New Britain herald., 1915-03-06
Make Plans for ReoTgan zation Of
 Fire Department. TWO NEW MEM }fRS ADMITTED
Simpson and Mccarthy Resign from Hose Company-Former Trolley man, Killed at Beacon Falls, to Be Buried HcrC-BriCfS.

Plans for the reorganization of the fire department along lines made ncccssary by the addition of an auto truck to the equipment were discussed at the March meeting of the Hose company held fast evening in the tlrc- mems parlors in the town building. W hlle no definite action was taken Chief M. A. Norton stated today that a good start was made and at the next meeting Of the department, the pro- posed changes will be formally dis posed Of.
 According to the plans, which seem to have the approval of the firemen, chemical squad or flying division Is to be permanent part of the depart nlcnt. Five members are to be chosen from the ranks of the firemen and they will have full charge of the auto truck. The names of several who are efficient auto operators, have been suggested for the squad and arrange mcnts have been made to have the applicants meet next week to make plans for it's organizatio
 Chief Norton intends to give try outs to all applicants and the five showing the greatest efficiency will be selected. Substitutes will be chosen from among the others. Some of those to, be considered are Otis Williams, Frank o. Thompson, William Gun ningham, Joseph Williamson, John Pease, Michael Sullivan, Joseph Greener and Charles Smith.
 When an alram of fire is sounded it will be the duty of the member of the squad first arriving at the depart ment's headquarters in the town build n fn fol mt la mt ,oly oJ, ing up any firemen that may be in the locality at the time.
 It is thought that by having chem ical squad the efficiency of the depart ment will be materially increased and the fire hazard in town will be min lmized as result.
 At last nights meeting the company elected Otis Williams and Howard Warren to membership. They are to take the places of Hugh Simpson and stephen Mccarthy, who recently re = signed, and it is expected that thelr election will be approved by the fire commissioners.
 Bury Dead Conductor Here.
 George $. BabcOck, superintendent of the West cemetery, has been noti- fled that the body of Charles Samuel son, who was killed by the cars at Beacon Falls, Wednesday night, will be brought to Plainville tomorrow af- ternoon for interment in West ceme- tery.
 The mystery surrounding the iden- tity of the man was cleared yesterday through papers found in his pockets Samuelson formerly worked on the trolley cars operating between South ington and New Britain. He has no relatives in this country and the Odd Fellows have arranged for his funeral.
 The family in Southington with which he boarded while working here has a plot in West cemetery, and they agreed to have the interment here.
 Wants Pay for Storage.
 Frederick D. Hastings has con- ceived a novel idea for getting square With corporations for using the land of individuals without their consent and he has put the same into effect, having sent a bill to the United Elec- tric Light and Water company for S16, the amount which he claims is due for the storage of wooden poles on his building lot on Strong Court The poles were deposited on the property about a year ago and as the company has not shown any disposi- tion to remove them, Mir Hastings decided to ask them to pay for the accommodation. He charged at the rate of S2 a month for period of eight months.
 The company has not advised him as to what action it proposes to take. He has received a request from the New Britain office for more specific information, the managers wanting to know just what months the bill in- cludes.
 MT Hastings believes that the com