New Britain herald., 1915-09-16

ent he believed action should be de- ferred.
 Mayor Quigley replied that it was not the fault Of the council that MT. Landers was not in attendance.
 Councilman Paonessa made mo- tion to table the report but the mo- tion was beaten by substantial vote.
 Councilman Curtis then offered his resolution. He stated that the com mittee had not made complete in have done. Mayer Quigley ruled the Curtis resolution. out of order
 Had Councilman Curtis charged the mayor with mutilating a public document that would have been re- ferred to this committed" said the mayor.
 . "The document His Honor crossed out,", was the expression used a mom- ent later by Councilman Curtis in his reply. . ...
 The city clerk says he did the crossing answered the mayor.
 ;, 'The city clerk tells me His Honor did it, persisted Councilman Curtis. TT have no desire for controversy but I understand the committee of lIlISe 'HlGl DGnlQC lOCked uOOrS ana the press was not admitted. I ask as 8 matter of fairness and fair play, for myself as we'll as the council, that this matter be opened up and all parties be given a hearing If the mayor is right it will not affect his standing or mine. There's always two sides to a question ": |. = :" '*5' ~ ..... Councilman Teich replied that the
 mi 6 closed doors and that information was supplied to the press after the meeting.
 Chamberlain Not Satisfied.
 Councilman Chamberlain took a hand in the discussion by saying the committee had not gone back far enough. He claimed it should have gone back to the meeting when the council decided to reconsider and in- definitely postpone its decision to ap- point the advisory board to the board of public works and water commission the bone of contention, as well as to discuss the councils action to rescind
 that reconsideration.
 gro rescind a vote to indefinitely postpone is like sentencing a man to be hanged ana next day committing his sentence to life imprisonment, ' said Mayor Quigley. "Why do you rule Councilman Cur tis' amendment out of order?" in uuired Councilman Chamberlain. :'Because it is not germaine to the subject replied Mayor Quigley. Councilman Curtis called for a yea and nay vote on the acceptance of the report and it resulted as follows: Yea--Andersor, Jester, Parker, McCabc, May. Steiner, Dolan, Pohl- man Teich Eichstaedt Spencer Iver- son, Mueller. Ohman. Stadler, Ohlson, Arata, Owsiak, Conlon-19.
 Nay-Chamberlain Hewitt, Wagner Curtis, Paonessa, McDonough-6. Perpetuate Name of Erwin. The committee appointed to con- sider a change in name of Walnut Hill park to Erwin park reported in favor of perpetuating the memory of C.. B. Erwin by changing the name of The New Britain Institute to the Erwin library. It recommended
 that a committee be appointed to confer on this polnt with the direc- tors of the Institute.
 Councilman Curtis said the Insti- tute is chartered and the city has , nothing to do with it. It would be 1 necessary for the directors of the Institute to go 10 the legislature for a change in name. MT. Curtis be- lieved that a committee should be appointed to consider in a general way an Erwin memeroial. Council man Teich callel his attention to the fact that this was taken care of in the report. On amendment of MT. Curtis the committee to be appoint ed by the mayor will consist of tif- teen m em bers.
 The committee to which was re-