The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-08

\ wishes OF this board, and the citizens
and taxpayers. Do you think that that
| is right or just? When this charter was
| made the makers were very considefate
| for this board. For what reason J. do
| not comprehend. / believe a law for
one should be a law for all. regret
very much that such is not the case,
| and under the circumstances we are
as far as this board is concerned like a
| lot of dummies who only have the hon
| or to furnish them with the taxpayers
| money and they do the rest. and still
| some members in both boards ask why
| the board of education should be troubl-
| ed OF disturbed in their way of doing
| business. Gentlemen, retrenchment is
| what the taxpayers and citizens demand
of them, and 1 sincerely hope their wish
es will and should be complied with.
The following resolution offered by
Alderman AtWater was referred to the
committee on fire department.
Whereas, the safety of life and prop
erty IS dependent upon the excellence
of the department of fire service more
than upon that of any other depart
ment OF municipal control and as con-
sequently the constant Improvement
and increased efficiency of that service
is of vital interest to the citizens of the
municipality, and whereas the presence
at an incipient conflagration at the ear
Hest possible moment of several men
trained to the fighting of fire and the
saving of life is of great Importance in
preventing serious conflagration and
loss of life incident to unskilled and UNI
Wise endeavor at the outset and in
checking the spread of the fire and in
designating to approaching fire appara-
tus the place of the fire, the location Of
hydrants and in similar services, and
whereas the bicycle has come into fire.
quent and almost constant use in the
rapid transit of individuals and find
efficient and valued service in both the
police and fire departments of other
municipalities, and whereas need of the
speedy presence of men trained to the
fighting of fire and the saving of life
was so seriously brought home to the
people of this city upon recent occa-
sion and as the use of the bicycle, as
before referred to, will materially aid
in getting speedily upon the scene be-
fore the arrival of the fire apparatus
a body of men trained for the service
mentioned at very small additional ex
pense to the taxpayers, and as the
presence at the station of each fire COM
pany within the city of two men, whose
duty it shall be to hasten at top speed
upon bicycles upon the instant of an
alarm to the scene thereof, will pro-
vide upon said scene at the greatest
possible dispatch the presence of several
trained fire fighters, whose service will
be of vast value in the ways herelnbe-
fore referred to, now therefore:
BY the court of common council of
che city of New Haven,
Be it resolved, That the board of fire
commissioners of said city is hereby re-
quested and directed to cause to be es-
tablished in connection with the fire
service of said city such body of bicy-
Gle firemen whose duty it shall be to
hasten upon bicycles at top speed in
response to any alarm within their dis
trict and who shall be especially train
ed to the fighting of fire without the
aid of apparatus and particularly to the
prompt removal from endangered build
ings of the occupants thereof and who
Shall be charged with the duty of put
ting forth the utmost effort to render
it certain that all persons are rescued
and removed from danger and who shall
be competent to inteligently and sue
cessfully guide the work of all persons
aiding in the preservation of life and
in saving property
Edward |. Atwater Alderman.