New Britain herald., 1917-09-20

and had told of repeated and vain
 protests to the school board. Due either to the inattention of the red
 tape of the school board nothing has been done." said the third ward al- derman, who moved that the city en- gineer investigate conditions and take the matter up with the school board If facts warrant such action. There was also considerable discussion rela-
 tive to the overflow from the high pressure reservoir onto Clinton street property and the third ward alder mans motion to have the claims com ] mittee and water board conduct q
 joint investigation was passed. A
 petition for a fire alarm box at the corner of Lake street and iennoN Place was referred to the fire board.
 Mrs. Minnie I. Cornwelfs petition to abate a bill of $6.6O for a side walk on Chestnut street was passed favorably. A report to abate $32,-
 SS3 in back taxes was accepted. A
 bill of $1,299.65 from M. I. Jester for fire department coal was ordered paid as was an order for $5.O00 for subway bonds and $2,89O for interest Action of the comptroller in paying the E. U. Thompson company bills of $344.52 for repainting city hall was ratified.
 The proposed ordinances relating to the firemens pension fund, regarding illuminated signs being extinguished at 10 instead of 11:3O p. m. and also providing that no ordinance shall be operative until published were adopt ed.
 An extension of time until Novem- Der was granted the building code revision committee.
 The fireboard's recommendation that any regular fireman drafted or volunteering be given his job back on his return and also the difference
 in pay between army rates and city rates was passed on the motion of
 Alderman Curtis. This recommenda-
 ton also provides that any firemen
 in the federal service shall receive the benefit of any possible increases in
 pay and also that their period of
 army service be credited in their favor on the pension lists, Alderman Curtis thought this only very small way for the city to show it's apprecia- tion of it's employees who so pa triotically respond to the call of their country.
 During discussion on the board of public works resolution in reference to ordering all sidewalks repaired by November l. Alderman Curtis called attention to the deplorable condition of the sidewalk on West Main street, near Emmons Place. said he thinks the city ought to be compelled to
 keep it's walks in repair just the same as private individuals.
 Would Investigate Coal Prices.
 A petition from the Stamford com mon council asking cooperation in an agitation to get a government lnVes- tigation concerning the high price of hard coal was received and such CO., operation was authorized. "If any investigation is going to take place it ought to begin right here, when we are paying more for coal than else where," Alderman May said.
 The resignation of Councilman Gardner C. Weld of the third ward, now with the colors, was accepted and on motion of Alderman Curtis the clerk was instructed to advise MT. Weld of it's appreciation and good wishes. The resignation of AL derman w. J. McCabe from the fifth ward was received and Alderman Curtis asked that action be deferred until the next meeting as. he said, one influential member of the coun- cil lives in one ward and represents another and if he has the right to do that any council member has that right and Alderman McCabe might not have to resign. He was appar- ently referring to Councilman George M. Landers and Mayor Quigley, in a tribute to MT. Landers. urged the council not to question his right and