Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-01

ling feat, for the benefit of the general
 public, if not for their nearest neigh-
 bOr. As a matter of fact, more time is
 consumed in making the snow b0lind-
 ary line straight than would be re-
 quired in clearing the small space of
 the snow. and would remove also the
 occasion of unfavOrable public com
 ment.
 The monthly meeting of the court of
 common council will be held next Mon
 day evening and it should not adjourn
 without taking action that will result in defining the duties and fees of the sealer of weights and measures, or the establishment of the office that has
 been dead one in New London for many years. At the last meeting Aid ern1an O'Ieary- submitted an ordinance covering the matter. but it was tabled without hardly a respectful hearing. It may have been that the ordinance offered should be pruned to better fit the necessity that at present exists, does not object, for he is not welded to any particular ordinance, so long as the end is achieved. which is the pro- per protection of all who buy what is weighed or measured Simply that the consumers get in quantity just what they have purchased and that the sealer gets reasona ble fees for his ser vice. There is no desire to put the merchants at any inconvenience or hardship, simply a square deal for all hands and the cook
 
 court of common council is of import 1 ance sufficient to attract the attention | of the New London Business Mems 1 association, and a committee has been ! appointed to guard the interests of the !! members. This action is perha ps based i on the supposition that the intent is to | make the examinations and attendant l fees at the Whim of the sealer al- l though it is t1nderstood that only an annual fee can be collected for the ser | vice rendered. It can hardly be possi- | ble that there is a merchant in the | city who will object to have the l ed correct, and who would object to I paying a reasonable fee for the in | spection, and if need be- proper, cor | rection. There is probably not a rner- i chant in the city who would knowing ly short-weight a customer any more | than turn the short change trick. So | there can be no serious objection from that source for a proper ordinance re- garding the sealing of weights and l measures.
 There Is something radically wrong in the m management of the New London fire department, but which fortunately up to the present writing has not been the cause of any serious results. Dur ing the present week fand perhaps for the week to come) due to the recent severe storm, the fire alarm service in the Fourth and Fifth wards and in East New London, has not been in order. The delay in making repairs is due entirely to the inability to get linemen to set poles in place of those blown down and to replace the des- -roye6 wire of the service the men 1 being engaged in the regular work of the Southern New England Telephone company This condition is not the fault of anyone connected with the fire department But there seems to be a studied effort to keep the fact from the public as no public notice has been given of the RXfSfinqr rnndiffnFrc in Ina sections named. In case of fire the natural thing to do would be to send in an alarm from the nearest fire box. which. of course, would not respond. The party who pulled the lever, not being eognizant of the condition, would consider that all was done that could be done to summon the fire de- partment; would wonder why there was no response. and a serious loss by fire would be the natural result.
 If the fact that the fire alarm ser vice was out of business was known, he telephone could be used to some and this would undoubted- y be the accepted course if proper mo- i've were given through the public press. In case of fire in any part of he section named telephone commu- lication could be had with the police tation and the fire alarm, giving the ,orrect box number. could be sent in rom there. Failure to make this or inflar provision certainly shows lack If management on the part of those vho have the management of the fire department. There is no alarm signal n the fire houses located south of Nilley street and, in the event of fire hese com mpanies must depend wholly pOn information received from the 'olice station, with it's dangerous de- ay.
 Here is just another little bit of ap- aren't neglect. The fire alarm in the lllen Truck house happens to be on a irclit that is in good working order, While in the Niagara Engine house lagonally across the street, there is o service. It would seem that a tenn orary loop wire could be run for that istance so that in case of fire north f Tilley street that company could 1ake quick response.
 The matter of responding to alarms, when the fire alarm service is in con- ftion. is worthy of some considera- ion and revision. As an illustration: 1t the Raub barn fire every piece of Dparatus in the city. except the 'homas hose and the Independent hose t the Pequot were at that fire, as re- ufred by recent regulations, 1eav- lg the center off the city absolutely unprotected, although the section rhere this fire occurred is on the out lSirts and sparsely settled While all 1e companies, save the two named. ere required to respond to that alarm
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