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'n ! i NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1928, man Boyle brought out 1tk lett explained that one was not as coal Water Bond Issue Also Ap-|ssiscecrors alvimes wain proved, Despite “Die Hards” After a group of eouncilmen had made an unsuccessful attempt to A lengthy report summing up the several opinion used, but was 1a corporation counsel. Attorney How- override Mayor Paonessa's veto of | OTPOT e its action n fixing the salary of the |2Fd . WAl S street superintendent at $2,000, the | (ARG 0 5 T U pesent 1o take mayor addressed the body at its July meeting last night in his first cen- sure of their actions since he took office in April. ions under adviseme ithorized to give op legal qu; | but was not dation of the World | men,” the mayor began, “But I have |,y 0q 1o pay the Hayes Construction vetoed your resolution because the | e, doit oG o inirine corporation counsel has advised me it is illcgal. If you want to actille-| . "5p"emort (o unravel the salary gally and against the advice of the |, -# A% 20 o0t o itions of ¢ corporation counsel, do so. But if | 1iT 0 a4 park superintendent, his advice is not worth any more to | (i8R ARG IO R Ll At a vou than this, then why don’t you | oo 5 5 of two reput dispense with his services:” |licans and two democrats he ap- | Veto is Carried | pointed to confer with the park | The veto stood 15 to 11 aBalist| o mission and the board of pub- acceptance of the mayor's recom- | il S mendation, but since a vote of tWo- |, .nqqtion at the next council meet- | thirds of the council is necessary to | HE LT T override, President Pro Tem David |, 1o 10 e e L. Nair declared the motion of Al-| (o F Bl 0 bion calling o the | derman John F. Maerz to accept the | gonoviment of public w veto carried. { plain why the work of The mayor next read a veto of | yjo o0 ciicot to Ellis street has his own'resolution for a committee || .o\ oinpned. He augmer to work for elimination of railroad | iit.r statement with a few grade crossings. He explained that | g, floor, conclud the work of preparing maps and | .o that the city sketches must be handled by the | .chrnstion to the common co engineering department of the board | ounciiman Bovle objected, point- of public works and that this de- | {5 the fact that a report has been | partment is now rushed with work | waieq for and will be received at the | and will be unable to do anything | ot council meeting. Chairman | on the proposition for some time. | xair ruled that the question was a It was also explained that the first| ‘oier one, but Alderman Judd said steps must be initiated by the state | pat one objection was sufficient | highway department. Acceptance | geny anyone outside the of this veto was by unanimous vol=. | fiom taking the floor. . The vetoes were read at a special| On motion of Alderman Frank mceting preceding the regular ses-|zipatka, October 11, 18 was | sion. The special meeting eclected | gosignated as Pulaski Memorial day | W. Stuart Hanes a councilman from 4n4 a committee of fiv the first ward to succeed Stanley M. jzeq appointed, this ¢ Cooper, resigned; Frank L. Conlon, |pe augmented by the addition of councilman from the sixth ward to|representatives of Polish organiza- succeed Thomas B. Fay, resigned: |tions and Dr. Henry Martin a member of | (ouncilman the school board to succeed James moved that the mayor be author! J. Butler, resigned. Councilmen|to er tied public account- Hanes and Conlon were sworn in af | ant to make a thorough audit of city once and took places in the council. |records and accounts. The council- Dr. Martin will take the oath of of- man said he has high regard for | fice in time to attend the next meet- | Comptrodler Hunford L. Curtis and ing of the school committee [that the movement was in no way Water Bond Issue Passed {a reflection on the audits made by ‘The water bond issue of $1 A00 | that official, Dbut that it is incon- !for installation of a filtration plant sistent with good business practice was voted on motien of Councilman ' for a corporation t e of the city Bartlett and over the objection of a |of New Britain (o g0 so many years number of republican members of | without an audit the council. | Alderman Johnson quoted from Alderman Johnson led the opposi- | the city ordinances to show that it itlon, claiming that the water supply is the function of the finance com- is pure and that whatever expendi- |mittee of the council to have audits tures are to be made should be for |made, and on his amendment, the \increasing the quantity of water. He | resolution w 4 to the {suggested new pipe lines from Burs | finance committes, Sl dant lington. | the controll On a roll call, the following voted| Before the motion was put, Coun- 1against fssuing the bonds: Aldermen |cilman Bartlett declared in favor of 1Judd and Johnson, Councilmen Hu- ber, Whitman, Holmberg., Mack. | Holt, Ziegler, Warner and Larson. | After the vote had been taken, the imayor requested a mranimons vote, | |expressing apprchension that the| (gale of honds mizht he interfered with by reacon of the lack of una- |nimity, A new vote was then taken iand all but Alderman Johnson and |Councilman Holt went on record in {tavor. | A resolution creating something of | & surprise was presented by Coun- | [eilman William D. Boyle. in which | i he asked the hoard of puhlic wo to investigate the advisability of en-| gaging a civil engineer to supervise | the work of the department and to| & become the chairman cventually.