Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-07-06
COUNCIL HOLDS SHORT SESSION
Ellis of Water Eoard Referred Elk
with Power-Minor Officers AIMED without Oppo-
sition-Money for Sewers Authorized-Annual Re-
port of Chief Stanton.

All the members of the court of
common council were in attendance
at the July meeting with the excep-
ton of Alderman Whiting. Mayor
Thayer presided at the session. which
was held Tuesday evening, owing to
Fourth of July falling Monday, the
gular night The session opened at
$40 o'clock and the reading of the
journal was omitted by unanimous
consent
The report of the street commits
sioner for the month of June showed
the expenditure of S2,43O74 of which
$9S71 were for macadam repairs
S563.62 for surface repairs, S347.61 for
sweeping the streets and SCALA for
proved.
The quarterly report of the chief
OF police was accepted. 1t showed 291
arrests. The quarterly report of the
Ilre marshal was accepted. showing
IL permits granted, seven being for
frame buildings, one for brick build
ing and one for a cement building,
While alterations were allowed in two
brick buildings and seven frame build
ings.
The executive committee. through
Mayor Thayer reported that the chair
man of the fire commissioners had
presented the annual report of the
chief and recommended its approval.
This was done and ii was ordered
printed in the appendix of the journal
and 500 copies printed for distribu
ton
Chief Stanton's Report.
Chief II. /. Stanton in his ninth an
nual report as chief of the fire de-
partment, fire marshal and superin-
tendent of the fire alarm telegra PHI re-
ports 154 alarms during the past year,
bell alarms %, telephone alarms 81.
still alarms 80, or % more than a year
ago. Five calls came from without
the city for fires at the Gilman Bros
mill in Bozrahville, Dawleys sawmill
N
the town. Glen Wooden mill. Norwich
Town. and Rogers woodlot jim the
town. The largest loss was at the
Max Gordon Co. storehouse March IS,
ly on the stock stored there.
There are now % men in the de-
partment, while the call force num-
bers "a and the volunteers 80. making
a total of Sc. There are six stations
and all are in good repair except that
in West Main street. The only adj
dftion of apparatus the past year was
a deluge set for No. 3 company and
two new 25-foot ladders and a new
wire cutter for Truck No. l. There
are IA horses. Several new hydrants
have been placed some with engine
connections. making $50 in the city
The fire cisterns are being restored
and ten are now in first class shape.
Three new boxes We're added to the
telegraph system this year, one pub
lie and two private 1t is hoped that
there being no. loss over insurance.
ground in the duct that has been given
by the telephone company for city
wires.
The inventory of the department. is
$4,000. During the year 40 build
ing permits were granted, which is |
the smallest number in ten years. The |
department has 1880 feet of hose. |
$500 feet being good, and $500 feet |
fair, while 1850 feet are poor.
There We're As fires in chimneys this |
being the largest number from any |
one cause. There were II brush fires. /
z burning grass. while the causes of /
eight were unknown.
During the year there were 2S,4a0 1
feet of hose laid, 210O feet of chemical /
hose, 1885 feet of ladders raised, I'll 1
gallons of chemical used and in re- |
spending to alarms 144 "a miles We're |
Travelled and the men were in service |
lighting fires 201 hours.
The fire loss during the year was |
sS,1d5.42 buildings, $14.926.72 on |
contents. the value of buildings at risk |
being 1921, 050, and contents s235,S52.19. |
The total insurance carried on build
ings and contents was sS51.650. the |
total insurance loss being s23,032.l4, |
there being no los sover insurance
Benefits from the state firemen's !
association were drawn by F. c. Nc
Cone $12. Merton Latimer s14, c. II. |
Culver S65. The mortuary record |
ris, department physician, James D. /
John T. Sullivan and Fred
erick c. w. F'leischer.
Recommendations.
Another engine should be purchased |
and located on the West Side, prefer
ably at ThamesvilIe. Should an acct
dent occur to either of the two now