Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-17
BOARD OF SAFETY
Kendrick Lol Named as Site for
 New Fire House.

At the meeting of the board of saf- ety yesterday afternoon Cal!man Maurice Grimm rendered his resigna- ton. He was on trial for failing to respond to n fire alarm and in his de- fense he had stated that he does not sleep at the engine house because 1t b filled with men of the paid depart ment and he could not afford the ex- pense of having messenger boy call him every time there is fire. He did not hear the alarm in question be- cause he works In q shop and the hum of the machinery drowned the oound 0f tue alarm. After the board had taken five minutes recess Griffin was asked q if he cared to resign and he said he would just the lief and he thereupon resigned. He was con nected with Hook anu Ladder com panya No 1.s@ md was seven years in the department and was a good fire man. Captain Hull spoke very highly Of him.
 Mrs Margaret Keane of 323 River street communicated with the board to the effect that some weeks ago a policeman entered her home in the discharge of his duty and called her names without cause. She did not mention the polIceman's name but the officer shc is presumed to have re- ferred to is Mullings for on the wit ness stand in the city court in case for breach of the peace against her husband she said Mullings entered her home and told her she was drunk. Superintendent Beach inquired into the matter and found she WAS not drunk and is not drinking woman. However as she did not mention the pollceman's name her letter was re- ferred back to her.
 Chief Snagg informed the board that \. E. Rice intends putting up large building on the vacant property east of the Scovill street engine house and thls would shut the house from light and air on that side. Mir Rice he said spoke to him about the mat ter few days ago and offered the city strip of fifteen feet on the east side which he thought could be bought for $3.OOO or $J,OOO.
 Mir Rice's building without this fifteen foot strip would make the en- zine houN, untenable. It is bad enough as 1t is and hns been far from sanitary for some time. This got the board discussing the advisa- bility of having large engine house in the center of the city and the land on the corner of Kendrick avenue and Leavenworth street was mentioned as a possible site for such building. It would he easy to dispose of the Sco- will street house, the commissioners agreed. and with the proceeds land could ha bought on which modern engine house could be erected. It was voted to recommend such prop osition to the board of aldermen
 Commissioner Andrews reported that there being no fund for the building of drill tower 1t ls highly improbable that such structure will he built this year. The cost would be more than the appropriation. $1.O00.
 Freney and Jackson, architects submitted plans for the proposed Baldwin street engine house. they agreeing to do everything for the us- ual five per cent of the total cost of the house. The matter was tabled for further inquiry.
 4 petition for police protection south of Washington street and north of Madison street was referred to Superintendent Beach. The petition CTS stated they are all property own CTS and for twelve years have been trying to get the worth of their tax es from the city in police protection and they thought they were entitled to 1t as other taxpayers are.
 During the year three one dollar bills were picked up by the police and as no call was made for them they were added to the police pension list with $12.50 derived from the sale of old junk gathered in by the police.
 Superintendent Beach submitted his report. He recommended that the police force he increased 10 fifty men and he feared that with addi- tional railroad facilities here within the next few years there will be great increase in crime. He recom- mended that the police station be en- larged or larger one built as the present one is far from adequate. During the year there were 2.820 ar- rests made, that number being 3S4 more than in 1905. Breaches of the peace numbered 474: burglary. 2S: carrying concealed weapons, "A: con- cealing birth of illegitimate child. l.: deserter from the army and navy, each: forgery. 2: fugitive from jus tice. 2: fornicatiop. 6; gambling. [; keeping gambling house, 4: frequent ing gambling house. Q; houses of ill fame. 4: cases of intoxication. 1.540: insanity. P: theft. 134; violation of the license law. t,1: dogs at large %; vicious dogs, II: unmuzzled dogs. 37; unrestricted dogs. 21.
 Four cops fell from grace. one was found guilty and dismissed. one was and the other two were fined.