Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-05
ANNUAL REPORT oF
 THE FIRE comMas assloN FRS
Make Recernr1sndation That Mors
 Motor Apparatqs be Purehased.


 The full text Of the annual report of the board Of fire aissioners to the court Of common council is as fol lows
 The apparatus has been improved by the purchase of the new altoTno- bile triple coEnbiuation hose cherni cal and bumper, authorized at the last city meeting and was placed iH seF- vice. Dec. 23, 1915. t has responded to upward of fifty alarms of fire and has proven all It's builders gllaRanteed
 The purchase Of this new piece of aspDaratus enabled the department to dispiaee five old horses which were sold for $500, said amount being turn ed over to the city treasurer.
 More motor apparatus is needed and to purchase said apparatus with out q special appropriation your com naittee suggest that the so-called Main street property be sold and the pro-. ceeds be turned to the fire department for the purchase of more apparatus. 1 The Central station is adequate to house all apparatus necessary to proc tect the center Of the city if motor apparatus is purchased. The advan- tages of such a ehange are, first, the ldepartment would be able to purchase two pieces of motor apparatus with leut any special appropriation; second. 1 the department would be able to save 1 the expense of maintenance of the Main street station which would in- | sCtllotet twenty tons or coal, electric 1 light. water bills, telephone and gen. erd repairs to the station and also place the property worth from S1z,000 Ito $15, ,009 in the grand list there be- ing ample room for the present com pany at the Central station It will be recalled that when the Central fire station was built, it was with the intent to do away with the Main street station, and protect that portion of the city from the Central station with horse drawn machines. but it was found that there was not room at the Central station with horse-dFawn appafttus on account of the stalls for horses, but with motor apparatus there is an abundance of room for the Main street, company. and that DOT ton of the city be as well protected as at present, as the West Side com pany motor driven, would cover into Main street in less tfla na minute after receiving an alarm.
 Also that the unoccupied station at 1 ThamesvilIe be put in repair and a company be located in this growing section of the city where several in- dustries are located and many new houses are being erected
 Many changes for the better in all d pHshed with motor-drivenj appara- tus, which with horse drawn. under present arrangements. 1t is impossi- I ble to do.
 The Board has held twenty -thrae meetings for the dispatch of depart j n1ent business and are pleased to re- I port the general excellent condition of the department. In order to keep the I Idepartment up to it's present standard your committee present the following Recommendations
 phat the sum of &35, ,50e be appro- I priated for salaries and general ex- .l pense of the department for the en- I suing year. said amount being $50G less than appropriated for the. past two years. Also that steps be Taken toward selling the so-called Main such sale to be turned over to the fire department to purchase motor ap- paratus, Should more apparatus bs purchased 1t is recommended that ont one uieee be located at ThamesviHe 1T the station now vacant.
 The city has been remarkably fret from any large fires the past year preparedness being responsible fol much of the success of the dspartmen; in keeping the losses down to th, present very small amount. A detail ed repaFt of all fire losses, etc, is an, nually made in July be the chief O T the department
 Your commissioners are pleased ts report that they have kept within tn amount appropriated for the depart ment and in addition to the small ufl expended balance they have covered
 the sum of $500 into the city treasurl
 from the sale of old horses.