New Britain herald., 1915-01-08
nfALEY WANTS NO
 EXECUTIVE SESSIONS
Safety Commissioner Objects to
 Boards Way Of Doing Business.

Commissioner R. R. Healey of the board of public safety said this morn ing that he did rot attend the execu- tive session of the board held yester- day afternoon in Mayor Quigley's sanctum sanctorum because he doesn't ] believe in that way of doing business. He admitted that he was In Hart ford yesterday afternoon on business. But" he said, 'I could very easily have stretched a point and returned in time for the meeting. However, l would not have attended the meeting had I been in town"
 MT. Healey was given personal notice of the meeting by Commission CT Alling, who called on him at the New Britain Trust company. My first impression yesterday was that l should attend the meeting but on thinking the matter over I decided l would not lend myself to that sort of thing I shall also refuse to attend any future executive sessions Of the board of public safety
 Mr. Healey said that whenever the board is ready to come out and do business in the open, he would attend as usual. There was no reason he said, why an executive session should have been held. It is not the custom of any of the city boards and the pub lie is entitled to know what business is transact Furthermore, he said, the board has a regular place of meet ing and there was no justification for coralling the board in the mayors of flee.
 While I am commissioner he said T am not going to submit to having the mayor act the schoolmast CT to the board" He intimated that the mayors behests would meet with unfavorable reception from him if he continued his attempt to dictate to the board.
 In MT. Healey's opinion, the posi- ton of J. R. Andrews in relation to the board has not been changed as a result of yesterdays meeting.
 AIling Is Elected.
 From about 5:30 to 7:30 o'clock last evening the newly organized safety board met in the mayors office, elect ed E. B. filling chairman in place of the deposed Joseph R. Andrews, voted to give Dennis O'Keefe a course of lessons before asking him to qualify as driver for the automobile patrol and transacted several other matters of interest.
 The meeting was delayed about a. half hour while the commissioners waited for Commissi oner R. R. Healey, but business out of town prevented him from attending. Frank Holmes, the newly appointed member, was present and so was Mayor Quigley, but the latter merely looked on and asked few questions for the benefit of his new appointee. He made no attempt to dictate to the board whatsoever. Joseph R. Andrews made no attempt to be present at the session, which was an executive one. Another req son why he did not attend, or try to, may be because 1t was called by Mr. filling, whom he refuses to recognize as temporary chairman.
 It was left until the last to appoint a permanent chairman, and MT. filling received all three votes.
 O'Keefe to Take Lessons.
 The most important action was con- cerning Dennis O'Keefe. The board voted to permit O'Keefe to take out the patrol for two hours every day for about ten days, and receive in structions from competent automo- bile driver. If, at the end of this time, it appears that he is not competent to fill the position, he will be dropped.
 Another matter taken up was to give William Hultberg a hearing on his application for pension. This matter has been hanging fire for some time. It was also voted to have F. w. Loomis & Co. complete the repairs at