New Britain herald., 1929-07-20

aid l.. Bartlett, head of the lhlra
 ward delegation. His is the dis
 trict In which it was planned to To-
 cate the new house. In the spring election of 1928, Bartlett was a can' didate for mayor, and members oi
 his party say he is interested Tn l making second run in 19S0. ln- doubtedly one of the questions | which constituents will propouni
 will have to do with his failure t'
 bring fire protection into his ward. A favorite method of striking al the administration has always been
 to criticize or reject the proposals :! of the fire and police boards. This i being an over present possibility. x was not surprising thai the fire 1 house movement was not sanctioned 1 but the situation is somewhat differ
 ent in this instance, for the common
 council. probably not fully compre- | hending, was really striking at the
 board of finance and taxation. It
 was report of that board, not re- | port of the fire board. that was re- | iected
 The finance board has always | been composed Of some of the lead ing financial lights of the city, in cluding many who have served long | in this department of the govern
 ment and are fully conversant with
 problems of municipal finance. All members of the finance board | present at the meeting in which the 1 fire board was heard on the station
 plan voted in favor of the s50-000 appropriation necessary. Included
 were Chairman Edward F. Hall, for mer senator from this district for
 mer secretary of Landers. Frary & | Clark, a director of the Savings Bank of New Britain. and financial director for all state departments: George P. Spear, vice president Of the American Hardware Corporation and a director of the New Britain
 National bank; Joseph E. Stone, vice | president of the Stanley Works;
 Louis R. Raphael, the individual in
 the entire city government who
 would be called upon to pay th2 heaviest share of the burden of building the new house. since he is the heaviest taxpayer on the roster
 Of city officials; James D. Daly, an | assistant secretary of the Conner clal Trust Co.,: William & Bacon, a l manufacturer who has had long eX- ptrience in municipal finances; and Paul Nurczyk. veteran of common
 council service and member of the the finance board who was wrest- :
 ling with problems of government | members had voted for the first | time
 Overthrowing the vote Of the above group and ignoring it's recom- mcndation was conslom merat e
 group of aldermen and councilmen
 made up for the most part of paint
 CTS insurance salesmen, carpenters | mechanics. and clerks. No claim IS made that men who make up such
 group should not he privileged 10
 
 10 many citizens it appears pre-
 sumptuous on their part 10 set their
 knowledge of finance above that 0: | the board of finance and taxation. Alderman Johnson, presiding of- i ficer Of the city hall annex at Corn field Point, made a significant re-
 mark when he favored paying off all l notes on No. station first and then ] added comment that the city may | build next year. The notes on the
 last station built will not be paid off l for two years, but Alderman John son evidently realizes there is city election next April and already Is counting his chickens"
 Once upon a time there was a war. This war was not like other
 wars. In this war brother rose up ! as&inst brother and father rose up against son. The fighting was terri fic. In some towns and around some stoves they still talk of the war , although there have been other wars and bloodier wars since But. never- theloss, this was the original Battle
 Of the Century.
 The less snootier among the con-
 temporary historians call this war the Civil war, but their more learned
 brothers because they like shadines
 of words and meanings, soon for sock the old title. This war which was not like other wars became known as the Second American 1 Revolution.
 When the boys in blue came home | from this war there were great cele- brations. Flags were flown. cannon roared, girls in Crinolines shrieked. and everyone had a good time; that i is. as a good a time as one could | have when one was hampered by | girls in crinolines.
 And when the boys had como i home from this war which was not | like other wars and had taken their 1 jobs back again and had more or
 less settled down. they began to
 think that unless something were 1 done about if people would soon i forget this war which was not like | other wars.
 | Presently they had an idea. They would build a monument to this
 war which was not like other wars
 90 that in the future it could be re- l membored.
 In the center Of the town the monument was built to comment | crate the bravery Of the men who
 had fought and bled in this war
 unveiling of the monument was an
 event 10 be told to grandchildren
 Men with walrus mustaches spoke ] and these men Mhn had fought and