New Britain herald., 1918-03-06

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 : As yet neither of these two candi- l dates has named political manager.
 Denies Inviting Jestor to Retire. 1 At his office this morning Mayor 1 QulSley made further comment upon l the meeting of yesterday between l himself and Mir. Jester. He denied 1 cmphaticailN thai. he asked thc sec ond Wardc1 to withdraw. but said, ! if he inferred that l wanted him to 1 withdraw if was his privilege. Mir. 1 Jester and l are good friends. He 1 save me one of his cam paign cigars l and l can endorse the brand. They 1 are excellent. MT. Jester assured mo that if l defeated him at the prilna- rics he would support me at the polls l and likewise assured MT. Jester that l would do the same thing. But as far as my asking him to withdraw. | did not for l think that would be d mighty nerVy thing for a man to GU." Torpcdocs Barnes Platform. Luther M. Barnes, the third repUb- Hcan candidate for mayor, came out last night with his platform contain ing ten plaIks which he declares arc Of sound timber, practical and can be put into effect if the people elect him.
 
 Mayor Quisey this morning made a number of comments upon it. In fact be made ten comments one for each plank and herewith are the blanks in MT. Barnes platform and also the mayors comment on each one: First Give the use of all the city's outlying land (so-called parks) and fertilizer for all who are ann bilious to do farming this coming summer.
 This matter, the mayor said has already been cared for by the Home Garden movement backed up by city appropriation Of $3,0OO. Last wear there were 900 garden plots pro- vaded, many people donated the use of land and the movement will be even more widespread this year
 Second: Stop the city from going into private enterprises that are not for the interest of the community at den for the taxpayer.
 In reference to this plank the mayor stated that the idea is perfect ly correct, that the city should not go into private enterprises that are not for the good of tho community at large. At the same time, he added, the city should go into any private enterprise that is for the general good of the community.
 Third: Repairing all streets by city employees and using the state method or repairing macadanized roads
 That is done now, the mayor ex- plained, except in cases where con tractors do the work or where sheet concrete or some such material is used ncccssitatinG special apparatus.
 Fourth: Discontinue some of the useless commissions esta blish ed@"o only for political gain.
 II don't know Of any such com mission established for political gain the mayor declares, and ex- plaincd that to establish a commits sion 1t must be the recommendation of the charter revision committed. backed up by the legislative commit tee on cities and boroughs which grants charter changes. The only commission added during tho past four years is the one for the civil service and that is opposed to po- litical gain. The city plan commits sion is without any power and eau act on1y in an advisory way.
 FNth: Esta hIish greater efficiency and simplify some of the office work now being carried on in some of our city departments.
 The mayor says he quite agrees with MT. Barnes and says he thinks and advocates the abolition of the personal tax collectors office. In his opinion this departnn cnt should be combined with the tax collectors of flee and the personal tax collector should 'bc a deputy under MT. boomis.
 Sixth Public bids accepted only on all city purchases and publicity pertaining to all contracts covering city work before and as the work progresses.
 The mayor ayers that this IS being done now.
 Seventh: Re-asseSsment of prop erty to meet the required running OK penses of the city government as sessmcnt increased and decreased as the particular location demands.
 'sWe are working on that now" the mayor says, and continues by 1 calling attention to the fact that he himself has made several such recon- menda tions. Next year if am elected. we will see some changes in ! the methods used in the assessors of- ] fec" he declared.
 Eighth: Keep our city finances in 1 such shape as to be able to take over l such public utilities as arc charging excessive rates to the city and to in 1ividual consumers who arc obliged 1 to purchase such commodities as nec essities.
 Tn the mayors opinion the street l railways, the electric light company. the telephone company and the gas | company are the big public utilities ! here today He says that the city's !, finances are in good shape and arc 1 constantly improving, but it would ] he an inpossibilitv to have the city l