New Britain herald., 1916-03-03

a year at a rental of $1,o00, which
 sum will apply on the purchase price
 in the next fiscal year. By entering
 his agreement the city will be saved
 the cost of feeding two horses for
 eight months, which would amount
 to about s27O and would be saved the
 expenditure of $7O0 for the purchase
 of a pair of horses at No. 5 station. In addition the city would obtain the
 working services of the driver, who now has to remain with the horses at fires. Each of the pumps will take the place of four horses, saving $500. The services of two more men at or dinary fires would become available. The city will also save money by not having to maintain fires to keep steam up in the steam boilers.
 Saving To City.
 The expenditure for the purchase of the new equipment in years time will result in the following savings to the city: Forage for ten horses for one year, $2,00G; eliminating repair expenses on horse drawn apparatus $1,000, eliminating expenditure for three pairs of horses $2,1OO; total, 5,100 coal for present steamers, $10O; services of five men available, $5,2OO; total, $10,4O0. The excellent offer now obtained will not be avail able in It's entirely at another time. The $500 allowance on apparatus purchased next year is in consid- eration of the purchase already made during this fiscal year. This conces- sion has been extended to April i only. Tn the next fiscal year after paying for the apparatus leased this year the city can reduce the appro- priation to the fire department $8,9OO. By the purchase of the, pumps the city's pump service will be greatly increased. The last tests showed the following pump capacity of the present apparatus: No. 2 steamer, weight $500 pounds, no horses to haul it, 505 gallons; No. 3. steamer, weighs 1000 pounds, 322 gallons; No. 4 steamer weighs 7,50O pounds, 426; total 1,253 gallons. The two large motor pumps will have a capacity of i! 750 gallons each and the junior will 1 have 250 gallons on draft or 15 per cent more from hydrant. It is not 1 he intention to dispose of all the l horsedrawn equipment. One horse lrawn steamer will be retained in re- 1 serve; two horse-drawn hose wagons l will also be kept. Through the change 70 motors it will be possible to dis pose of nine horses which will prob ably yield at least $1,3O0, and in the boards opinion the amount should De applied to the purchase of the The net amount neces- ary, therefore, to motorize the de- 'artment, over what will be needed if he department does not motorize is Y, ,340. New Britain has increased at east 12,0O0 in population in the last line years, and 3,126 tenements have een added.
 Building Figures,
 There has been expended in build 1g operations in eight years s9193 o2. There have been alterations to ne value of $690,114 mostly wood obstruction, and 463 new brick to the estimated value of 5,26O.747. Two frame building to very brick building have been built
 that time. The number of wooden uilding is 95S, and the estimated alue Is s3,251.97o. The buildings, asslf1ed according to tenements are follows: One-tenement 372; two 'nements, 194; three tenements, 22; four-tenements, 17; -tene- le1ltS, H. SlX-tenementS, 22S; SeVen- enements, 5; eight-tenements, 8; inc and ten-t -tenements, 1 each; velve-tenements, 8. Classified &C., ording to the wards the building perations are as follows: Yards. Value. Ten. Bldg irst .........s 95O,s5O 453 165 econd ....... 6O2,OOO 253 99 hird ......... 1,176,oo0 BIO 183 ourth ....... 735,99O 3S2 13S fifth ......... 1,554,910 1,139 247 ixth ......... 1,242,110 S44 303
 Note the fact that through the ex-