New Britain herald., 1924-08-01
VACCINATION ROW
 COMES UP TONIGHT
Lively Session Of Board of Health
 Is Anticipated
NO SECRET COAL BIDS
school Roarl Bnss suppl, of George QniDion Goal ro si s5.55 q Tm- Mass, Wanted By Police, Aot Re. turned To This ,ii,,

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 Whether or not the city gill main, d tain its ruling on the compulsory vac, g eination for the schools. ineludinl s pupils, teachers and attaches, will be To discussed tonight when the board oi - health meets,
 !, Al inc last gathering Of the health
 officials, the question was brought up e and the board decided that it must . have further time 10 consider any } possible modification Of it's ruling, g Representatives the local branch Of @ the Connecticut Medical Liberty earue asked that the rule be sus-
 pended and were assured that some
 answer 10 the request would be made , within the near future.
 , Because Of the intense interest in
 the question, the meeting tonight will
 he well attended ss the board will be
 pressed for decision, Unless the
 ruling is suspended or at least modi-
 fed, all employees of the schools must
 submit 10 the vaccine treatment be-
 fore September 2
 The local members Of the Medical
 Liberty league number about zoo,
 showing that the organization has st-
 tained firm support since the vaccipa-
 ton problem came up. The roster in- Icludes representative class of people
 from all sections of the community
 and from all walks Of life.
 No Secret" Bids
 City Clerk Thomas B. Steele said
 this morning that no secrecy has been attached to bids for the city's coal purchases and announced that a pur-
 chase of 1 300 tons of soft coal has
 besn made for the schools of the
 George Qunion Coal Co.,, at s7.s5 ton, which was two cents lower than a bid of the Strung Coal Go.
 The coal was bought this year at saving of 40 cents ton over last year as the supply of 1923 cost s7.a5 ton. The coal contracted for met the terms of an analysis as a high grade of soft coal must be used by | | the schools. On lower grade of coal the Quinion Co.,, bid $s5o, while Peter Conon bid s6.7s a ton and the | Strung Co, s7.27 a ton. Mir. Conlon | did not submit any analysis or a bid | for the higher grade. saving of | more than $500 was made by the pur chase this year on the city's soft coal land on the hard coal 2 saving of | about s2oo has been effected over last years prices.
 The coal contracts do not come be- | fore the council as in the past as that business has been turned over entire " to the city purchasing agent, Mir. Steele, who works fin conjunction with the fuel committee of the city council.
 Veterans Team Coming
 Announcement was made today by Manager Joseph Carroll of the New Departures that they will cross bats on Sunday afternoon with Dilboy Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars nine. Of Somersvile, Mass. The visiting lineup will include some of the best ( semi professional and former big { league players that have appeared on the local diamond in some time.
 Meriden of the State league will s appear on Saturday afternoon at I Muzzy field against the New Depar- c ures, when the visitors will attempt o dislodge the locals from the lead | ng post in the pennant race. Yale is t to be the pitching selection or the Meriden nine while the New t departures will have either Lanning C IT Goodridge serving them up. u
 Mass Popular" c Otto Mass, wanted by the police on arous charges, has proven to be so opular with officials of other cities hat he was not returned here last ight from Hartford as originally an- P cipated. He was arrested in the apital City, Thursday morning in the ear Of an apartment house with a 'rench and bar in his hands and CT as booked on a ragrancy charge. eS As the local search for the man has ar cen under way for the last four years pl nee he escaped from the late Off sti 'r James Rourke, the police were at 7tifted of his arrest. Mass is wanted Fl 7 the Massa chusetts state police for TT Teral reasons and also by the police tw one or two cities of the Bay State. MI IS appearance at the Cheshire re- Je rmatory and the State School for tio oys at Meriden will also satisfy the sei fcials of those institutions. foi According to the Bristol police. 1ac ass has been a continual source of CT ouhle and until his getaway four toc ars ago, he was steady patron of to c guardians of the law here. It was on fficult according to the officers. to tht rest the younsster. as the only way = get him was to surround his home
 ? or o'clock in the morning. At her times, he would see the officers ming and would depart for the time ing AS soon as possible. Mass will be re- med here for trial on charges of eft and Of being a fugitive from 'tiCe.
 Officer Recovering
 Improvement has been so rarjd in condition Of Officer John Blasi, 0 fell from a veranda at his home School street week ago, that he l. able to sit up. It will be several eks. however. before he resumes his ( lies on the force. By the fall, Of- 1T Blasi suffered cuts and bruises it was thought at first that he had II ctured his skull. "
 Police Report There were 47 arrests in this city al ing the month of July, according R the monthly report of Chief of ice Ernest T. Belden issued this ii rning. The arrests were made for Si, following causes: Assault and ach of the peace, 1: assault and tery. breach of the peace. attempt kidnapping and attempted mar < -e by force. 1; breach of the peace. defrauding hotel keeper. |; em- WI dement, |. embezzlement h,, n,