| 3% Such a change will not he possible| i unless the charter is amended or the | & mayor gives his approval since all appointments to the board of public | |works are mede by him. | A request by Dr. Mary G, Moura dian that she be permitted in install a “no parking” sign In front of her home on Prospect strect was taliled. (Mayor Paonessa told the couneil it | ¢ Was not possible to cxtend snch a | jprivilege to any individual and that it was useless to refer it to any ,board, a view in which the entire [\council concurred 1 | Committee on Salary Tangle himous. council | I | imuel Sablotsky an the MOST people know this absolute antidote for pain, but are you careful s Bayer when vou buy it? And ys give a glance to see the box—and the word ne printed in red? It isn't the uine Bayer Aspirin without it! A drugstore always has Bayer, with the proven directions tucked in every box: | Would Broaden Fucl Law Oil burner interests asked that the ordinances be amended to permit the | | Installation of -galion fuel oil nees now permit | only, but other cities | allow the larger quantities. The pe- | tition was referred to the fire com- | rnission, building commission and or- | dinance committee | On motion of Councilman Donald | i . San Aspirin 18 L. Bartlett, chairn of the coal| PN ok or (purchasing committee, ~ contracts| Baser Manufacture were entercd into on all but semi-| of Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicacld TICITTCVECETTIOLTITTVITVIVEITOOET Grass Shears { commuttee in the past. li= Scythes Lawn Mowers Lawn Sprinklers Lawn Hose Lawn Seed Everything to make your LAV attractive. We talk QUALITY, not PRICES. No “applesauce.” “THE OLD RELIABLE HARDWARE STORE for 87 years. Herbert L. Mills : “The Handy Hardware Store” 336 MAIN STREET LOOK FINE and ———————————————— 9 bitumiinous coal and mew advertise. it and for an annual appropriation |request to be permitted to enter in-|the job, Mr. Doyle told the coun-! “More information on what?" the 'where else,” ments for bids will be sent out on (to insure annual audits. 3 s SU0% read this grade. Questions by Council-| For the first time since the board |install plumbing at the town farm- | “ias Somcone Else Gone Crazy?” lalways ready to give information. had been ¢ twolof adjustment was created, one of its |house was referred back for com- 8 companies had the same bid on one |recommendations was referred back | pe'itive bids. a grade of coal, but Councilman Bart- on motion of Alderman Walter R.|ceived on original specifications from confer with the board ¥alk who evpressed a desire for[six plumbers, but Kelly alone had a|works relative to the well prepared as the other and that further investigation into a proposed led has had [zone change on Elton street. Councilman W. Spaulding Warner, peaking on the same proposal, said Elton street was a dead end highway | was higher than the appropriations given by Judsc and that if the change is adopted as 'and he was asked to suggest econ-|one else gone crazy?" Kirkham on salary disputes was per- |proposed and the highway later ex- |omies. On the basis of his sugges- Jled until the next |tended, to contract with Martin J. Kelly to eil. Councilman George A. Molander's Bids had bLeen re- motion for a committee of three to eptance figure on an alternate and grading of Sterling street pre- Supt. John L. Doyle, asked to ex- | Cipitated a long discussion which plain, said Kelly was the low man Mayor Paonessa opened with an on the specifications, but his price 2Ngry inquiry: “What's this all about? Has some- Councilman Molander was asked the change would extend |tion, the work was brought below |to explain the purpose of his mo- | meeting due to the absence of the into residential territory. |the appropriations and the board |tion and his reply was that he want The public welfare d=partment’s |therefore recommended that he do'ed more information l “The Charm of Color” ° Makes the Jones Model Home a “thing of beauty and a joy forever.” The 1 painting and decorating of the model home is being ‘i done by ~ Morgan, Kingsley & Thompson Painters and Decorators 411 MAIN ST. TEL. 534 of public | mayon demanded. “The engineer is come in here? The mayor argued that no d should be caused since it 1s 1 sary to work the st clinched ay | th water, sewers and gas s taxes and are entitled to improve- | fire hydrants ments. It is-not the function of the A council to obstruct public improve- v ments, and it makes no difference whether the improvement is in the |tion, explain fifth ward, the third ward or any- information ryice to make improv he people in this district pay attention to the danger from lack of Alderman Falk in favor of pro cilman Molange 1g he had sought through mel in faver ¢ the mayor concluded. |discussion. Councilman Frank L, Conlor who scated as a Why don't you get it before you representative carlier in the cven! argument erling street p ared the t to grade if bound” to do the work. Co the people living there are to have | Conlon outlined t} sanitary scwers in “morally | 2 tine, ilman | ceplance of reis street, ferred back to his mo- ured the |READ H FOR REST RESULTS AWNINGS— That make the model home smart, distinctive, yet homey. Selected, supervised and installed by New Britain Awning & Tent Co. E. F. SEWELL 453 WEST MAIN ST. TEL. 502 “Awnings, Tents—Anywhere, Any Size, Anytime.” The JONES Model Home —the DREAM HOME Plaster, Stone in the and Stucco capable hands of a thorough conscientious contractor, sound gives that lasting quality of construction to the model home. Only a first clas job will do. Heslin can do no other kind. Thomas J. Heslin Contractor of Mason and Plaster Work 196 CHERRY ST. TEL. 3620 come to life! Nature’s Foliage and Shrubs Plus the deft hand of the landscape artist gives the model home the beauty of environment that would do credit to the outer grounds of a palace. It’s a Cararelli job, of course. E. J. Cararelli CROMWELL Landscape Gardener TEL. MIDDLETOWN 2381-2 On recommendatior o Ceuneli- sixth ward man Colon. the board ol pablic ing, | vorke wae authorize] te Install Oncldn at-eet, Aitioners when fand will Loy storm waler scwers at Aiderman Johrson moved that the steps necessary | benefite and damage ments and called fixcé for the from Stanley street to Sefton drive be re- the houid of com- went on | pensation and assessment and it was ding, Coun- |60 voted. ALD CLASSIFIED ADS