New Britain herald., 1918-07-10
kEOGH 10 REMAIN
 FIRE BOARD CLERK
Improvements at No. 2 Fire Sta-
 tion-SeaSrave Co. Accepts

There will be no change in the clerkshlp of the board of fire com mlSsioners. Seven candidates for ap- pointment appeared before the com- missiOners last evening at their regll- lar meeting and after quizzing them on their qualifications the board acted. Chairman A. F.. Magnet stated that when Clerk Keogh announced his intention not to be q candidate for reelection. He acted on the ad- vice of his physician. The chairman said he understood MT. Keogh's health has improved and he asked the clerk if it would be possible for him to continue in office MT. Keogh said it was and he was willing to continue in office. The clerk and chairman have more in common in their work and Chairman Magnell recommended that MT. Keogh be re- tained. The chairman said that the clerks work has been the very best and in his opinion MT. Keogh was the best clerk the department has had. His records and accounts are always correct. Under the circumstances the chairman said that the city would be the gainer by continuing with Clerk Keogh.
 Commissioner Camp raised the question as to the status of the clerkship and in his opinion MT. Keogh should be regarded as an ap~ plicant. The records of the board showed that MT. keogh had served notice that he would serve until a Successor was elected. In Commits sioner Camps opinion the board would appear in a bad light before the public after having advertised for ~1D rl,;x T that he had tried to prevail on Mir. Keogh to continue as clerk at the meeting when Keogh gave his notice and had supported MT. Keogh on his original election. Commissioner Mo- ran said that the board had never accepted MT. Keogh's resignation. It was voted to take a ballot for clerk and it showed three ballots cast for MT Keogh and one for Fred Hanson. On the motion of MT. Camp the bal lot was made formal and unanimous.
 The candidates for the cIerkship who appeared were John Chambers, John Hanrahan, Walter Bunce, Fred Hanson, John Recor John Blair Jr., and Michael Tobin The applicants all answered the questions of the commissioners to bring out their ability to perform the work and the commissioners were impressed WlCn the excellent qualifications of the men
 Fire Station Improvements.
 Improvement will be made at No. ? fire station, which will become the quarters for a ladder company when the new aerial truck arrives. A new dormitory will be provided on the second floor and the apparatus room will be enlarged. The chairman was authorized to take the matter up and if the Improvements will cost over $500, to secure the authority of the common council.
 A notice of the acceptance by the Seagrave company of the contract for the purchase of the aerial truck on the date of July i. was received. In accordance with the terms of the 200 working days, which will bring it up to about the middle of February. A representative of the SeWell Cushion Wheel Co.,, was here yester- day, soliciting the commissioners to specify Sewell wheels on the new aerial truck. The additional cost of the improved wheels will be $943, less the manufacturers allowance for the standard equipment wheels. The , board will ascertain what the allow anCe will be.
 Report on the invitation to bid for the contract for vanishing Nos. ? painters were invited. W. F. Gun