New Britain herald., 1929-11-13
Fire Board Establishes New Record By Holding Four Meetings In Night;
 Wrangles Over Repairs to Station

shed water" Mr. Beckwith declared, adding that everyone of the commits sioners should have equal respon- sibility
 Mir. Butler asked if Commissioner Beckwith wanted nothing started whether or not it was an emergency unless the full board was called in on the matter. Mr Beckwith agreed that this was his idea, holding the opinion that the board could find it convenient to hold special meet inGs. He said he had no objection 10 the plan and in answer the chair man made the statement about ''lese majesty"
 Butler Praises Baldwin
 Mr. Baldwin was given high praise as an engineer by the chair man Whcn he called the boards at tention to the allegation that the en- gin"cr had found several mistakes iE the frame work on the Senior High school addition plans which were prepared by that famed ar ChitcCt from the west.' Although Mir. Butler did not name the archi- toct it is believed that he referred to Warren Holmes- Powers Co.,, a Lansing, Michigan firm. which was given the architects, contract for the high school addition over the objection of MT. Butler when he was member of the school board
 Mr Beckwith said his objection was question of policy and as an answer Mir. Butler said he didn't know the commissioners were so anxious to meet but he could keep 1t in mind and call meetings ire qucntlT in the future. When he learned from Commissioner Beck with that tho latter had seen the advertisement in the papers he ask ed why objections had not been raised at that time. The chairman said the meeting would have been although he could not see where q single suggestion could have been made unless it were that of Com missioner Tomasao for an architect.
 Commissioner Beckwith moved to table the matter indefinitely. He and Commissioner Tomasso voted in favor and Chairman Butler voted mo- Commissioner Charles Dehm tho had held a neutral stand throughout the meeting failed 10 Vot" and Commissioner Beckwith's motion was sustained two 10 one.
 Special Meeting Called
 As the members were preparing to leave Chairman Butler announced that special meeting was in order. commissioner Tomasso misunder- stood the question, believing that the chairman had asked for sugges- tions as to when the meeting would be called. He said he could attend next week but he was informed that the meeting was being held imme- diately
 Mr. Butler told the board that sug- EestlonS were in order for relief Of the situation. II" asserted that it was no credit to the commission to have the building in the condition that it was
 MT. B"ckWith reminded the cOuI- mission, that he voted to have the .hatter tabled at the regular meet. ing and he said he wanted it tabled again, but the chairman informed him that the recommendation wa not taken from the table, that it hal been killed"
 Commissioner Dchm urged the members to do something to correct conditions at the fire station and on motion of Commissioner BeCkwith it was voted to have a committee ap- pointed which would study the case and report it's findings to the full board. Chairman Butler named the full board, Commissioner Beckwith name being first after which, Tomas