New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 11, 1927, Page 3

BETTERING SERVICE Makes Several Recommendations in Its Annual Report Two reports, that of tha board of | fire commissioners and that of Fire | Chief Willlam J. Noble, were made | public at the meeting of the fire | board lest night. Each report calls| attentlon to the work accomplished | during the past year and the need | ‘or greater improvements within the voming year. Probably the greatest needs are | hose which were , outlined in the| ferald last evening; the recommen- dation of a new fife station in ‘the western section of the city; of a new | ixty-five foot service ladder; and of | additional funds to properiy man the | ‘iepartment. A brief resume of the chief's rec. ommendations follow: A car for as- | sistant chiefs and master mechanic | in carrying out their duties; a 65 toot service ladder to improve serv- ice in northern section of city and to relieve the No. 2 department ; a| lirge pump at No. 5 to replace 250 | zallon pump now in use; appolnt- | uent of 10 firemen for No. 3, 4, 5, 6 | ind 7; a new fire station in the western section of- the ‘city; and a vecommendation that in the near fu- ture the matter of collection of waste paper and rubbish be taken up. In xplaining the latter recommenda- | tion Chief Nobie said that the solu- tion of the problem would be for the | city to coliect and dispose of the | rubbish by building an ircinerator. | He said it would prevent dump fires | which are both a nuisance to the neighborhood and the department. | a new station, a new plece of ap- “At the present time plans are being made for the construction of | a new drill tower in the rear of No. {7 fire station which will enable the | track. officers of the department to drill the men . more thoroughly. This drilliig will make the men more proficient in their duty as firemen and will give them practical experi- ence in scaling’ walls, climbing lad- ders with the hose and taking down dummies. This training is neces- sary as men going into burning building must rely on the men ac- companying them. to do the right thing at the right time so that their lives will not be exposed to unnec- essary dangers. Fire Alarm System 1 “The fire alarm system was en-| larged by the laying of. 6500 fect of | cable in the Myrtle street subway. | Instead of this commission purchas-| ing'the cable as heretofors it was| jointly agreed between the police| and fire departments to purchase one cable containing twelve wires, | four to-be used by the fire depart- ment and six by the police depart- ment. This was done by the elec- tric department and during the| coming year' the laying of 7000 feet! more of cable along these same| plans will be done in the South, Main street subway. | “The fire alarm system has been | improved by the installation of sev- en new fire alarm boxes. However, we feel that twenty-one avditional fire alarm boxes shoild be installed !and also that private boxes should answering alarms to 2 I be in all schools and theaters in the!should they come in while the cen-| leity €o that these particular build-|tral companies are out. He will also | ings will have the advantage of ad- ditional companies answering an arm coming from these boxes an it would not be necessary for this department to send additional ap- paratus to other boxes in the vicin- | ity of these buildings. “Plans are also made to test all the private fire alarm boxes in this | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1927 ‘mude in this building since the day| ployes, we give our many thanks for; Her story was that (hree men jump- | pany tor the station, giving the city | it is now necessary for the city serv- | |ice ladcer from No. 2 house to an-|of horse driven vehicles. | paratus and a new company. | swer calls to this section and also| Conclusions rill Tow for the aerial ladder to answer on| certain boxes. It would be very (‘f-‘ ficlent to have the city service lad- New Fire Station section of the city as a number of dwellings, garages and past ten years in this particular sec- tion. “The national board of fire under- (8 writers when making a general sur-| vey of our city some three years| ago strongly recommended a station | and company in this section. I New Quarters for Master Mechanic | And Elcctrical Repair Room | “The present quarters for repair- ing work by the master mechanic| or electrical department are inade- | quate and we believe that proper quarters should be sought, possibly remodeling the building between the present No. 2 fire station and the, electrical department. | New Man on the Switchboard | *“This coming year our new ar-, angement of having a man on duty t all times at the switchboard at| fire headquarters will greatly in-| crease the efficiency of the depart- | ment due to the fact that he will| know at all times companies an-| swering certain alarms and will be| able to give the public information | and instruct companies that are not | take alarms | be able to sound the siren in case of a fire and in case of a general larm. | Siren | “The new siren which is being in- stalled in the tower at the rear of | fire headquarters on Commercial street will sound a warning on ali alarms except at night when it will Tire Commission Report. | i BV e 8 e vear to guar-|be used only in case of a general The fire board report, in full, fol- 1ows “To His Honor the Mayor and mem- bers of the Common Council New Britain, Conn. > = “Gentlemen: “We respectfully submit herewith our annual report covering the fiscal year 1026.27, together with de- partmental reports for the same period. | New Fire Station “The outstanding improvement in the New Britain fire department during the past year was the build- ing of No. 7 fire station on Stanley ctreet. This station gives the north- castern section of the city, which includes the Smalley schoel, the Stanley school, the Nathan Hale | school and the State Normal school, the fire protection which was badly necded and it will take care of fu- ture buildings in that locality. New 750 Gallon Pumper “On completion of this station.a new 750 gallen triple combination pumper, chemical and hose car was pure] ed for work in that vicinity and eight additonal men were ap- pointed to make up the hose com- Citizen’s der as it is very seldom that alarm is turned in from the major- ity of these boxes. Additional Men For Electrical Dept. | | antee that they are in working or-|alarm so as not to disturb the citi- i an| zens. dditional Men For Pumper dditional men are needed- for umpers in the three central com- “At the present time the addition- | panics and Is strongly recommended al amount of work done by our elec- ! by trical department, which is incident- | writers. ially saving the city a large amount | coming year allows usto strengthen | of money, necessitates an additional man in the department so that it/ will Be possible for them to execute has been neces vear to hire additional labor to en-| able the superintendent and assist- | the work they had on hand. 1 New Sixty-Five Foot City Service | Ladder and Company “We respectfully recommend that a 65 foot eity service ladder truck| | with' the assignment of a company | quickly. of ten men be made to be located in No. 3 fire ctation to strengthen the department In the northwestern part of ‘tHe city. This service is | greatly needed due to the fact that|remodeling No. 4 fire a large number of tenement houses | have been built in that locality and | by the national board of fire under- The appropriation for tha companies No. 1 and No. 2. We rec- ommend that we be allowed to put two additional men on No. 3 com-’ [all orders given them promptly. It|pany which is now undermanned. ry within the past| New Car For Assistant Chiefs And Master Mecchanic “The assistant chiefs do a large | lant of this department to complete amount of inspecting in all parts of the city. We believe that a small! car should be purchased for their |use and should an alarm come in, while they are in any particular seetion they will be able to respond | This car could also be used by the master mechanic in making his daily Inspection. ‘ Remodel No. 4 Fire Station *“Plans are now being made for station on Curtis street which s badly needed as no improvements have been Cilizens Coal Co~Mew Britain,Gonn. 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