New Britain herald., 1919-09-10
CITY IS GENEROUS;
 DONATES $I5,OOO
S1O,OOO for Welcome Celebration
 Not Considered Enough


 by the common council will not be sufficient to carry out the work of giving the boys the "hearty glad hand" the special city meeting With , d capacity attendance at the city hall last night, voted to appropriate $15,- 900 instead. The motion had been carried to appropriate the $10,00O but on recommendation of Alderman 0. +. Curtis the vote was passed with the amendment carrying an addition al $5,000. The meeting in this con neetion also voted 10 lay an eight tenths of mill tax on real estate of the first taxing district instead of scven-tenthS of a mill. This will be payable July 1, 1920.
 Each One Is Passed. The meeting expected to he an cX- citing one, proved 10 be ono of short, quick, procedure, everything being put through unanimously. After the meeting was brought to order by Mayor George A. Quigley, City Clerk Alfred l.. Thompson read the call. While ii was thought at first that tho $1O, ,000 appropriation for the soldiers welcome, the S15,000 for tho munich pal garage. an additional appropria- tiOn of S5,00O for No. fire station, an appropriation of $4, ,000 for repairs on the city hall including new fire escapes and. the $20O,OO0 in school bonds for the erection of school buildings, enlarging schools, and par tCularly for an addition for the Northend school would all be acted on together, Attorney George Levitt moved that each appropriation be acted upon separately. The motion was carried, each appropriation being passed unanim ously.
 Tn advocating the increase of $5.- 900 for the soldiers Welcome Home fund. Alderman Curtis said that in carrying out the celebration proper ly New Britain should back up the celebration with that spirit dominant in '76 and '61. He said that he felt s10 1000 was not enough and that one of $15,0O0 would insure a proper amount for carrying out the Celebra- tion
 Ernest x. Hum phrey, general chair man of the Welcome Home commit tee, said that $2.700 had been raised by popular subscription so far. He said that the committee figured $10,- 900 from the manufacturers, $10,OO0 from the city, and $5,000 by popular subscription. Now, however, he said that he felt more than $lO,000 was needed. He said, however, that no more than was needed, no more thap was contra ctcd for would be spent. He said that the committee was going to give the boys a dinner second to none and a celebration that the citi- zens of New Britain would be proud of.
 Councilman Abra ham Gorbach of the sixth ward questioned the amend ment of $5,000 to the s10,0O0 for the fund. When the vote was taken. however, the appropriation as amend cd was carried unanimously.
 S5,O0O for Fire Station.
 Although the board of fire commits sioners had originally estimated that the cost of a new fire station to be located in the southern part of the city would cost $12000, the cost be- ing estimated on one-half that am ount which was expended for a fire sta- tion in q nearby city, they found the bids were from 50 to 68 per cent higher than had been planned so that as explained by Alderman Curtis the extra appropriation was asked. He said that the city had a new appara- tus and felt the station ought to be
 
 the building could be completed this year The appropriation was passed unanimously.
 Alderman Curtis moved that the appropriation of SIS. 900 for a muni- cipal garage be adopted. He said that the city needed a central garage for municipal cars. He said that the cars of the city should be placed there, should be inspected every two days and kept in repair, not allowed to run down and then sent to pri- vate parties and thus add more to the expense of the city, The appro- priation was adopted.
 The appropriation of $4. 900 for re- pairs on the city hall including new fire escape was passed.
 S2CO,OOO for Schools.
 Tho $200.0OO in school bonds for the purpose of erecting school build ings, enlarging of schools, and par ticularly an addition for the North end school was passed. Alderman Curtis said that the newspapers said that school conditions were crowded and for that reason he favored the issuing of the bonds declaring that if you want to educate the children you have got to have the schools. The bonds will. be issued yearly beginning August 1, 1920, and continuing until August 1, 1889, at the rate of 10 bonds at s1,O00 each.
 Curtis -Quiglcy Tilt.
 The only spicy bit at the other wise harmonious meeting was a tilt between Mayor Quigley and Alder- man Curtis. When the resolution on the appropriation was read Attorney Levitt asked if all the items would be voted on at once. Mayor Quigley said that they would. The motion was then passed to act on each item separately. There was a chorus of