New Britain herald., 1925-02-07
CITY BOARDS NOT
 ON FRIENDLY TERMS
City Council and Assessors Re-
 ported at Swords Points
SALARY QUESTION CAUSE
Health Commissioners Plan Pro- gram of Cooperation With Coun- cil--Four Fined for Violating .,,,ou I,.upH G Eipn Nins

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 Liquor Laws--H. $. Five Wins.
 The city council and the board of assessors are at deadlock, &C., cording 10 keen students of city hall affairs, although nothing of tur- bulent nature has ptetced the sur- face of the apparently harmonious official family exterior.
 Since the publication of the grand list figures q few days ago, city councilmen have not taken any pains to conceal their disappoint- ment, as 1t was thought that a larger increase than S750.000 would be made. Then the assessors asked for increases in salary from the council and while the matter was passed along to the salary commit tee, and a hearing was held last Saturday. several people about the city hall know that the assessment board will get very small, if any, raise in pay this year. It was said by one councilman last Tuesday night that the assessors could have compiled higher grand list and because the board had not done so, the members were not entitled to a raise.
 The assessors turn around and say that If the councilmen want to make good fellows of themselves, in keeping a low tax rate, that was the councils lookout, and the assess ment board could play at the same game aud make low assessments. Ii the assessors increase the va'ua- tions, they would be simply out of the running at election time."
 With the situation remaining deadlocked, fireworks have been brewing for several days between the two city boards. Mayor John F. Wade has succeeded in preventing an open upheaval, but that is anticipat- ed for one of the city meetings in the near future.
 Although no confirmation could be obtained this morning, reliable sources indicate that the salary questions for this year were settled at an extra meeting of the council, after the regular session of Tuesday night, so that the scheduled session of Wednesday night was eliminated.
 High School Wins
 T- al loo ok ;cpl1f the focal high school five took the Torrington high quintet into camp by score of 3S to 27. The game was furiously fought from the start and it was not well into the second half that the local players secured the lead for any length of time. Dick Dillon of Hartford held the whistle.
 Plan Program of Cooperation
 Greater cooperation between the board of health and the city council is promised as the result of plans proposed last night at the health board session to meet more often with the city fathers to discuss health matters.
 Numerous recommendations have been made at times to the council from the board and in the past, a seeming air of indifference has marked the recommendations after they have been acted upon by the council. In several cases, nothing has been done but to record them in the city minutes. One of these mat ters was the project to survey the condition of the Pequabuck river and it's tributaries in an effort to improve sanitary conditions in the stream. which flows through the center of the city. The board of health ask ed that committee from the coun- ell be appointed and that Health Of. ficer Joseph I. Woisard be included. The council appointed it's committee but so far, it has failed to function, the reason being given that the win ter weather is not suitable for in spection.
 In the interests of a closer union between the health board and the council, Dr. Woisard urged last night that the board be invited to meet with the council and matters of importance, such as appropria- tions could be discussed with more expert knowledge at hand.
 Dr. Wosard was seconded by Commissioner John Murphy in this view and the last named asked that a joint session be held soon. The plan of the commissioners is to in iect more life into the board so that it will be sa vital body, functioning at all timeS.
 The appointment of Executive Manager Earl J. Arnold to the board to give new blood 10 the organiza- tion was also discussed last night and. if he is agreeable, he will be made commissioner at once.
 Dr. Woisard reported that the re- cent scarlet fever situation had cost the city large sum of money, which