New Britain herald., 1930-11-08
Believe Change Can Be Put Through Next Assembly to
 SaTe City Money
COUNCIL HFMBERS WHOSE
 TERMS END WOULD STAY
Public Interest ONcrta\cd B. Pri- ] maries and Election Days. Belief ] of Mayor Who Also Regards
 Economy Important Factor-Spc-
 ciaI Act By Legislature Would Be
 Sufficient. in Halls Opinion.

The possibility that q saving Of approximately S3,00O may be effect ed by doing away with the off year" election in April. 1881. was discussed by Mayor Quiglcy and cX- Senator Edward F. Hall today, the latter being of the opinion that an act could be put through the legis- 1aturc authorizing the common council members and othrr officials whose terms will expire next year 10 remain in office until 1882, when the so-called "cvcn year" election will be held
 Once Failed to Pass Assembly
 Mr. Hall pointed out that special acts of the legislature take effect upon passage and it would be pos sble to put one through prior to election day in April, He recalled that when he was in the legislature lic favored action to eliminate the charter requirement for annual cleo lions and Richard Covert, who was in the legislature at that time, also favored it, but it failed of passage.
 
 Mir Hall said. was that the public might lose interest in affairs if there was only one election in two years, but he doubted that there was merit in this view. He agreed that the city election this year and the three re- publican primaries. added to the fall election had given the voters a hufficiency of opportunity for eXcr- GsinG their franchise and if there is 10 be another election next April. it will be necessary to start very soon to prepare for il, so that public in terest actually has been ovcr-taXed.
 Experience Not Essential
 Mayor Quigley favors the elimina- tion of the of year. election, he Eaid The saving Of expense is .imcly. in View Of the depressed con- Gitions Of the times, and the areu- anent that it would be uLNiSe to Jiave the terms of the entire coun- ,il membership expire at one time because ot the probability that in experienced members would be nam- d in some instances does not strike lim as impressive. He pointed out that inexperienced men arc named 10 the legislature from time to time and he failed to see that any harm would result from having a similar situation in the common council.
 List of "Holdo>ers"
 If it is decided by the charter re- vision committee and the common council that the charter should be amended to do away with the of year" voting. and 8 spcc:ai act IS passed by the legislature such as Mr. 1fan mentioned. the following offi- sials would remain in office until 1882 instead of retiring or being re- elected next April: School board members, Aaron Danielson, Louis w. Young, George Levitt and Mrs. Laura P. Mangan; Aldermen David !. Nair, Gleason W. Parker and oo- seph Mlynarski; Counciimen II. Stewart Hanes, William $. Scheuy, John E. Holmberg, John (. Nlitord' William F. Curtin, Kenneth Ii. Wal ,her, Leonard k. Morse. Walter IL, Nelson, Joseph LandWehr, Walter F. Zajkowski Luther Abrahamsoh' samuel Sablotsky, Frank l.. conloh, and Arno kcrbcr. Selectmen George v. Hamlin, Kasimir Majewicz, and Harry A. Witkin, Constables John $. Jecor, Raymond Beatman, francls 'F,. Clynes. Charles T. Rowland, Fred Twinkle. James W. Manning, and William r. Needham,