New Britain herald., 1930-11-21
Bristol Meus
COMMUNITY CHEST
 HALF WAY ID GOAL
Chairman Reports St0,881 More
 Subscribed Yesterday
CHARTER CHANGE TABLED

CHARTER CHANGE TABLED Motion Carried Despite DonnelIy's
 Protest-Firemcn Plan Charity
 Ball-NicL Christy Comes Back
 EagIes to Ipitiatc-Bristol Notes.
 The Community Chest drive has passed the halfway mark, Chairman Charles C. Greene announced today. The sum Of S1O,S81 was reported yesterday, making 6 total to date of s46,1S3. The goal of the campaign is s91,500.
 Mir Greene expects most Of the factories here will report 9S to 100 per cent Of their employees have sub Scribed. Several Of them are al- ready S5 to 90 per cent above last years figures despite the current business situation. No division has yet completed it's canvass.
 Sub- Committees Named
 Despite the strenuous objections of former Councilman John Donnel- ly that ample time to think the matter over during the week had been given" the charter revision committee of the city council last night voted 10 to 9 in favor of lay ing the matter of deciding the method Of electing city officials on the table until further investigation had been made. J. Ernest Andrews, president of the Bristol Chamber of Commerce, explained reasons why he thought the matter should be defer red. John C. Griffin told the com- mittee that it was too nasty in it's actions and said that some of those who attended last weeks open meet ing never saw a city charter or even knew what one looked like"
 Arthur s. Barnes thought that there was mo undue haste" in any matter considered by the committee; all members had ample warning. Attorney Frederick W. Beach. chairman of the republican town committee, felt that the matter pre- scented was serious enough to war rant further consideration.
 MT. Andrews contended that finance board should be establish ed in the city government and sug- gested that it consist of the mayor, city treasurer. two councilmen and three citizens. The council he said, if newly elected. might be un- familiar with the sAudget and tax assessments agreed upon by the out going body. The council at the pres ent time acts as finance board and would be relieved" with the es- tablshment of board as recom- mended, he asserted. Mir. Donnel- ly saw no reason for it's establish ment. since the council had handled its duties remarkably well for 20 years" Mir. Andrews replied that the committee should not work on the charter as it effected the city to- day, but for the next decade. A committee comprising MT. Andrews. Joseph T. Mcdonald and Philip C. Rouleau was selected by Judge Epaphroditus Peck, committee chair man, to look into the matter.
 A second committee consisting of Willard E. Hough, Charles L. Wood ing and Attorney Joseph F. Dutton was chosen by Judge Peck to inves- tigate the need of {. fiat rate for sewer and water main assessments in Bristol as suggested by Mir. An drews and MT. Wooding. Mir. Hough, member of the sewer committee Of the city council for several years, said that he saw no need for the assessment of $3 a foot for work done. as in New Britain. He averred that in the system used here today, tha. price had never been par allelled in Bristol.
 A committee of seven. 10 be known as a steering committee" headed by Judge Peck as chairman, was chosen this morning to investi- gate methods of electing a mayor should a vacancy arise and six months of his term remain. Besides the judge, the committee consists of Attorneys Duttor. Beach and An thony J. Rich. Arthur S. Barnes, Mr. Andrews and Joseph T. Wood ing.
 Judge Peck was unanimously named chairman of all sub-commit- tees and the meeting was adjourned. subject to the call of the chair.
 Nick Christy Comes Back
 Nick Christy. who once was we'll or his way up the ladder of fistic success and then toppled off after reaching the feature bout class. pro- fessionals, staged a whirlwind come hack at Foot Guard hall. Hartford, last night when he decisively defeat ef Billy Averra of Tampa. Fla, n a six round preliminary. He force the fighting throughout the bout landing a number Of clean blows, and earned q Clean-cut decision.
 Tony Laviero, local welterweight who has won more than half his scraps as an amateur. will join the professional ranks on December 4.