New Britain herald., 1917-03-31
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called away to do active military duty. He has had to lay down his private duties and for his willingness to sacrifice his personal interests he receives the .commendation of hts fellow citizens. But by his leaving the city is left with but one official in the office of city clerk. Although the charter provides for the naming of an additional deputy clerk, none has been named and unless the prin- cipal incumbent is at his desk no legal business proper to come before this department can be transacted. None of the other employees i'm the office can sign papers,. not even death certificates, and have them legal. Many public men think that at this time Col. Thompson should appoint a deputy city clerk to serve at least until the first deputy ahall return. It would certainly facilit1te matters in the office. Also, should Col. Th0mp- son be taken seriously sick, be call led upon to leave the city or other- wise be absent from his office, no one could do his business until a special election had been called and a clerk chosen If the city clerks office needs a deputy clerk part of the
 
 It Is not necessary to take the firsk deputy's position from him in his absence, all that is needed Is a yegu-i larly appointed second deputy who has the legal authority to act in place of the regular clerk.
 Connecticut Is taking a census of all automobiles owned by its residents in order that the authorities may know something of what they ,cohld, expect in the way of emergency transportation h case of unforeseen eyentualities. Tn this census New Britain will rank with the foremost and inS5case of tinforseeif eventuali- ties. siicia s& tho need of transport ing q lar9e 6ody of troops immediate W to sosia1 9iven point, thSre are sone fhinr oyer I 200 motor cars here that could undoubtedly be pressed into service. s
 It will not be long now before the populace will be suffering from that annual sma1ady known as spring faxer,... Already the norms are float inf GSout the air. spring fever" isi one of tisS most popular ailments of the ages and. no one is immune. < .5 f-
 While it is not known what plans. if any, manufacturers and other employers of labor have made about holding open jobs forg s0ldters now on active duty it is to De hoped that some satisfactory arrangement will ha made to assure them of employ ,nent m their return. Of course it is imnossible to hold some johs open for an absent employe for y long, even though that employe may be in +he federal service bearing arms. R,,t in most instances it would not he impossible for employees to assure their soldiers workers that on their return they could have employment again. and. in all fairness, to the men, such employment should be made eo,,al in it's renunerative value to the iob held when the man was call led to the colors. New Britain ;em- ployes have ever been generous and broad minded about these things and undoubtedly they will again. They realize that in rallying around the flag these men are protecting their shops. their properties and their tn- come just as much as they are pro- 4ecting their own individual homes. They know they owe these men some thing. "I don't think. the New Br't- ain soldier boys will find themselves without employment when they come back, and I'm sure they will not DO given the impression that virtue II It's own reward stated well known manufacturer in discussing this tning.
 Col. w. w. Bullen Is soldier and a gentlemean. He is the type of man