Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04


 fire district was held in the town hall Wednesday evening and was called to order at 7.45 by Moderator Eugene B. Pendleton. The minutes of the previ- ous annual and special meetings were approved as read by Clerk Lewis Stan ton. The report of the board of engi- neers. Samuel G.. Cottrell, chief, Harry s CoyIe, William H. Greene and George E. Egger. was presented and accepted. The report showed that the fire department responded to alarms as follows during the year:
 Jan. 15-Star theatre, in Pawcatuck.
 Jan. 9, 645 p. m.-Chimney fire, house Of Frank A. sherman, Granite street. No loss.
 Jan. 90, box T. 12.45 p. m.-Chimney ire. house of Charles Richmond, Rose
 Feb. 5-stiH alarm, chimney fire, house Of Frank T. Saunders, Margin street. No loss.
 Feb. 10, box n. 2.1O D. m.-False
 March g. box 6S. 545 p. m.-False
 March 2s. box 48. 1s.45 p. m.-Brush fire. No loss.
 of Natale Bonvenuto. Canal street.
 April 5. box 57. 12 m.-Charles D. Chapman block, Canal street. Loss s96.2s. c. H. Woods, stock, $1,10O; Irnan Elionsky. stock. $13O.O9.
 April 5. box 46, 12 m-False alarm.
 April $. box 45, 1.50 a. m.-Conrad Shultz building, Beach street. Loss SIP.
 April g. box 24. Il D. m.-House of Augustus Larson, Jay street Loss
 April r, box g. 1.2o a. m.-saloon of Natale Bonvenuto. Canal street. Loss small.
 May box ,4. 11.2o p. m.1Brgsh -,s as.n department not required.
 Map 2. box @S, 11.40 p. m.-Chimney fire. Chester avenue. No loss.
 June 13. box 39, S.30 D. m.-Fire in basement Of P. J. DonOvan's housee. John street. Loss small.
 July ', box 28. 2.30 D. m.-Fire in house of Mary Conroy, Rocket street. Loss, house s450. furniture $500; Nan " Hesley. Summer street; loss. house s1,974, furniture S1,350.23. Mrs. Mc- Avoy. Summer street: loss house S1,- SS2; James McMahon, furniture $450; M J. Flynn loss, house $75: Jane Nj. 4. Phillips, loss. house S22.5S; Eliza A. Fay loss house $20.
 Aug. 3. box 6s. 130 ?. m.-Fire in house of John Murano, Oak street
 Aug. 15. box ss. 1o.so p. m.-False
 oct IS, box 56. Ills p. m-Fire in he Fenelon block, Main street. Loss SssIS3s.
 The engineers reported that the fire cisterns are in good condition: also s,750 feet of hose in good condition, and $50 feet in fair condition. Both steamers are fin good working condi- ton
 The membership of the department Is ss follows: Board of engineers. mem Rhode Island Ones, 94 men: Alert Hook and Ladder company, 38 men; Cyclone Engine company, 40 men
 The board of engineers recommend ! ed that the salaries and appropria- 1 rions for the year ensuing be as fol- 1 IoEs= Chief engineer, $500; assistant engineers $50 each5 two engineers of steamers S7b each two assistant en- gineers of steamers, $25 each: janitor | S12s- treasurer and collector, $100: | Rhode Island Ones (allOwance), $500; l Alert Hook and Ladder company, $500; i Cyclone Engine company. $500 l
 The board of engineers also reported ! that the present service for drawing i apparatus to and from fires was made ! Qu2te and recommended that the fire district arrange for more satisfactory service. The delay in the arrival of horses at the hrehouses and the sup i, plying of horses too light for the work has hampered the efficiency of the ser , vice.
 The report of Treasurer Everett F. ! WhippIe, fully audited, was submitted ! and adopted The receipts for the year : were: Balance on hand a year ago, ] $39S20; notes at bank, S400O; taxes, ] sI.6T5.44; interest on taxes, $5456; in 2 terest on deposits, $22.59; total. s12,- 145.s9. The expenditures amounted to SIC. .2Seo5 and the balance on hand is s1.922.s4. Net debt Nov. 30, 1912, $1.- 6o1So; net debt Nov. 30. 1913, $1,577.16 ! "a net decrease in the debt of s2464 
 The metal shelving for the juvenile [ department of the Westerly public Ii- | brary arrived Wednesday. It will be i placed in position as soon as possible ] in the second story of the Memorial | and library building. in the section for i merly known as the assembly room, | which is Of the same size as the large reading room of the library At pres eAt the juvenile department is in the two rooms on the first floor which for merly served as a room for consUlta- ton and an office and cataIoguing de- partment for the librarian. Now the room formerly used as a ladies' wait ing room is the office of the librarian, and when the rooms now utilized as the Juvenile department are vacated ! they will be transformed into refer