New Britain herald., 1926-01-28
BRISTOL POLICEMEN.
 WANT PAY RAISED
Vote to Ask City for t5 Per
 Cent Increase
DISCUSS PENSION FUND
Ralph W. Tower Dies At New Ro- chcllc--Drivcr Of Connecticut Co. Bus DiSchargcd-Social at Jcn- ningS school.

ningS SFho0l.
 Tho officers of the Bristol police | force feel that they cannot keep up the appearance expected Of them and live as respectfully as officers in other cities live on the salary which they receive from the city, and at q meeting held al the police station " stcrday afternoon il was voted 10 petition inc city council for an in crease in compensation of l. per cent.
 { It has developed that other cities paying similar scale to their off COTS also provide an allowance for uniforms. It was stated today also 1 that no increase had been granted 10 i the officers since during the war and tho increase at that time was small. ! The schedule at the present time for men who have been on the force over two years is fa cents an hour and thc first year men and super numoraries receive GS'. cents per hour.
 The officers fccl that in order 10 attract the highest type of men to thc service. compensation sufficient to enable them to live comfortably and dress efficiently should be al lowed.
 The officers also have voted to re quest that the rules as 10 the dispo- siticn of the police pension fund with regard to age limits, and also information as 10 who is entitled to the benefits of tho fund he published,
 Funeral of Ralph W. Tower
 Funeral services for Ralph w. Tower, a former resident ot Bristol and librarian of the Museum of Nat uIal History in New York city whc : died at his home in New Rochelle on Monday night, were held at tho West cemetery this morning follow ing the arrival of tho remains on tho ll:23 train. The body was placed in the receiving vault for burial ir the spring.
 He Was born on May A. 1870, th' son of the late Rev. and Mrs. r. +. , Tower. He received his early oduca D ton in this city and graduated iron the Bri>to! High school in 16SS. H' married Miss Bessie Wes. Of thl f city who survives him. He als' . leaves one son, Lawrence Tower; { grandson. and two sisters, Mrs, Jos Il epu II. Peek of Hartford and Nils f. ElnL Tower oC Providence R. l. |. Informal Council Meeting it The members of the city counc will meet informally in the counct
 chamber to discuss matters to com t before the regular meeting to b . held next Tuesday. February ?.
 + is expected that the importan ;i matter of the budget will he con k silerod and it is undcrst ood that th
 question of salary increases will b q aY important matter of discussion. IT Community Players Entertained n An evening ot one-act plays pro
 ducrd under the direction of mem T berS of the organization, Was cn T ioycd by d large number Of friend d and members of the players B. The plays presented were 9Th
 Wedding Present." directed by Mir .o Carl Mason and Mrs. Kenneth Chal
 in: Follow Suit,' directed by Ra! .l mond t'rumh. and "Thc Little Blu .- for" directed hy Miss C. Clal i- DaugIas.
 ,d scout Executives Meet ,- Tho Bristol Boy Scout council
 acting as host today to the sco, ,o executives from the cities of Il Is state for the first time in the histol ,d of the local council. Executives a
 here from Mcridcn, Hartford, Mi 7n dlctovn. NauEatuck, New Haven al V, other councils. Luncheon was ser of ed rhis noon 10 the visitors at u h. Elks' club.
 No Criminal Intent
 Prosecuting Attorney James th Mather this morning decided th
 Frank Griswold, the driver of | fl ihus Of the New England Transport ,h ton Co.,. who was arrested here la
 Saturday night for driving an Il
 registered bus, had no criminal
 tent and tho case was nolled up r+ payment of costs
 ,u Griswold brought Il load of Nil
 dl"town students here for a hasE'
 ball game, and the bus was "qnipp .ou with the wrong markers for q
 service, end he was arrest cd. Inv
 ltigalion showed that he had no re
 istration papers. which he explain . by stating that he Was ordered 10 -> to Hartford and get tn" bus whi
 had just been delivered by the f;
 tory and the markers were the or
 delivered to him by his employers
 The first meeting of the gene n committee having in charg" third annual police ball which V
 bc given for thr benefit Of tho pol
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