New Britain herald., 1930-01-28
NEW SUB.STATION
 ACTION EXPECTED
Postmaster Merrill Awaits Word
 From Postal Inspector
TWO OFFICERS SUSPENDED
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 ros'wae'.r Prank Merrill said 1,ytcrdly afternoon that he had no, hoard ,ro@ 'h, postal authorities m Washington m regard 10 th" acqui- sjton ot a ucV Sub-Statjon 10 handle parcel UoSj hut expected 10 hear from them within q short time. He asserted that. a~ lar as he knew. three bids had hr,u submitted 10 ibr postal inspector, located in Eos- ton. nvolvin- stores in the Sins -@lli block on School street. fhr Malone bujlG.ng in the rear Of tho post onlc" building and .hc Peters llocE at the lower md of Main street.
 The inspector visited this city ln Novrmbcr, inspected inc Nario $ sites, and returned to Boston. after which Ec submitted rccommunda- Nons 10 the Washington office. The latter office will either reject or ap- prove the bids and recommend that one b. acquired for the purposr de sircd
 t is rot known just "uu- recon. mCndatlonS Wor" madr by the in >poDtor. It is hrneycI that the near r,~- of the Malone hujldiu. and tho convenience with which it can he r-"chcd at any time will tend 70 make 't 2 fuN orjtc with the officials Postmaster Merrill stated that -hr oDhcr Sjtrs were within l short dis tauce and much nearer than sim Ijar ones in most oiEcr cities and tDat h. would be unable to sa! whether O. uol the Malone block would br chosen. All are under con :,idcratjon. he believed. and i, would not hv safe 10 say just which onc would l." picked.
 Two Officers suspended
 A meeting of tb. hoard of po- .:rr commissioners held in the couu. ell chamber last night two members of the police department were sus- pended. one. ;iupgrnuWcrary Officer James Quinlan. for driving the po- lice ear which struck a telephone pole at the west side, and tho sec ond for sleeping while on duty. The second suspension resulted. Ii vas explained, because of Supcruumcr ary Officer Leo FadcrcWslIs failure ! 10 WnG the police box at the west side ou the evening of January l1,
 Early sunday morning OUlcu Quinlan was sent to Forcstvillc tc pick up Officer Joseph Ryan. Whl WAS on duty in that section. anu bring him To headquarters. Qun. Ian. It Nas stated by lhe comInIs. sionerS. had no dri"pr's license anl thereby should have upheld ln, policy which is being preached by thc police department 70 drivers The officer drove in a roundabout way to test the engine Of the ma ruine and Shiddcd on the icy pave uvnt and crashed into the pole. dama@jng the car considerably It was at frs, thought that Qulnlau had taken the car to take Officer Cornelius Connolly to his home.
 QudHlaU. speaking in his own be- halt stated that inc had at one time hccn commander by Officer William Thompson 10 take il prisoner, who's, Hamo Wd5 Wallace. lu Hartford. huI lciuscd, saying that he did not ha,, & license To drive. He contvndcd that Thompson ordered him to eu rc-#rdlcss ot his being without Ii. cvnSc. officer Thompson denied tlulnluu's statement when summon. cd before the board and Chief Er- nest T. bcldcn was requested to find his old records and produce the rec Crd otthc Wal3cc arrest but could not. The board did not seem to be. hcvo Thompson and ordered thor ou2h Investigation Of the case. Chict Eolden and Quinlan entered into q heated argument over the smashul Of the police car the former saying hat Qunlan had led about it.
 radCrcNeki Truthful
 PadcroWshI, suspended because oi lis failure to ring the police sigma, on two different occasions, asserted that on the mGht of January IT, q cold and drcary one, he had stopped ut the West End Athletic clut rooms and fallen asleep after hay. l ing sat down in one Of the chairs He said t,,at he was tired and colo md the heat caused him 10 doz, away, The board levied the suspcn. sion but at the same time praiscl nim for his honesty in relating tn, truth.
 The commissioners voted to cs tnhiish a new hca, ai the west sid, of the city between the hours Of Z a. m., and r. h., and to assi@I Officer James Burns lu night dut, in the office.
 To Reward Brophy'> Cautor,
 Corporation Counsel Francis \ Tracy and Chief of Police Ernest T