The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-06
LABOR MEN AGAIN PLACED IN CHARGE
 OF CITY AFFAIRS
Murphy Heads Aldermen, Lane Pub lie Works, Carroll Streets and
 Dunlay Sewers.

Dunlay Sewers.
 l John w. Murphy, member of the l Trades Council and Business representa- tive of the local Cigar Makers union, is again president of the New Haven Board
 ot Alderman and will act as mayor ir ! the COm1ng two years in the absence of
 Mayor FitzGerald, following the cleo
 tlon by the aldermen at their meeting on
 Tuesday night at which the new board | ot $ members was formally sworn in | by Mayor FitzGerald. MT. Murphy $ election follows his choice by the demo- l cratic caucus last week and was as pre-
 dicted in The Labor News. Hugh I. | Garland, who ran for assistant city clerk against the present clerk, Hugh w. Mur- | phy, was defeated by the caucus 12 to 7 and MT. Murphy was therefore also re- elected by the entire board. Attorney Bernard Greenberg, who won the norni- | nation III the second ward republican atlon, was nominated by the republicans for the presidency. The nomination makes him floor leader of the minority MT, Greenberg though a young man is able and 1t Is therefore expected that he will prove of gerat aid to the city through h1S leadership of the minority i'll the
 many improvements that were reco1n- 1nended by the mayor in his message The mayors appointments were also
 made this week and include the reap polntment of Director Lane of the public works department, who still carries membership card ill the Typographical union, Charley Dunlay as superintend- ant of sewers and Edward Carroll as
 superintendent of streets, both before
 taking office four years ago, active me1n- I berS and officers of the Bricklayers
 union. Thus organized labor, again fares well under the democratic admins l tration in New Haven. Aside from these there are several labor men on the board including Phil McDermott who was formerly agent of the stone masons Mayor FitzGerald i'll his message to | the aldermen reviewed the year thorough | ly calling especial attention to the work o fthe Public Works department under Director Lane, the many needed i'm l provements made and the thousands
 given work when they couldn't get it otherwise, under the bond issue provided
 to care for these tasks. Other depart | ments also came Ill for review and i'll every one except the building depart 1 ment, the mayor expressed himself as well satisfied with their actions and aC- I co1nplisnnent. The building depart | ment came in for some censure for laxity, although the heads and chief inspectors
 i'll the building lines, were apparently not l intended by the mayor, who said: The Building Department has had con- l siderable work to do during 1921. Ad-
 ditional building and the repair and all | iteration to existing buildings have re- quired the attention of the building in spector and his assistants
 The Plumbing inspector and the cleo | trical inspector have been efficient and painstaking and have done their work i'll o Conmendable manner. The calls upon | them have been many and at times the l circumstances have been trying. They, however, have endeavored to do their l best for the interest of the property own-
 CTS and the welfare of the city.
 There are many things, however, in | this department Ot a lax character, and | there are some members of 1t that do not
 measure up to that high mark of eff ciency which should characterize a city 1 employee. It should be the business of l employees in city departments to attend
 to the business of their respective de partment, and not concern themse1ver
 with other matters. While working for ! the city, the city's interest is their in- l terest and they must safeguard 1t and protect 1t.
 Unless 1t is Clerk Falsey at whom the 1 mayor directed the criticism the others in | the department cannot figure out who Is
 meant. Mir. Falsey is mied up i'll base | ball as an assistant to George Weiss, i'll other sports and business and therefore
 may be the one intended by the mayor.
 The mayor also endorses the move for comfort stations started by the Trades
 Council some years back and still being | fought for but without much success. | The mayor urges the aldermen to pro- vide these stations and If suggestions are l followed out, some action may finally be
 had during the coming year. A similar
 message to the park board members who
 are holding up the erection of comfort
 station on the Green might have some | effect. As to comfort stations the mayor
 says:
 Your board will undoubted act on this | subject during the year. To fail to pro- judgment, an indication of lack of fore
 a subject that will and should not down. l Sooner or later we must build not one
 but more comfort stations i'll this city. | Is this not the year to begin Kindly think the matter over and we will discuss 1t later on during the year.
 A large number of public improve ments, including new grammar and two
 junior high schools, new fire and police
 stations, the Tomlinson bridge and ex-
 tension of South Orange street to Crown
 are also urged and recommended for immediate action. The recommendations will go to committees for hearing and
 formal action and reported on probably next month.
 NON-UNION MOTORCYCLE.