New Britain herald., 1918-11-21
Total $1O4, 431.29
Relief Work Is Explained.


The report of e. Allen Moore,
chairman of the emergency relief
committee, concerning the work done
during the Spanish influenza cpl
demic was as follows:
Ten graduate and ninetyseVen
on-graduate nurses were employed,
having on their list about $500 pa
tients, many of whom were visited
several times. The canteen filled g.
500 applications for food. All bills
we're approved by the chairman and
sent to the board of health for pay
ment. The total cost as reported by
the chairman of the board of health
is $3,631.76.
I'm a. report of this kind it Is i'm
possible to do justice to the heroic
lf-sacrificing service rendered by
so many people of the city. This re-
port. however, would not be COM
plete were not q record made Of the
aid rendered by H. c. M. Thomson as
secretary of the committee and part
of the time as chairman of the ex-
cutive committee: G. B. Parsons, for
enlisting in the service those work
ing in the factories who had some
experience in nursing; Fl. V. Camp,
for his efficient service as chairman
of the publicity committee; M. II.
Camp. for his efficient work in ar
ranging for the cooperation of the
health department; Mrs. A. J. Sloper,
in charge of the employment and di-
recton of the nurses; Mrs. A. g.
Kim ball, in charge of the motor corps
service; and Mrs. G. B. Parsons, IN
procuring nurses from the homes,
and to the volunteers who worked
with the chairman of committees the
l1N+ %I,ot "a re
paid.
To Remove Officials.
Alderman O. F. Curtis caused the
reporting of a new ordinance defining
the procedure to be used in the re-
mova1 Of city officials. The provisions
are: wherever by the charter or by
law, the common council has power
to remove any city official, officer Or
employee, such power shall not be
exercised except upon written
charges made by the mayor or by
three m emfbers of the common council
to be presented in writing to the COM
mon council The council shall there
upon by a majority vote determine
whether such charges shall be pre-
sented and tried and if it shall be
affirmatively determined to present
meeting of the common council shall
be called, which shall give a hearing
to such official, officer or ennploye,
who shall have the right to abe present,
to be represented by counsel and to
have witnesses summoned to appear
before said common council and to be
confronted with the witnesses against
him Az such hearing the commo on
council shall not be bound by the
rules of evidence, but said council
shall not remove any such officer, off,
ciaI or employe without due and suff1-
cient cause exists and shall be proven
at such hearing or adjournments there
Of" The ordinance is one which has
been needed for some time to remove
the cause of numerous disputes which
have arisen. vt was adopted without
opposition.
Stringent regulations concerning
the purchase of supplies and labor are
embodied In q new ordinance drafted
along lines suggested by Alderman
Curtis. This ordinance was adopted.
Talks on Americanization.
talk concerning the naturalization
of citizens and the need of a building
where the ceremo ny of being made
a citizen will be impressive was given
members of the council by Francis
P. OBrien, one of a committee Of
three appointed to bring the matter
before the council Mr.. O'Brien
favored the use of the council cham
Der as a fitting place to receive the
newly made citizens who have waited
a period of five years and nine months
to have the honor of becoming citizens
His talk in part follows: