Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-04


 Eugene B. Pendleton. presiding. The clerk, Everett A. Kingsley read the call for the session, also the minutes of the previous annual meeting. Chief Engineer George F. Egger submitted the annual report of the board of en- gineers, and the accompanying rec ommedatiops were approved. The re- port follows:
 To the taxpayers of the Westerly Fire
 District:
 Your board of engineers hereby re- spectfully submit their annual report. The department has responded to the following alarms of fire during the past thirteen months:
 Dec. 16. -19l8-False alarm. Box SS, S.45 a. m.
 34-Box 64, 1915 p. m., house owned by Mrs. Dortch on, Pierce stpeet.. Loss small.
 25-Box 57, SIS a. m. barn occur pied by George Chanplin on Canal street. Loss, building. s2,023.12.
 3o-Still alarm, 9.45 a. m., Briggs building. No loss
 Jan. 6, 1s1s-False alarm. Box Al, 5.15 D. m.
 7-small fire out of the district.
 1S-1055 a. n., still alarm for fire in Charlestown. Out of the district.
 1T-Box S4, 1925 p. nl., grass fire on Elm street.
 24-Box sS, s.2O p. m. chimney fire on Railroad avenue.
 Feb. S-Box 25, 1o.55 a. m, grass fire on Narragansett avenue S-Still alarm, 1.45 p. m, grass fire on School street.
 24-Still alarm, coal bin of Charles J. Butler on Main street. Loss small. March 14-Box 35, 12.50 a, na.. chim ney fire in house owned by Mrs, c. wilkes on George street. No loss. 24-Still alarm for forest fire al Pleasant View. Out of district. 24--Box 21, house owned by Charles E. Sherman on Granite street. Loss building, s4.64S; contents, s215o.5O. 25-Still alarm. roof fire on Main street. Loss small. 25-Chimney fire on Margin street No loss.
 April 2oLBox s5, 1915 a. n., in the house owned by John Opie >on. Schoo street. Loss small. 26-Still alarm, 7.50 ?. n., chimney l fire, Fisher Brothers building. No loss 4-False alarm. Box Il. l May 26-Still alarm for small firt 1 on Margin street, | 29-Small fire on Margin street. June 6-Box Il, 2.30 a. nl., small firt n Pierce street. No loss.
 July S-Box Fl. $40 p. m.. fire or 1 Canal street. Loss small. l 12-4 30 ?. m: false alarm. 19-13ox 6, 9.i5 a. m.. false alarm 1 23-Box 75, 1o.30 a m, automobil' on pleasant street. No loss. l October 20-Box 66, 930 a. m., ici housa next to the Westerly Lumbe Co No loss.
 26-24 40 p. m. False alarm.
 29--BoS 56. 12.40 a. m.. garage ol cogswell street West Side, Que, oi he district.
 | November 7-st'll alarm for fire il Elis garage on Main street. No loss l 15-Still alarm, chimney fire il Traits court No loss.
 19-11A5 False alarm. 1 21-2.5O D. m, chimney fire on Sprinl street.
 The committee on stovepipes an ehimneys has sent out several no ticeg during the past year for owner 1 f houses to clean or repair thei chimneys. They have compiled wit the request.
 The fire cisterns are in good condi lion.
 We have on hand $500 feet or hos in good condition. ] Both steamers. have been tried dur ing the past year and found in goo condition.
 The motor apparatus is in good con dition.
 | Memhership-Roar of engineers, I men; Rhode Island Ones; 70 men Alert Hook and Ladder Company 4 men; Cyclone Engine Cempany. \ l2, 40 men;
 We would recommend that the sal aries and appropriations for the yea ensuing be as follows: Chief eaginee $500; assistant engineers, s1a0 each two engineers of steamers SIS each two assistant engineers of steamer $25 each; ianitor. s1se: trea surer an collector, s20n: Rhode Island Engin Co.. sS50; Cyclone Engine Co, N
 2, s35e; fire police s15o,
 The report of the treasurer, Evere-
 E Whipple, was submitted and, ha1 , ing been audited. was approved. I'll , report shows;
 } Receipts: Balance, December l, 1s1
 s19779; use of apparatus forest fire
 S2o; from notes at bank, s4,700; frol
 taxes, $s,7ll,s4; interest on taxe $422s; interest sR- bank balanc SEAS; total receipts, sI4,ss5.5o. EXpenditures: Akernaan compan
 tax books, $32.6s; Alert Hook an Ladder Co, appropriation. $500; A lying Rubber Co, oil, etc. s1D,2E American Surety Co.,, treasurer,s bon SIP; Andrews Co.,, coal, ks33.ss, Jes.
 A. Barber. labor, s1.50; Bentley -clai
 Auto Ce., gasoline. etc, s9S,S2;. Lou w. Bills, work on fire alarm syster s566.56; Badger Fire Extinguishif Co.,, supplies, s5,l1; Robert Bonne
 salary, $50; John H .orBhyp, printin s2.60; Frederick Brueker, Jr., un \ forms, s163; George ", Burdiek, I.
 per, sS; Irvine Q. Chester. insurane sS4.so; Elwood Clark, engineer and l; bori- s795o; Harry H. Coleman, ele
 trieal work, $i62.54; Combination La.
 der CO, acid jar etc, s26,S3: III Cottrell, operating truck, $20; Sarnu
 G. Cottrell, salary and express pai
 s2O2.15; Frank " Coy, insuranc s9S.20; Susan P. Coy. luncheon f
 band, s22.75: Harry Coyle, salary al labor, $171.04; Cyclone Engine Co. a propriation, $500; H. A. Dunnine. sr1 pISs $5.S7; William Bugund, Jr., ai
 tomobile for assessors, s4, George.
 Bigger, salary, etc., s96s.s7; Edwa \ A. Farrell. operating truck, SIT; \ |. Foster, repairs, ss,T0; charl
 Greene, operating truck, $15; J. \ Hardy, suction house, etc, $61.1o; ' W. Hines electrical work $67.40: Wa
 ter c, Hiscox, assessor, SIS; c. \ Holdredge, labor, $2.S5; Oliver Joh son Co., extinguisher supplies. s22 a