New Britain herald., 1915-10-06
MAY GUST MARINO
 AT TOWN MEETING
Drive to Be Made Against Police
 man By His Opponents
DON'T WANT APPROPRIATION
Voters Will Be Asked To Order Se- Iectman Against Appointing Regular Will Accept Moderator's Decision.

Having registered a decision regard
 ing the personnel of the towns off,
 cial family, at the same time settling
 the license issue for a year, the at- tention of the voters is now directed to the adjourned annual meeting to 1 be held in the Town hall next Mon-
 day night and judging from the | advance dope" heard on the streets, | the session gives promise of being very lively. Interest in the meeting 1 indicates that there will be a large attendance and the debates will | doubtless add spice to the gathering. Chief among the subjects to be con- sidered, insofar as general interest is | concerned, is the policing of the streets, an issue which is expected to | precipitate a struggle between two l factions. The results of the plan for | looking after lawbreakers and keep | ing the peace which has been in force | for the past year will, it is expected, | bring about a warm debate, terminal l ing, no doubt, with an effort on the | part of Officer Marino's opponents to have the meeting refuse to make a | special appropriation for the appoint ment of a regular patrolman. With 1 one element there is a disposition to | oust the policeman and it was report l ed today that they will attempt to have the meeting give the selectmen to understand that the sentiment of 1 the town is against his reapopint- ment.
 That the officer has performed his
 duties fearlessly and conscientiously | no one disputes. Nevertheless his | ability as a policeman is questioned and the opposition maintains that the | streets have not been patrolled in an | efficient manner owing to his lack of l the qualifications requisite for a cap- able bluecoat Then, too, the claim | has been advanced that the officer l has been subservient to the wishes of Justice A. H. Condell, rather than the selectmen who have the authority over him. The officer has clashed with an element that is seeking re- venge and it will no doubt be strong ly represented at the meeting.
 The plan of having a regular patrol man was suggested owing to the ir- vasion of thirsty Bristolites, follow ing the license defeat in that city. With Bristops return to license it is now argued that regular policeman is no longer required. There is a faction, however, that is desirious of continuing the plan now in force and they will seek the reappointment of the present incumbent of the patrol mans berth. The general impress sion, however, seems to be that they will be defeated at the meeting.
 The matter of laying town tax rryfI1 1Ir 1Y h ability the present rate will be con- tinued.
 Other questions to be discussed will be the continuing of night school authorizing the selectmen to make a survey of certain streets in the town and increasing the number of street lights.
 Mother Goose Fair.
 Placards announcing the Mother Goose fair to be held in the town hall on October 27 and 2S, have been distributed by the Woman's club under whose auspices it will be given. The fair is for the benefit of the li- brary fund and it, is expected that it will be we'll patronized.
 The ladies in charge of the ar arrangements have been at work on the plans for several weeks and they announce that there will be a num- Der of pleasant surprises in the hall The fair will be of a Mother Goose character and the club members will wear appropriate costumes.
 On the afternoon of the 2Sth it is the intention to have food and l fancy articles sales in connection with | the fair.
 The library fund has reached en- 1 couraging proportions within the past | two years and it is believed that the l receipts from the coming fair will | swell it greatly.
 Selectmen To Organize.
 The board of selectmen will hold | it's first meeting Friday when it will | organize for the coming year. The | new board has but one old member | in Selectman Johnson. His asso- | states, Charles H. Calor and William | c. Hart will take the places of Fred l erick s. Spencer and William J. Simp- | son.
 The making of appointments for the | year will probably be put off for a l week. It is not expected that any | changes of consequence will be made. |
 Hart Is Satisfied.
 While, with other democrats and | some republicans as well, William c. l Hart clings to the belief that Modera- tor Dresser erred in refusing to count | as votes for first selectman TX" marks placed before the names of | the candidates on split ballots, the | unsuccessful aspirant has given up the idea of taking the case to the 1 courts and the moderators decision will be allowed to stand. There is a decided difference of opinion over the ] ruling of the moderator and even le- gal minds find room for argument in the manner in which the statute cov- ering the point is phrased.