New Britain herald., 1919-08-21
WATER BOARD HELP
 DEMANDS INCREASE
City Fathers Pass Buck to Con- miSSiOnorS-DiSCuSS Celebration

The common council met la evening to decide financial questions, make appropriations for improve ments and perfect plans for the Soldiers Old Home Week.
 The first order of business was the reading and referring of the following g petitions:
 From Anton Rudman and others, for the acceptance of Rutherford street and the fixing of official lines.
 From Alexander Gordon and others, for the sprinkling of Monroe street, from Madison street to LinwoOd street.
 From F. w. Holmes, for the con- struction of sewers in Adam street.
 From John l.. Lorenius and others, for the extension of the sewer in Stanley street.
 From Stanley Drenzik, for the ex- tension of the water ma n in Clinton street a distance of 200 feet
 From Carmine Arioli for the ex- tension of the water main in Allen street.
 From Guiseppi Luzetti and others, for street lights in Hunter road.
 From John E. Farr, for the abate- ment of a sewer assessment against his property on Lasalle street.
 From Rev. J. E. Klingberg, for abatement of taxes against properties used by him as homes for orphans.
 From E. o. Kilbourne, for the working of Wells street to the official grade.
 From Councilman Gorbach, for the extension of the East Main street trolley line to the railroad crossing in Smalley street.
 The legalizing of the Sunday motion pictures in New Britain was settled by allowing moving picture theaters to remain open between the hours of and 1O:3O o'clock Sunday evenings, provided that the charges on Sunday nights would not exceed the price charged on week days.
 Councilman Gillin said it has been the custom for the theaters to charge the additional war tax on Sunday evenings, but he could see no reason for objection to having the additional tax levied the same as on other eve- nings in the week.
 Alderman Richards favored g clause in the ordinance that would restrict the pictures to their usual high standard. Alderman King in formed MT. Richards that the local police have the power of censorship over all local motion pictures.
 Without much further discussion, the following ordinance was passed: Be It Ordained by the Common
 Council of the City of New
 That moving picture exhibitions be and are hereby authorized in this city on Sundays between the hours of clock D. m. and 10:30 D. m., pro- vided that if charge is made for wit messing or for admission to such Sun day moving picture exhibition, such charge shall not exceed the charges customarily made at said place for moving picture exhibitions at evening performances on other days of the week. and provided further that the license of any moving picture licensee viola ting the foregoing provision shall be revoked.'
 The water board reported the de- mand of it's workers for a wage in crease to 50 cents an hour. This matter was settled by the motion of Alderman Curtis to refer the matter back to the water board with the recomm ndation that it run it's own business.
 The council had previously fixed a minimum wage and had not stipu- lated a maximum, and the water board should have settled this matter and not submitted it for the consid- eration of the council.
 The report that an increase from $2,200 to $2, 400 for the department S engineer be granted was accepted on the promise that it would be taken up later on in the evening.
 The salary committee was assigned to consider the request of MT. Towers, the department superintendent, for a 20 per cent. increase.
 The Soldiers Welcome Home plans