New Britain herald., 1925-09-16
ROW IN COUNCIL
 ON BUILDING CODE
Charge Made Chamber of Com.
 merce Is DilatOry
WARM DEFENSE OFFERED
Building Lines On Chestnut street. Appeal for Parking Limit on Cen ter Street-Ntrs. Gilbert vanDole and Joseph Green Die.

ter street-Ntrs. Gilbert vanDole
 and Joseph Green Die.
 Criticism ot the length Of time taken by the building code commit tee of the Chamber Of Commerce in making its report to the city coun- cil developed into a hot discussion both at and after the council session last night. CouncImen Frank w. Graves and Wilbur II. Kelsey left the onslaught upon the Chamber of Commerce and after the meeting, Councilman Kelsey and Executive Manager Earl ]. Arnold Of the chamber had a sharp tilt over the matter. City Engineer C. w. Buell. also entered the fray, which ended with no action taken.
 The controversy began last night when the Chamber of Commerce re- ported in answer 10 a request from the council that the building code committee had no copy of the orig inal code but had gone forward at it's own expense and secured copies of its own. Furthermore the cham Der reported. the revision work had not been completed 90 that a full report could not he made.
 Councilman Frank Graves there upon criticized expressions. purport- ed 10 have come from the Chamber If Commerce in regard to the code. He said that the thing which made him sick was an alleged statement from chamber members that the or iginal code committee of the city council had fallen down on the work. That was without foundation, he declared.
 City Engineer c. ". Buell said that the committee of the chamber was doing good work but that the major criticism had been that too much time was being taken He being done that there was no time for report 10 be prepared.
 Fire Lines Hinder
 One of the greatest hindrances 10 the full report on the code and ite complete revision was the placing Of the first district lines according to Mir Buell, He said that this had proven such 2 hard nut for the committee to crack that it had been passed ur for the present and will he taken ur later.
 The Aftermath
 Adjournment of the council meet ing did not mean an end 10 the dis cusson as Executive Manager Arn- old of the chamber rame In at the tail end of the discussion, just in time 10 hear part Of the criticism. He stoutlv replied in defense of the chamber and explained how valuable time had hnen given Ky the men who comprises the chamber commit tee, Ho declared that if the city were to pay for the work that has been done. a sizahle bill would hc presented. He and Corrcilman Kol- sAv tilted but retireI gracefully with honors even,
 Connors- -O'Connor Wedding
 Officer Edward Connors of the lccal police force and Mrs. Marion OConnor daughter ot Mir. and Mrs Albert 0'Connor of roroetviNA. were married this morning at St. Mat ttew's church by the pastor Rev. William F. Lef1in. Following the ceremony, Mfr and Mrs. Connors left upon q wedding trip 10 points of interest in New York, Upon their return. Mir. and Mrs. " will reside ir ForestvilIe.
 Establish Lines
 Building lines were established last night by the city council on Chestnut street so that a 10 foot line will be the rule for the future on that thorouEhfare. The only exceptions will he that a five foot line has been stablished for a dis tance Of SS feet from West street while seven foot line has been de- cided for a like distance from the other street Intersections with Chestnut street No one appeared in opposition,
 Mayor Hough Now
 + was Mayor Hough last night at the head of the council table. In the absence of Mayor John F.. Wade, Councilman Willard Hough as acting mayor took the gavel. His reign was a short duration as the council session was very short.
 Councilman Wilbur H. Kelsey will be acting mayor from October 1 until January 1, the time when the new council will come into o1ice.
 Wants Parking Limited
 Limitation Of the parking on Center street from North Main street 10 the railroad tracks to a Sn minute period was asked by ths