New Britain herald., 1917-07-19
COUNCIL HAS ITS
TALKING TOGS ON
Discusses Everything Except Ell.
feet Of War on ESkim0S

The July meeting of the common
council held last evening, was not
without it's thrills, the gathering be-
ing highly interesting, and entertain
ing.
Alderman A. NJ. Paonessa of the
Sixth was the target for the jibes Of
Alderman Curtiss, while City Engin-
eer Hall seemed to be the recipient
of most of the caustic sayings.
A few minutes after the session
opened, the usual routine had been
completed the salaries commlttee
presented a report recommending the
salaries of the chairmen and clerks Of
the fire and police boards.
The reconlm endationS were as fol-
lows: Chairman Of the fire board,
$3.50, clerk $500; chairman Of police
board 5000, clerk $3.50. Alderman
Charles May was on his feet in an in
slant with an amended resolution
calling for reductions in the salaries
as recommended by the salaries COM
mttee as follows: Fire board chair
man. 5000, clerk $3.50; police board
chairman, $3.50, clerk 5000. Almost
instantly Alderman Stadler rose and
moved the adoption of the amend
ment and then followed an argum ent
Alderman May based his amendment
on the fact that the chairman have
little work to do in the day time, con-
sequently it is not affecting their usu-
al employment and for the few hours
they work in the evening, the salaries
as recommended in his amendment
would suffice, and would keep the sal
airy within that of the old safety
board, $500.
Alderman Paonessa defended the
report of the salaries committee,
stating that while he always favored
economy in municipal matters, he be-
lieVcd that the efficient men secured
for the boards merited the salaries
as allotted by the committee. Person.
ally he said, he wouldn't do the
work for $1,000
Councilman Wall said what a men,
Der Of the commission did in the day
time had no bearing on his duties to
the city, and he believed that the sail
aries recomm ended were fair and
should be adopted.
Councilman Landers also spoke in
favor of adopting the report of the
committee and referred to remarks
made by Alderman May, concerning
and expenditures, he characterized
them as water under a bridge" and
he hoped the report would be adopt
ed Councilman Landers said he
would be glad to support Alderman
May in measure for economy in the
right place, "but for heavens sake
let us get going right on the new
boards
oil q
of the salaries committee said it was
after careful consideration of the du-
ties involved for the board officials
that the committee made the recon-
mendations as presented.
Alderman Stadler called for a yea
and nay vote on the amendment, and
it was defeated 13 to II.
Must Be Bonded.
The ordinance committee reported
changes in the wording in the ordi-
nances, substituting fire board ana
"police board for board of pubic
safety, and they were accepted. When
Councilman Steiner ran across the
proposed change relative to bonding
the chairmen and clerks of the boards
he attacked the feasibility of the plan,
saying it was money thrown away.
Mueller Scalu IIiO OAoA-
nance committee believed that the
chairmen handled money in their de-
partment but has learned that this
is not so. Alderman Curtis said he
believed it was imperative to the safe
ty of the city to bond the officials,
whether they handle money or not.
Alderman Paonessa spoke in favor of
bonding officials. saying that they had
been reduced considerably and the
fees for securing bonds were very
small On a vote to amend that the
bonds be abolished, the nays were
Alderman Curtis said that at the
June meeting of the common council
he brought up the matter of the city
electrical engineer, to. determine I'M
der whose orders he, is working at the
present time. Formerly the engineer
was guided by orders of, the, safety
board. Whose orders is he under
now" asked the Third Warder.
Mayor Quigley said in case Of dis
pute the engineer was under the COM
mon council.
This caused Alderman Curtis to let
forth his first break of his pyrotech-
mics of the night when he retorted,