Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-23

was organized as strictly independ- ent hose company, owning its own fire house and it's original fire apparatus, it is now considered a part of the regular department, receiving the same quarterly allowances as the oth- CT companies and the running ex- penseS are paid from the city trea sur CT just as for any other company of the department. It may be that the independent feature of the company was only intended as the entering wedge to the regular department. That is the way the Northwest Independent company turned the trick and there is no reason why the Pequots should not do likewise. There was need for the organizations and the general effcien- cy of the department has been i'm proved by the additions.
 Just now there is another little in- dependent fire company and it is To- cated at Ocean beach, and known as the Waller hose company in honor of former Gov. Thomas M. Waller, the ."FatfIer of Ocean Beach" The park commissioners have erected a small fire house and the city has also fur nished the house with hose reel and hose, but that is all, for the volunteer members agreed to do the rest. Hid den away in the annual budget is the recommendation for ah appropriation for the purchase of chemical engine for Ocean beach, therefore it would be ILL great SUI pI1Se lU nave auUSO to Ll19 general department in the near future the Waller hose company. There cer- tainly ought to be improved fire pro- lection for Ocean beach, but it would be quite problem to figure out just where the volunteer firernen to run de meEchine coIld be found after the annual passage of the good old summer time.
 The republicans and the democrats alike are ponderirs if they will have opportunity to vote a complete ticket a the coming city election as neither party had candidates fer all the of- fees when the octave of the caucus had expired. The republicans neglect ed to nominate candidates for consta- bles, and the town committee, having the power 10 fill vacancies, have taken the matter up with the secretary of states office in the endeavor to have the names of two constables of their selection on the official ballot. The democrats did make nominations for all offices but they blundered in nom mating a socialist for alderman in the Second ward, as the candidate could not accept the nomination of the denl- ccrats and be true to his socialist principles. The democratic town com mittee, like the republican committee, filed the vacancy by nominating James Dol3n as alderman from the Second
 
 candidate. Following in the foot steps of the republican committee, as usual, effort $ being made to have the name of MT. Dolan printed on the of ficial ballot for the Second ward
 Someone who is supposed to know said on the night of the caucuses that the meeting of both parties on the same night was because the time limit for holding the caucuSes would expire with that night and that all vacancies nn e nm hn 1n6 hx- 1o town committee early next day, as the candidates named were due next day at the office of the secretary of state to be in readiness for the printer Of the ballots. A well-known lawyer gave 1t as his opinion that the name of MT. Dolan and the two consta bles would appear on the respective tick cts, for he never knew of law that did not have loophole to accommo date the fellow on the right side of the fence. Mir Dolan has been ad- vised to conduct his campaign just the same as If he had consented to be the candidate at the regular caucus.
 The change in the general nature of the annual budget as prepared under the direction of the finance committee of the court of common council, has caused considerable comment by req son of the total being considerably larger than usual, and above the esti mated income for thes year. This is explained as new departure in this line. It has been the custom for the council to recommend a budget that was known to be inadequate and the result was additional city meetings to act upon recommendations for addi- tional appropriations to meet the pub lie expenses, and in addition have a deficit in nearly every department and to be made good from the appropria- tiDnS made for the next wear The present finance committee decided to take the whole people into their con hdence and let them know of the ac- tual financial situation and to give the people to understand that if improve ment and progress is to be the motto that the taxpayers must pay the freight.
 It is made plain that the revenue of the city must be increased and that the only practical way is by increased taxation, or rather more equality in taxation The whole matter is q sub
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