Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-19
BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Discussed Fire Hydrants, Alarm. Boxes

Discussed Fire Hydrants Alarm Boxes
and Accepted designations
At last nights meeting of the board
of public safety, Mayor Kilduff pre-.
sided and every member was present.
Samuel Cronin was charged by Cap.
tain Hertman OF Engine company No 2
with failing to respond to alarms on
July 16 and 81. Cronin was present
and pleaded not guilty. His excuse
was insufficient in the eyes of the
board and he was fined So on each
charge.
Captain Hull of the Hook and Lad
der company, No 1, preferred charges
against Stephen Bloomfield, callman,
for falling to respond to an alarm OF
IRE on August 18. 1t was voted to cite
Callman Bloomfield in for the next
meeting.
1t was the opinion, of the board that
members OF the call depar tment who
fail to respond to three or more alarms
OF fire during year shall be punished
more severely than by infection of
W fine. There is some thought of
grading the callmen and punish those
who fail to do their duty by reducing
them in rank and pay.
The designations of William J. Cog
gins from the police force and of JOS
epb J. Wall from the fire department
were read and accepted.
petition from .Supernumerary Po-
lice Officer J. T. Fitzgerald asking that
he be promoted to the regular force
was read and approved.
On the recommendation of CHIEF
Snagg it was voted to procure four req
cross relief medicine cases. which will
DC placed on the hose wagons and used
In emergency cases.
A special appropriation will have to
er made to pay the expenses Of the
police department this year, owing to
the unusual amount of extra work
which had to be done owing to the
trolley strike Consequently 1t was
voted that the clerk be instructed TO
prepare a financial statement Of the
police department from August / to
January l. 1904. and to recommend to
the board of finance that a special APP
preparation Of $1,000 be made for the
police department.
1t was also voted that the chief of
police shall have no more patrol duty
done in the outside districts except In
Waterville for which there Ia spe-
cial appropriation. In regard to this
Commissioner Beach said that the
police depa rtment was running several
thousand dollars behind. that the board
had petitioned the board Of aldermen
for special appropriation OF $4,000
for patrol duty in the outside districts.
The request had been turned down BY
the alderrnanic board and the board OF
public safety could no nothing else but
have the patrol duty discontinued.
Commissioners Lahey and Beach
were not ready to report on the stray
dogs nuisance.
The recomm endation of the board OF
public works that a fire alarm box
should be installed on Sylvan avenue
| matter was referred to a committee
consisting OF Commissioners Beach and
Hardie to investigate and report the
estimated expenses. Mayor Kilduff
| said that 1t should be the boards inten-
| tion to extend the fire alarm boxes as
| far as possible. This caused Commits
| sioner Hardie to remark that it was
| more necessary to extend the fire by.
drants. Many places in the city need
them; one of these places Is Burton
street These matters will be looked
after by Commissioners Beach, Reeves
| and Hardie, who will report at the next
meeting.
The bill OF DR. Russell for S25 for
professional services rendered Consta-
BILE e. J. Donahue. member OF the Pro-
| tector Hose company, who was injured
| in running to fire several weeks ago,
was approved.
| Some OF the commissioners showed
| that they were not fully conversant
| with the rules of the fire department,
| for they started in to discuss the mat
ter Of having applicants for appoint
| ments as caIlmen for the fire depart
ment examined by physician. Clerk
Nettleton showed them quickly, how.
ever, that the rules require such an ex-