The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-01-26
NEWTOWN'S FIRE
HOSE NEGLECTED.
Adequate Protection Denied
Through Failure to Take
Care Of Equipment
Especial to the Farmer.)

Newtown. Jan. 26-The utter mad
equacy OF the present method of fire
protection in the borough was
brought to the attention Of the tax
known that the fire hose used in the
recent fire at the Wa,kelee garage still
lay in the hremen's quarters undrted
and unreeled in a heap on the floor.
Should another fire break out this
line of hose would not be available
because this necessary work had not
been done. Whose business it is to
look after this matter is hard to find
out. Hitherto nobody but Fire Chief
P. H. Cannon has taken enough in
terest in the matter to hang up q
piece Of hose after use, and when
ever he did the work, he had to do
it alone, or by the aid Of some boys
he bribed or cajoled into helping him.
At the last fire, the chief was not
present. it is said, because he was
in a distant part of the town on bust
ness, and did not come to the scene
of the fire till after the recall of the
hremen and volunteers.
The hose. apparently was thrown
into the building, uncared for and it
seems to be nobody's business to look
after it. The attention of the war
den and burgesses has been called re-
peatedly to these gross dennQuencies
In the conduct of the fire department,
but nothing effective has been done
towards putting this necessary part of
the borough business~on an efficiency
basis. Meanwhile Newtown Dor
ough taxpayers continue to go down
into their jeans for the sum OF 600
odd dollars annually to pay for thir-
ty odd hydrrants, which revenue the
Newtown Water company receives
annually from the borough treasury.
Miss Caroline Skidmore passed a
few days last week with Bridgeport
friends
Mrs p H Cannon is entertaining
Miss Margaret Gaines of Bridgeport
Robert Logan was q recent visitor
in Astoria L. I.
Miss J. w Gordon and daughter
Miss Dorette Gordon, were recent Wis
itors in Danbury.
Mrs. Mary McDermott, whose fu-
neral occurred Saturday in Danbury
| was a native Of Newtowl1, the daugh-
| ter of the late Michael Lynch of the
Tunnel district.
Miss Myra Warner and Mrs S. Err
nest Sanford entertained the Newtowr
| Bridge club at the home of Eli B
| Beers of Queen street on Friday.
Carpenter George Lundgren. who il
| employed in Norwa1k took a vacation
| till February when building opera,
| tons start up. He Is now at hts
| home in Cemetery avenue with his
/ F. Brew in some pressing work.
The tickets for the st. Roses par
ish supper Wednesday night are sell
| ing we'll and it looks as If there viii
| be an old fashioned gathering of the
| parishioners that will tax the capac
| ity of st. Mary's hall.
f The removal of the state quaran
tine on cattle on account of the foo
| and mouth disease pIeases farmer7
| and dairymen who have been great!
| hampered in getting fresh mich cow
for their herds in this season of shor
yield of milk It also gives immense
satisfaction to the dealers in cattle
! all over town who supply the Bridge
| port markets. with kosher beef.
George R. Wilson, Taunton, wa
| host for Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Easen
! boss of Brookfeld for a day las
| week.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Ernest Sanford o
Bridgeport returned Sunday night tx
their. home.