Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-02-28
FORTY MEN 1oA COMPANY.
Citizens Who do Not Run to Fires or Serve
 on Juries.


 on Juries.
 The regular monthly meeting last even ing of the board of fire commissioners was short and breezy Commissioner Roberts presided and rushed what little business there was out of the way before the big bell in the tower struck o'clock. After the monthly bills, including one of $6.73 for eight curtains for Rose Hill company's house, had been approved, the remonstrance of L. J. Atwood ct al against changing the location of Phoenix engine company's house, together with the recommendations for the sale of the house and the purchase of the Beecher lot for sight, referred back by the court of common council, were taken up, and after some discussion the whole matter was tabled until the next meeting. During the discussion Commis- sioner Connolly argued that the people in the northern portion of the town were as much entitled to protection as the people in Brooklyn They paid as heavy taxes as the people represented in that remon- strance Phoenix company had rendered valuable services, but so had other com panies He would locate No 1 in the northern portion of the city and give them horses and equipments the same as No z has.
 Commissioner Roberts said he thought that it was the best move for the company to go north, but he questioned whether it was advisable to go as far north as is pro- posed.
 Commissioner Vail said that the lot on Kingsbury street in the rear of Benham's stable could be purchased at reasonable price.
 | The board proposes to probe the council concerning the purchase of hook and ladder truck, and appointed Commissioner Connolly to do the probing. Commission CT Roberts will second him. There was quite colloquy between Com missioners Kelly and Roberts and Com missioners Kelly and Connolly when MT Roberts produced an official list of the | active firemen of the various companies and asked that it be printed in the Muni- cipal Register MT Kelly thought that the list ought to include members not having badges MT Roberts, in reply, said that the membership of each company was by vote limited to 40, and that men not holding badges were not members of the fire department The list recorded in the town clerks office contained the names of many men not members who wanted to get rid of jury duty. "You don't SUD- pose," said Commissioner Roberts, "that Charles R. Baldwin and F. J. Brown are members of the department"
 "How do you know that MT Baldwin is considered member?" argued MT Kelly.
 'Because his name is among those turned into the town clerks office, ; replied MT Roberts.
 Mir Kelly-But I want to increase the membership.
 MT Roberts-You can't do it. That is not within the power of the board.
 Commissioner Connolly-You have got 40 men to each company now and only a few of them run with the company to the 1 fire.
 Mir Kelly-That's what's the matter. In crease the membership and you will have plenty of men running to the fire. MT Connolly-That's what's not the mat ter Weed out these men who do not do good service and replace them with work 1 CTS.
 | This closed the debate and the names were ordered printed as requested, Com missioner Kelly voting with rest. Civil Engineer Welton for the defend ants exhibited maps and told the court that he surveyed the land for the Futile estate in 1863 and located the barn in the bed of the Mad river. This afternoon Judge Bradstreet, the counsel and engi neers visited the scene.