Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-11

was created, the commissioner had ample time to do the work and with out putting in any overtime. Condi tions may have changed, however, and the service spread beyond the reach of even such competent official as Charles Prentis.
 There is a tie vote in the Stoning- ton town election that may cause considerable expense over minor office. There were eight candidates for constabIes on the ticket four democrats and four republicans and the seven receiving the highest num- Der of votes are elected Samuel district. and Edward T. Denehey. democrat of the Boro district re- ceived 648 votes each, crea ting a. tie that can only be broken by Q special election. Neither of the candidates can decline to qualify as neither has been elected and the legal period for withdrawing candidacy has passed. While the candidates may not be anx- ious for the office the claim is made that it is just as essential that the full complement of constables be elected as there is a full board of selectmen, assessors or any other board. If this claim is pressed there will be spec ial election, with full complement of election officials and with all the par aphernalia of a regular election.
 While Alderman Thomas E. Dono- hue was awaiting the result of the vote fer alderman in the First ward that failed to reelect him as q repub- lican member of the court of com mon council from that ward, there was a meeting of the Nameaug En- zine company of which the alderman was foreman a year ago. Without giving MT. Donohue the benefit of hearing the company voted to eXpel him from the membership. No formal charges were filed with Mir. DOnohue and he had no official knowledge that any such action was contemplated. He did know that some members of the company and some members of a large fraternal and beneficial Organi- zation of which he is a leading mem Der, were actively at work in the ward against his reelection. Before the expulsion can be effective the ac- tion of the fire company must be ap- proved by the court of common coun- cil and Mr Donohue will endeavor to prevent that approval If he suc- ceeds he will probably resign from the company where a majority of the members are opposed to his member ship.
 1t is not believed that the action of the Nameaugs will be approved by the court of common council as the act was unjustiffable. A rumored reason for the action was that MT. Donohue, as foreman, permitted the men in the employ of the contractor of the new municipal building to use the toilet of the engine house, fur nishing a key to the contractor for that purpose This use had been in force for a year when the new officers made objection, although they were assured by the contractor the use of the toilet would be abandoned within a week as accomno odatiOnS would be then ready in the new building. The new officers persisted and put a pad lock on the toilet door. Health Officer Black after receiving permit for the use of the toilet from a ma jority of the fire department com mittee forcibly opened the toilet. Then there were threats of arrest and counter arrests, but this feature was dropped. But the action of MT. Don ohue in this matter was the pre- text for his expulsion, it being claim ed under the company rules that no member is permitted to loan the key of the fire house to any non members. or to an outsider This of itself, is Of course, no cause for any such dras- tic action on the part of the Nam eaugS
 There was surely another little pick aninny hidden away in the chopped cord wood and It Is hlnted that ne wandered from another organization into the Nameaugs to carry on the fight that had already been com menced against Alderman Donohue. Be that as it may but 1t is difficult to convince many in New London that MT. Donohue was fired from the company of which he was the head only a year before. just because he loaned key to the fire house to responsible citizen who has the con tract for the construction of the municipal building4 The feeling against Mir. Donohue in the Nam eaugs probably commenced when he as an alderman, 8 member of the fire committee and foreman of the Nam eaugs failed to get for his company the modern fire apparatus that was awarded to the Niagara company. Alderman Donohue was not to blame for that and as a matter of fact he fought strenuously to have the ma- chine go to the Naneaugs. but was all alone in the fight, Seeing that he could not succeed he gfaeiousiy with drew and made the award unanimous.
 Later on the city decided to nur- chase another motor driven fire ap- raratus and again Alderman Donohue commenced to plug to get the appar- atus for the NaRaaaugs. He realized