New Britain herald., 1930-11-07
CHARTER CHANGES BEFORE COMMITTEE Mayor Crumb Lists Eight-City
 Comptroller Suggested JOHN D0NNELLY AROUSED
Voices Opposition to Several Propo- salS-NeSt Ends to Meet Torring- ton Team-Restauratcu Incor- pOratc for S5G,000-Itcms.

Numerous possible changes in the city charter were discussed at length by the charter revision committee at meeting held in the city court room last evening. Mayor W. Ray mond Crumb, invited to the meeting. was called upon for suggestions and presented a memorandum contain ing eight questions which he thought should be considered. He said that citizens of Bristol had chosen to eX- press their opinions on street cor ners, but that such a system would not get them anywhere" He had hoped, he explained, that they would attend meetings of the con- mittee with suggestions which might set the ball arolling."
 Corporation Counsel Francis V. Tracy told the body Of @5 citizens comprising the revision committee that he had been given credit as ''instigator by some, while others had condemned him for appearing before the council with recom- mendation that the charter be changed. He said that he was par ticularly interested in ordinance changes as many incorporated in the charter are now "obsoletc," such as one which provides for penalty for feeding a horse in the street. He thought that system for holding hearings for disobedient police off, cers should be fixed. saying that he believed private ones would be moro effective. Police officers called onto the carpet" he added, do not care to have everyone listen 10 their troubles.
 Concerning the provision of civil Jurisdiction in the local city court Corporation Counsel Tracy said that Judge S. Russell Mink of the court Of probate, who is interested in the advent of city court here. should be extended an invitation 10 attend the next committee meeting to ex- press his views on the subject. He said that it was ridiculous that city the size of Bristol was without comptroller. Judge Epaphroditus Peck, chairman of the committee. told the assemblagc that Bristol had tried to obtain a city court here. but had not succeeded because of the fact that Judge Molloy Of Hartford was unable to secure the services of another judge.
 Mayor Lists Proposals The set of questions presented by Mayor Crumb for discussion was as follows:
 Should the mayor and city coun- ell take office November 80 follow ing a election rather than JanuarJ i. inasmuch as the fiscal year of the city runs from November 90 to No vember 50?
 Should the city charter ba changed to provide for a special election in the case of the death Of the mayor?
 "Should the city eliminate separ- ate school taxing districts. consol- date all tax payments into a two payment plan with an equalization of school taxes"
 Should there be certain minor changes in the lines of the voting districtG--for instance, the Sc second district the west line from the cor ner Of King and Broad streets to run one hundred feet west Of King street. one hundred feet west of Jerome avenue north to the city line and in general. re-arrange the dis trict lines so that the line runs in shuch way as to take in the whole or street rather than to divide the street in the middle?
 Should the election to the city council be based upon a district sys- tenn with one councilman from each district and two at large?
 Should the city have finance beard?
 Should the city have comp tr ollor and a re-arrangemcnt of the comptroller's department?
 Should tho police committee be set up on the model of the fire beard with citizen representation?
 DonneIly Opposes Measures
 JollH bolHtil9' iISlA utli4OSI l. who ran for mayor at the last city elections, told the committeeman that he attended the meeting be- cause he thought everything was "cut and dried" and ready 10 work on" He said that he still elaine that the charter was clear enough in reference to the holding Of spe- cial election in case Of death Of the mayor He voiced himself Us heartily in favor of the two-pay- ment school tax plan" but said that he thought it utterly impossible"