New Britain herald., 1919-12-18

to $1,400.
 Accept Ice Contract.
 A copy of the contract to be signed
 by the water board and the Bailey
 Ice company was introduced and ac-
 cepted Tho contract specifies that
 the ice shall be sold within the city and for the use of New Britain peo-
 ple; that it shall be sold for less than
 other ice dealers shall charge; that
 the company, upon being found re-
 sponsible for any nuisance that shall endanger the purity of the water supply, will lose all rights to the ice and the city shall sell what remains. Mayor Quigley favored fixing price, . but Alderman Curtis argued the i'm practicability, of that move, as prices might change. $
 Chairman W. E. Rossberg was X heard upon other plans of the water
 board. He told the council members
 that his board had voted to installfa
 ch1orinator at a cost mot to exceed
 $5,OO0 and a Venturi meter for meas
 uring the water that leaves Whfg
 vile. Both matters were approved. .IIe also told of a. plan to increase tue
 cost of water supplied to residents of
 nearby towns to IS cents per 100
 cubic feet It was remarked that in
 some instances the mains have been
 tapped by residents of towns through
 which the New Britain supply flows. Traffic Eaws. 4" A resolution that the ordinance committee draft an ordinance for
 one-way traffic in a southerly direc- tion on the west side of Central Park Al request of the police commission. The resignations of Coun cilmarl Charles Forsberg. of the Second E ward. and Councilman Charles Nc < Murray, aof the Fifth ward, were read ; and accepted. 4, l "A set fee of s25 for boxing permits
 was recommended by the license committee, and adopted by the council .. i, ., .,.l Councilman George M. Landers offered a resolution for a new fire house to be built in the northeastern l part of the city. #v.I % The resolution tabled at the last meeting relative to gasoline pumps was continued indefinitely. It was the belief of the members that the council or public works board had neither the right to issue nor refuse such requests. '.. .... An appropriation in next years budget for the working of boule- yard running from Stanley street to Pennington avenue was advocated in a resolution offered by Councilman King. 'a. ,.5, se s.s. #. ,# .. Comptroller H. l.. Curtis reported that he had audited the books of Frederick S.. Chamberlain, who was city treasurer, and found them to be correct. #'55s 'e.' V R.. ~,t', \ s ,. The comptroller reported the pay ment of a 1oill.sof $99.71 to obtain a discount. ~ffa 4 '" t '.''''' |. . Y. i The efcomptroller reported that the board of finance and taxation recon :; mended special "a appropriation of s49.100 to the school board for teachers" salaries; S3, o0U) for the in- cidentai fund and, 33,600 to pay 6
 balance to the state highway account The amount for the incidental fund
 was made $4,000.' The tax of one mill on the list of 1920 was adopted and the mayor was requested to call a special oity meeting to vote it. Payments amounting to $61o for making the personal tax enrolment were recommended by the finance committees. payments of incidental , fund bills from the, emergency fund { until such a time as transfers are
 made were authorized. ,rt, The comptroller was instructed to draw his order for $500 in favor of ! Contractor A. N. Rutherford for work ] on No. G. fire station. .,' Payments in favor of Contractor Rutherford for sS,50o; l.. O. Better man for s1,447.35. and Parker and O'Connor for $1,5o0t for work on the municipal garage were ordered.
 Charity Commissions Request. A request was made by the charity commission that it be empowered to pay Fred A. Murphy $51.s4 for serv- 1 ices as superintendent while receiving 1 investigators pay. The council voted Murphy s75 for his work.
 An expenditure of $500 for the hog house was authorized, The commis- sion asked for permission to dispose l of live stock and after several argu- ments were threshed over Chairman Riley volunteered the information that the coW7-the only remnant of what used to be herd--nad died and hence the resolution did not require adop-