New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 6, 1915, Page 2

d _Catherine, Kane have dihyildings bn Cleveland : L Kape.' ‘“the Catlolic Womeh's amn To Fight Fire Than Salem|] Just to Remind You That Spring Will Soon Be Here S&H\her of Commerce to Begin Sericus Study of Mattgr —Chief R. M. Dame Reveals City’s Unpreparedness in Report to Board of Public Safety New Fritain is less prepared fight a big fire than was Salem, M to at the tiime of the recent conflagra- tion which swept that city. fact, of the twenty-seven cities the United Stites with u population tween fifty and sixty thousand, no city has a smaller number of pieces of ap- paratus in service and no city has as few perm:ment full paid men on its torce. ; Fur.hermore, New Britain Salem stood together on the bottom of the list in the nu~ber of pieces of apparatus in use at the time of the Salem fire and in pomt of permanent men in the department even the much denounced Salem fire department was ahead of New Brita 1t is sigpificant that at the meeting of the boird of pubiic safety last night Robert M. Dame, the chief of New Pritein’s fire uepartment, sub- mitted his annual rzport in which he listed, the permanent 1orce at twenty six men. Four' of the latter are sub- stitutes, leaving twenty-two men on In in be- Legion will be installed '8 school hall this even- L Mary I. Glover, chan- ! . Catherine ~ Campbell, [l assist her. jix Guard club will hold al banquet at the Hotel levening at 6:30 o'clock. covers will be laid. A Charles Seibert and F. r are the committee in Republican - Primaries b to 8 p m. Tues. April 6. ir Candidate for Council- joyle has purchased the @ place on South Main ex-Alderman John Shee. ends to move the house d erect a brick block. te af incorporation of n Eagles has been filed ‘clerk. The incorpora- liam H. Stekly, Henry F. Otto Barta and Emil f T. A.B., sodiety will and socfal this evening hall. ‘Whists will begin pek sharp - and eightéen played. Dancing will being furnished by tra. in has sold aul Kochanick. sued A. Skrentny' for T for foney “aflegod’ } loaned. nt \C. A. Joslyn of the flon is observing his for- ary as a musician in . Joslyn has been as- ja number of musical or- ince first entering’ the land at fisplay of Easter hate. ¥, Y. M. C. A, Bldg.— ah Anderson of Church rted to be recovering int operation for append- nt meeting of L. D. Pen- ns of Veterans, will be ening in G. A. R. hall. John F. Wade of Bristol in this city vesterday, Iprayer meeting will pe ling at the home if Mrs. Orange street by mem- jwedish Bethany church. of Brooklyn, N. Y., who hospital staff work, is open an office in Brook present visiting in this dates will be initiated at f Martha chapter, O. E. vening. ar lodge, S. of B. will ant meeting in Electric ock tonight. 1 Temple will be en- vening at the home of bin of 90 Lincoln street. - Slaney has returned to the New Britain Gen- n of this city gave a st evening in Hazel- duty divided among =ix companies. “During meal hours,” says the report, “this 13 cut down to one and a half, not much, of a force to start work;at a large fire in a city the size of New Britain.” Agitation Is Started. So conspicuous is New Britain's position in the mattcr of fire preven- tion tk the Chamber of Commerce has deemed it necessary to take up the matter a~d present the facts to the public. In the second issue of the Bulletin, just of the press today, the ChamlLer ¢f Commerce says in part: “New Btitain has heen extremely fortunate in the matter of fire losses und the question is in the minds of many wiro have given this matter erious thcught, whether or not New Eritaiu is depending too much on its nast good fortune. “ ‘Preparedness’ is word we are hearing r.uch about at present, and it is one which should be applied to the very iinportant question. “It,vould seem that the lesson iearned from ' Salem should be suffi- «lent to create a wide interest in a careful study. of this question.” ’ Fire Loss Is Small. The (ity fire depa fortunate in adding of small fire loss to its roster during the past r. In commenting on the loss this morning, Chier Dame said that, in spite of Nev. | Britain’s low wtandiug in point of apparatus and permareiit men, the toial loss of $34,- 064 is the smallest of ali the cities in its class in the Unites States with the exception' of Berkeley, Ca This city, hfm'm'qr, has nine fire stations, fifteen wieces of apparatus. all of which are motor und forty-two permanent men. Against this showing. New Britain can tment has been another record hoast of only nine pieces of appara- | tus of which are motor, and twenty- siX permanent men. ; The need of more motor apparatus is one of Chief Dame’s greatest wor- ries and he cannot understand why the common council fails to recog- nize the economy of a change. “The city has been considering the pur- chase of a motor truck for some time.” said the chief this morning, ‘‘but the appropriation was voted down. A motor truck would cost $5.700 and the cost of repairs and maintenance would be $30 a vear, Which is Dbased on the cost of the present motor equipment. The pres- ent truck costs the city $1,450 a year, $500 