New Britain herald., 1916-01-20
HEALEY RAPS MAYOR
 TO COMMON COUNCIL
Chairman Of Safety Board Calls
 His Honor Lame and Weak
REPLIES ON MALONE CHARGES


 Doing Wrong and Criticised Mayor
 For Not Inspecting Police Pay
 rolls
 Chairman Raymond R. Healey of January meeting of the common coun- cil last night made a stinging reply to the insinuations of Mayor Quigley at the December meeting that the board was attempting to do a wrong full act in carrying on the payroll Of f1cer Anthony c. Malone while he was off duty because of sickness. Chair man Healey's explanation and criti- cism came as bombshell to many of the council members and when he had concluded there were several who applauded.
 Not only did Chairman Healey ex- plain away any suggestion of wrong doing on the part of his board but he offered criticism of the mayor that made an impression on his audience. He said Mayor Quigley was lame in passing any payrolls without knowing positively that they were correct and he also expressed the opinion that the mayor should not have approved of any payroll which had not been previously approved by the board. To cap the climax he took issue with Mayor Quigley in the latter's state ment that the board had carried Of- ficer Malone's name on the payroll after being told to eliminate it.
 Cooper Approves Payment.
 At the December meeting. Mayor Quigley ruled out of order d resolu tion to reimburse Commissioners Healey, Holmes and filling to the ex- tent of s22s they had paid Officer Ma lone for salary while he was sick. A resolution was offered that the city re- imburse the commissioners to the ex- tent of $90 which, the mayor claimed. they had paid the officer before being told not to carry him on the pay. roll. This resolution was referred to the corporation counsel as to its legality and it came back to the coun- Gil last night with his opinion in five words, II approve of this pay ment.' Before any action was taken, Councilman Landers introduced a resolution that the city reimburse tho commissioners for the entire amount of $22S, this sum to be turned into tn q pension fund of the police depart- ment. He explained that the board of public safety would refuse to ac- cept the $90 or any other amount
 Alderman Parker who was presid- ing in the absence of Mayor Quigley, said he could not see where it would be legal for the city to pay the money into the pension fund and Councilman Landers replied that the resolution was in the words of Corporation Counsel Cooper Councilman Curtis asked that the resolution be adopted, calling attention to the fact that the mayor can veto 1t if he disapproves of its proviskNns.
 Councilman Dolan said the money should be paid back to the commits sioners if it was paid at all. The res olution was laid on the table until tn c next meeting.
 Would Say it to Mayors Face.
 It was at this point that Chairman Healey explained the transa ctions that had aroused the mayors ire. '1 understand that there were statements made at the last meeting regarding the board of public safety that l would ike to contradict said Mr. Healey. 'I don't think they were made deliberately but probably hastily and without thought. I am sorry the mayor is not here because l would not have him think that would hesitate to say to his face what am about to say
 'I understand that Mayor Quigley | said the board of public safety in- ! sisted son keeping the name of officer | Malone on the payroll even after being l warned-'caught in the act I want | you to know that there is no resent ment in the statements I am about to 1 make. Officer Malone was in a bad way, physically and financially, be- cause of surgical operations to which he was forced to submit. The board of public safety felt that he should be given leave Of absence with pay | He was a valuable man and we did not 1 want to lose him. At the June meet l ing we decided to grant him leave with pay until September with the approva | of the common council, the commis.
 sioners agreeing to be responsible fol
 his salary if the council did not con. l cur in our views.
 At the following meeting of the
 common council we placed the matter
 before you and you unanimously
 passed a resolution that way bt
 found, if possible, to care for jus | such cases as the Malone case. We
 Believed it was the intention of the | council to provide for the Malone case. We probably assumed toe
 much but we were of that belie1 l therefore we did not take his name 1 eff the payroll.
 Mayors Explanation Criticized. :'The mayor explains the reason | why Officer Malone's name on the | payroll escaped him twice was be
 cause the signing of a payroll by hin l is merely a matter of form. lt that II l SD inc is lanlG unI Open tt