Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-03-05
BOARD OF SAFETY
Edward Kane Captain al Brook
Iyn Engine House.

At the meeting of the board OF
safety yesterday afternoon Edward
Kane stationed in the LeavenWorth
street house, was appointed to the
captaincy of the Brooklyn house. He
succeeds Captain Dennis Dunn VINO
sent communication to the commits
sioners asking that his resignation be
accepted as captain as announced III
yesterdays Democrat.
Commissioner Philips wished to
know if there were any particular
reason why Captain Dunn wanted
to be lowered and the mayor, who
presided, informed him that he I'M
derstood he had intended making the
request for some time. Captain Dunn
never asked for the captaincy OF the
Brooklyn house, but the position
sought the man. He has made a
good captain.
Dunn's successor Edward Kane had
sent communication to the board
asking for promotion. When
Dunn's resignation was acted upon
Kane was summoned before the
board. He was asked few questions
by Commissioners Minor and Philips,
The questions related to the time he
had served as a volunteer fireman.
permanent fireman, etc. Kane serV-
ed two years and half as volunteer
and seventeen years as permanent
fireman. He has been in the LeaVen-
worth street house since 1t has been
built. He is considered an excellent
fireman and has had little practice
as captain being in charge OF MS
house whenever Captain Hoffman was
absent.
After hearing from Kane Chief
Snagg was called by the commission
ers and they had little talk in exc
cutiye session with him. When they
came forth again they unanimously
elected the veteran to the vacancy.
A communication was received
from the Waterbury Republican on
the subject of city advertising. The
commissioners have been of the opin.
ion that the paper has been trying TO
rub it in" on advertisements and
recently voted to do no more advertls-
ing with the paper until its price con-
formed with the Democrat and AM
erican. The Republican also sent
a check for fifty cents as 1T admitted
that it charged the safety department
too much for recent ad. The COM
munication follows:
Hon William H. Sandland, City.
Dear Sir: Referring to your favor
of February enclosing copy OF vote
of board of safety, will you kindly lay
this statement before the board?
Our advertising rates are as nearly
as may be, allowing for different
basis of measurement, the same as
those of the Waterbury American,
Sometimes they run over by one or
two per cent, and sometimes under
by one or two per cent. They are
however, higher than those OF the
Waterbury Democrat.
In the case of which the board
complains, the difference between
the bills was due not to a higher rate
but to the fact that the compositor
used more space than the American
did, not by instructions, but in the
absence of instructions.
The proper rate for the space ac-
tually used in the Republican would
have been $3.50, but observing that
more space was used than was neces-
sary we revised the charge to $3.50
intending to make no greater than
what we assumed the Americas share
would be. but did not make sufficient
allowance.
We have no desire to charge the
city or receive from the city any
more for this advertising than the
Waterbury American did, but when
we were made aware of the discrep-
ancy the bill had already been passed
by your board, and there was no OPP
portunity to revise 1t. Therefore, we
collected the check and return you
herewith our check for fifty cents, be-
ing the difference. Kindly have this
credited to the appropriate account.
In conclusion let us say that the
Republican does not live for or by the
city's advertising and during the last
six years has evinced Its desire to
deal fairly by the city by returning
warrants drawn by mistake for bills
which had already been paid to the
amount of nearly 800.
Yours very truly.
Waterbury Republican Inc,
William J. Pape.
Commissioner Minor thought the
fifty cents should be turned over to
the conscience fund" The board
moved that 1t be placed in the city
treasury.
As a result of the bill sent in by
Police Surgeon DIR 0'Hara. that posi-
tion may be made salaried one. DR.
O'Hara sent a bill of s26 for profess
sional services rendered to Patrolman
James Walsh who recently injured his
ankle. The patrolman was of duty
for about twelve days. 1.-THE doctor
made ten visits to the patrolman's
home and the patrolman called at the
Doctors Office six times; that figures
up twenty-six all right" said Com
missioner Spain When the surgeon
presented the bill TO Superintendent
Beach for approval. the latter refus-
ed to sign it. He considered it ex-
brilliant. Commissioner Spain seem
ed TO think the bill was o. X. but
the other commissioners and the
mayor thought It would be well to
look into the matter.
II was then the mayor asked the
commissioners what they thought Of