Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-16
officers Fire Chiefs Club.


The annual meeting of the Connec-
| ticut Fire Chiefs club was held We'd
nesday and the following officers were
elected:
President, A. c. Hendrick, New Ha-
ven: vice presidents, Fl. l.. Stanton,
Norwich. G. f. Leonard. Willimantic;
secretary, r. r. Fancher, New Haven;
treasurer, S. c. Snagg, Waterbury,:
chaplain Rev. Nelson Poe Carey, Nor
wich: directors. j. NJ Chatfield,
Thompsonville. II. w. Parker, Siam
ford, D. w. Hartford, South Norwalk,
G. S. Pitt, Middletown.
Statement of Membership.
Secretary Magee of the state asso-
citation reported:
AT my last report the membership
consisted of 252 companies and 177
department members. During the
year ending May l, 1910, the following
companies have joined: Northwest
hose company, No. I, New London,
May "a 1909: Volunteer Fire associa-
ton, Allingtown, August 2, 1909;
Chemical company. No. 3. Hartford,
August :, 1909; Humphrey hook and
ladder volunteer fire association
Highwood. August %, 1909; South
Meriden volunteer fire department.
Meriden, February l, 1910; Steamer
company, No 8, Stamford. February
5. 1910 Fire Police company, West
Disbanded: Brass City Hose com
pany, No 6, Waterbury; leaving total
membership May 1, 1910, 440.
The secretary's account with the as
ISOLATION May 8, 1910, is as follows:
Collected from department members
1882: collected from companies $1,573.-
so total amount collected S1,755.50;
paid Treasurer Samuel c. Snagg ST.
$50: balance in the hands of the sec
rotary, as shown by his bank book,
$3.50.
Distribution of Benefits.
Orders on the comptroller amounted
to $9,650.50. Benefits have been dis
tributed by towns as follows:
Disa bility Claims: Bridgeport ST.
816; Hartford. s1,152: New Haven,
SLIGO; Waterbury, $64S; New Britain,
1892; Noroton Heights, $228; South
Norwalk, 21G; Danbury. $3.50: New
London, SIP: Putnam. 1856; Middle
town, $15S; West Haven. $50; Ansonia.
SIC: New Hartford, $72: Derby, s66;
Jewett City, $4S; Willimantic, s4s;
Pawcatuck, $4S: Norwalk, $46: Shell
ton, $40: Rockville, 1876; Torrington,
$50: South Manchester. $36; Green
wich, $36; Ridgefeld. $34; Woodmont,
1872; Norwich. 1926; Thompsonviile,
$24; Bristol, $24: Seymour, So. Dan
ieIson, SIS; Winsted, SIS: Fairfield.
SIC: Norwalk $14; Stamford, $12;
Thomaston, $12; Rowayton, IS. Total
$1,000.
Benefits to orphans distributed by
towns as follows: Hartford, 1856;
New Haven, 1924: Derby. sass; Meri-
den. $312; Bridgeport. $156; Winsted,
S156; Wallingford. 1856; Naugatuck,
$22.5O. Total $2,560.50.
Total OF both amounts, $9,650.50.
In addition to the above the follow
ing benefits have been paid from the
special fund:
Lewis G.. Krom, Stamford, s72
Frank Whitney New Milford, $44;
Joseph Strickfus Bridgeport, $40: to-
tai 1926
Grand total of benefits paid from
May 1. 1909 to May l, 1910, $9.176.50,
During the year two orphans
reached the age limit Of IA years and
two were added, leaving is on the list.
Since May I, 1910, four have reached
the age limit. leaving IA.
Treasurer Snagg's Report.
A recap itulation of the report of the
treasurer, Samuel c. Snagg, follows:
Receipts. state account. $7.66S.95;
receipts, association account, $3,90S,3S;
total receipts. $11,577,3S.
Expenditures, state account, $t26: eX-
penditures. association account $780,
is: total expenditures, $1,956.0S.
Total receipts $11,577.33: total ex-
renditures. 81 .956.0S: balance on hand
May IA. 1910. S9,621.25.
Present from this city were Chief
H. l.. Stanton. Rev. \. P. Carey, Jo-
seph z. Hartley, James NJ. Kelly and
John Hill.