New Britain herald., 1914-05-15
MAYOR RECOMMENDS
 MANY IMPROVEMENTS
VIII Deliver His Annual Message
 to Common Council ToniQh
HAS STUDIED HIS SUBJECTS WELL
Win Not Touch on Matters With
 Which He Is Not Thoroughly Fh-
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M Which He Is Not Thoroughly F1-
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 spection of Buildings by Fircn>en.
 Improvements in all departments by which greater protection to lire anu property will be given throughout the city-that is the keynote of the mes sage which Mayor George A. Quigley will deliver to the common councll
 The message is rich with sugges- tions and recommendations. many of which he promised to try to carry out when he was campaigning for the republican nomination and later for the election. The message indicates the belief of the chief executive that he should take the initiative in trying to bring the city to plane equal with the best cities of the land and not wait for others to do it.
 Some features of municipal life will be touched on only briefly as Mayor Quigley has not had sufficient time during his brief occupancy of the office to go into all phases and branches of the government.
 T am going to talk on those things with which I am familiar said Mayor Qu1gley to Herald reporter. 1T dont intend to go deeply into any subject I have not studied but when 1 get an opportunity to make special studies of them I will make reports and recommendations to the council regarding them. am going to talk or subjects I know about and I will mean what I say"
 Special Message on Water Department.
 Little attention will be paid bv Mayor Quigley to the water depart lnent as he intends to make this the subject of special message later in his term.
 Better Housing.
 Considerable attention is devoted in the message to the health department aud housing conditions. As an alder- man, Mayor Quigley spent many hours studying housing conditions especially in those quarters where conditions were not favorable to the health and welfare of tenement dwellers. He believes that such state of affairs as he found should be prohibited and will recommend better housing con- ditions.
 Another item that could be included in the health matter is the installa- ticn, of sewers in pocket" streets. At present these streets are not severed but Mayor Quigley believes they should be for the benefit of the health of the entire community.
 Granite Block Pavement.
 More permanent paving on streets used for heavy traffic is another res commendation. Mayor Quigley believes that granite blocks should be laid on such streets as Elm, Myrtle, Bigelow and Park streets which are used continually 8',by>> heavy vehicles He does not believe in laying macadam soN semi-permanent pavement on streets of this nature.
 Mayor Quigley does not devote much space to street lighting as this matter is now under consideration by the board of public w~rks and a spe- cial committee of the common coun- cil.
 Put Wires in SubWays.
 Writing of subways, Mayor Quig- ley recommends that the United Elec- stric Light and Water company be compelled to use the West Main Street subways. He also notes that the Connecticut company has a big feed wire running toward the city on West Main street as far as Emmons place.
 Better Car Service. Poor electric car service comes in for share of criticism. Poor equip- l ment which should be in the scrap heap is a subject on which he touches heavily. Extension of the street car service in order that outlying tracts of land may be developed will also be recommended.
 Motor Driven Aerial Truck Mayor Quigley does not agree with last years board of finance and taxa 1 tion. which did not believe a motor driven aerial truck necessary for the fire departm His message calls Eattention to the fact tI3o+ fhe ,,raSe,,+