The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-16
MORAN OFFERS RESOL UTION TO
 REMOVE HILL Alderman Casey Attempts Or- der to Enjoin ScandaIotIs
 Paving Contract. HILL RESOLUTION
 GOES TO COMMITTEE But Administration Aldermen 2 Vote Against Touching
 Paving Contract.

| eAtAAAH N4OA4OI GACgs Two efforts to procure correction of public scandals were made in the Common Council. last night, unavail- Ing except so far as public attention l was directed to the quality of Bridge ports present government, as repre- sented by theS Srnayor and council.
 Alderman Moran of the Sixth dis trict presented charges against Po- lice Commissioner George Sherman Hill. reciting his attempts to hush up the Siemon case.- and requiring the commissioner to appear and show cause why he should not be removed. | An attempt to secure the immediate 1 passage of the resolution was beaten 16 to 4s and the resolution was re- ferred to the miscellaneous committee
 Alderman Casey. of the Sixth, of fered resolution instructing the city attorney to enjoin the execution of the alleged contract entered into be- tween the Warrenite people and the city.
 Alderman Moran's resolution i'm peaching Commissioner Hill. was as follows:
 To the Honorable Common Counci1:
 respectfully submit to your hon.. orab1e body the following facts, to wit:
 That George Sherman Hill, pres ident of the board of police comnis-
  faithful to the duties of his office, in the following manner. to wit:
 s1- One John De Martfno was killed in this city on Oct 29, 1910, by an automobile driven by Carl F. Sfemon of Bridgeport. who is now held by coroner,s finding guilty of criminal negligence by reason of such kfIiihlg
 2. On April 21s 1913, said Carl F. Siemon communicated his belief that he might have been Instrumental if killing De Martino to Henry F. Shan non. his attorney. and said Shannon communicated the story by Sfemon to said Police Commissioner Hill and to certain officers of the police depart ment, whereupon Resd Hill informed the superintendent and detectives that they need go no further with the mat ter of investigation. that he would take care of it himself.
 B. In view Of this determination by MT. Hill the said police officers did no further work on the case, they fully assuming that he would bring the matter to the attention of the proper criminal authorities for such legal and final adjustment as the 1ate-a ter upon their paths of office deemed proper.
 A.. By reason of these acts and these directions given by saad HILL the killing of De Martino was for many months concealed from the proper criminal authorities, the course of justice was impeded and delayed. and great injury to other persons was ac- complished and performed.
 'Reso1veds that copy of these charges be served upon George Sher- man Hill as provided in Section ST Of the charter of Bridgeport, and that he be summoned to appear before the Common Council at it's first meeting in July to answer thereunto and to show AI- not be removed from the office of po- lice commissioner
 Alderman Casey's resolution was as follows:
 Be it resolved that the city at torney be instructed to enjoin by am injunction or otherwise, Director of Public Works Courtade, and the War all acts under and-from carrying out any part of the illegal contract claim ed to have been made by and between the city of Bridgeport and the Warren Brothers; said contract to be null and void and of no effect"
 Alderman Moran said today: CT re- gard it as nothing less than a scandal that an officer of the city should be guilty of such conduct as appearel in the Siemon case, according to the 1nd- ing of Coroner Phelan.
 Such conduct brings the public ser
  lawlessness among the people. and makes them feel that there is one law for the rich and another for the poor.
 ''I would that somebody else should take action, preferably the mayor, whose appointee the police commis- sioner the police commissioner is. Af- ter the mayor it seems to me it is the duty of the aldermen to act. If the aldermen decEne to act, there are still the courts, which power to take notice of such disgraceful unfaithful- ness in office
 Speaking of his resolution to pre- vent the execution of the Warrenfte contract Alderman Casey. who is a lawyer by profession said, q cannot imagine any way a. contract would be let that could be more hurtfuI to the public If hundreds of thousands of dollars can be spent after this fash ion, the way will certainly be opened3 to all sorts of graft and evil doing ? Didn't the aldermen authorize this contract, alderman ?'' he was asked.
 NO. The aldermen authorized 8 contract for bituminous concrete. Bi- luminous concrete is a general word Ing asphalt, crushed stone and sand. The council order left the way open for bidding and comp petition.
 But no contract at all should have been made after the city attor- ney rendered his opinion that the dutyA to make the contract and to lay the pavement came within the powers of the paving commission.
 Edwin Countryman, former Justice of the Supreme court of New ork ,