Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-19
BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY

BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY
 Blremen May Ride to and From Fires Without Bicycle Lamp.
 The commissioners of the board of
 pupilc safety surprised themselves
 last evening by getting to business at tne time called for the semi i-nnonthly meeting, 7:30 o'clock. All were pres ent At that time excepting the two Foleys, republican and democrat. 50
 that when the. first named--the, latter dId not attend entered the room at the hour the board usually meets. o CLOCK, the meeting was almost over S Mayor Kilduff presided. E An application from Timothy Griffin Tor a place on the fire call force met the customary fate, the official file. Chief Snagg then reported that Call
 men Fred Hayes, Edward Bowling ana John Kelly failed to respond to n nre alarm on the evening of Sunday. June g. It was understood that the men were out of town on the evening III question, but they should not have left town without leave from the cap tain Of their house or from the fire chief, whereas it appeared the men left without acquainting anybody. It was thought at first better to leave the cnief to deal with the men, but the chief did not seem to relish such a proposition, and upon the motion of Commissioner Klelnecke 1t was deter minted to cite the men before the beard at it's next meeting, then and there to give an explanation for their absence from duty. The men belong to the Burton street engine house.
 A Dill for $15 was received from q MT Greenblatt of Bradleyville for damage done his crops by Chief Snagg's horse sam, which by the vote
 of the board at its last meeting was put out to pasture. So it is apparent that Sam was merely sliamming old age, for, according to MT Greenblattss bill, sam ran amuck through fields Of peas, beans, potatoes and clover and raised the very deuce with them But that Is not the most singular thing in this matter. Commissioner Kleinecke 1 admits that he did as much damage to the aforesaid crops as Sam did, and that was nothing. It takes Commits sioner kleinecke to draw a paradox.
 sam simply broke out of the field and
 ran down the road and broke into arl- other field with your humble servant after him, and I didn't see him break down arsy peas. Guess not. gentle men, said Commissioned Kleinecke. What to do with the bill then? That was the question. After lot of dis- cussion it was voted to refer 1t to the city attorney,
 The committee on electricity and light reported fayorably on the bill of $43.6l for light from the Connecticut Railway and Lighting and Power Go. It turned out that when the contract was made for light in the police sta tion 1t was agreed to use only 400 candle power, whereas it seems 800
 has been used. The electric meter will also be placed where a big man without the aid of small, thin ladder
 can get at it and therefore keep posted
 on its maneuvers. This means exercise for somebody. The committee on re pairs at the Burton and Leavenworth street houses agreed to give the work to T. F. Butler. The floor at the first named house must be jacked also. All of the engine houses will be supp lplied with ice from to-day forward. Chief Snagg requested the board to make some arrangements with the po-
 lice department whereby fireman
 going to or returning on bicycle
 from a fire could ride at his own pleas
 ure without interference In case his
 lamp went out or he did not have one
 with him. This drew from the chief
 
 partiality of the law, which he said
 makes no discrimination regarding the
 rich man and the poor man without a
 lighted lantern on his bike after legal
 houls as liable to be run in He also
 said that the police knew a thing or
 two about discriminating, and so it
 was understood that fireman can
 scoot il Hugh the city on bike with out q light and without interference
 from the police provided he has the
 protection of his badge with him. Tn
 any case. the chief thought, a man rid ing at the rate of a hunt on a wheel
 would like to see the man on foot who
 could overtake such a man.
 Chief Egan then made complaint
 against the boiler in the police station. He thought new one was necessary, for 1t takes them all summer to get the
 winters clinkers out of it., and when winter sets in they begin to pray that 1t will not blow up. He thought it
 was high time such a state of things ought to be remedied. Commissioners Knox and Kleinecke were appointed a committee to investigate the boiler
 The work of erecting the police sig nal telegraph may begin next week, If not this, and it was decided to appoint Commissioners Kleinecke and E. Foley
 committee to prepare things for it's
 reception at the police station. It IS thought that 1t may require so much
 room 1t will drive the tramps out In
 the cold. The payrolls were then ap-
 proved and the board adjourned.
 Regarding the signal service. 1t was
 suggested that some one have the care
 of it. Officer Keegan, from previous
 experience, was suggested; so was
 Chief Snagg. 1t will not be perma-
 nent or steady position. there not being
 enough work in it to make it SO. It
 was also hinted if new boiler Is put
 in. at the police station n man may be
 appointed to take care of 1t.
 The payrolls were: Fire, $783.14;