New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 8, 1919, Page 2

FPSOM SALT U. G. P. ranslucent Crystals Ib in Tin Box 12(:| 2 Ibin Tin Box 09¢ ¥ 4 ib in Tin Box 05¢|- THE ckinson Drug Co. 169-171 Main Street Summer Days For those fall days when a straw hat would be most com- ¢ fortable but im- possible. ! i \_ i | Luke Horsfall Co. 93 ASYDUM ST., HARTFORD “It Pays to Buy Our Kind.” | st Our Specialty DEVELOPING PRINTING ENLARGING COPYING KODAK SUPPLIE FILMS AND PLATES DEVELOPERS ACID FIXING POWDER ALBUM ART CORNERS LET U SATISFY YOUR PHOTOGRAPHIC NEEDS, he Miller-Hanson Drug GCompany 30 Church St. New Britain. CITY ITEMS [Phe board of publig works will in- bct the streets and lights of the ly next Tuesday instead of yester- b 2s had been planned. The streets 1 be inspected in the afternoon ld the lights at night follow ich a meeting o& the board wi d. ANOTHE Jrhe Chamber of committee has decided 7, October 15, as the New Britain and s the co-operation of all rchants connected with the cham- to make the day a success. pe- 1 prices will be made on goods in res of all kinds on that day. Ad- tising propaganda eing printed. ALES DAY, Commerce R S upon next for is BELLANS ingjcEETon 6 BELLANS Hot water Sure Relief NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, O | FIREMEN KEEN FOR ! PLATOON SYSTEM. Petition Firé Board for Change— ‘ To Have Hearing | of petition the city last night the fire The firemen presented a to com- two-platoon sysiem. missioners Action study. hearing that the January 1 ‘On the platoon mi for a was deferred until further will he petition effect low given a firemen The The ter. stem The plan, in part, three days the first 8 a. m. to platoon 8 a. the asked into on first duty the from second is on and m. to m day, going on s on from 6 D the fourth instead off duty continues dutr until S a. m. the following day, thereby al- lowing the sccond platoon 21 off duty and the changing of thc night {o days and vice-versa. | 1o second platoon is now on duty | m. to 6 p. m. and the ecighth dav, | working hours, it allow: {he first platoon the same amount of | time off duty and brings the shifts as| the start | “This allows cach platoon one day | off in every eight, and each arc on | futy the sarhe length of time “The two-platoon system m like a radical departure, but it ! more so than the change from volun- teer to callman, and from callman to the permanent force, or from herse- drawn to motor-driven appavatus, and from steam engines to gasoline pumps | —all of which have reased {ho efficiency many fold. Tt is not an ex- periment and has been proved a suc- platoon, of g p imt hoirs shift from 8 a. so until each day continues 24 when, by they were at com moss in the many cities that have | adopted it “There has heen ence for has alws a ery more leaves abs which heen met from time to time with in- creases in the number of days off and oxtra leaves of absence until we have arrived at a point where a more sci- entific and humane adjustment of the firemen’s time off is absolutely neces- sary. “Phe fire department today is lack ing in available man power and at a time when it should be at the high- cst state of efficiency. Tt is hard to get good men 1o take the entrance ex- aminations, owing to the better hours of labor in all afher fields of employs ment. “Fifty men receiving one day off in every seven means seven men off duty at all times, leaving 43 men. “During five months of the vear, four men off duty every day on va tion leaves 30 men: 39 men going to meals in three shifts means 16 men off on meal hours nine hours each day, leaving 22 men. This will give a min- imum number of 22 men during nine s a day divided in eight compa- of “Seven companies is the maximum number responding to alarms and three is the minimum. One pie of apparatus generally goes on tele- phone calls. Many alarms during meal hou “Bach man is allowed 99 7-8 days out af 365 for meal hours and days off. The above figures are of course subject to slight changes, but the fact remains that each of the 50 men is not immediately available for fire duty during 99 7-8 days each vear. Men report during meal hours to fires sooner or later, but it is the first ef- fort that counts and decides whether the fire is to be controlled and extin- guished with small loss or develop serious proportions. To the above figure could he added church leave and other leaves of absence, which would not be necessary under the two platoon em. Proposed Two Platoon System. By adding 22 men to the permanent | force at 2 2,120 the city will tall the two platoon sys- tem, adopted by almost 200 cities the United States and aCnada. Summary. The necessity for and advantages gained by the two platoon system in the fire department: 1 The necessity of obtaining com- petent and reliable men. 2. The two platoon offers sufficient inducements. 