Putnam patriot., 1916-12-08
FIRE PROTECTION
NEEDS
To Be Investigated by Committee of
Common Council
Matter of Charter and Ordinances Taken

Up
a petition was presented to the
common council at its adjourned meet
ing, Wednesday night, signed by
nearly 100 citizens asking that spec.
ial city meeting be called TO see If the
citizens would vote an appropriation
OF So, 800 for the purchase of another
motor driven truck. There was con-
siderable discussion regarding the
matter.
Alderman Padgett said that while
he was in favor of adequate fire pro.
lection he thought the matter should
be Investigated to find out what the
needs of the department are and also
to find out the state of the city's finan
ces with view 10 whether the city
can afford to assume. more obligations
at this time. He thought the citizens
should be informed on these two mat.
tiers before they were called upon TO
vote on such appropriation.
On motion of the alderman it was
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be referred to the fire committee and a
special committee 10 investigate the
needs OF the. department and Also the
state of the city's finances; that the
committee should have power To call
the citizens together to discuss the
matter if it deemed it advisable and
that report be made at the next meet
ing ii possible.
The mayor named the finance conf
miitee, Aldermen, Lapalme, Padgett
and Marcy.
Mayor McGarry appointed G.. Har-
old Gilpatric to succeed himself as a
member of the board of water COM
missioners, his present term expiring
in January.
A restraining order forbidding the
city from paying any money TO the re-
ceiver of the Pierson Engineering
company was filed. The city owes
the company about 500.
Petitions were presented from AL
phonse Dupre for two tenement houses
on Woodstock avenue and from Joseph
Duyea for story and a half house on
Park street
Alderman johnson said that he
thought greater care should be taken
in the granting of permits To build. lie
said he knew of one instance where
buildings had been erected that did
not comply with the state law.
The matter was referred to the high
way committee with power TO grant
the petitions or to withhold them an
report TO the council.
Property abutters on Ravine street
pelitioned for street lights. Referred
to light committee.
The police report showed 8 arrests in
November, sent to jail, electric light
out III hours, two store doors fou nd
open.
Chairman Davis of the highway
committee reported that he was very
much pleased with the work OF the
highway department. He said that
there was a balance in the appropria.
ton of about $500, enough to carry 1t
through the year and taking care of
snow ii necessary.
He considered that the department
was in excellent shape.
Alderman Mullan of the fire COM
mittee said they had balance of
81 900 and that new cellar nozzle had
been ordered. There was discussion
about the revision of the city charter
and ordinances. There is only one copy
in existance that has been brought up
to date. 1t was voted TO instruct the
city clerk to get bids on printing fifty
and one hundred copies. The matter
of revision WAS referred 10 the COM
mittee on ordinances.
The regular monthly bills were or
dered paiu.