Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-12

fire was we'll under control the two
steamers were still throwing water into
the building.
An adjourned meeting of the West
erly fire district was held in the town
han Wednesday evening to act upon
the report of the committee appointed
to consider the Improvement of the
fire department Charles Perry, chair
man OF the committee. made report as
follows:
It is the desire of the committee to
place before the taxpayers as clear a
statement as possible OF existing con-
ditions in, the fire district and to rec
ommend such changes as can econOm-
ically be made to meet the. They can
be ciassed under five heads:
THAT the double hose carriage now
III the Union street station be equipped
with chemical engine and small hose,
moking it a combination carriage.
THAT a new three circuit stora ge
battery board, including battery and
motor SeneratO[ nine new IRE alarm
boxes, and about four and One-ha If
miles of wire be Installed. covering the
new territory recently taken into the
district
3-That a hose carriage. now on
hand, be located on Oak street. near
Tower street, building a house to pro-
tect it
4-That the vote passed at the last
annual meeting. directing that the hose
carriage and building now located at
the corner of Elm and Beach streets
be removed 10 lower Beach street be
carried out
5-That an alarm bell be placed on
Quarry Hill and one on lower Beach
street in The vicinity of Greenman ave-
nue..
The estimated cost of carrying into
effect the above recommendations is
as follows
1-Equipping chemically the double
hose carriage now on hand with two
thirty gallon tanks and with hose and
nozzles, $3.50 If equipped with one
equipment, etc. $3.50 to $500
New storage battery, boxes and
wire. $500.
Cost of hose house on Oak street
chose carriage on hand). $3.50.
Alarm bells placed on bell towers
with strikers. $1l30.
These Recommendations are made
believing that il is not economy for
the district TO spend their money in
trying to pa TEN uD the present alarm
system The committee has been ad-
vised ny the chief OF the fire depart
ment Of Providence. r. ID. Weekes that
80 per cent. OF all the fires in that city
are, eNtinguished with their chemical
apparatus, and at q great saving to
property. over the use of water.
Should the fire district feel that the
recommendations herein presented are
greater than it is justified under its
at this time, the committee would sug-
gest that the work of improving the
general fire system of the district be
taken up in the order enumerated,
carrying out the recommended tons as
far as they can this year, and COM
pleting the work, from time to time
until the whole system is installed.
CHARLES PERRY.
FRANCIS G.. HASWELL,
FRANKLIN IARKIN,
r. J. BUTLER,
THOMAS M'KENZIE.
Everett E. Whipple suggested that
vote be taken on the recommends lions
down to the matter of fire bell alarms
the limit of the fire district debt
was $1,000, and there was present in
debtedneSs of $4,000, and therefore that
feature must be eliminated.
The vote was ordered and declared
carried. there being only three votes in
opposition. The committee was con-
tinued and empo wered to carry their
into effect.
William s Martin made motion that
the treasurer be authorized TO hire
such sums OF money as viii be neces-
sary to carry the recommendation
into effect. The motion was passed
and the meeting adjourned.
The prohibition party is the first to
make nomination of town officers TO
be balloted for June Z although all the
nominees are not prohibitiOnists, espe-
cially the candidates for moderator
town clerk and town treasurer, the
present incumbents of the offices, who