New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 13, 1925, Page 3

FIREMAN' BILL FOR ILNESS GONES LP Board Doesn't Know Whether City Is Legally Liable Chairman John F. R. Keevers of the fire commission and Chlef Wil- llum I Noble of tha fire departme WL Interview Corporation Counsel Jdohn M. Kirkham and the compen- | satlon commissloner, in an effort to secure advice as to whether or not the city Is legally and morally bound 10 pay expenses incurred by the fll- ness of Fireman Lester Barnes of Engine Co, No, 4 . A il for $152.60 was recclved, thia being a total of three separate bills presented by Dr, D, W. O'Con- he New Britain General hos- vital and a special nurse in charge during Mr, Barnes' iliness, According to the fireman's clatm, lie eanght cold at a fing in April and was la monfa, There scemed to be gome doubt In the minds of the commis- serlously 111 with pneu- | [Inrnl factories, the employment of! IWo new men to take cara of the | switehboard in eentral headquart- ers and the employment of a new eloctriclan were other recommenda tlons S118,005 Fire Toss In Year I The talned the Information that there report of Chlef Nohle con- were 430 fire alarma sent in during | the past fiseal year of the depart | ment, Of these, 11 were bell alarms, | | 411 were still elarms and 8 were false alarms, Tho total amount of | damage done was $118,695.41, while | | the total amount of property at | risk reached a sum of $2,789,125, | The chief's report recommended | the pure’ of a car for the use | | of the assistant chiefs and the fn- | | stallation of private alarm boxes in all schools and public institutions, Linn s Fined The discipline committee, which | investigated the case of Licutenant I'rank Linn, who was absent from his station when an alarm of fire wad turned in, recommended a fina | of two day’s pay, This recc [ | tlon was approved by Commissioner ¥ Commission Mike mittee, if the two days' pay fine was golng to hold frue in all cases, no |} as chalrman of the discipline com- | J OFFER THE NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 19 THE BETTER FURNITURE STORE B. 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