New Britain herald., 1921-02-17
COUNCIL APPROVES
 TWO FIRE PLATOONS
Appropriation of $S6,OOO Voted
 at Monthly Session of Body

tho fire department. The matter wlIl go to n city meeting which will be called shortly by the mayor. A tax rate of 21.9 will be necessary if the budget is adopted. A report nf the special committee on providing club rooms for cx-servicemen was read. recommending an sI1,0OO appropria- ton. The report was accepted as one of progress. but the requested final action was withheld.
 Many Spectators.
 When the mayor called the council to order. 23 members answered the roll call. Tho spectators gallery wos filled to overfowinE with expectant spectators, including representatives of the Are department, the various servicemen's organizations and Law yer Henry Nowicki who Is compiling data for tho Protectice Association s budget.
 The board of water commissioners asked authority to purchase 5000 feet of six-inch pipe and 1000 feet of eight-inch pipe from the F. D. Wood company of Philadelphia. The approximate cost is s2.2s0 and dehv- cry by April 1 is promised. The re- quest was granted.
 Cannot Prosecute.
 \ letter from Judge c. w. Klett to Electrical Superintendent George Cooley relative to the matter of a prosecution against r. S. McMahon for refusal to comply with his orders for rewriting. was read. Judge Klett explained that the contract tor the work was let to R. C. Yuon on Janu- ary 24 and that matter was then cut Of MT. McMahon's hands. Under those conditions. he could see no grounds for prosecution. Judge K1ett | explained,
 Tho council approved the action Of Comptroller IT. l.. Curtis in paying 7sS.10 from the sewer department, funds.
 Two Platoon System.
 When the finance and taxation | boards budget was presented. a res,,- luton was introduced to include an | q appropriation for the two-platoon sys- tenn of s36. .000 calling for two-fifths of n mill tax. The resolution was head cd by Councilman George Wells. Councilman Henry Rice moved it's adoption. Mayor Curtis explained tho wording of the resolution as incorrect | tince the tax was not properly appor- | toned between the two taxing dls- tricts.
 Alderman Gilpatric felt that the tax 1 payers should have an opportunity to | vote in the matter and moved that the l president pro tenn. be authorized to in- troduce q resolution at the city meet ing for the necessary tax. He favored allowing tho matter 10 go 10 tho meet inR na a rider and he voted upon as separate issue. He offered such an amendment
 Paoncssa Favors System.
 Tn lengthy talk on the benefits Of tho system and tho humanitarian mo- tives that should prompt it's adoption. Alderman PaoneEsa doubted whether the alderman had taken a correct view point. He felt 1t was a duty owed the firemon by the taxpayers to adopt the proposal.
 Alderman C. J. Dehm called for a yea and nay vote on the amendment to isolate the system from the other ltema Those voting for the amend ed resolution were:
 Alderman GiIpatric. CouncfImen Hart Battey. Crusbcrg. Wall. Thomp- son. Carlson and Peterson.
 Those who opposed were:
 Aldermen Dehm. Gnl. Nurczak and Paonossa. and Councilmen Wells.
 
 Weld. Malmgren. Brzowy. Mlynarski. Walrath, King, Dunn. kerwin and Mccormack.
 The matter then resolved on tho original amendment and was passed on n viva voce vote. The action makes necessary tho including of a two-f1fth mill tax, 1000 in the first and $24.- 00e in the second district. The bud got was accepted without objection.
 Soldiers C1ub-rooms.
 Councilman Frank Mccormack offered strenuous objections when a proposal was introduced to table the matter of granting local service men ss. 900 for a club house and s3.o00 for q service department The motion was made by Alderman Gilpatric after a special committee had reported fa- vorably on the matter. AS n result of the objections of the councilman. a substitute motion to accept the report of progress. was entertained
 Councilman Frank Carlson wanted the item to go to the city meeting for q vote, but the mayor ruled that 1t was not In a proper form and had not been properly reported. After a lengthy discussion, the matter was reported back to the committee for further