New Britain herald., 1920-03-18

Meadow avenue. -
 A payment of s64o in favor of Ar thur N. Rutherford for work on No. 6 fire station was voted and a pay nent of $400 on the garage account was also voted.
 Bills Are Paid.
 The summary of bills ordered paid is;
 Incidentals, s1,29331; city hall s1,354.65; board of police commits sioners, s2,6O644 board of police commissioners (nlunicipa1 garage), $61.75; board of fire commissioners, S1, 753.92. Board of public works. street department $431.3S; street inn provement, s330: sewer maintenance, S299.55; sewer construction. S1.037.3l; street lighting, $2.672.2e; subway de- partment, S2,6O5: s7,401.50. Board of public charities $4,437.S9; board of water commissioners. $401.44. Total, $19,812.21.
 Councilman Gill said he hoped the rentpayers would be supported and not the mayor as he was anxious to see politics left out of a matter of this kind Other members said the to be made political issues of and also expressed their hopes that the movement would not be made am- munition for use in the coming cam paigns.
 The mayor was uthOrized to name a committee of five to act with him self and he agreed to entertain the suggestion of Councilman Gilpatric that a real estate man, a banker, manufacturer and two councilmen compose the group.
 Daylight Saving.
 Secretary H. B. Chamberlain of the Chamber of Comm cree was heard on the matter of daylight savings. The council discussed the legality of such a move ant. ii was the consensus of opinion that the corporation counsel should be consulted before any ac- tion was takeny The ordinance, as proposed, would be effective in May. Councilman King favored recom- mending that factories start working at in the morning and quit at ,, but leave the clocks alone. Other members felt that the law would be illegal and it would be impossible to enforce it. Councilm;3n Eichstaed edt said it was a matter for the state while the mayor said it was matter for the people and they should be consulted. Alderman Paonessa said the council had gone on record previ- ously as favoring the principle but as far as an ordinance was concerned, he thought it ridiculous. He favored offering a recommendation to the factory owners.
 Ono Way Traffic.
 On the matter of establishing one ira ffio thn cid nf Moi street, Alderman Curtis asked why the opinions of merchants to be af- fected had not been sought. He was in favor of the ordinance and said merchants, as far as he knew, also were. The matter went to the ordi- nance committee with the understand ing that the police commission be consulted.
 For Federal Highway.
 Councilman G. B. Bakers resolu- ton for. the approval of the Federal Highway proposition was taken from the table and acted favorabIy upon Letters announcing the decision of the council were ordered transmitted to the Connecticut representatives ill state offices.
 resolution was offered by J. Gustav Johnson that the board of public works be asked to keep the sidewalks free of Instructions such as building materials. boxes and show cases. The resolution was acted fav- orably upon.
 A resolution was offered and ac- cepted to accept the report of Treas urer J. c. Loomis of the Welcome Home committee. The matter was taken up to onlplete records
 On City Garage
 Alderman Angelo M Paonessa. chairman of the automobile commit tee, offered the following report: His Honor the Mayor and Mem bers
 of the Common Council:
 AS a member of the municipal garage committee, which had in charge the building of our municipal garage, I was prompted to keen in touch with current expenses and upkeep of said garage. as well as repairs, etc. In doing this, was de- sirous of looking back to find out what it had cost the city of New Britain for repairs so later on it could be determined whether such garag. was success or q failure. As chair man of the automobile committed I took the matter up
 Nearly two months ago I wrote a letter to the board of public works and another one to the water depart ment asking them for a statement as to expenses incurred on automobiles since January 1. 1918; also what cars had been purchased or sold since that time.
 "A few weeks elapsed and no state ments were received from either de- partment and l personally went to the