New Britain herald., 1921-03-05

Wfth his readfrg put tne mayor ugaln rapped for order. His Honor then explained that the budget called for y1s,o0o for street sprinkling while the amounts cfargeable in that ac- count in accordance with the charter and the layout of the city's streets would allow but s10.4o0. The Tax payers budget was immediately amended to provide an additional s2.3o0 in the first and second districts in the item of miscellaneous receipts The crowd called for ruling on the entire budget but the mayor explained that the only way to bring the items before the meeting was one at a time. This procedure was satisfac- tory to MT. Nowicki.
 Several Other Items.
 Ths Taxpayers' association lawyer read the school enumeration. even- ing schools and library and apparatus items with the same figure as that contained in the finance boards budg- ct. The items were accepted without comment The amendment to change tho tax on bank and insurance stock from S14.000 10 S16.o00 was lost. The Standardization grant was allowed to remain at $40o. An effort to in crease the trade school grant from s1.e0o to s2.5o0 was lost. Several other items of less importance were passed when an item to increase the estimated income from police court from s12,o00 to s25,00o was intro duced.
 Simons Put on Stage.
 Just as the battle on this item was about to start a long anticipated incl dent occurred when Chief Rawlings forcibly put Isadore Simons off the stage for interfering with the prog ress of the meeting. The chief and Policeman William O'Mara had been obliged to devote their entire time up 10 this point to silencing Simons who insisted upon having a word to say in every resolution or item that was discussed. The Taxpayers president resisted the chief and made every ef- fort to remain on the stage but was finally showed off into the arms of waiting follower. Several times he bobbed up in different parts of the hall but his voice was heard no more. F. s. McMahon had left the hall in disgust before the incident occurred.
 Sexton Gives His Views.
 At this point Lawyer M. A. Sexton, tho attorney for the Taxpayers Asso citation last year but who is this year identified with the movement for the higher rate, and who is now liquor prosecutor in the local court, mount cd the stage to speak on what he termed the absurdity of the court in- crease. He removed his coat and hat and moved toward the front of the stage. Just as he was about to speak someone shouted. "Get down. Mickey" The rest of the crowd was quick to pick up the cue and for sev- eral minutes MT. Sexton stood on tho platform unable to make himself heard above the din. He finally biurted out. 1T thought was to talk to a crowd of intelligent men. Don't be a lot of boys" When the crowd quioted down, he explained that the increase this year is 10s per cent. and more than the court has made in 15 years. "It just shows how absurd the whole damn budget is," he con- cluded.
 Soldier Asks Question. Joseph Smith. adjutant of tho Pri- vate Walter J.. Smith post of the Vet erans of Foreign Wars, who had come in tho interests of s12,0O0 appro- priation for servicemen's club rooms and service bureau here, caught the 1 attention of tho mayor for a moment
 
 ed know why the mayor had allowed debate on the budget after he had ruled it not admissible as being il- legal The crowd again took up the yell. this time to have the budget ex- ciuded. The mayor explained that ! each item was being taken as sep arate amendment -
 Crowd Becomes Offensive. By this time. the crowd had become | so completely confused by the intro- | auction of amendments and matters 1 foreign to the business of the meet | ins that few were aware as to what | they were voting on. Groups in diff | ferent parts of the hall had gathered | together to do their booing syste- maticaliy and at every utterance set | up n yell that would gain momentum | invariably and drown out the voice | of the speaker. Realizing that ac- l ton was being halted on this account | Mayor Curtis called to Chief Rawl- | ings and requested that the offend | CTS be elected from the hall if they ! continued The chief replied: Chief Afraid of Riot
 ..I wouldn't think of 1t, mayor. If | one of those men is put out you'll have a riot on your hands. Let me | talk to them and see what can do-" The chief then took the floor and