Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-20
NORWICH FIREMEN AT
SIND STATE CONVENTION
Demonstration of SeasraVes Pumping
Engine Interesting the Men From
This City.

At the business meeting of the 32nd
annual convention of the Connecticut
State Firemen's association in New
Haven. Wednesday. attended from this
city oy Chief H. L. Stanton, John ].
Lynch from Engine Co, No. !, Arthur
Buckley from Truck Co. No l; Capt
Henry Taft from Chemical Co. No. 2,
and Charles Prodell from Truck Co.
No. q. offo ers to serve during the en-
suing year were elected and the re-
ports Of officers and committees were
heard. Aside from a squabble between
the delegates from Hartford county
over the appointment of their county
vice president, the elections proceed
ed smoothly and the following officers
were chosen: President, Wade w.
Webster. WiIlimantic; first vice pres
ident. Thomas Bennison, South Man
chester: treasurer. Samuel c. Snagg,
Waterbury; secretary, r. V. Magee,
WATERFOWL; Rev. M ]. Ryan, New
Haven. state chaplain.
The county vice presidents elected
by the various delegates from each
were: Middlesex, George s. Pitt, Mid
dletown: Hartford, Captain EstIow
Hartford; New Haven, Harry A.
Moore, AnsGnia; New London, Thomas
Charles Stone, Winsted; Fairfield, D.
w. Hartford. Norwalk; Windham, Jo-
seph II. Maynard, Putnam; Tolland,
Charles ScbolI, Rockville.
In tine appointment of the Hartford
county vice president there was keen
rivalry. William s. Leek, of Wind
sor, was backed by the volunteer fac
ton, while the paid department dele
gates upheld Captain Estlow of the
Hartford department. The first vote
stood 30 to 20 in favor of the former.
The paid department hackers imne-
diateIy protested and demanded a sec
ond ballot. This was done in the face
of protests, eEd as some of the Wind
scr mems hackers had left the hall,
the Hartford man was elected by a
vote of 30 to 81. The action was
strongly protested by the volunteer
faction, but the chair declared Cap
tain Est!ow elected on the ground
that more than 80 minutes had been
consumed IN the balloting.
When the matter of miscellaneous
| bushes was taken up Hoseman
Rutherford. a member of the Bridge
port department, protested against
| The action of the executive board in
| the claimed holding up of his sick
benefit money. When it was brought
out IN the discussion that Rutherford
had been turned down by the board
| because of his failure to file the claim
within 80 days of his illness, the mem
bers unanimously voted him the sum
| on the ground that the fireman had
made a technical mistake only.
President NJ. J. Daley presided al
1
| o'clock, Mayor Rice and Chief Fan
cher. head of the New Haven depart
ment, welcomed the visiting firemer
| and delegates. At the close of his
| talk Chief Fancher invited the visitors
| to an exhibition of the efficiency OF
ore of the new Seagrave pumping en-
gines held on the green. The Nor
| which fremen were especially interest
ed. since the city is to have similar ap-
paratus.
In his report the treasurer, Samuel
| G. Snagg. said the state of finances OF
| the body was satisfactory and crafty
| ing.
| by Secretary Robert V. Magee, of Wa
! tertown. His last report showed a
total of $10,63O claims paid while
with the close of the fiscal year, May
| the total reached S11,S57.
/ Benefits have been paid in the past
| year to forty three departments, the
list of orphans has not been increas-
| eight companies, bringing the total
| to go companies enrolled, with pros
! poets good to increase to three hun
) dred.
/ Two deaths were reported during
: the year, Charles Prince, of Roway-
ton and James O'Donnell of Derby.
/; The collections for the year were
| S1,975.25. The benefits totalled S.
/ s72. and the amount paid to orphans
| $3.50.
Treasurer Snagg submitted his re-
! port in detail showing that total re-
! ceipts were $14.2S7, and expenditures
| 2,429.
Just before the meeting adjourned
; memorial services conducted by Rev
/; Father Ryan were held. After the
sermon by Father Ryan several
pleasing selections were sung by a