Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-15
TIE BIG BRIDGE DAY
Waterbury Ssys Ibspk Yss
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| On the principle that one good turn
 deserves another. the board of safe-
 ty acted yesterday afternoon at its
 meeting when request from William
 H. Gum. chief of police of Hartford
 was read, asking for the city's bill
 for the maintenance of the squad of
 twenty-one policemen. including Ser
 geant John T. Pagan. for their ser
 vices in Hartford last week during
 the exercises attending the opening of the Connecticut river bridge. The
 total bill, including transportation,
 was $1S2.96 and the board voted to give Chief Gum clear receipt.
 Said Commissioner Minor who was
 acting chairman: During the big fire In Waterbury in February, f902.
 we felt 1t necessary to send out or
 town for help. Hartford included, and we were glad to get the services or the Hartford fire department. They came. without question or a word about expense, and they gave us good assistance. We should not for get that service, rendered in a time of extreme need. When the city of Waterbury asked the city of Hart ford for its bill for services thus rem dered, Hartford gave us clear re- ceipt, so to speak, remarking that while 1t was happy to have the help to send us, 1t exceedingly regretted the occasion. So think now that we ought to remember that one good turn deserves another"
 That's right, MT Chairman" re- marked Commissioner Malone, "and l move that Superintendent of Police Beach be instructed to send Chief Gum of Hartford clear receipt for the services of our policemen during bridge week in Hartford" The motion went through without ques- tion.
 The other business was mostly rou- tine. Officer Frank R. Cutting was allowed seven days of. It is rumored that Officer Cutting Is going to join the Benedicts. He has been looking very pleasant of late. Officers Har- mon, McNerney, Gallagher and Lynch applied to be promoted with pay to grade B, they having served the usual six months in A. They were cited to appear before the board at an adjourned meeting to be held next week, when they will be ex- amined.
 It was voted to equip the Baldwin street engine house as soon as possi- ble with telephones, etc.
 An application from the Scovill Co that the following employees be appointed special con- stables was approved: William c. Parthenay, c. H. Parker, Patrick Wrinn. Daniel Lawlor, Miles McNiff and Peter H. Krom.
 The Rose Hill Volunteer fire con- pany was voted out of existence, the elimination to take place on Novem- Der 8. Also that all members of that send in their fire badges and all other property they may be in possession of belonging to the city. A vote of thanks to the company was passed with the proviso that the vote be recorded in the minutes of the board of public safety and that a copy be sent the secretary of the Rose Hills.
 The board voted to recommend to the aldermen that the petition of the policemen and sergeant asking for an increase in pay of twenty-five cents a day be approved, and that the com- mittee on finance, Commissioners Ma lone and Lewis, the latter at present Tn Europe, draw up new schedule of pay by which another grade in the police department will be created. During the discussion on this matter It was stated that the maximum rate of pay for policemen in Bridgeport Is $3, and that the Hartford police men are paid two, cents a day less than their Waterbury brethren. The rate of pay for Waterbury's cops runs from $2.25 to $2.75 day. If the pe- tition of the policemen was granted In the form 1t was drawn up in it would give every member of the po- lice force $3 a day at ore jump. This was considered an oversight, hence the vote requesting the boards com mittee on finance to draft a new schedule of pay. The schedule must be ready for the next meeting of the board in order that the estimates for next year be drafted upon the pro- posed increase. This concluded the business Of the meeting and adjourn. nent was taken for week.