New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
SALARY PROBLEM
 UP FOR DISCUSSION
Special Meeting Of City Council
 to Be Held Tonight
ARMORY HEARING TUESDAY
Dr. Williams Writes Snappy Letter
 About City Flows Trip--Bullding
 Committee Appointed at Fifth . School District Meeting.

School District Meeting.
 Increases in salaries asked by city officials during the last few days will be given consideration at special meeting of the city council with Mayor John r. Wade, accord ing to vote taken by the city fathers last night. The salary ques- ton is of such importance this year that the salary committee wants further time to discuss matters. With only a three quarter million increase in the grand list and q big jump in the estimated city expenses, the salary question looms large on the horizon. What to do to keep all sides satisfied is matter of delicacy. so the city board has dis covered, and already several meet ings and hearings have been held to determine all phases of the various requests. That the city officials arc doing splendid work is readily con- ceded by the councilmen but pos sibility of an increase in the city tax rate has caused the councilmen to proceed moro cautiously than their usual wont.
 Consequently the need for a spe- cial meeting tonight, when nothing but the requests for extra pay will be taken up, has been determined. Hibernians Install
 Installation of the recently elected officers of Division No. l, A. o. H., will take place at the meeting in Red Mems wigwam. when state of- ficers will be the guests of the local division. After the ceremonies of installation, a program of entertain ment will be presented and a dinner will be served.
 Many Have Falls
 Because of falls on icy sidewalks in the last few days, the claims com- mittee of the city council will have extra duties as requests for reim- bursement for injuries received last night by the council were referred to that committee. Alexander Mon- ico, through his attorney, Robert J. Stack asked for payment for injur- ies suffered in a fall on West street.
 Waiter C.. Coe fell on Main street and also asked for reimbursement.
 Charles H. Stocks damaged his motor car on Washington street as the result of skidding into stone near the roadside and asked for payment from the city.
 Armory Hearing Scheduled
 Discussion of an armory for this city will take place on Tuesday af- ternoon at 2:45 o'clock before the state legislature, according to mo- tice to the council last night from Representative Epaphroditus Peck. He asked that the mayor and coun- cilmen attend the hearing to supple ment the request for a local mili- tary building.
 Hearings on highways that will af- feet this city will also be a matter of the near future, according to Representative Peck and he asked that he be informed of the city's wishes in the matters. Among the highways, saon to be considered for improvement by the legislature, are the Pennington avenue highway. making q new route to Hartford and new route over WolCott Mountain to this city from Waterbury.
 Dr. Williams Complains
 Dr. r. H. Williams of 131 High street complained to the city council last night that the city workmen lad thrown up snow on his sidewalk with the city blow after he had cleared the walk. His letter follows Honorable Mayor Wade,
 Dear Sir
 "I trust that you will not be of- tended, if again, give you my opin- ion. We are commanded under pen aIty, if we neglect it, 10 keep our sidewalks clear from snow and ice, for safety and convenience of pedes- trians. I do not object to.this, al- though it is far too often done. But when I pay $l.5O to get my walk clean and nice. and come home a few hours later, to find that snow plough has been showed down Prince street and Queen street, right to the left of the center and entirely oblit- crated the cross walks, and in addi- ton 10 this. has piled up mounds near two feet high, right where the pedestrian must pass 10 go down High street, I get mad.
 These hills become quickly masses of glare ice and the miser- able foot mover must climb over them at the risk of limbs if not life, In addition, the plough entirely blocked up the gutter on my side, so that all the later thawing must overflow my walk and make that ice also
 Tn addition 10 this, the man that spreads sand O. >me Of the cross