New Britain herald., 1917-01-18

adopted
A resolution was received from AL
derman Chamberlain asking that the
board Of public works be requested |
to include In the budget for the year
1917 a sum sufficient for the work. /
ing of Wooster street to the grade |
adopted by the common council, from |
West Main street to Steele street. |
From the Chamber of Commerce
Building corporation to grade and re-
pair Ellis street from Maple to Stan
ley street. Referred to the board
OF public works.
Title to Land Defective.
The following was received from
Corporation Counsel j. f. Cooper:
In purchasing parcel of land for the
South End park from Frederick l..
Hart, 1t has been discovered that the
title Is defective. The purchase price
was to have been $3.50. l have agreed
with Mr.. Hart subject to the approval
OF the council to pay him $50 for
quit claim deed OF his interest in said
property and to place the sum OF $500
in trust for him to have when he
clears the title and If he does not clear
the title within thirty months said
sum to revert to the city. l therefore
recommend the following: Voted that
the comptroller be authorized to draw
his order to Frederick l.. Hart for
$3.50 and charge the same to the
Park Purchase Fund, the same to be
paid for a quit claim deed of the
triangular piece Of land claimed BY
Frederick L. Hart and that the comp
troller be further authorized to draw
his order for $500 to the treasurer Of
the city and that the mayor be au
thorized to place the same with said
treasurer and his successors in trust
to be paid to Frederick L. Hart upon
his clearing the title to said land. but
with the agreement that should he
fail to do so within thirty months that
said sum Of $500 revert to the city,
This course was adopted.
City Comptroller H. l.. Curtis sent
in a resolution requesting that the SUI
pernumerary policeman be paid
monthly instead of semi-monthly. He
explained that in many instances the
sum due the supernumerary police
men is 81 or less and the extra work
to make out these little payrolls Is I'M
necessary. The question: was referred
to the ordinance committee and the
corporation counsel to take the matter
up with the clerk Of the safety board
and, If possible, empower him to pay
ceipt and make a report to the comp
troller each month that he may keep
his books in order.
1t was also voted, on request of the
safety board, that the city electrician
shall be appointed" by the safety
board. rather than elected as at
present. This means, briefly. that
the city electrician Or his assistant
will not have to take civil service
examination in order to be appointed
The board of public safety recon-
mended that Section 439 of the ord
inances be, amended to read super
numerary policemen, for each day of
actual service. each, per day. $2.75."
The board voted to change the pay of !
supernumeraries so they would re-
ceive s2.75 instead of $3.50, at a
meeting some AtiHaet ago, buts~hecause
OF the rule of the common council
providing that increases in pay of city
employees must be asked for at the
January meeting, the matter was not
brought to the attention of the coun-
ell until now. Referred to salary
committee. ,..-.
The board Of public safety also rec
commended an ordinance creating the |
Office of assistant electrical superin- !
tendent, and an amendment to Sec |
tion 439 to set the pay for the assist |
ant at $1,000. Referred to salary COM |
mittee.
The board asked for an extension |
of time to consider the request of the !
firemen for more pay. The request !
was granted.
Favors Fire Department Changes.
Councilman Landers' resolution
asking the council to go on record as
go pp'b nix tn, al
fire station In the south end of the
city. to buy "a motor aerial truck and
to equip a flying squadron" was TAX
en- from the table.
The council went on record as rec
ommending such changes in the fire
| department as Councilman Landers'
resolution provides for. This recon-
| mendation Is not mandatory however,
| and means only that the council is
| looking ahead to the future with a
view to giving additional fire depart
| ment protection.
/ The petition OF Alderman McCabe
to increase the salary Of the prose
cutting attorney from $500 to ST.
500 was referred to the salary COM
mittee The petition Of Aldermen
| Stadler, Anderson and Jester asking
that the mayors salary be increased
| from $1,000 to $4,000 per year was
| also referred to the salary commit
tee as was the petition to increase
the salary of the stenographer of the
board of public works from $500 to
$500.
|
To Extend City Line.
Councilman Gorback presented a
resolution asking that the citys SEN
ator and representatives bring bill
before the legislature to extend the
| city line on the east. eastward to
the N. Y. N. Fl. and H. railroad
tracks Corporation Counsel Cooper