New Britain herald., 1927-12-30
COUNSEL INSISTS
 CITY HAS MAYOR
DeRosier Rules That Crumb Is
 Duly Qualified to Act
ALSO IS PROBABLE CHOICE
Likely To Be Given Berth Pcrman- en.ly--Eudcc Bremen Win-Ar- rest Made For PIainyille Officials --Eorcstyille in Darkness.

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 Corporation Counsel William N DeRosier In q statement issued this morning scoffs at the idea Of Bristol being without a. mayor on January lst and End or until an appointment IS made by the city council at it's meeting next Tuesday evening, Janu- ary 3rd, contending that Mayor W. Raymond Crumb, who was appoint cd by the council following the death Of former Mayor John Wade on November 7th, will still serve the city as chief executive until E mayor is appointed for the new two year term starting January 2nd, In this connection, Attorney De Rosters statement reads Tn part as follows;
 My first impulse is to say Well what of it? What difference would it make?' If such was actually the case and an emergency arose. all that would be necessary would be for the council to meet In special i session and appoint an acting mayor. However, it so happens that the city will not be without a mayor on January End and 3rd for the reason that existing charter provisions cov- CT the situation. X section of the charter provides as follows: All of the elective officers of said city ex- Ccnt the assessors and the board Of relief shall be elected hiennially for 1 the term of two years and shall | hold office until their successors are elected and qualified"
 IL is on this section of the charter that the corporation counsel bases his opinion that Mayor Crumb, an appointce in an elective office, will serve until formal action is taken by the city farthers next Tuesday.
 Mir. DeRosier in his statement goes on 10 remark as follows;
 Tn conclusion I wish to make it clear that 10 me individually--and I think to a majority of our citi- 1enS-it is matter of indifference whether we have special election or not, but as lawyer it is my opin- ion that the incoming council will have the right to fill the office Of mayor for the next term: and that if the matter bc left to the electors at a special elections, that that cleC- u-1 l,, gi,, ,,I ,, T nature and that in order 10 remove any question of the illcg2Iity Of the proceeding that 1t would then be necessary for the council formally 10 ratify the choice of the electors.
 My last word is this. That hum- ply venture the thought that if the incoming council makes the appoint ment, that it will not thereby lose the respect nor the good will Of any considerable proportion of our citi- zCnS."
 The situation presented in pc cuhar and unusual one. The sec tion quoted by the corporation coun- scl covers elective officers. Mayor Crumh, although serving in an cleo tive position was not elected but ap- pointed.
 Meeting Tuesday
 lt la expected that next Tuesdays meeting Of the council will be large ly attended as il was moved by the council al it's meeting on December ! 6th 10 hold q discussion on the problem at the January meeting. Ibis decision was reached following | the suggestion Of Councilman Frank ] w. Merrill.
 Unique Feature
 Another unique feature of the <. present situation Is that when the 1. council courenes next Tuesday il { will be necessary for the council 10 first appoint chairman of the meet !, ing. Mayor W Raymond Crumb will have 3 vote in the meeting as councilman and should three coun- 1 cjlmen favor q special election, the question would be deadlockod.
 Crumb Probable Choice
 1' is the current belief thar Mayor C'rumh will be selected for thc post of chief executive for the ncxt two years and that the council will dis i regard thl request of number of voters for an election. Present in- dlcations point strongly this way and f is known that the present >Aecu- tly' is in ! receptive mood. others on the council had aspirations for q short time. it is understood, but | have discarded them within the past few days, There is q possibility that i Crumbs appointment will be con tirmod with but one dissenting voice ,
 Endcc Bremen Win
 The Now Departure tircmen last evening took the city firemen into camp in the fifth sitting of q ct back tournament between the two teams, winning by tho narrow mar