New Britain herald., 1915-12-18
RISA7TACKED R ALONE MATTER
ln Curtis Defends Safety for Paying Policeman

VI
 for Paying Policeman
 nmunication to the Herald
 hncilman O. F. Curtis at
 |or Quigley for his attitude
 he board of public safety
 tinued to pay wages to Po-
 lnthony c. Malone, while
 the sick list. MT. Cur
 efends the board of public
 D says it was actuated by
 hotives only.
 intimidation follows:
 r:
 publish this communication
 al answer to the articles ap-
 Tn the first page of your
 issue, headed in full face
 policeman is carried on
 Startling revelations made
 l meeting by mayor-safety
 der fire.-I ask for this as a
 justice to the board of pub
 but not coming from any
 Tn of even intimation from
 t they would care to have It
 I hold no brief for them and
 lWays agree with what they
 here is no city official more &than I am to violation of the fter provisions or ordinances. It's, as am informed and In easily be substantiated are rs:
 Malone, who it is stated, is he best officers on the force,
 years service to his credit, months ago was obliged to
 a serious operation. Alter recovering from this he was to submit to another, and, of it being successful in re- |the cause of his trouble other |ns at intervals of few weeks until he underwent five |ns in all. By this time the was but a shadow physically . he once was and doctors said 1e had complete rest and the care he would not live. This and surgical treatment was 1T of several months and cost amount of money, considering -o1man's resources, besides the .ime. At this stage the board ic safety, recognizing this .ood service and his condition, fly and financially, took the up, not only from humane mo" ut for what they considered ,'s interest, that it, when you pod men keep them as it iH to replace them and lots of and tests are required in try-
 men. According to the t stood the board had no right
 him money from any city the sick leave time was ex"
 and he had, no claim on the tension fund. Therefore they to the common council to au- them to continue to pay him ,es. This the council had no ) do until the ordinance wal 1 to allow it. Everyone in tncil wished to help in some is deserving case and ex-Mayor ;, at this same meeting, pre-" a, resolution instructing the of public safety and corpora unset to look into the matter port on method of meeting This passed by a ous vote. For some reason m to the. writer this was not ntil three months ago, so now I'd has full power to act under lditions and continue an officer ttack on Mayor Quigley.
 board of public safety was de- d to aid the officer, who was
 to have funds at once-not ater when it might be too late. | at the time from men who to know that he would recover. The officer was kept semi-monthly payrolls, which e approved by the mayor. We lite frequently of late of efi- in city affairs. It was well of course by statements at nmon council that the officer t do duty. There are perhaps dd names on this payroll, but for states two payrol1s got by nd he says that his signature
 a matter of form-that he not be expected to scrutinize e signs very closely. Then why to sign it if it is o1 When the third payroll wa: ed to him he discovered the , name and drew a line throug1 ,re signing and forbade hi' to do so again. The mayor another one was presented t< sign and he made it so ho } board that further trouble
 Members of the board dis any knowledge of it being SC ed after his orders to dis 1e were received. If the mayo determined to protect the city: and so opposed to a violation city ordinances why did h. cause restitution tt y treasury of the $90 so il
 expended? His board wa ing to the charter, responsibl s money! And how about tn ? Where was his efficiency an, sibility He approved of thi ting money from the treasury