New Britain herald., 1924-09-09
Delivers Bitter Denuncia- ton of Methods-Coun- Gil Fails to Override His Two VetOes.

ipeatcd charge that some members oi the city government are serving Polltlcal interests and playing poli- tics rather than acting in the best interests of the city, was hurled di- rrctly at members of the common council last night when some of the councllmrn nlade an cllort to post pone for one month action on Netoes submitted by the mayor
 The mayors verbal broadside was followed by d heated reply from Councilman David L. Nair, who con. demncd what he claimed was an ef- fort "to intilnidate members of the common council into voting the way the mayor wants things"
 Mayor plonessa s vetoes-one dis. approving of an increase in salary lor the municipal meat inspector and the other opposing q require- ment that candidates for the fire de- partment serve one year as a sub stitute-were both sustained. The vote was with few exceptions along party lines, The mayor has the support of the six democrats who were in attendance and on the sal ary matter had also the vote of Councilman A. N. Rutherford. Councilman Avery, Crusberg and Rutherford republicans. supported the mayor on the fire veto, the lat ter explaining that he did so only be- cause he wished to give the fire board an opportunity to inject politics until the legislature meets again"
 Mayors Veto Message
 The mayors veto message follows: Members of the Common Council, "Gentlemen:
 T am returning herewith, disap- proved, resolutions adopted at the August meeting of the common council increasing the salary of the municipal meat inspector, and relat- ing to appointments to the fire de- partment.
 My reasons for vetoing the for mer matter are as follows:
 T. The city ordinances provide that all requests for salary increases shall be presented during the month of December, except in case of va Cancy and emergeny.' In this office there is no vacancy and there is no emergency that l can find. If we are to consider as an emergency an employees unWilIingness 10 work for his present salary, then every city employe is in a position to create his own emergency by threatening to resign when he asks for an increase.
 '22, The board of finance and taxation has dictated to our'city de- partments and l have outlined in my annual message a policy of re- Quiring boards to live within their appropriations The health depart lnent will not carry on its work this year with it's appropriation. The overhaul as reported by the board is already $12,203.0S, and granting this increase would cause a greater overdra it.
 ,. Following the example of other progressive cities, l am plan | ming the appointment of commit tee 0 assist in q complete review of the salary situation, 10 be carried out in a few months. ] believe that the practice of taking up the salary matter picctmeal should be discon- tinucd and the ordinances adhered to by holding up salary questions until that time.
 If the council feels that the per sonal element of the case should he considered--by that mean the length and calibre of the present in- spector's sertice-then l would call to your attention the fact that in addition 10 his regular salary he has received this year a 10 per cent bonus paid to him at the time that department workers were rewarded for service during the epidemic.
 My action in vetoinc the ordf- nanc" affecting the fire department is based upon provisions in our charter which specifically delegate to the fire hoard the power to make all rules and regulations governing the department and to make appoint mcnts thereto. Were we to enact an