New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
AXE DESCENDING ON
 THE SAFETY BOAR|
Healey, Holmes and filling
 peCted to Be DGCapitated
MAYOR CAN'T BACK 0
Commissioners Non CommittaI Secondhand Invitation to Res and filling May Go Down Fight Dismissal Expected Soon.

Dismissal Expected Soon.
 The political situation in New Bl ain was overshadowed today by differences of opinion existing tween Mayor George A. Quigley 1 the members of the board of pull safety, Raymond R. Healey, chj man; Frank H. Holmes and Edwl B. Alling. 1t was generally belie| that Mayor Quigley would ask tlI three to tender their resignations fore many hours had passed that he would decapitate them if \ refused to resign.
 filling May Decline to ResignI
 Messrs. Healey and Holmes v| when asked what 4 would do in response to the may newspaper invitation to them to render their berths. Neither wi discuss the matter until he had| ceived the request formally il Mayor Quigley. MT. filling said had no official knowledge that invitation had been extended. He not certain what he would do the event of the mayor asking to resign but he said he would p| ably decline to do so MT. Hd said he did not wish to discuss possibilities of the case and had n ing to say until he learned from hand sources that his resignationI desired. MT. Holmes attitude similar to that of the chafrman-
 Chairman Healey emphasized fact that he would decline absoI| to surrender one iota in his 4 ments to the common council. said he stands just where he 1 Wednesday night and would swd nothing.
 Dismissal is Anticipated.
 Those who follow the turns od political wheel doubt not that Md Healey, Holmes and filling will the mayors axe on their necks. mayor has placed himself in tion from which he would be u3 to back gracefully and without of prestige. He has asked the missioners to resign and while hd not threatened to dismiss them cannot very we'll afford to let matter drop where 1t is without ing his opponents an opportunia claim that he was bluffing. He make good and the only way T so is to dismiss the three commia CTS. Under the revised chartez has full power to do this.
 Mayor Quigley declined to cog himself as to his intentions newspapermen called on him morning. Asked whether he send formal demands for the res tions of the safety commissionefN replied probably" Mayor Qat was asked what action he would in the event that the commissi E failed to acquiesce with his denH but he merely struggled his shou& and would give no information or point.
 On other points, Mayor Quigle1 more 1oquacious and freely crit the safety commissioners for lack of cooperation with the ad istration and especially Chai1 Healey for the latters speech the common council last Wedn night.
 Criticizes Healey and Board
 "I still contend that signing payroll of the departments is o# formality on the part of the ma he said, defending himself a Commissioner Healey's accus lr Ia SVx E. specting the payrolls more closel fore affixing his signature. M mayor must depend on the hone M those who submit the payrolls to he continued DO you think tk manufacturers in New Britain for a certainty that the payrolls O. K. are correct? No, certalnIs don't. They depend on the for or others who have charge oA ing up the payrolls.
 Chief of Police, Too.
 "In this case the chief of polio charge of making up the payrc which Officer Malones haine peared while he was oft duty pc of sickness. The chief had no to send out a 'phony' payroll, p; pavroIl-that's what it is wher come down to brass tacks. An had on right to on that payroll knowing it inc the name of man who was not ing.
 T was rather surprised to that Chairman Healey defende acts of the commissioners in III of the police pay roll especially that he should stand in the common council and CT me for trying to enforce the ances. Suppose, out of sympatf Officer Malone, I should have nothing but allowed the pay H to pass unquestioned wouidn < have something to a bout and wouldn't they be Ju in talking about it?'
 No Cooperation by Board
 Commenting on the attitude missioners, Mayor Quigley they did not show any spirit operation with the administratio this, he claimed, had tonuen
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