New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-17
CONSTAbLES TO BID
FOR POLICE BERTH
SeleCtmen to Give Officers Chance
to Be PatrOlman
NO MONEY FOR PAVEMENT

| Town Will Not Enter in Plans Of
state and Connecticut Company for
Whiting Street Improvement-Vot-
a,.s Fail to Solve Police Question.
Constables elected at the recent
town meeting will be given an oppor-
t,1nitv to bid for the position of regu-
low natrolman as the result Of the az
49,, If the voters at the special ses-
sion last night, Selectman Johnson
having announced this morning that
ba has decided to offer the place I'M
dor the hammer giving it to the offl-
GOV who makes the best terms. tie
has grown weary Of trying to nave
the voters decide as to what they
want and the constables are to be
given a chance to perform the duues.
circle with the rim removed
would probably describe the progress
made on the police question at the
meeting. The voters simply passed
a resolution authorizing the select
man to hire patrolman, elthef
regular constable or a man from out
of town, stipulated no special amount
for the officers compensation and
failed to give any instructions as to
what course is to be pursued The
se]ectmen have had a policeman on
duty for the past few weeks and the
policy they have followed was neither
approved or condemned at the meet
ing.
The voters acted in expected fashion
regarding the suggestion Of the high
way commission that the town appro-
pirate $500 for Improvements on
Whiting street. They refused TO
agree to the towns expendlng any
money for the extension Of the per-
manent pavement area and expressed
themselves as being satisfied with the
stretch of amiesite which will be put
in by the state and Connecticut COM
pany. They did not believe that the
additional improvement would war
rant the expenditure of the sum re-
Quired
S. S. Gwillim served as chairman
CT the session, N. e. Clark acting as
clerk. A. H. Condell started the ball
rolling by introducing a resolution for
the appropriation Of $500 for Whit
ing street pavement. He explained
that he presented the motion by re-
Guest but personally was not in favor
of it. He said that the state and
Connecticut company will lay strip
of pavement tWenty-seven feet wide
the entire length of Whiting street.
There will be strip II feet wide
on each side Of the street that Will
not be paved unless the town pays the
expense. He considered that a good
macadam border will serve the town
satisfactorily. F. T. Wheeler thought
that the money could be spent to bet
ter advantage in other town improve
ments if the voters were willing to
appropriate. Anyway he believed
there Is no necessity for extending
the pavement from curb to curb.
John e. Lamb expressed the opin-
ion that the surface water sewer
should be extended before any pave
ment was put on the street.
Mr.. Condell's resolution was then
defeated by almost unanimous vote
Mr.. Lambs resolution that the Sc
lectmen be authorized to hire either
a constable or an outsider to serve
as patrolman and perform such other
duties IS may be agreed upon was
next introduced. Mr. Lamb had pre-
scented it by request He explained
that it was generally admitted that
quired. He had purposely failed to
suggest stipulated appropriation for
the Officers fees in order that the
selectmen might have some latitude
in making the appointment.
N. F. Clark declared that condi-
lions in the center are disgra ceful.
Continuing he declared that the
toWnspeople are waking up to the
Indebtedness of 1t all. "Groups
gather at the center, women are dis
respected, and I believe every man
with red blood in his veins will vote
in favor Of the resolution" he said in
conclusion.
Mr.. Condell claimed that the hand
ing of the police question had been
left In the hands OF the seIectmen
and the results Of their efforts to
solve the problem have been shame
sul. Consequently he favored letting
them have the responsibility of cor
recting 1T.
John e. Larson unsuccessfullv at
tempted to offer an amendment that
500 be appropriated for a shanty in
which to house the officer at the CEN
ter, as he believed no attempt was
being made to give people on the
other streets protection. He objected
W AAiuiiiSll. opoolieIS lo1Iefl1S around
his place. Mr.. Larson claimed that
he was Of the opinion that conditions
had improved las he declared the
number of court cases had fallen off
during the year. Mr.. Condell ventured
the suggestion that Mr.. Larson didn't
know anything about 1t. He said re-
ports will show that the cases have
been more numerous and of q more
serious chara cter.
On a rising vote Mr. Lambs reso-