New Britain herald., 1919-03-05
l)UIGLEY Defends
| CITY GOVERNMENT
Rap5 Some Members Of Taxpay,
/ erS' Association in Speech

IN ssino last night started when
SaSuayor Quiglev was presented by
B 'oa stmaster Towers. The mayor
@stated that he was proud of New
@Britain, proud of Captain Griswold,
8&kproud of it's boys who went to war,
~ and proud of the record which New
81 Britain made in the war. He re-
marked that New Britain was second
ID in ,.See state in men going to the
service. Meriden stood first. He spoke
q of the tribute paid Captain Griswold
@by General Edwards in NeY Haven.
8AEhe general spoke OF Captain Girls
wold as hero. man who feared
@neither the devil or man. He stated
|@ that the city had lost 10S men in the
war. THE men who stood back of
##AAthese boys" the mayor said, are
NOV being fired upon"
81 Attacks Taxpayers Association.
I'M He said. the men who organized
IN the taxpayers association are playing
politics. There is no question about
III. He remarked on the statement Of
81 one of the associations members who
@poke at the Methodist church last
81 Sunday evening who said there was
60 othing political about the TaNpay-
3ers association, that it was formed
III only for the protection of the small
& administration for wasting money and
@paying SIS for a wreath for a coun-
bciImSE1s grave. Yes the city did pay
Sthat money" Mayor Quigley said,
Isfor a wreath to place upon the
~ grave of one of the men who served
III the city well and faithfully. / my
self bought wreath and other men
IN the council did likewise, but the
ISIS wreath was from the city and 1t
4 wasAkrigi1t''
Outlines City Development.
8 He spoke of the city meeting to be
81 held tonight. He granted the con-
81 tention of the hackers of the asso-
@ citation who stated that the taxes
ave been increased. Il know the
axes have been increased but what
#haveswe given you for those increased
taxes?s War conditions are partly re-
&sporsSibie for the present taxes and
fnr he- rate to be asked for next
M gear. We have given you a motor
hi lied fire department and an efficient
Apolice department. The health de-
M partment is second TO none in the
sstate. It was formerly an oak table
# and six chairs but in four years has
@ttained its efficiency. 1t is the duty
Mp of any and every city to look after
N ifs people and their health, yet the
taxpAyers' would cut money from
such a necessary department. The
X% board of public works is being criti
III cised whereas they are saving money
# for the city all the time"
@ Wants Teachers Salaries Raised.
mi The mayor then explained the
Nmake-up of the public works depart
& ment and told of the way they do
II heir work. He spoke of the low
To Toe 1oS TO roc oh i'm
@ tho schools and now they are to be
@ raised. He remarked on the low pay
M ne firemen and police received dur
# ing the war when other men could
&$ make much more money in the va
Arious munition factories. He men,
M ioned the fact that every property
2 owner nearly in the city has raised
m his rents and those whose assess
@ me o. were raised, lacked their rents
VIA hmm ediately. He asked the men
A present If they knew that tse $75,-
#@ 600 worth Of park bonds for Walnut
# Hill still remain unpaid. He told
S them that the city still has $4,000 900
@ worth of bonds to pay. Today" the
&@ mayor continued, 1--WE do things diff
@ ferently. We issue only serial bonds
and pay up so much every year. We
have also a sinking fund to provide
M for the payment Of these bonds" He
#@ term ed the statement of Meriden hav-
2 ing the lowest rate of taxation in the
# state a deliberate falsehood. "Meri-
& den," he said, has a rate of 27 IL
B mills" He asserted that his admin
NM istration has not been a failure. He
M staSs.d that the city's debt in the last
HIM four years had increased $780, but
@ the city has been given $620,00C
W worth of schools and parks. He Their
been improved and additions built
Ell The city had assets greater by 81
Al 2, 900 then WIN tn mayor took ur
ID rigns of govrnmnt.
MM a. Makes Charges of SANDER
M Continuing he said, Il warn vol
X now that we have been Swallowing
eeverything from Washington, D. G
1--WE knew that they were wasting mil
lions of dollars butswe said nothing
Washington recently I saw indica
Mons Of the vast amount of waste
@he men there have bluffed the coun
TRY and all we have done was t
gwalIow it. We did not interfere be
gauss we we're working for the on
uncommon purpose. The Taxpayers
X association headed by democrats ant
8% Simons, who was prominent in form
M Ing the Wilson club in this city, i
M playing politics. Some mem bers ar
3 slandering the city officials OF
W grounds without basis. We need tn
@ rs mill rate of taxation for this city
8 s1Q9, 900 of the public works None
twas for street work. We knew Their
M would be time when there woult
4 be a scarcity of work. That time j
& about here. Even now there ar
men every day in city hall lookin
Tor something to do. These men mus
Voc taken care of and the soldiers re
turning from war must not be forgot