New Britain herald., 1916-01-25
A FITTING CLIMAX
 ID A SILLY REGIM'
Mayor Quigley Fails to R0InOl Holmes After Seeking RGSignatid
MIR. ALLING SLAPS BAG
Beheaded Commissioner Says ! Hopes QuigIey's Sunset in Alp Will Be as Beautiful as His LigI nings in January.

Will Be as Beautiful as His LdgEW nings in January.
 New Britain is laughing today the fiickleness of it's mayor, Geor Antics Quigley, who. a few days ag demanded the resignation of cora missioner of public safety and tht did not remove him. Only two merN bers Of the board were removed laM yesterday afternoon by His Hond those being Chairman Raymond M Healey and Commissioner E. filling. No action was taken in tN case of Commis Noner F. H. Holm who had been guilty of the morta sin of holding views antagonistic the administration" It is expectE by many of MT. Holmes friends thk he will decline to continue as a men her of the safety board.
 Mayor Quigley was not aware ths MT. Holmes had not signed the p4 rolls under dispute until the Heras was published last evening and formed him of that fact. He thN 
 which he could seek to justify himsd in the eyes of the public if he db missed MT. Holmes. The mayor a1 the commissioner held conferenl in the formers office last evening a3 it is not believed that the affair is an end yet. It was expected tfl there would be some new develos ments today. MT. Holmes said todi that he stood just where he stol when he refused to accede to MayI OuigIey's demand to resign. He d not feel he could do so under the cl cumstances.
 Lack of Harmony"
 Lack of Harmony" is given Mayor Quigley as his reason for dl missing Chairman Healey and M filling. His letter to the comml sioners follows:
 Dear Sir:
 1T hereby notify you that pursua to the authority vested in me und Section 132 of the charter of the ci of New Britain and under the authd ity vested in me under the amen| rnents to the charter of the city
  Special Acts of 1915, I have remov| you as member of the board public safety. Your removal to da| from today.
 "The reason for the order of vol removal is lack of harmony and u1 derstanding between you, as con missioner, and myself as mayor of tl city of New Britain, such conditi01 being prejudiciaI to the best into ests of the police and fire depar ments of the city of New Britain The notice Mayor Quigley left wit City Clerk Thompson follows:
 Dear Sir:
 "I hereby notify you that pursuaI to the authority vested in me und' Section 132 of the charter of the ci1 of New Britain and under the authol ity vested in me under the amend ments to the charter of the city New Britain, Section 2 and Sectid 26. special acts of 1915. I have tn day removed from office Safety Con missioner Raymond R. Healey. '"You will strike the name of Ra1 mond R. Healey from the roll members of the board of public safel of the city of New Britain. I als notify you that from this date any al of Raymond R. Healey as a commis sioner of the board of public safet is invalid and will not be recognizd by me as an act of an official of m city of New Britain.
 "The reason for the order Of hl removal is lack of harmony and urI derstanding between him, as a com missioner. and myself as mayor or ttl city of New Britain, such condltlol being preiudicial to the best lntereS of the police and fire departments the city of New Britain.
 A similar notice contained the nam of MT. filling.
 Mr. filings Letter.
 MT. Alling sent the following ieeS fer to Mayor Quigley today;
 New Britain, Conn,
 Jan. 25, 1918 Hon. George A. Quigley,
 Mayor of the City of New BritiaN,
 City. Sir:
 hereby acknowledge the receipt oI vour order of the 24th inst. announc! ing my removal from office as a men| Der of the board of public safety. note that the reason for the Nordes al my removal "is lack of harmony and understanding between us, and an pleased to observe that you do nol state that the lack of harmony an4 understanding was on my part alond but that you share it on equal termI with me.
 Now that I am a private cltizen desire to "eXpress few views hrsl let me say that the statement at tributed to you by the Hartford Courant of January 23rd that yo9 '.have the charity to believe Mr.. Allin7 was somewhat excited and unnerved when he wrote the letter. was unl necessary. as I beg to assure you thai was nerfectIy calm and compose4 I ,..,tn that letter | am mol