New Britain herald., 1927-09-20

avenue. were prepared while the
 corners were being cut back and were not given to the city until the and Main streets, and Main and 1 Chestnut streets were also cut back but it happened that city property was available in both instances. Some years ago. the American Hardware corporation donated land at Franklin Square and Elm street for the purpose of widening the highway, Mir Williams said.
 There was an animated discussion
 as to the advisa bility of making q re-
 port to the common council or wait
 ing for q month or longer. Alderman
 Judd vas agreeable to either. Coun-
 cilman Sablotsky said he was not
 through with the investigation.
 Councilman Bartlett said Council
 man Sahlotslly's resolution was "all
 poppycock" and it had no more
 place in the common council than "a
 wooden Indian in front Of a present
 day cigar store" Alderman MaerZ
 thought the resolution was proper
 and the matter should be gone into
 thoroughly. Alderman Judd said the
 members agree that the public Norks department paved Mrs Towers property without authoriza-
 tion. There is no dcnyins that. he said, and Alderman Nair contended that the public works dcnartment had the right to do so in an emer-
 sency. You could not expect the
 board to come into the common council every time it wanted to take ! over little piece Of land. when 10 l talk" if over and pave it would | moan a public improvement" he said. That is my contention. and
 furthermore every board has the ! right to spend up to s3n0 without | permission from the common coun- 1 cil"
 SabIotsky snaps Fingers at Nair 1
 Councilman Sablotsky replied that | Alderman Nair's contention does not amount "to that" and he snapped | hlS fingers. The fact of the matter is , that Whon authority is given by the common council 10 pave certain street. the board Of public works is not within it's rights if it goes one inch beyond what it is authorized 10
 !o''. he said. Alderman Judd asked him why he did not investigate pre- vious administrations, 10 which Councilman SahIotsky replied by producing slip Of papcr from which he read that 49S 1-2 barrels of cement had been used on the south Main and Stanley street pave ment job. and ] never heard of competitive bids being offered" he said. Alderman Judd asked him where he obtained those figures and the councilman replied from the public works department" adding: 'l don't 20 10 the city engineer for my information because l could not get civil answer. guess my name is not right"
 Before the report was finally agreed upon, Alderman Judd sought 10 obtain an expression of opinion by the members on individual clauses 10 be incorporated. All agreed to report that it was learned that Mrs. Towers strip of land had been paved without authority of inc council, but Councilman Sablotskv would not agree 10 include a state ment that the city engineers word 'o the effect that the board had Mrs Towers assurance that decd would be forthcoming, was accent 'd. 'l would not take his word for lhN'hlng. Councilman Sahlotskv said. After further discussion, dur ng which all the members We're alkinG at once the greater part of ne Nnl", the report was agreed upon md Will be presented at the coun- Fl meeting Wednesday evening as ' he unanimous finding of Il Q invetti gators.