New Britain herald., 1917-04-04
FACTORY GUARDS
 GET POLICE POWER
Safety Board Also Hears Firemen
 Complain Against Chief

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 Requests from tho P. 6 F. Corbin l factory, the American Hosiery and the
 Stanley Rule and Level company that men in their employ be vested with 1 special police powers to act as guards at the factories were granted by the board of safety at its meeting last evening Edward Bodwell. superintend- 1 ent of the National Bank Building. was likewise given special police pow CTS on tho premises. This action Is purely one of prevention and prepar- | edness.
 Edward Conlin and William Frey were appointed permanent firemen and Supernumerary Policeman Frank Hahn was appointed as . regular patrolman. Burton P. Sage was ap- pointed as assistant electrical superin- tendent under City Electrician George Cooley.
 Clerk A. E. Masnell explained that some of the newly appointed hremen ferent men receiving slightly different
 
 arises over the hour at which a fire- mans day begins. Chief Dame con- tends that the day begins at a. m. and Chairman Babcock is certain that it begins at midnight. The board de- cided to consider these grievances and to make . satisfactory arrangement for the future.
 Burke Makes Complaint. Commissioner Frank Moran brought up the condition of the motor ap- paratus following the reading of 8 report by Head Mechanic Edward Burke. An expert from the Amer ican La France company was here yesterday to inspect the machines and, according to Chairman Babcock, was pleased with their condition. Me- chanic Burke was called into the con- ference to explain list of tools which he will need in his work of caring for the motor apparatus. After ex- blaming what each was for he asked: What I want to know Is whether have to take 8 'bawling out every time make a report to this board. Following last weeks meeting when I made report on the condition of the fire apparatus, Chief Dame came to No. house and laid down the law to me. He told mo if made an- other report like that without first consulting him he would suspend me- don't want to steal his job or any body else's job and what Is more I don't want to be treated like dog For a slave by anybody. If anybody else spoke to me like he did last Wednesday would not have stood tor it."
 The commissioners replied that they had appointed MT. Burke to report conditions as he finds them and tho clerk was instructed to advise Chief Dame that in the future there Is to be no 'reprimand for Burke when he re- ports conditions as he finds tkem. Mr. Burke stated that he made his complaint only that he might be definitely informed as to just where he stood.
 Concerning Motorcycle Cop. Commissioner Steele asked what provision Is to be made for a motor- l cycle policeman this summer, inas- much as Officer Wagner is now doing traffic duty. Chairman Babcock ex- plained that Chief Rawlings has spoken to Oflcer T. c. Dolan about taking this job. Commissioner Steele l objected and said: "It Is not fair to 1 appoint Dolan to that nice day job l when there are any number of men
 who have spent years doing hard Il night work and who are now in line
 for any plum we may give. Omcer Atwater has been given day job. |I Now let us take him and 70 down
 the line taking the men as they have
 been appointed until we Ind a suit Il able man for the job. We ought to
 treat the men fairly and Dolan's ap-
 pointment would not be fair to the men,"
 Chairman Babcock opposed inter.
 fering and said the matter should be
 left entirely In the hands of the
 chief. Isn't the chief capable o1
 making appointments? ?" he asked.
 Isn't the board of public safety
 capable of doing anything?" replied
 Commissioner Steele.
 In the opinion of Chairman Bab.
 cock the police department will suf.
 fer if the chief Is met by the board
 at every slip with minor instructions
 but MT. Steele declared that inasmuct
 as the safety board is held respon.
 sible for the chiefs appointments fl
 should protect itself.
 BORN ACCUSED OF