Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-06
CLEANING UP DAYS FOR NORWICH
With View to Fire Prevention, November and 10 Have Been Named by Chief Stanton For That Pur- pose.

In line with other cities, the idea of starting a fire prevention campaign is beirg advanced by Chief stanton, who considers that there is ample op- porturity for such practice here as well as in all cities, and the value of such is inestimable. It is a commend = able move. as fire prevention is cheap er than fire protection and much can be done to carry it out.
 While every day in the year should be cleaning-up day, yet it is d good idea, believes the chief that certain
 days be designated for such pur-
 pose, and the result, he is certain,
 will be marvellous. He is taking up
 the matter through the schools and
 has written to superintendents con
 cerni,ig the effort, which is well set
 forth in the following letter:
 Dear Sir: As many cities through
 out the country are designating fire
 prevention day, and in order that our
 city may keep in the front rank in any movement that will tend to lessen the number of fires and the enormous loss es that are caused through fires, most ly through ignorance and carelessness, t is my purpose to designate Novem- Der g and 10 as the cleaningup days for Norwich. Although I am a be- liever in every day of the year being fire prevention day, l set the above dates on account of its being the an- niversary of tho big fire in Boston, November 3 and 10. 1872, when Nor wich sent relief to Boston. Two steam fire engines, three hose carriages and upwstr ds of 159 mesl with 2,300 feet of hose left here November 10, 1872, to assist in stopping tho conflagratlon that resulted in a money loss of S15,- 100000. As the Boston fire was the largest fire the freInen of Norwich were ever called upon to fight is the reason for designating this month and tho atove dates as clean1ng-up day for Norwich.
 Ior hot hay in Norwich have always occurred in the month of February, so. you can understand the reason for not wish ing to wait for the anniversary Of any of our large fires. It is my purpose to request the superintendents and prir- cipals of schools to give a talk to the children on rhe danger of fire and the great amount of good each child can do by assisting in this movement of fire prevention.
 4 short talk on the danger of the careless use of matches, also of gaso fine and all inflammables. the danger of old rubbish and papers in closets, the dropping of matches while out in person of knowing the location or the nearest fire station will greatly assist in the work of fire prevention. If we can get the children interested they in turn will caution their parents. many of whom do not realize the dan ger of lighting fires with kerosene and the hunting after old shoes in closets with a match and the placing of hot ashes in wooden boxes and barrels, which is the cause of many fires. I would recommend having, if possible, the last fire drill of the season, weather permitting. on either of the above dates
 I will appreciate anything that you see fit to do to impress upon the minds of the children of Norwich the value of fire prevention and the necessity of every day heinz fire prevention day. you in advance for anything you can do to assist in the fire pre- ventfon movement.
 New Laws Concerning Fire Escapes.
 On the first of November there went into effect the fire escape laws, sec tions 262S and 2629 of the general statutes, and chapter 10 of the public nets of 1s1J having been amended by cha pter 2s9 of the public acts of 1911 as follows:
 Sec. 1. Every story above the first story of building used as a school house. orphan asylum, insane asylum,