New Britain herald., 1930-05-07
Board of Finance Extends Thanks To Chairman Hall Who Is Leaving
 Office After Serving Since 1923
Retiring Member Attends Last Meeting of Commits sion Acting Mayor Nair Wins Vote of Praise City Is Authorized to Borrow S5O0,O00.

Authorization to borrow $500, 900 10 pay the city's expenses until taxes are received in July was voted last night by the board Of finance and taxation, and notes in this amount will be presented today for Mayor Quigley's signature.
 A similar amount was authorized and used last year, while the 1928 costs of conducting the city bureaus between the opening Of the fiscal year April l and the receiving of taxes three months later was s400,- GOO, Chairman Edward F. Hall re- ported.
 Projects which must be financed in the next few months would or dinarily make it unnecessary to borrow more than d few hundred thousand dollars, it was explained by Treasurer Curtiss L, Sheldon, but the possibility of slow tax payments this year moved him to ask author ization for larger amount.
 Alderman W. H. Judd, who be- comes chairman of the board June l, was present at the invitation of Chairman Hall. A vote of thanks was extended to Chairman Hall. and on motion of F. C. Kelly. a similar vote of appreciation to Acting Mayor D. L. Nair was passed g an eX- pression Of the city's thanbs for his services during the illness Of the mayor.
 Halls Last Meeting
 Unless unforeseen conditions re- quire a special meeting later in the month, last nights session will end Mir. Halls career as chairman Of the board of finance and taxation. After June 1 he will devote his entire time 10 the office of state finance director. a position to which he was appointed by Governor Trumbull May 4. 1927.
 Mir. Hall is q native of East Berlin appointed to the appropriations com nuting to New Britain where he at tended high school. He has lived here about 5 years, moving here to lake a job with Landers. Frary (; Clark. Rapid advancement brought VlHl tO iHt clIlCt OL ettl ltJdiS oi tIie corporation, from which he resigned after taking the state office.
 He first entered state politics in f2l7 when he became a member of the house Of representatives. He was appointed to the appropriation con- mittee and the committee on finance, being elected to the clerkship Of the \, = the house and was selected as clerk of the committee on appropriations His election 10 the senate came in 1921 and he received the signal honor that year Of heading the sen ate committee on appropriations. Tn 1923 he retired from legislative serv, ice but returned to the senate in 1925. Two years later he supported the candidacy Of Judge B. W. Alling for senator. Judge Alling later won the nomination for attorney general leaving a vacancy in the senate, tC which Senator Hall was elected.
 Former Mayor A. M. Paonessa ap. pointed MT. Hall 10 the board ot finance and taxation, January F 1923. and at the first meeting he was elected to the chairmanship, sue ceeding r. s. Chamberlain, who had filled the office for l 5 years. Chair man Hall has been credited by mayors elected from both partie, with having saved the city thousands Of dollars through his thorougl knowledge of municipal finance anG aCCountanCN