New Britain herald., 1918-08-22
NCw Councilman Elected.

improvement at the oC1ODCf meet ing.
 NCw Councilman Elected.
 At the special meeting of the coun- Cil, preceding the regular meeting, Michael King was elected council man from the sixth ward to succeed the late F. T. MCDonough. Mir. King was imm ediately placed on the ordin- ance, supplies and claims committees.
 QuiSIcy NctocS Resolution.
 Mayor Quiglcy read his veto of the police-i e-in-servicc-p resolution, as follows:
 "Gcntlemcn of the Common Council: "I herewith return as disapprovcd Resolution No. p as adopted by your Honorable Body at your meeting held July r, 1918.
 ''ThiS resolution concerns the pay of members of the Police Force while in the Federal Service.
 "Whilc this resolution is praiscwor- thy in the sense that it shows the fine patriotic spirit of your Honorable Body l feel that it discriminates against employees of other City De partmonts not included in the resolu- ton.
  tion by tho City Government against the three thousand or more other people of this City who have made the same sacrifice and who have tho same right to expect additional com pensation from our citizens as cm- ployees of the City Government.
 ''Tt is in my opinion contrary to the principles of democracy to discrim- mate in this manner.
 Further the Federal Government has made wise provision for the relief of the dependents of those who have entered the service and I therefore deem it unwise for your Honorable Body to legislate upon matters of compensation for those in the Federal Service, unless special need arises for such legislation
 The veto was upheld by the coun- cil. A committee of three was named to see if there are now other city em plOyos in the service who are getting pay from the city. If it is found that there arc a. resolution Will be pre- sentcd to put them all on the same basis.
 Ex-PoIiccman Protests to Council.
 EX-Policeman Gustave Litkc sent the following protest to the council: gro His Honor the Mayor, and Mem
 bers of the Common Council. "City of New Britain,
 "Centlemen:
 With the understanding and con- sent of the Chief of Police, I sent in to the Board of Police Commission CTS my resignation from the police force and from my conversation with
 
 sary to await the action of the Com missioners, a new position being ready, I accepted it and entered upon my new duties.
 NO charges had been made or were pending against me in the Police De- partment, and I have a clean record there and also a letter of recommcn- dation from the Chief. "I am informed that the Board Of l Police Comm issoners. in my rcSigna- ton, did so with the added prOViSO that ii was done for tho good of the service, thereby intending to have the public infer and the DCpa rtmcnt rec | ordS show that my services were un- satisfactory, and placing me on the same basis as patrolmen, who have had charges preferred against them | for unsatisfactory conduct, failure in some manner to conform to the re- ] quirements of the services, or viola ton of prescribed rules or law, who | have been heard and sentence is be- | ing paSSd on them.
 "I protest that this action by the Board places a stigma on me without cause that 1t is and will continue to | be as long as it stands on the records | an injury as it is in effect a rounda- l bout effort to blacklist me and if al l lowed to so stand it will be under | stood as being correct, when emanat- 1 ing from an authoritative Municipal Department
 "ln fact am placed In a worse pO- | sition than an officer who had charges ] presented against him according to | the Charter Sec. 133. No officer shall l be removed or expelled without an opDortunitV to be heard, whereas, in | my case not being under charge, hay 1 ing d clean record, am dropped l from the Department with state mcnt inferring that there arc req ! sons for it, having the appearance 1 that charges had been. or could be preferred. and yet I have no chance | to defend myself. Is this justice :? 1 Is this tho prQpcF attitude for q BOard l to take who are connected in q meas 1 ure with a dcpartm cnt which is sup posed to see and have the law en- l forced and all have justice adminis- tered impartisly without fee,r or fav-