New Britain herald., 1921-09-08
COMMON COUNCIL

4 rfal interest dfscuseed at the meotinf | of the Common Council last night The automobile accessory plant or ! Franklin Square. and the Two -Fiatoor matter.
 i Tho former has been in tho hands of the Mayor and tho corporation counssi. A pretty good comm mittes is one that settles matters to tho sat isfsction of hii. Pretty good sort of opponents are those who do as they say they will according to this set clement. Tn the one case the de- sirabie result seems to have been accomplished and in the other 1t seems likely that the participants will do thcir parts.
 Az previously stated here an ai- lsged nuisance loses its individual character as something apart from tho line of trade or business of which 1t partskes When however. 1t is no longer claimed to bo . nuisance 1t goes back into its class and should be treated as all other Implements or paraphsrnaiia are treated.
 Evidently. under the arrangement this has happened. The automobile accessories shop or sss station will be treated as other sas stations. though the Council was loft In some doubt on the matter and the matter win bc disposed of by the commit teo which is attending to the whole question unless. one of the parties breaks the temporary agreement
 The mayor. In his presenting three plans so esea abiish modined two platoon system. and then in taking the noor. and telling the Council of the needs and wants of the city. and che Likelihood that 1t would become more and more dif- ncuit to obtain money. did one splendid shing and another which win cause . great deal of comment.
 Probably the Common Council heard much that many of its nem- hsrs did not know. They heard of the city's rnsneiai condition more in dgtnii than they had known: they hoard Of tho eity's need of money.
 Although the mayor did his part In presenting plans. 1t was believed that he hoped none of them would be adopted. Iris frankness. in ex- piaining that the plan costing the city the least money and therefore most likely of adoption. would not bring . reai swo-pistoon system ex- .eept to one station. and therefore fseuld not be taken as an adoption lo of the wo-piatoon system through out the city. may have defeated that plan. for members of the council and the Mayor. desire to treat all the nremen alike.
 The juggling with the two- platoon systcnh. promised to the nrenien, has Dcsn the cause Of more maneuvsr- ans and consternation than anything which has come before tho Common Council for some time.
 IL Is evident that every man in tho Council chamber. last night is ashamed of tho fact that. under the present conditions. he should harbor . thought of breaking that promise. But there is no question but that a lot of them felt they would like to be froo from tho promise. They would like to sec the money Appropriated and paStiaily collected turned into ahA rNf Nr. -A ats with the iremcn that they had Co struggle along-if they have to strusgie-iikc other people who arc fully expecting cuts in their sal aries or wages.
 But the moral obligation and tho breaking of a promise rankies. They don't want to break the promise: they don't want to feel that they arc under . moral obligation.
 At the next meeting. two weeks from last night. a plan will be pre- sented by the ordinance committee omcially the mayor will have noth- inE to do with that plan. A yea" and nay vote will be taken upon it presumably. IT the plan is de- feated the mayor will be in the posi-. ton Of having presented three plans. He will be in as enviabie a position as possible.
 IT tho plan is carried. he will be in . position to veto it if he deems it necessary for tho welfare of the city to do SO. and his position will not be % enviabie. The little talk made by the mayor last evening may have . considerable bearing on the matter.
 The course that would help the nremen 10 the greatest extsnt would be for the ordinance committee to ron.,,lt vr>.h~ ,wttn th> r-.xer ~.~