New Britain herald., 1920-03-18
DNCIL ACTS TO CURB PROFITEERS
lInittee Named to Work With Mayor-Other Business

hrdner c. Weld was named to las representative from the third h and to act on the finance, ordl- ee and claims committee; d reso- Bn of the salaries committee that Superintendent of charity, Fred A. phy, be given Q $400 increase accepted on condition that the oration counsel rules it not ll- B; Mayor Quigley was authorized anne q committee of five to re- complaints and conduct a rciless publicity campaign nst rent profateers; a daylight hgs ordinance was referred to the oration counsel for an opinion on egality; the ordinance committee requested to confer with police okals to enact a one-way traffic nance for the west side of Main et, and the session went on rec as favoring the Federal Highway rtment's recommendation Tor s, at the regular March session he common council last night. re were two sessions of the coun- The first for the election of Coun- an Weld and the second for regu- business.
 Charity Salary Again. ie much discussed question of an base in the salary of the charity rintendent came up with the nmendation of the salary com ee that he be given S2,000, the es paid his predecessor. Alder Curtis ventured the opinion that as too late to accept such an in- be for this years budget but that fight be accepted for next years. bers were of the belief that if as the wish of the charity board, they were assured it was, the q would pay the salary and take t of their general appropriations. alderman favored allowing the CT to rest in the hands of the oration counsel so that no illegal sure might be adopted. He was hvor of accepting the recom- dation pending the opinion.
 uncilman Gill said there was an rcurrent, which he could not rstand, attempting to Go Murphy bf the salary which was due him. make the superintendent of bties goat for the council" councilman asked. Councilman ach claimed q change of heart Curtis, who formerly cried that position and not the man earned salary but who now claims the and net the position is to be con- ed, he said. Councilman King ed to see the measure go through was not in favor of supporting alder1nan in what he termed, r-ruling the committee" The br was in favor of the salary in Ee provided the legal side was ed.
 Herman urtis offered an amend
 to the recommendation of the y committee that the matter be bted pending the decision from Forporation council. The amend was carried with Councilman J. hv Johnson offering the only vote.
 Herman Cutris offered an amend he'd to the various polling places To tay-rate vote by the New Bri- Taxpayers association were to ve pay. He was told by the IT that they were placed there at equest of Attorney M. A. Sexton It was understood that they were to be paid. They acted as ters.
 Rent Profiteering.
 e mayor surrendered the gavel puncilrnan M. T. Kerwin and took GOT on behalf of 8 committee to ve complaints of alleged rent eering. He said there have been srous evictions in the past month while some of the landlords were ing their tenants fairly there others who should be exposed. ited increases in tenement dis
 of from $14 to $3O a month s, he said, had been increased $3O to $60. He favored a com (e of five to work with himself consider both sides of each case D what could be done, the mayor uniced his intention of having lerciless publicity campaign
 Herman Curtis was in favor of g ,ssthe mayor publish cases
 
 o the city This move was not ed by the mayor who asked that lody take some definite action to that he was backed by the city fnment. The point was raised some rent increases were nec- Y and the mayor said:
 realize that. A short time ago m came to me and complained his landlord was profiteer I asked what had been done, i'd his rent had been raised from to s20. He occupies one of the nents in a two-family house. I him that his rent should have raised five years ago.
 More Homes Needed.
 uncllman Gilpatric doubted her the appointment of such a llttee would have any result on T