungerfold & crutches. One layette Js also on, the state are expected end a boxl Saxe represented the plaintiff. | New Britain’s Greatest Springfield, Mass, May 19 (UP) —While speeding through Feeding Hills, Charles Frisino of Windsor, Conn., passed another motorist. Frisino waved a challenging arm and the other motorist put on speed with the apparent intention of making it a race. A few minutes later Frisino was arrested for speeding, the man he had challenged for a race being Perley J. Hewey, newly-appointed police chief of Agawam. VOTES AGAINST DRY LAW Springfield, IIl, May 19 (P—The Illinois house of representatives for the second time this session has turned thumbs down on prohibition. It voted 80 to 63 late yesterday for a statewide referendum on repeal of the state prohibition enforcement laws, including the search and seiz- ure act. $48,000 REMOVAL FURNITURE SALE Started With a Bang! THE CROWDS SWAMPED US —THEY CAME, THEY SAW, THEY BOUGHT!! AND EVERY ONE LEFT THE STORE SATISFIED AND WITH A SMILE! Ivory BASSINETTES $2.95 COME NOW! Ew BRIDGE LAMPS Silk Shade Metal Base .90 $3 complete Heywood-Wakefield STROLLERS with continuous pushing gear en if you are not ready to have delivery made immedigtely. We will hold any article you may select until wanted without charge. A.small deposit will reserve your selection.” We must and will sell this stock within a few weeks. A 9-Piece DINING finish, Only DAY BEDS Cretonpe Covered Mattress 9x12 AXMINSTER RUGS METAL SMOKERS 78¢ only 1 to a customer We need not say many things about this Great Sale as most folks know we sold many carloads of Furniture, Bedding, Floor Covering, Dishes, House Furnishings, Stoves, Refrigerators, Baby Calz)']x:iages, etc., at prices that startled the buying public. Never again will you be able to buy High Grade Merchandise at such bargain prices. The best value offered yet—3-Piece VELOUR SET, guaranteed construction. Only ... COMPLETE BED OUTFIT Walnut Bed, Na- tional Spring and Cotton Mattress — complete o Se e The Famous GIBSON - REFRIGERATOR only $9.45\ SET in the new Spanish _$119-00 Porcelain Top White Enameled KITCHEN TABLE $4.95 3-Piece Fibre SUN PORCH SET Guaranteed Construction $47-50 at a price that comes but once Dressr, Full $119-00 Every Resource at the Command of This organization Has Been Drawn In, to Make This Sale the Supreme 0AK DRESSERS Large Mirror 7-8-9 R. Selling Event of 5-Piece BREAKFAST SET Stagger Table and 4 Windsor Chairs. $1445 50-1b Roll Edge Cotton MATTRESS $5:85 New Britain ! ! .Genuine Gold Seal CONGOLEUM RUGS $7.45 TABLE LAMPS Silk shade, import- ed Japanese base. complete $4.15 — BARGAINS GALORE FOR EVERYBODY — HOME FURNISHING CO. R. ARCADE COUCH HAMMOCKS covered in brown Duck $9.45 New Britain, Conn.