Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-14
DILATORY FIREMEN.
Must Explain To The Board of Safety Business Transacted Last Night.

Must Explain To The Board of Safety Business Transacted Last Night The board of safety held it's regular semi-monthly meeting last evening. For some members of the fire depart ment it may develop to be a rather memorable meeting. All of the commits sioners excepting Kleinicke were pres ent. Mayor Kilduff excused himself from presiding on the plea of his presence being very necessary across the way" at a meeting of the board of public works. Commissioner Hull act ed in his place. The minutes of the last meeting having been disposed of applications for appointments on the call fire force from John A. Boyce and Frank F. Dance were read. They were filed for further action. Then the ru mors that have been current among the fremen for the past few days re garding charges being brought against some of them were realized. Captain Moore of the Burton street engine house reported that Callman Frank J. Keeley was absent from fire call on August 2, was absent from the house when he should have been present on August l, and was again absent from a fire drill on a date not mentioned. Captain Heitman of Engine company, No 2, reported Callman James Bowes absent from duty on August 6, when 2 call came in from alarm box 31. Cap tain Hull reported a similar violation of duty against John NJ. Keeley of Hook and Ladder company, No l, and lastly Captain Heitman reported regu- lar Fireman George F. Reid from duty on August 6, without leave. Each complaint was endorsed by Chief Snagg and it appeared to those present that the fire authorities seem deter mined to make the post of callman very unpopular and that the men shall do their duty at all costs to themselves.
 The commissioners appeared oyer- powered at the number of complaints. They were aware that one or two was brewing, but that four men should be complained against on the same night. they had no idea of. The commission CTS discussed the matter for some time, whether to let the complaints take the regular course or hold a special meet ing to dispose of them and it was de
 
 Tuesday evening at s o'clock. 4 The captains who made the complaints as well as the men complained of shall be present, and warm time is promised.
 Timothy O'Connell member 1.-the volunteer company Rose Hill. reported, that he had become overheated while on duty on July %, responding to q call from box 5S2,. and was laid up nine days. He asked, that his bill for medical services of $6 be paid Chief Snagg, ill response to 8 question, stated that O'Connell had received nine days wages, SIS, from the State Firemen's association. Commissioner D. Foley thought the bill ought to be paid; vol unteers were not recognized i'll any substantial way by the city and to pay this mans bill was a small thing and ought to be done. 1t was ordered to be paid.
 William E. Quigley put in his little annual joke, bill for $144 for the city using strip of land three by twenty feet in the rear of his blacksmith shop on Jefferson street The bill was de- ferred to the next meeting, it's usual fate. gss.st ,a ,tls.ti
 Upon the application of tPatrolman. John Linehan he was promoted from grade A to B, increase of salary att tending the promotion to begin August 13, he having served the period re- quired by the rules. The police pay roll for the last half month was $1,- 437.12; the firemen's. $7S514. The GUS tomary and inevitable bills were then approved and the meeting adjourned to 1lpxf Tuesday evening