Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-01-19
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The citizens are to be called upon TO
express their wishes a. to whether
ebey want smother fire truck A joint
<ommittee. has n1sde thofo8gh ~
yp~lixngion and reports lhsG such .
piece Of Appsratus is needed and is
nsees.sry. In addition 70 ibis = The
statement by the chief u The 'tepsfi-
nBent, CofIin8d II. Arnold, thst s9e be-
Aexez that the department needs such
pieee Of apparatus
The Gre ehief = head 81 TIE Depart
nent A. more eon4erssnt with els nfesis
ahan soy other pefson tn the city.
Wren De ssys suea piece Il sRRsft
Ia. - Necessity ISIS statsmenl Should
b. eIsea doe consideration he + tie
che asn ,espo1slsle faf the NaFk 5eae
b. SIZE D. paflneaf aad saasld knes
I1sg sast II aerds b perform - sia.1sa
satisfactorily
We freely admit ihas sben The ~ Il
Ter wes frss brought ap II ~as ofoGght
np In such say thai ne we're rai.-
iead and beiiexe The same - De tue ..
others. We did not thiak That another
piece Of apparatus wss advisable BE-
cause the need Tor Is did not sppesr
sufficiently important. But win the
chiefs statement and the report Of the
committee that either horses must pe
Purchased OF smother Gre truck Sc
cured we believe BY 81 means Inst II
should be The lstter.
We have noted silh interest that the
police of Manchester have recently
been given an increase IN pay OF sl1
q year. They sppesFed before The
police commissioners and stated Their
side Of tie case As 10 why they should
receive more money. Among the rea-
sons given wss The general increase in
all walks Of life Taey claimed that
they received les pay than most shy
Other department Of The state From
the amount they nos getts Is PROPS bic
that Putnam VS. not cited me Man
chester chief nos Grass 81 ~. the
captasn 81 "a anl ste palraImea 81
oo. Ia Pusnsm tae capt IN receives
approximately s9g and The palf3imen
sa31.
The Pulnsm police have msie seg-
era applications Tor more money bat
no SEXTON has YET been tsken. fHe
council vii prepare he budget 81 the
next regular meeting y hen the matter
vii have TO be considered and pro
viaed Tor or II viii have to 20 over
another wear Tor lsek nj sufficient ap-
Precipitation.
In spesgtag Of the annual budget
we hope that the council can see is
way clear 10 provide fof.sn al nixhs
lighting system. Not an al night
System when The moon doesn't shine
but an sll-uight system every night
In The year. We have several ME
night tfsins stopping in Putnam now
and aside from tbs convenience Il viii
mean extra protection from night
providers.
A. \. Boyntoo, supervisor OF the
state trade shop, a Is extended a cor
dial Invitation % TIE paolie 10 drop
In al any time and zee what is going
on In The way Of M tnnal training. 81.
Boynton is sincere 10 his request. IL
encourages the teachers and The pupils
alike to know that the citizens are in
seressed In the work. We know that
IL will afford pleasant hour tor any
one who visits this line school
The principals and teachers OF the
public schools also desire that The
school rooms be visited. Taey lise the
cooperation aud support OF the eiti'
Gems snd wish them 10 know what /.
being done by personal observation
Few Of us consider this side OF The
question but /. sc do IL Is At once sp
parent that puolle interest Ia our edn-
ss,ional institutions Is needed II The
best results are 10 DC obtained.
What Is the market vaiue OF piece
Of property and hos can one arrive q
1t tFuly ard equ'lsbtkf This prop
osiIion has been uBdeF argument 90
tie issi wtes brought aeeut BY a.,
sppeal from lae assessors IN The -
sessmeat q she Patnsa Ian property
We believe lbas q Ten men we've ask,
- mvts waat they cansiarred fs5
mafket saiue q eeftain pieces q
ptapefts Ia 8ne eigX Without euusalts
tiea ~hh esca o3asf "a lao wout.
Eis4 lie same n-uHe