New Britain herald., 1916-12-21
Fayors Widening Street.

Referring to the mayors recOnl- mendation that Lake street be straighened, Councilman G. M. Lan- ders asked that the old report of the board of compensation and assess ment be immediately taken from the table This report on the cost of strengthening Lake street showed that the American Hardware corporation would receive S4,000 damages on the north side and the National Spring Bed Company would receive 5000 damages on the south side of the street
 The report was then tabled again and on motion of Councilman Lan- ders it was voted the sense of the council meeting that Lake street be strengthened and the mayor was en- powered to get an option to purchase sufficient land of the National Spring Bed company, at a cost not to exceed 1000, to make possible the widen ing of the street. According to sug- gested plans there would be a twen ty-six foot sidewalk on the south side of the street. There would be no walk on the north side of the street.
 Fire Dept. Reorganization.
 The ordinance committee, Messrs. Charles Mueller, F. T. McDonough, A. F. Spencer, Lincoln Odenkrchen and Anton J. Steiner, presented re- port on the reorganization of the fire department on a permanent basis. Their recommendations embodied the following facts:
 That the fire department shall con- sist of permanent chief engineer, call assistant engineer, six permanent captains, six permanent ieutenants, not less than thirty or more than thirty four permanent men, and a reserve force of not less than twenty or more than forty-two men as may be designated at time to time by the safety board. These men shall all be assigned by the safety board for serv- ice among the five engine companies and the hook and ladder company, and all the officers and permanent men shall devote their entire time to their duties, under the direction of the safety board.
 The proposed ordinance also pro- vided that all officers and. permanent men be appointed from the civil serv- ice lists, but in this first instance the reserve force shall be raised from among the callmen and substitute
 
 Subsequent appointments however, must be made in accordance with the civil service rules. It would be the duty of the reserve force to answer only second alarms. The present ordinance would also be so changed that members of the reserve force would receive a salary of $100 per year.
 Section 135 of the ordinances would be amended so that the members of the permanent department would re- ceive such pay as is specified by ordi- nance. The ordinance as proposed also provides that leach nom Der of the reserve force, if and while act ing as temporary substitute for a member of the permanent force shall be paid at the rate provided for the pay of a first year fireman, deduct ing for such time being made from his salary as a member of the re. 1 serve force."
 | Section 12S of the ordinance is also repealed. Councilman Mueller moved that the matter be tabled and put ir the minutes. Such action was taken
 New Strengthening Ordinance Acting on the recommendation o
 the health board the ordinance com
 mittee presented the following pev
 ordinances regarding the slaughter o
 cattle etc., and the rules governin
 the slaughter house:
 Section 1. No meat of cattle, calves
 swine, goats or sheep shall be sol
 or offered for sale or kept with in
 tent to sell, for human food, or use 1 in manufacturing food products
 within the City of New Britain, unles
 the same shall have been inspecte
 and approved by the meat inspecto
 or the inspecting agent of the Cit
 of New Britain and has been stampe
 or tagged by such inspector or in
 specting agent, but this section sha]
 not apply to meat inspected and ap
 proved by the authorities of the Unit
 ed States in accordance with the law
 of the United States.
 Section 2. No person shall slaugh
 ter any cattle, sheep Or swine withi,
 the limits of the City of New Britain
 except in the municipal slaughte house of said city, except in case
 where the transportation of an an
 imal for slaughter to said municipa slaughter house shall be dangerou or impracticable and in such cas only when the municipal inspector 0
 inspecting agent shall have been no Stif1ed before the slaughter and give 5 an opportunity to be present and 5 the municipal inspector or inspectin , agent is unable to be present or , not present at such slaughtering tn 5 carcass with viscera and head at tached by their natural attachment } shall be presented to the municipal in r spector or inspecting agent at the mu r nicipal slaughter house for inspectio 7 before such carcass or any part there l of is offered for sale.
 l Section 3. CarcaSses of anima