The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-04
Much Business
 By Fire Board Bill of Dr. G. w. Osborn Is
 Rejected Reward Paid for Capture of False Alarm Perpetrator Bids Received

Matters of minor importance took up most of the time of the Fire com- missioners who met yesterday after noon. Upon recommendation of Com. missioner George Burns, Frank Half ner was granted two weeks back pay. Hafner was sick that length of time. Bids for exercise harness were re- ceiVed and Peck & Lines Co. offered to furnish the equipment at $61 a set. TWO sets are required and will be obtained from that company through the Board of Contract and Supply. Bids for overhauling the buzz gy of Assistant Chief Horkheimer and NO. 5's hose wagon were opened. The Hall Carriage Co. bid lower than all others and the commissioners will re- commend that the Board of Contract and Supply award the contract to that company.
 pr. George W. Osborn submitted a bill to the commissioners for ser vices rendered in giving first aid to the injured. instructions to hremen at all of the houses. pr. Osborn wants good deal of time to the work upon orders from the commissioners. When the Dill came up the commissioners were not disposed to pay 1t because they considered the work done by Dr. Osborn as being in line with his du- ties as fire department surgeon. Clerk Hall informed the commissioners that he had instructed pr. Osborn to do the work only in leisure time. Dr. Osborn took up the task and carried it through in shorter time The clerk was instructed to notify him that the commissioners considered it part of his duty as department surgeon. Commissioner Joseph G. Hartgina con- sidered it splendid plan to have the department surgeon do the work every year because of the benefit it would mean to the new recruits. The other commissioners coincided with his view.
 Robert McMullen of 406 Park ave- nue, captured John Yonosky last De- cember after Yonosky had pulled in a false alarm. Yonosky was subsequent ly sent to jail :. A petition came be- fore the commissioners for reward to McMullen. He will receive $50 as the commissioners took favorable action on the petition. President Wallace G. Taylor explained that the petition had not been acted upon before aS tho board did not have money to make rewards with
 Chief Edward Mooney made some recommendations to the board with regard to still alarms. that did not meet with the approval of the com missioners. President Taylor will talk the matter over with the chief and K. The recommendations follow
 'I would recommend that steamers No. and 5. truck No. and chemical No respond to still alarms of fire from all Cannon street and John St. factories.
 ''That still alarms from any other factories shall call out all the appara- tus that should respond to the bell alarm from that factory.
 That four steamers respond to all alarms from the Locomobile Co, and other large factories
 In the discussion over these recom- mendations it was decided that when fire is discovered. especially at night in any factory on John or Cannon St., 1t would be best to pull the alarm rather than to send in a still alarm as was done few nights ago when a fire occurred in the factory of the Bridgeport Wheel & Wood Bending Go. Regarding the recommendation that four pieces of apparatus be sent to fires at the big factories, this was considered unwise as while re- spending to the still alarm a bell practically all of the apparatus of the department would respond to an in- significant fire
 Orders have been issued by Chief Mooney that all minor accidents hap pening in the different houses be re- ported to the chief and he in turn will report to the commissioners. Bids were opened for slag roofing on No engine house and No. 2's house. The Nonpareil Roofing O.. was the only firm to bid. The bids were not in ac- cordance with the specifications for the work and the matter will be talk en I'D with the company