New Britain herald., 1915-12-16

oIluoI present. COnO1C1OnS there IS
 big shrinkage. With proper repair
 made this shrinkage can be reduce, to a minimum.
 You must first put the icehouse il
 condition and then place the prope
 man in charge" he said. There i
 no question that the people wan
 the ice house. It would be too ba
 to abandon a $1O,0OO proposition" ] Councilman Eichstaedt said he wa
 in favor of continuing the business. Councilman Curtis said MT. Ross 1 berg's recommendation calling for tn
 expenditure of $1,70O did not includ
 all necessary repairs. He stated tha
 the concern which had made that es I timate (Wexler & Stein) had put il ] the highest bid for complete repairs 1 He said their bid included items O. sl,6oo for sheathing alone and $1, 25O for sawdust.
 These are the same parties who you say, would make repairs for ST. 7OO,' said Councilman Curtis. Mayor Quigley called attention to
 the recommendation of the commit
 tee that the city buy ice while the
 plant is being repaired.
 Was Committee Bluffed?
 Alderman Jester replied that the
 committee had been led to believe IL
 could buy ice at s1.75 per ton de- l1vered in any quantity it wanted rom nothing to 5000 tons. But during the afternoon, he said, he was surprised to learn that the company Whlch wished to sell the ice wanted to Ee assured of disposing of at least 1,- 500 tons at the least. That clause was originally contained in the report of the committee, which held meet ing previous to the council meeting, but he said, he would not stand for it as he did not want to bind the city to an expenditure. of approxi mately $2,7O0. On account, he said. that part of the report was stricken out.
 Councilman Curtis evidently felt the shoe pinching at the remarks Of Alderman Jester and he replied that he had been instructed by the com- mittee to secure an option on the sale and delivery of ice to the city. He said he did not know until yesterday that the company required a minimum guarantee of 1,5O0 tons. He said it would be a poor business deal on the companys part if it did not demand l minimum. He didn't think the city would be running any great risk by ensuring the purchase of this amount II view of the sales of Shuttle Mea- low ice during the past two years. He said he thought it was a good of- CT.
 Alderman Parker inquired whether ow much it would cost to Ihandle the ce and Councilman Curtis replied hat that expense would not be very reat.
 Mayor Quigley took a hand in the ebate at this point. ''The adoption f the report of this committee means he abandonment of the municipal ice enture for a year, he said. "The ,doption of Councilman Teich's means that it will be ontinued."
 Alderman Jester offered an amend. nent to Councilman Teich's amend nent, to the effect that the water commissioners harvest the ice with ut any repairs being made other han to the runway and broken tudding. On suggestion of Council nan Dolan he included in his motion hat the water commissioners appear efore the board of finance and tax tion and ask for funds sufficient to lace the ice house in complete re- air. Mayor Quigley expressed the ope that the amendment to the m endmeint would be defeated.
 Councilman Curtis spoke of the reat heat in the icehouse due to lack f ventilations and the fact that there 5 no sheathing. He said Mayor luigley and MT. Rossberg went to the liant last summer and were almost ] vercome although he did not know 1 Or certain whether they were equip l ed with a pulmotor.
 Alderman Chamberlain asked ] where the funds for repairs were to 1 ome from and Mayor Quigley re- | lied from the board of finance and | axation and city meeting and l rom a special tax. Alderman Jes- CT disputed this, saying that there is
 balance of $1.200 in the ice fund. 1 llderman McCabe spoke in favor of | ontinuing the business and Council nan McDonough said he was sorry o see Alderman Jester, chairman of 1 he committee, offer an amendment 0 the report of that committed
 The debate was beginning 10 arouse Degnan's ire and with ising voice he said: What must we e if ice can be cut in Verm ont, hipped to this city and sold cheaper han we can sell it? One tells us here is some ice in the house and omeOne else says there is no ice l omeone says there is sawdust there nd then someone else says there is o sawdust. We don't need an ice ouse when it comes to that, the ice ill stand itself, I think we should ontinue in the municipal ice business.
 Amendment Beaten. IT to 6.
 A vote was ordered on the amend lent to the amendment and it was ost on yea and nay ballot, IT to 6. hose who voted in favor were Alder