New Britain herald., 1925-04-08
OVER S4O0
 ON AUTO PURCHASE
Fire Commission Not United on
 Chiefs New Car

while at a meeting of the board of fire commissioners last night, when Commissioner George Cans raised the point of order with regard to paying more than sS, ,OOO for an automobile for the use of the chief. He said that all money received from the sale of used cars must go 10 the firemen's pension fund, by a provision in an ordinance, The commissioners, over Mir. Cans objection, voted to recom- mend the purchase of Cadillac car for SS,S7a.
 If was pointed out before the oo- lection was raised. that s4oo would he allowed by the Lash Motor Co., on the car now in use by the chiet, bringing the sum within the allow ance of sS,000 granted for the pur- chase of a new car. Mir Cans was quick to take exception to this move and made his statement to the effect that the money from the sale of used cars must go into the pension fund.
 It was moved that the recommen- dation of the fire board with regard to a Cadillac be sent to the common council. "I think it's a matter for the corporation counsel, rather than the common council" stated Mir. Cans,
 The chairman of the board, John E. R. Keevers, showed plainly that he was not in symphaty with Mir. Cans objections. He asked him if he would be willing to let the re- commendation go into the common council and Mir. Cans nodded in the affirmative, but said that the ques- ton will be raised in that body any way.
 Chief William c. Noble was loatf to give an opinion on the matter, in' asmuch as he was not asked by tho chairman to give one. Other mem
 bers of the board thought that ar
 expression of opinion on his par
 would be apropos. He merely saie
 that he would ride in any car SC
 cured for him. Master Mechanic Eo
 ward Burke was asked to give al
 opinion and he did so.
 Bids Received
 The following bids were received The Honeyman Auto Sales Com nany presented bids on a single sl' Packard sedan, s2,sSe.s4 tire ant tube extra $40; total total, sS'o26.s4 less s35O for the old car, net s2' e7sa4. with 200 for red paint, a's' Packard eight, passenger touring s4aos.1e. less s458 for the old car net, sS,75s.1s, with s16o extra 10 red paint; Packard six, passense l touring, s2.9S6.e4. tire and tube sf extra, total s3,o26.94
 l The New Britain Motor Sales Com ] rsnv hid s3.570 on a Stutz passen ger touring, less s7oo for the old cal net s2,S7o, with. $125 extra for re n raint. The A. & D. Motor Sales co Inc. bd so,2l5 for Studepaker bi
 Civ with an allowance of s21S on tn
 old car. The Elmer Automobile com many bid s4.217 on used LincoI
 ' messenger touring, with s15So al al ,owance on the old car, net WOO 2 The Lash Motor Co.,, Inc, bid s7,0' 2 on a Cadillac ' passenger "'th sIoo allowance on the old car ne | sse79. and s1oo extra for red pam
 The Automotive Sales & serV'c
 O., Inc. bid $4,217 on a passenge H Lincoln, with an allowance of $1r21 |! on the old car net $3,o00.
 II Fined for Reading Tape Wrong Il Lieutenant Frank Gilligan an II Captain Michael W. Butler, both C H Engine Company No. 3. were fine Il two days pay each for reading tn H tape wrong and answering wron Il boxes. The offenses occurred at tw H different times. The discipline com II mlttee presented a report on th II matters in question and action wa H taken. The discipline committee pl H forward the recommendation, whic H was adopted, that whenever an 0, H flcer sends his company to a wron II box, he be automatically fined tw H days pay. For the second offens
 three days pay shall be the fin
 and for the third offense, five day II pay.
 HI Delay Buying Light Truck H Regarding the matter of purcha
 ing a new truck for the electric H department, four bids were presen
 ed from agent in this city. represen II ing the lighter makes of trucks. IT H memebrs of the commission decide
 after some discussion, that the ma H ter be investigated further. so th