being the cost for the keep of the horses and $950 heing the wa. es of a driver, At this rate the motor truck would pay for itself in three vears and leave the city interest enough on its investment to satisfy the most usurious financier.” The Board's Position, The board of public safety stands as a ‘unit for better fire protection. The individual members are familiar with the position of New Britain among the cities of its class in the matter of apparatus and permanent men, but the board’s’ recommenda- tions have been ignored by ‘the com- mon council, The annual submitted to set forth in report of Chief Dame, the board last night, detail the number of o 35¢ erve Your Eggs p quart glass jar of our PRESERVER ake 20 quarts of solution. jar ICKINSON DRUG CO., 169-171 MAIN STREET and ! of the chief’ ess r'reparea alarms and the value of property in- volved and the losses, he total loss by fire was $34,064. The value of the property at risk was $1,306,985, January was the month of the heaviest losses, when twenty-three fires brought the loss up to $14,150, including E. E. Linck's storehouse on Bassett street, the Har- Ty Alex block on Main street, Hotel Bronson and L. Meechan's block on Lafayette street. Comparative Costs, Chief Dame recommended more permanent men and the replacing of the ‘horse-drawh —apparatus with propelled as fast as possible. cost of the automobiles durin the year was $291.73 and the horses |{ cost $1,200, This includes repairs to the autos. The automobile also gives the department the use of unother man, which means a saving of $950 a year for éach automobile installed. The department answered 236 alarms during the ear. Hose streams were used on fifty-fiva of these fires and seventy-seven were put out by chemical On December Mrs. resk was burned to death. ber 29 six horses were death, The Victoria. Ju- On Octo- burned to apphratus in service .consists automobile, two combi- nation chemical and hose automobiles, three hose wagons, two third-size steam fire engines, one aerial hook and ladder wagon, one city service hook and ladder, one second-size steam fire engine in reserve. Of the three hose wagons, one was bought in 1889 and is in bad condition. Chief W. J. Wawlings’ Report. William J. Rawlings, chief of the police department, submitted his an- nual report to the board last night. The force consists of the chief of po- lice, captain, desk sergeant, street ser- geant, detective sergeant, thirty-five the supernumerary force. patrolmen on the regular force, for- ty-seven supernumerary officers sub- ject to duty when called upon, and tliirty-one special officers. who have béen appointed for a special purpose, and are not subject to regular police duty. During the past vear the depart- ment has been increased by the ap- pointment of six patrolmen to the regular force, auto patrol has been purchased to take the place of the | horsedrawp apparatus, and motor evele to take the place of a bicyele for the mounted officer. Three Men Discharged, ! One regular officer and two super- numerary officers have been discharg- £d for the benefit of the service, three Supernumerary officers have resigned, seven supernumerary officers have been advanced to the position of reg- ular patrolmen, and twelve supernu- merary officers have been added \to During the past year, traffic officers have been stationed at four of the principal street corners of the city and a set of police regulations for street traffic have been passed by the com- mon_council. Among the offenses for rests were made which ar- were 164 cases of assault, 180 for breach of peace, 364 for drunkenn 137 cases of theft, the total number of arrests being 1,728. Fourteen nationalities Who Gan Doubt Sworn Testi- mony of Honest Gitizens? Some time ago I began the use of vour Swamp-Root with the most re- markable result For years I was almost a wreck and was a great suf- ferer. I was so bad at times I would faint away and had sinking spells. Finally a new doctor was called in and he d that T had kidney trouble and gave me medicine, of which I took several bottles. I obtained:some relief from this but I was . getting weaker all the time; I could not sleep and suffered so much ‘pain that my husband and children had to lift me in and out of bed. After this time two friends sent me word to try Swamp-Root, which I did, and T am | glad to state that the first dose gave me great relicf. After taking the third dose I was helped into bed and slept half of the night. I took several bottles of toot and I feel that 1 owe to this wonderful remedy. The two family doctors said that I could not live three months. [ would have to be helped in and out of bed ten to 4wenty times every night. After tak- Swamp- my li ing Dr. Kilmer amp-Root for two days I was entirely free from getting up and could sleep soundly, MRS, D. . HILEMAN, Tunnelton, W. Va >ersonally appeared before me, this 11th of September, 1909, Mrs, D. E. Hileman, who subscribed the above | statement and made oath that the same is true in substance and in fact. JOSEPH A. MILLER, otary Public. Letter to Dr. Kilmer & Co,, Binghamton, N, Y. Prove What Swanip-Root W You. Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a sample size bottle. It will convince anyone. You 1 Do for will also receivea booklet of valuable information, telling about the kidneys and bladder. When writing, be sure and mention the New Britain Daily Herald. Regular fifty-cent and one. dollar size bottles for sale at all drug stores. ! the church property is damaged | the skating. HERBERT L. MILLS Hardware. And you will be thinking of that gar- den and the proper tools to make it a success. Also Seeds. WE ARE PRE- PARED TO FUR- NISH THE BEST ASSORTMENT. 336 Main St. Moderately Priced - Millinery for Spring NEWEST TRIMMED HATS SPE.IAL AT . . . The newest Sailors, Turbans, Small Effects, Larger Hats. The new Black Transparent Hats, ' made and trimmed, very special, at .......... $5.98 GLOVES Big variety at low prices. $1.98 10 $4.98 Flower Trimmed Hats Trimmed Leghorn Hats Wing Trimmed Hats Ribbon Trimmed Hats beautifully BOWEN & CO. were represented in the arrests made. The patrol wagon covered 919 miles in its runs during the year, answering 9 calls. Wanted—a Detective. In the report on the detective ser- vice, W, J. Bawlings suggests the need of an additional man.: The value of the stolen property recovered totals $1,085.82. Te bureau made 125 ar- rests. The Roller Skating Craze. Considerable time was given at the regular meeting of the board of pub- lic safety last night to a discussion of complaints regarding roller skating in the streets. One of the complaints came from Rev. Lucyan Bojnowski regarding the craze as it known on Broad and Gold streets. He said by Similar complaints came | from residents on Dewey street, Hart- ford avenue, Smalley and neighboring streets, Woodland and Fairview stree Chairman Alling reported that the | corporation council has given an opinion that nothing can be done until an ordinance restricting the practice is passed by the common council. He suggested that the matter be referred to the common council. Commission- er Meehan remarked that he had no fault to find with the practice. Mr. Alling answered, it is becoming a nui- nce and a problem that should dealt with, Commissioner Healey suggested that the area for roller stricted in some w the board draft i Commi the matter be skating Dbe re- and also that s own ordinance, ioner Healey moved that be tabled for the further consideration of a committee to in- vesti e. and, if it thinks advisible, prepare draft for presentation at the next meeting. Commissioner Alling said that in his opinion children should not be allowed to skate on the streets in the crowded section of the city. Mr. Healey's motion provided the committee consist of two mem- bers. one of whom was to be the chairman. Commissioner Holmes was the other member appointed A petition for the installation of a fire hox at Glen and lLocust streets was referred to the chairman and the chief. Ay that Threatens Injunction. i of from of nter street A property Nair Landers pls petition signed by a number owners was received for yground on V! and was supported by tement from Judge I B. ITungerford that an injunction will be gotten out unless satisfaction is received and the dis- turbances quelled. The board ordered a police investigation and a report at the next meeting A letter from Chief W. regarding the nuisance caused loading teams at Gordon Brothers® stand on Commercial street explained that he has ordered the owners ml Brothers the regulation st J. Rawlings by | wa { was tabled i ones, regulate their rstem of loading | 50 as to do away with the nuisance. | The resignation of Special Officer Burke was accepted. Protection of Pedestrians, Mayor George A. Quigley referred to the board a communication from Charles B. Stanley asking for a sys- tem of protecting " pedestrians on street corners. The matter was re- ferred to Commissioners Alling and Healey to act as a committee to in- | vestigate the matter, A communication from tion Commissioner George B, Chand- ler was read amnnouncing a hearing April 20, in Hartford, on the claim of Officer O'Meara for compensa- tion for hospital bills, he being shot while on duty ! Compensa- Petitions for Petitions fo made as follow Matthew Friedric ry N. Anderson Appointment, appointments were | | n as fireman, Har- callman, Edward Francis McDonough callman, Na- poleon Blanchette as special fireman, Guy A, Calkins ubstitute hose- man of Company ) Otto Wacker as fireman, Charles Witkin as super- | numerary policeman, James Quilly as supernumerary officer. The vacancy in fire departnient No. 5 was brought up. John Sparmer appointed to fill the of Hoseman Hultberg, he beinz the sub- stitute, The board decided to give all ap- as as plicants for the fire department who have not been heard a hearing at the next regular meeting. i The recommendation to the hose was taken up. ( of Chief | wagon at ! mmissioner | repair | matter | £300, and that the wagon unsafe. The for = would at pre cost nt s tyan has | The afternoon gowns | past three | | | | been receiving during the or four days at her shop. 79 Pratt Street, Hartford, arc truly elegant. 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