Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-28

G1tfOnS or several or the thorough fares of the city. West Thames and North Main street and Laurel Hill avenue in which little good was found, it was voted by the chamber of commerce at q meeting held in the Chamber of Commerce hall Monday evening to endorse the action of the manufacturer bureau in supporting the appropriations proposed for the improvements of these streets. It was also voted to endorse the action of the manufacturers bureau in re- gard to the appropriation proposed for the purchase of two motor driven pieces of fire apparatus.
 The meeting was called to order shortly after o'clock by President F. W. Cary with about forty members of the chamber present, including the two candidates for mayor. Robert Me- Nicely and Jeremiah J. Desmond, Chief Howard L. Stanton of the local fire department and members of the com mon council. The minutes of the last meeting were read by Secretary H. R. Branche and were approved.
 The first item of business was re- port from Frank J. King. a member of the committee that met with the United States commissioner in re- gard to the high tension line across l the Thames river at Montville. MT. King said that it was brought out at 1 the hearing that it would be impoS- ! sible to lay the cable on the river bed and that two towers, 250 feet high, on each side of the river would be erect | ed to give a height to the cable over | the channel of 175 feet.
 ] A report of the express conditions 1 between this city and the submarine base was given by President Cary in | IF hn at tna fhaf %1 1 that the chamber of commerce took l up the question with the general man. ager of the Adams Express company | the conditions had been poor but that the management had agreed to ac- | cept express, on the o'clock a. m. 1 train to be delivered at the Base and i that conditions would be greatly inn proved.
 President Cary also made a report | of the purchase of the dock used by the New York Propeller Go. for the dock had been purchased for s17, 800 $10,000 of which was taken by local banks. guaranteed by twenty of the leading merchants and manufactur- CTS of the city. The remaining $7500 had been paid by the Kay Steamship company. He also asserted that the
 Kay Steamship company had as- sured him that they would charge freight and passenger rates much be- I low either the railroad or the other
 steamship lines. thus affording quick
 service between this city and New
 York at moderate cost.
 The fourth item Of business that
 occupied the attention of the meet ing was a notice from the highway
 commissioner, stating that a proposed 1 cnanon in, fba Di Ch f,.o1,, flo ,L
 marine base to this city is necessar,
 at Gales Ferry. The proposed change
 is that instead of improving the ol( road at Gales Ferry a new road i!
 to be constructed across private land
 thus eliminating two very bad righ angles and thus straightening tn,
 road. He proposed that the land b, secured and given to the state. 4 committee. Franklin H. Brown, Ma
 than A. Gibbs, Charles H. Brown. B
 S. CrandaI and Rev. A. s. Bush, wa ; appointed to take up and investigat
 this matter.
 Fire Protection.
 The matter of better fire protection
 was taken up and much discussion
 followed. President Cary in introduc l ing the matter, said that he knew Q , one citizen of the city who had dou bled his insuranse owing to the poo fire protection and the poor condition of the service pipes of the water sys tenn. MT. Cary also brought out tn : fact that many of the factories in tn
 city were taking means of protectio
 and that if a fire should occur whic twould destroy a large factory ther would be great difficulty in rebuild ing and equipping it with machiner . in these times. He further said tha f if fire should occur in one part c = the city which called out the depart h nent the other sections Of the cit q would be wholly unprotected H | called on John H. Rogers of the U. { f Finishing company to state his view : on the question.
 MT. Rogers stated that recently
 meeting of the manufacturers anC
 the fire commissioners had been hel e in the office of Chief Stanton and ths d his impression of the condition of th = city protection against fire was yer [. discourag ging. He said that if a fiji y should occur in Thamesvi1ie an = the fire apparatus from the Centr; e Station should respond his pla1 n would be left unprotected The Ne d tional Board of Underwriters inspet
 our plants frequently and they als : inspect the fire department and o1 Gl1iOl lSIlS us LIldJ lu0 UOdTO says NOl Il wich is not adequately protected TT n personnel of the department is vel d efficient but they lack equipment vii n which to work. Our losses are sma 1T but it is matter of luck and liab
 to- jump up at any moment Mr Ro.
 CTS advised that the people get behir
 the chief and push for what the chi
 wants in new apparatus.
 Chief Stanton spoke on the que 1t ton after stating that the petition of the new apparatus did not origina m with him or the commissioners. Chi Id Stanton told of the conditions of t " fire protection in Norwich saying tn a the city was in need of two mo l. similar to the present Seagrave pun v- CT. The Greeneville station said 10 Stanton is practically useless as it
 a volunteer station and the appar
 tus is horse-d drawn.
 ,e He stated that there was an e Il. zine house in Thamesville that cot of well accommodate a piece of appar lg tus thus affording adequate protecti CT to that part of the city. The Nc is wich department protects an area ty 26.3 square miles and there is or es one city in the state that has a ii w area. The fire loss per capita ls
 Eoet was ohiy @V'-f eaHu oIHei C1I
 in the state ran up into the dolla 7 We need two bumpers.
 In answer to question by Mir. Re
 CTS regarding the low water pressU
 Chief Stanton said that in some pa
 of the city the pressure is very DC
 and that it always needed bumper
 force a stream of sufficient size to 3 ng complish anything The pipeG 2 at altogether too small.
 Shepard B. Palmer wanted to kn
 if it would be necessary to incres sw the payroll of the department. Ch IF l Stanton said that the days of the V