New Britain herald., 1922-04-20
Council, at Monthly Meet ing, Approves Site in Central Park and Orders Work Started.

After q lengthy discussion on an amendment introduced by Councilman NJ, $. Porter that the City Plan com missions recommendation for com fort station at the south end of cen tral park be referred back 10 that commission for a public hearing, il was decided to adopt the recommends tion at last nights council session. The council then authorized the com fort station committee to proceed with plans as outlined by City En- gineer J. D. Williams and the plan commission.
 Mayor I'aoncSsa's First
 The meeting was the first presided over by Mayor Angelo NJ, Paonessa. He handled the Gavol with the finish of a veteran, and the many important matters before the council for con- sideration were acted on expeditions ly.
 James V. Onorato, proprietor Of the Quality Smoke shop, sent a box Of cigars to the new mayor and the council Lawyer David l.. Nair, coun- clman from the first ward, presented the City hall reporters with a box Of cigars.
 Mayor Given Gavcl.
 At the opening of the meeting, AL derman Frank Conlon, presented the mayor with a block and gave on be- half of the democrat members of the council. The mayor thanked the council members for the gift
 Standing committees were adopted as printed, upon motion Of Council man M. F. King. The republican members submitted resolutions for the election of Lawyer J. G. Woods as prosecuting attorney and w. NJ. Green stein as assistant. They were elected. Alderman J. F. Gill was elected mayor pro tenn. following the presentation of a resolution.
 Portable Voting Places.
 resolution requesting the board or selectmen to look up the advis- ability of having portable voting booths was submitted by Councilman Howard Timbrell. It was referred to the board of selectmen.
 Alderman J. Gustav Johnson felt the proposition involved the expenditure of too large sum of money.
 The printing and supplies commit tee asked that bids be called for on the printing of 125 copies of the busi- ness to come before the council and the minutes.
 Alderman J. F. Gill felt the city meeting board should be mailed copies. At his suggestion a bid on 14o additional copies was called for.
 Dr. Fred Lee, superintendent of the health department, presented a list of ordinances governing the sale and distribution of milk. The ordinances were adopted as presented There are only a few changes in the laws.
 Salary Report.
 The salary committee recommended no cuts in the pay of city employees who do not come under the head of boards or commissions; also similar action in the cases of all other boards. The report follows:
 Your committee has met and gone over the salary question from all lngles and reports that in their opinion there should be no reduction n salaries at this time. One of the 'easons is that the wages and salaries 1f city officials and employees were not -aised until about a year ago after all other officials and employees were re- ,eiving high salaries and wages.
 Your committee received reports rom the board of public charities; water commissioners; fire commits ioners; health commissioners; build ng missioners; public works and police commissioners all of which re- ported strongly against any reduction If salaries excepting the board of police commissioners, who reported in avor of straight ten per cent. cut throughout.
 Since the commissioners of these 'arious departments are in close ouch with their employees and know ,est the salaries they should receive, he committee decided to concur with heir reports, excepting the report of he board of police commissioners. IS the committee could not recom- nend a reduction in any other de- ,artment it did not deem it just to educe this particular department and would recommend that the salaries of he police department be left as they re at the present time"
 With regard to salaries in the works, the board assures the com nittee that it will so arrange that he appropriations for salaries as