3. By adding 22 men and install- ing the two platoon system, the de- partment would be far more efficient. 4. Cost of installing the two pla- toon system $32,120. 5. Added efficiency platoon system mng: (a) from would result the two by hav- The same duty all times. (b) Cach shift of all companies in charge of regular officer at all times. (¢) An organized force subject to call. (d) Men detailed to specific duties. (e) Men relieved who tired out, sick or exhausted from arduou fire duty to obtain unbroken rest. (f) A higher standard of physical condition and health of and men ) More ¢ the men. (h)Good number of men on at reserve are officers satisfactory work done men retained in the serv- [ That time for be mno lost | would provide responding to an | there would meals, which for each company alarm a full quota. 7. Only the men of the night tour | would be allowed the privilege of the | vse of the sleeping quarters in the | various houses, hence the upkeep would not be There will be no ext with the exception th and sick leave 9. The firemen of the twenty-four | hour tour of duty as.well as the ofher tour would provide their own food. 10, Inspections would be made by the men off duly. The department vining the services of such men four hours per month. This would be an increased. days off, of vacation | LL-A INDIGESTION | advantage. i 11, Isvery man would be obliged i A SMOKELESS kitchen! not smoke unless heated far above the temperature required to cook food properly. Test this out yourself by making: These Delicious Crullers Today 3 cups Flour, 1 cup Sugar, % cup Argo Cornstarch, 4 teaspoons Baking 2 teaspoon Soda, 1%2 teaspoons Salt, 3 Eggs, '2 teaspoon Nutmeg or Cinnamon, 2 tablespoons Karo, 3 tablespoons Mazola, 2 teaspoons Vanilla, 1 cup Thick Sour Milk. Sift dry ingredients. Beat eggs light. Add Karo, Mazcla, Vanilla and Sour Milk. Stir liquids into dry ingredients and add flour to make a soft dough. Roll one-quarter inch thick, cut and fry in hot Mazola. If desired, substitute 1 cup rye flour and add one-half Powder, square melted chocolate for chocolate doughnuts. FREE The 68-page beautifully illustrated Corn Products Cook Book—compiled by experts. to solve the three-meal-a-day problem. should have one. It ‘Write us for it today. Mazola will Every housewife really helps CORN PRODUCTS REFINING CO. P. O. Box 161 New York City Messrs. AHERN & CAHOON Sales Representatives 47 Farnsworth Street Boston, Mass. [ : il M o TR, to be in communic partment in such decided upon I tion with the de- a way as shall be the hoard of fi commissioners, second, third and gen- eral alarms all men off duty would be called upon to report. 12. In case of a large fire all men off duty having been ordered to report, could, if nmot needed at the fire, return to their stations with the apparatus which was not needed at the fire, return to.their stations with the apparatus which was not needed at the fire, the same be refilled and the men and apparatus be in readi- ness to respond to further service. The two platoon system has been found to be so practical and progres- sive in the cities where it has been in force, that the International Asso- ciation of Fire Engineers at last convention held at Kansas City, 1 the their § war. Mo., June 24 to 27, 1919, voted it their unanimous approval and recom- mended this system to the different citics which have not as yet adopted it. espectfully submitted: Licutenant John J. Souney, Richard Forsythe, George Mycroft, Carl Kuhs, John H. Finneran, William I°. McCrann, David Moore, Peter Nuss. ODD FELLOWS WELCOME, Phenix Lodge Will Give Banquet to Service Men This Evenin, Phenix lodge, 1. 0. O. 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