New Britain herald., 1915-12-16

l Hl.
 original report is adopted the plant
 will be abandoned for a year, which
 IS what some of, it's enemies are will
 ing should happen. No cement arch
 and wall and cobble gutter are need
 ed, as the committee recommends We
 should put in ventilators and sheath Ing Is needed and we sh hould harvest a crop of ice this year,
 Curtis Questions Mayor.
 Will you state what repairs are
 essential in your opinion ?" Council
 man Curtis asked Mayor Quigley.
 ''Is sheathing necessary?" ] Possibly"
 "Is sawdust necessary" l Possibly"
 Are ventilators necessary" 1 Possibly"
 Have you any idea of the cost of 1 these?'
 About s3,5oO"
 "You have very fair opinion in 1 that respect. I judged from your
 remarks that your figures about
 $1,7O0.'
 Resuming the offensive. Mayor
 Quigley said the icehouse had bccn
 built in hurry and that all admit if
 was not bullt right The committee
 did the best 1t could, he thought.
 Any or1Ve made at the ice busi- ness should be defeated bv this oo,n- 1 ci1," he concluded.
 Alderman McCabe announced that he would like to catechise the mayor 'HaVe you had any carpenters go over the plant to see what repairs are necessary and how much money must pc spent ne asked. The mayor sidestepped the query by saving that the lcehouse would not be perfect if $12,0O0 was spent on it.
 Councilman Wagner. a r,erho. ,e tie orlsihal Ice committee, said the shrlnkage last year was due to the Iact that not enough sawdust had been used and he charged the water commissioners with carelessness ue said the city could secure all the saw dust it needed free of charge iron, local manufacturers, the only exnense being the hauling to Shuttle Meadow lake.
 Mayor Quigley jumped into the fray again, saying: There is no question that drive is being made to put us out of the municipal ice business. There are about 10000 families in New Britain using the ice and if each saved s2 in a summer that would be total saving of s2O,- 0OO."
 I'm from Missouri" said Alderman Chamberlain. "I would like to know for a fact whether the municipal ice house can be made paying proposi- tion.'
 Councilman Curtis pointed out what he considered a flaw or weakness in Councilman Teich's amendment. He said it should specify just what re- pairs are to be made and how much is to be expended.
 "I guess we can leave it to the water commissioners with safety" said Councilman Teich.
 You're buying pig in bag" shot back Councilman Curtis.
 In response to a request by ~oun- cilman Dolan, MT. Rossberg said the contractors from whom he secured the estimate agreed to sheath the building and correct the bulges.
 "Would these contractors give this samc estimate nov?" asked Council i man Curtis.
 ''I believe they wou1d," replied MT. Rossberg.
 "If that is the case I am in favor of Councilman Teich's amendment" Alderman Jester.
 Ice Question Over at 10 O'clock.
 On yea and nay vote Councilman Teich's amendment was adopted, 20 to g. The vote was as follows: ca, Aldermen Anderson, Jester, Par ker and McCabe and Councilman May, Steiner, Dolan, Pohlman, Teich, Eich- staedt, Iverson, Wagner, Mueller, Stadler, Degnan, Arata, Owsiak, Par Do Alderman Chamberlain and Council man Curtis and Olson.
 The ice question was not settled un- Ill 10 o'clock, the debate lasting an hour and a half
 On recommendation of the board of public works Warren Bros of Boston was chosen to make repairs to the l , permanent pavement for the next ;wo years at a cost of three cents 8 f square yard. ,
 The Plumbing Inspector. S 1 The resolution creating the office of ( permanent plumbing inspector was ( aken from the table and referred to he committee on ordinances. Ald- t .rman McCabe was against it and | Councilman Parker and Curtis exores- f ed favorable opinions. ( Di' |. II. ICCCho, | he health department, told why the S lealth commission recommended that { ! full-time man be employed as f 'lumbling inspector. He said that r turing the whole fiscal year of 1914 V ,, 475 inspections had been made S while during seven months of the t present. fiscal year 69S inspections had t een made. He quoted these figures a s a demonstration of the increase r f the plumbing inspectors duties y Ie said there is hardly a minor niece S f new plumbing and no repair work hat did not renuira inSnaa+io,a 1