New Britain herald., 1915-06-10

When the common council con venes for it's June meeting next Wed l nesday evening it will have more inn 1 portant work to pass on than it has had in months This is assured by ] an examination of the matters brought l up before the committee on rules and legislation last night. Quarterly re- ports from the board of public works, {! board of public safety, water com Imissioners and charity commissioners
 will be asked for. An investigation of the system of purchasing supplies l by city departments will be sought. Regulation of "jitneys" will be planned and other important subjects will be discussed. F.. Probe of Municipal Purchases. Dissatisfa ction with the existing system of doing city business is re- f1ected in a resolution presented to the committee which calls for the appointment of a committee of five and the city comptroller for the pur- pose of examining the system or methods used in the different depart ments of the city under the jurisdic- it ion of the com mon council as to purchases made, the manner in which they are passed upon and paid for" The committee is to report to the council it's findings with whatever rec concentrations for improvement it may deem best for the interests of the city, ....| ..-
 Quarterly Reports Wanted.
 A resolution calling for reports from this board auartely, at the meet ings of the council in January, April, July and October. These reports, according to the resolution. arc to be along the lines of the annual report but more complete. Details are pre- ferred as to the work under way.
 A complete quarterly report was also desired from the board of pub lie works. This is to include the purchases made prices paid, street work done with the estimated and actual cost and many other de- tails.
 A third resolution called for quar- terly reports from the board of pub lie charities. A similar resolution called for quarterly reports from the board of public safety.
 Regulation of 'Jitneys.''
 Regulation of "jitneys'' was aimed at in resolution ordering a meet ing of the corporation counsel, board of public safety and license committe , to 'formulate and present to the con- mo-> council at it's July and not later than it's August meeting a set of reg ulations and license fees for the so- called. 'jitney traffic or the passen- ger, parcel or freight traffic through the city streets and roads by auto mobiles. We deem it necessary for the safety .of the people and conve- nience of other traffic in the use of the streets that the city should as sume control in it's regulation so far as it has legal. power.'
 No'Claangc in Ellis Street.
 The public works department re- ported adversely on a petition to change Ellis street from Cherry to
 Maple street from fifty to forty feet. The board stated that it had given 8 hearing to property owners and eX- pressed the opinion that "in time this street will be one of the main thor
 oughfares for traffic from the eastern section of the city and a fifty foot street is essential. For this reason the board recommends that the pet- tioners be given leave to withdraw" Councilman Stadler objected to the report, and may have something to ,say at the council meeting regard ing it.
 An adverse report was also re- | ceived from the board of public works ] on petition from Alderman William l J. McCabe for catch basin at the north end of High street. There are now two basins located about 500 feet :! south of the end of the street which 1 the board considers sufficient to take care of the surface water when the street is graded.
 Deposit on Contracts.
 ] A resolution was introduced requir- l ing the ordinance committee to so l amend the ordinances so that de- 1 posit of twenty-five per cent. of the 1 approximate value of all contracts be deposited where the value of the con- 1 tract for furnishing supplies or print 1 ing be in excess of $10o. Also any contract must be backed up by a bond : of thirty-five per cent. of it's value.
 AnnuI Contract With Rhoadcs Annulment of the contract between ] Edgar l.. Rhoades and the city re-
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