The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-23
FIRE COMMiSSlON TO ENFORCE RULES
 AS NEVER BEFORE
Board Discusses Policy for the Coming Year Much
 Routine Business

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 There will be. far stricter enforce nent Of the department rules the com ing year, was the opinion expressed at last nights session of the fire commits sioners, President John A. Leonard bringing the matter up and his col leagues agreeing that the rules are clear enough for an easy interpreta-s ton. Commissioner Carl Lindquist was selected to investigate the peti-s tions for back. pay presented by Lieu tenant William Daley of Truck 2 and Ladderman Martin Ryan of Engine I5 Co. The petitions give illness as the cause of their being off The in Ivestigation is to determine whether Illness, was due to exposure in per- formance of duty or simply contracted while they were Ion duty.
 Commissioner John H. Tague criti- cised the manner in which electric wires are strung about the city and cared for He considered that danger to the public results. The board is unable to take action but it was iIn- piled that the publtcl utilities eommis- Esioners may be consulted.
 It was reported that progress is be- ing made for placing four more cir cults of the alarm system under ground The wires on State and GourtIand streets hayeAbeen ,removed from poles to eonduita Progress was also reported in the work of localizil1g the alarm boxes. Previously box on Middle street might. be on the same circuit as one in Black Rock The system has been condemned by the fire Underwriters. No. circuit has been particularly well known with 54 boxes. It was voted to buy 10 new GamewRn boxes for $750 and F will be secured through turning in old boxes or the Gardner system that is being replaced as rapidly as possible. It was decided to use one of the old boxes as 1 8 tramp box to replace temporarily any upon which repairs happen to be made.
 report suggesting that the eombina- l ton fire and police lights be operated from police headquarters. It was ree- commended that arrangements be made to locate the headquarters of the sys- tenn at the fire headquarters building. There will be a steady light for fires and an intermittent light as a police call. Five gongs of much greater sound capacity are to be bought for $l5 each to replace the same number l in various fire houses. It was voted that the large double-vibrating gong at No. 3 house be placed at East Washington and Hollsatenic avenues while the one used there will be dis carded. request from Alderman Toole for an alarm box at Washington
 
 VorabIy considered and one will Joe placed there as soon as the new ones have been received. Arrangements were made to repair the rear wall of No 8 house which is gradually cru1a- bling
 Captain Charles ". Holden was as- signed to take the place of Captain George Beardsley temporarily while the latter is laid up with a fractured wrist received in cranking a. depart meut automobile. It was reported that Fireman Frank Ludford, who was in 5ured Christmas day when Chemical 2 collided with Horan delivery auto- mobile will return to duty tomorrow Investigation is to be made into the condition of Captain M, J. Dailey and Ldeutenant J. J. Kane of the same company. It is not expected that they will be able to return to duty for some time
 A plan of giving Deputy Chief D. Clifford Hall clerk of the department an assistant, was favora:bly considered and it is expected that action along this line will be taken during the year
 Increase of business coming under the clerks supervision is the reason. given Until sufficient funds are secured it is l believed that a clerk will be hired tenn l1oorarfIy every few weeks
 A representative of a, concern man
 ufacturing an automatic system for l detection of fires and sounding Of alarms explained the merits of the system and it may be given a try-ollt l in the departments workshop The system calls for installation of copper tubing in factories and other large
 uildings. Appearance of fire sufficient
 to cause a sudden temperature raise 1 of three degrees results in the tubing sexpanding and an autonatic Nv turned in alarm It was reported that the system is in successful use in Low ell, Mass, buildings of the Panama
 Pacific Exposition, London, by the
 Great Northern Steamship Co.,. and the Bay State railroad.