Putnam patriot., 1918-01-11

IHE mayor.
 The mayor then read his message. which will be found below
 Attorneys J. F. Carpenter and Archibald Macdonald, Jr, served notice on the city in behalf of Mrs Lorenzo Pickett, that on December l8th she slipped on an iey sidewalk in front of the Bradley theatre, and that the doctor says her knee Is brok- en and at the present time it is iH q plaster cast
 Mayor Marcy asked Captain of Police Ryan, who was present, f he knew anything about the accident. The captain said he didn't know any thing about the occurrence but he saw the woman the next night walk ing about the street. Alderman Mal- Ian also said he had seen the woman on the table
 Hose Company No. 2 Becomes Prom
 inent
 \ communication from Hose Com HaHy NO BdNt tDtitt bl tHt 'i'' ton of the following officers.
 Foreman, Frederick Dumas Assistant Foreman, Eugene Der thiume.
 Secretary. Simon Berthiume
 Mayor Marcy began asking ques- tions regarding the company and brought out the fact that the com pany consisted of l3 men. That one of the members IS not a citizen and voter and therefore not entitled to membership. That the member not entitled to membership voted and that it was his vote that decided the election
 This was admitted by Frederick Dumas, whose name WAS submitted as foreman MT Dumas also sad that another member entitled to vote was not allowed to vote by Foreman Cloutier
 Mr Dumas stated further that a letter had been received from mem Der of the council naming who should thHpVNt ltlf HtiHOtiifl Ri Alit A6il pany He did not think anyone had a right to say who should De members Alderman Mullan, chairman of the fire committee. said that he wrote the letter. That meeting of the com nittee was held and he and Alder nlan Byrnc, Alderman Beausoliel. the other member of the committee not being present. agreed upon the mem bership being twelve as he said had ,een agreed upon by the council He aid there was no change made in the srsonnel of the company except for opping the member who was not ally entitled te serve
 Alderman Beausolie said that the neil gave authority to make I've members constitute the com
 but did not give the committee
 IT to name the men.
 III tell you what's the matter
 the company if you want to
 " said MT Dumas. If you want
 ing the matter to head Ill tell
 II suppose Alderman Mullnu fla
 the foreman because he pays .>nt there The foreman has brought beer to the hose house and raised the dickens there We know the men bet ter than the council or the commit tee There are men drawing then salary that are net doing their duty % Do l understand that the old foreman was voted out because he brought beer there?" asked the mayor
 That's as l understand it. re piled Mir Dumas
 Alderman Lapalme said: Why has this man been allowed to vote for a year and now when the foreman is defeated his vote is questioned? don't understand H.
 After considerable more discussion in which spades were called spades Mir. Dumas said that there had better be new election and let all members on the list vote and fight fires. ~ tbink can get the majority he said
 Alderman PaAeett moved that the matter he referred to the fire com miltee to take up and adjust with Hose Company No 2
 Alderman Padgctt offered the fol- lowing resolution which he deemed r. the best interests of the city in the hope of making the fire depart ment of the city as valuable as pos sihle
 Resolution
 Resolved That the mayor and the common council join in asking the members of Hose Compmany No to reconsider their determination to re sign as fremen That we believe such action would greatly impair the efficiency of the fire department and might result in serious loss to the city. That we would remind them that this is time for individual sac rlhce where every citizen should sub ordinate his own wishes and eonven- fence for the public good We hope that they will feel that 1t is . duty they owe their city to stay in their .4 ]