New Britain herald., 1929-11-21
Paonessa Says State Warns City To Take Quick Action to Improve
 Ancient Sewage Disposal System

eS AhSPOoUa OJolNAla favorable financial returns from the course, and on his motion the rec ommcndation was adopted.
 SiG Badge
 Alderman D. l.. Nair called to the attention of tho council the fact that the bill for $40 for a badge for the superintendent of health was con- tractcd more thtln a year ago by the former superintendent, Dr. K. w. pullcn. Since the purchase was made the bill must be paid, the al derman said, and on his motion it was voted.
 Payments of claims as recom- mendcd by inc claims committee were approved on motion of Chair man C. W. Parker.
 The fire board recommended that contracts for repairs of No. , fire station be entered into with John kunz for $L4i0.
 Councilman ]. r. Murphy, noting that there were but two bids, favor cd referring the matter back for more proposals, but the majority vote Of the council favored the rec ommcndation, after Alderman D. l.. Nair had spoken in favor.
 New Voting Machines Opposed
 A request for authority 10 pur- chase seven additional voting ma chimes was received from the board Of solcctmcn, payment 10 be made out Of next years budget.
 Alderman Judd. objccting 10 the practice of asking appropriations without advance notice. and qucs- tioninG the need for seven new ma chimes. objected. Congestion at poll ing places is traccablc not to ma chimes but to personnel in checking, he argued.
 This condition. he alderman fore cast. will be relieved by the pre- cinct plan.
 He moved that the request bc re- fcrrcd to tho board of finance anl taxation without recommendation
 Alderman Johnson moved to table one month and it was so voted. together with an order 10 the select men not to place an order for ma chimes until instructed by the coun- cil.
 Councilman W. s. Warner asked that the salary committee consider the salary of the new street super intendcnt, Joseph O'Brien. but when Chairman P. J. PajeWski of the sal ary committee explained there is no change in amount of salary, he withdrew his objection. The re- port Of the board of public works covering this point was adopted.
 Agreements with. the American Hardware Corporation to make pos Sible operations on flood relief in the locality of Willow Brook were approved.
 Would Turn or Traffic Lights
 Councilman Boyle and others moved that traffic lights in the To- edit" Of East Main and Main streets and nearby points be turned off on Saturday nights from G:30 to 9:3O o'clock and that courteous police men be placed on . duty at these points. This resolution was referred to the police board after Council man Boyle explained the problems oi Saturday night traffic regulation.
 Attorneys at law. through Coun- ,cIlman ". r. Curtin. also lawyer, sTsl;cd moro room for the services Of the city court, This question was re- ferrCd to the city hall commission on @uEGoction Of Attorney Curtin.
 The common council went on rec ord a1 fayoring extension of bus service to Neanda street over either O. two routes for which applications will be heard Friday.
 Attack on LOom,s
 Councilman Boyle and others pre- scnted the following resolutions:
 The practice inaugurated by the tax collector of sending sheriffs and coustal 'cs out to collect bills for personal property has been fol- lowed by considerable resentment both against the principle of the act and the added expense which it entails. No doubt many of you have been approached by constituents who have been heavily penalized through this system.
 At the last session of the gen cIal assembly, considerable thought Vas given to the complaint that d delinquency tax on property running to 12 per cent was oXorbitant ana improper. We have seen the col lectOrS practice Of sending q shcr- fir equal a penalty of nearly 800 per cent on the amount billed. This we regard as wholly improper and unfair. although we admit the col i,Ctor could probably show a leg gii right to SO act. We doubt. however, that the statute empowering CollcC- tors to call the services of civil of ticcrs to collect overdue accounts ever contemplated q Sj shcriffs fee n collect $l.lj. an instance whicN came 10 our attention only last N,Cl( Ii iS pOSciblC th1t there have