New Britain herald., 1916-08-26
EDDIE AND HOWARD
 HAVE TEA PARTY
"Saiety First-PubHC Second" New Slogan Of Chairman BabcoCk

Cant three men get together and talk about the fishing, or the weather, without the whole town wanting to know about it?" whined Chairman B. safety when questioned about the star chamber session of the above board held last evening in the City hall. That's all I've got to say" was his answer when the reporter ventured to suggest that the attitude of the honorable chairman and one of his the past had hardly been conducive to the supposition that the weather would form a convenient subject of conversation between the two. "We get along all right together" said Babcock, Tn fact I was talking with him over the phone this morning." The chairman, however, refused to say whether the weather was still under discussion.
 Here's how the meeting ran, accord ing to the impression one and all on the board would like to convey. MT. Steele, Howard if I may, would you like a little more of this lemon with your orange pekoe, or will it provo too strong for you? Really I find that this habit of mine is becoming most excessive. Actually I consume two cups of the hateful liquid in a day" That from Babcock; this from Howard, My dear fellow, really you should curb that pernicious instinct for the brew. I find that my mental ity Is far below it's usual par when even one cup has been absorbed by my system. This evening is one for which I have long hoped. We are gathered in peace and quiet, with no scribe to write upon the page of his- tory our doings with no one to blazon upon the skies the glory of our deeds. Let us to gentle mental stimulus then, not too absorbing a topic for such an evening. We must not flag our pre- cious brains with heavy matters un- less there are others to overhear us. It is wasted effort indeed"
 What really transpired is a matter of conjecture pure and simple One
 
 in the fall as a candidate for repre- sentative, and stand upon his record another who is using the office sup piled by the people and receiving pay from the people for doing the business of the people, and still another, who S probably the minority representa- i've of the board, met to discuss what vas undoubtedly city business and re- uSa6 fn allow tha uy1 inI, iu working for the people, to know what vas going on. The board, at one with he administration, has promised to allow light to be shed upon It's every action and has broken that promise. That is all. If they really did talk l bout the weather the reporter would lot have stayed, as a matter of choice. He had work to do. If tea was served t would hardly have appealed to the reporter. But if MT. Steele and MT. Babcock were having it out on any natter whatsoever he would have wei comed the opportunity to let the pub ic know of the settlement, or the be- ginning of he feud. No one knew that better than those two. And oven he clerk of the board was excluded. Finally, if MT. Steele and MT. Bab- cock had been talking about fishing, he reporter, knowing them as he does now, would hardly have listened as fish tales are plentiful these days.
 It Is reported that the meeting was held to discipline Callman Hills of the fire department, who is alleged to have been reported by Captain Souney for being in an intoxicated condition. The board members are said to be rather reticent about allow ing the demerits of their underllngs to become apparent, hence the quiet meeting.