Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-28
BOARD OF SAFETY.

BOARD OF SAFETY.
 Richard F. Leroy Appointed to Super
 numerary Force The board of safety did not transact l much business last evening. Commis- sioner Lahey was at the helm and all the members were present. Richard F. Leroy of Tracy avenue, Simonsyille, was appointed to the supernumeTary police force. Leroy is employed by the Steele & Johnson Manufacturing , Go and is a native of the city. It was only last evening that he was exam ined. It was voted to inform the po- lice and fire surgeon that hereafter he shall not send to the board the names of any ineligible applicant for appoint ment to the force.
 The board was invited by the Rev J. J. Curtin, pastor of St Francis Xavier's church to attend the ceremony of laying the cornerstone of the new church next Sunday, and the invitation was accepted. A large quantity of supplies for engine house No 3 was voted.
 A petition for fire protection in the northeastern part of the city was ta- bled. Repairs to the respective engine
  1 Commissioner Taylor moved that all policemen and supernumerarfes who failed to be present at the annual in- ] spection be cited to appear before the board next Tuesday. Commissioner Hardie took issue with the commissions CT on this matter. He said there may be many reasons why a member of the police department could not be pres ent Any way, he thought it the duty of the police chief to bring these men before the board, If he considered it a breach of duty on their part. Oommis- sioner Hardie said the police chief should be the best judge of that. Per- maps the chief had excused those who were absent. Perhaps some of them We're sick. No matter what the cir cumstances were, he considered It the duty of the chief to first bring the mat ter to the attention of the board be- fore the board could take any action. Was the board aware officially of the absence of any of the men? asked Commissioner Hardie. So the discus sion with Commissioner Hardie alone at one end of 1t went on until Commits sioner Tavlor amended his motion so that 1t fell upon Chief Egan to have the men brought before the board next Tuesday evening. Commissioner Har- die stiH held his ground and when the motion was put he voted against it. However. 1t was carried, all the other commissioners voting for 1t. The following changes were recou- mended by Fire Chief Snagg and adopted by the board:
 Engine company No 2 is relieved from responding to the following fire alarms on the first call: 32. 321 323. 324. 325. No ? will respond to the same on second alarm.
 Engine company No will respond to the following on the first and second alarms: First alarm 24. 2I4. g. 35. 36, SIP. SIS. 314. 315. 31s. SIS 321. 323. 324, 325. 371, 42. 4S 45 46, 4Z, 412 432. 451 ,, B. 54. 56, 5S2 (wagon). Second alarm, IA. 16, 1T. 21. 27. g. 20. 21o. 213. 216. 251. 261. 272. 31. 34 37 3s .3l1, 51, B, 57, 5s, 5s2. 6, ', 72 T3. Hose company No Is relieved from responding to the following boxes on the first alarm, but will respond to the same on the second alarm: 4o, 47. 432. 54
 The board then adjourned to Friday evening to consider the estimates for the fire and police departments, which dIe dfy IOil0WS. ss5
 Regular Appropriation. Salary. chief i. BOT % Salary, captain and lieuten- ant g.a...s.. ........,... 2,562. co Salary. three sergeants and two detectives ... 5.49O. .OO Salary. thirty-four patrolmen 34, ,221 70 Salary, doorman S235O Salary, matron ............. 10000 Salary, supernumeraries, to
 ll'reguiars' places ...... 100000 Salary, snpernumeraries spe-
 cial duty ................. 100000 Light at headquarters ... 600 co Fuel .................. 350.Oo Telephone, rent and service. 10000 Signal service, repairs, sup
 plies, etc ......3.......... 25o.oo Incidental expenses, head quarters ................. eoooo Total ................ .$4ss24. .42. By First Taxation district. 2,5OOO0 For site and new building. 3O,O0O.00 Aggregate amount ...... $s1, ,324.42 Chief Egan also made the following recon
 1T herewith present for your con. sideration estimates of the expense of the police department for the year 1904.
 T also earnestly recommend that the sum of 100000 be appropriated and set aside for the purchase of a suitable building for police purposes as recommended in my last annual re- port. 4s5
 "Also that the sum of $2,5O0.O0 be appropriated by the first taxatinn dis. trict, for police service as needed in the section known as the outside dis trict."
 The estimate made by Chief En- gineer Snagg of the fire department differs little from the appropriation of last year. The estimated pay roll is $41 GOO and the total estimate Is $55,- 900, which is $3,000 more than last year.
 Pay Roll Permanent Force. 1 chipf on0inee1. Hf1 {l0