New Britain herald., 1917-06-02

NLW lULIUL UUHnD
 Magnel Mayors Choice As Chair
 man Of Fire Commission
 WATER BOARD MEMBERS Mayor ouisley Also lGakes Known Appointnaent of Civil Service Board
 steele and Robb on Police Board
 Moran and Camp With Fire Board. Three of the four new commission CIT for the recently created Ire and police boards were < appointed by
 Mayor George 4 ouigley this morn tng. The fourth man on each com- misGdon will be announced later. Three of the four members of the new water board were also named as, have the civil service board and an assessor.
 By the appointment of the police
 and Ire boards the old safety board, with Chairman D. G. Babcock in charge, automatically went out of existence today. The new fire com- missioners named thus far are Alfred E. Magnell. Herbert V. Camp and Frank J. Moran. The three police commissioners are H. s. Tallard. Stephen Robb and Howard M. Steele. While he has not fully arranged the terms for which each man Is, ap- pointed, the charter providing that the commissioners shall serve for one, two, three and four years respectively, Mayor ouigley states that Commits sioner Magnell and Commissioners Tal- lard Will each have four year appoint ments as he expects that they will be chosen a chairmen of the Ire and police boards respectively. < All six of the appointees are we'll
 known men in New Britain. Com- missioner Magnell Is one of the city's best known newspaper men, having
 been local correspondent for the Hart ford Times, for the past twelve years. Previous to coming to this city Mir. MAgne1l worked three years on the
 Times elsewhere and he also worked on the Hartford Courant for a like period. His home was formerly In
 South Manchester where he was at one time clerk in the post ofIice. He first became interested in civic affairs in 1908 when he was appointed clerk of the board of public safety and he has served continuously in that ca paCity with the exception of the year 1914-1916. In January. 1916s fol- lowing the disruption. of one 6f the '1afety boards. Nr. '1GAknell accepted . temporary appointment by Mayor Quigley and acted as chairman, com missioner and clerk. He is we'll in- formed on fire department matters.
 Fraternally, MT. Magnell belongs to
 tho New Britain lodge of Elks. the Knights of Columbus and the A. O. H. Commissioners Well Known.
 The second member of the fire com- mission Is also former newspaper man. Mir. Camp was local corre- upondent for the Hartford Courant for a number of yeara He was also on the reportorial stan of tho New Britain Record and has served as a member of the charter revision coYn- mittee. At present he Is in the req: estate business, being 8 member of the firm of the Camp Real Estate Co. He h ! member of Centennial lodge. A. F. q A. M., the Chamber of Com merce and the Country club. Mr. Moran is at present a member of the l safety board, having been appointed by Mayor Quigley year aga He is ! employed at the Stanley Works and Is l a member of the Knights of Pythias | and the F0resters.
 l Mr.. 4aaitfd. who will undoubtedly be the new Chairman of the police for the pAst few years has been g l successful brick manufacturer in
 Berlin, retiring but recently. He was l for many years with the Torrington
 company and Is also known as an ex.
 pert agriculturist. at the present time I devoting all his energies toward mak- Ing success of the municipal farm | of which committee he is chairman Mir. Tallard's friends know him as g courteous gentleman, a strict disci plnarian but eminently fair. MT Robb, who will serve with him on the police board, has been connected witf
 the John Boyle company for man, years and is regarded as an excellent type of citizen, at present being one of the conscription registration board members He Is prominently identi
 fled with several lodges including scottish organizations.
 l The third appointee, Howard M \ Steele needs no introduction to thu
 New Britain public as he has beer before them since 1901 when he wa!
 elected to the common council from sl the fourth ward. In 1904 he retired
 and was elected city tax collector
 holding that position for ten year
 when he resigned to enter the three
 cornered mayoralty content in whic1
 Mayor Quigley. E. w. Schultz and h,
 himself figured so conspicuously. HI then hecama cnnnectAd with fh,