New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-01-16

through rental OF the DOOtn. II would
mean that the present booth on Main
street would be eliminated and there
is already a petition to the council on
this matter
Doctors Have Hearing.
The ordinance committee recon-
mended the following new ordinance:
THAT so much Of the ordinances
relating to parking vehicles, as re-
stricts parking on certain streets or
parts of streets to forty minutes, shall
not apply to vehicles of physicians
bearing a conspicuous green cross on
the front of such vehicle parked for
physicians while engaged in the actual
performance of their professional
duties outside of their Offices The
council offered the privilege of the
floor to any doctors present. DR.. Potts
told the council that the ordinance
would be absolutely valueless with the
last four words He said the doctors
were not looking for privileges but for
the benefit of the people of the city.
In cases where it is life or death the
doctors should have the privileges of
leaving their cars where they are
handy They might lose a life by go
ing to some side street to get their
| car and every minute in most emer-
|
| of the last words being stricken out.
| DR.. Bray also spoke. He upheld DR..
| Potts and also said that the city Of
| New Britain could not be compared
| with many other cities in regard to
| the matter. He told of Hartford
where the doctors in the center of
| the city are mostly specialists and do
| not need their cars in front of their
| offices. In this city it is different.
| Councilman Gillin favored the doctors.
| 1t was voted to reconsider the action
| which the meeting had already taken.
| The report on the fuel situation was
| received. The prevailing prices re-
ported here are: Fire place wood,
oak and hickory. SIC per cord for four
| foot lengths; cut to stove lengths SIT
! per cord; other mixed wood cut to
I four foot lengths SIS a cord; mill
| wood for kindling, ST per cord.
| The coal allotment for New Britain
| was $4,000 tons. The amount received
| TO December / was $4,000 tons and
! there were about 5000 tons received
last month leaving the city due to
| receive $4,000 tons. It was voted that
| the report be printed in the minutes
| of the meeting.
| Report ON Litke Case.
The next was the report of the cor
| poration counsel in regard to the
| Litke case. The report follows:
You have asked me to give a writ
| ten opinion as to the legal right of
| the common council to require the
| board of police commissioners to COR
! rect their records in regard to the So
called Officer Like Case
In my opinion the common council
has no such right. The board of po-
| lice commissioners are by charter
made responsible for the good order,
| conduct and discipline of their de-
partment and subject to civil service
| rules. are charged with the duty of
| appointing, removing, suspending or
| otherwise penalizing members of the
| force. The powers of the common
! council reserved by the charter are
the right to pass civil service rules
and to pass on contracts exceeding
$500 in amount. The records made in
the Litke case is a matter which is
not within the jurisdiction of the
common council.
You have also asked me to state
what in my opinion is the best way
| to legally settle the controversy i'll
| question.
II have talked with Officer Litke
and with the chairman of the board
! of police com I'M issiOners to see If there
was some common ground for the
settlement of the controversy by mu-
tual agreement. + regret to say that
in my opinion if Officer Litke desires
to test his rights in the matter, the
only forum for the decision of such a
controversy is in court"
Alderman Paonessa spoke on the re-
port saying he was glad it was finish
| cd fn,~ + hn oil
ed. He reminded the council mem
: bers, however. that if any other
trouble comes from the matter the
3 men to blame are the police commits
> sioners who placed a stigma for life
. on the good character of a faithful
I | officer.
A written report was received from
l ! H. Y. Camp, chairman of the hom
gardens committee. 1t embodied tn
I staten ents of the garden supervise
+ and other information of interest
, Treasurer George H. Spear reporte
. that the common council appropria
tons was $4,000; receipts from rem
, Of plots, S1,875.50; sale of fertilizer
q s27S.86; sale of spraying materia
$3.50; total. s5.19O86. $1,O6S.4
:, was turned back into the treasury. L
connection with the report a petitio
was received asking that a pernanen
garden committee be appointed an
g that an appropriation for this wor
= should be included in the annual bud
# get. It was moved that the report b
y accepted and the common council as
= the board OF finance and taxation fc
G an appropriation Of $4,000 for tn
G Work. The motion was carried.
II Object TO Reduction of Council.
g The report Of the charter reyislo