New Britain herald., 1919-05-20
PLAINVILLE NEWS WOULD CHANCE FIRE
 DISTRICTS IN TOWN More Zones Would Increase Efficiency Of Fire Department ROAD IN NEED OF REPAIRS
Fire Districts Too Large at Present. Engagement \ Announccd-To Aid I'unds-Othcr Brief New Items.

1 the present amount of territory will { be materially reduced The mon favor ! the change in that it would guarantee more efficiency in the department and i would result in a quick response to ! an alarm, aS the exact location of the 1 blaze would be much easier to learn ! when the district affected was smaller. At the present time there are but six districts for the entire town. Some of them cover nearly onC-fOurth of the town. When an alarm of fire is turned
 in for district it means that the en-
 tire district is supposed to he covered
 by the fire truck in seeking the lOca-
 tiOn of the blaze. If the town had
 more districts, the amount of each
 district would be reduced and the
 truck could travel quickly to the To-
 cation of the district without losing
 time looking through a largo territory for tho fire itself.
 Under the new system there micht
 be ono district comprising West Main
 street alone, another comprising the
 center of the town, another Broad
 street, while a separate district would
 include the side streets which run bc-
 tween West Main and Broad stroots The same would apply to the eastern section of the town, with East Main and East Broad streets substituted for West Main and Broad streets. Farm 1 inSton avenue and the section in that region would be in a separate terri ! tory. Rcd Stone hill district would 1 receive separate protection and White 1 Oak and Mountain View also would | have their separate alarms. Such a 1 change would benefit the frcmCn ma 1 teralIy, as they would thus have a definite goal upon leaving the fire house. It would also benefit tho peo- plc of tho town, as thcy would have
 more assurance of a prompt and quick response of the department upon sounding of the alarm.
 For a town fire department, the 1 local one has a fine record for quick runs to fires, but the men of the de-
 partmCnt want it to attain still
 higher degree of efficiency and think
 the change in the fire alarm system
 would result favorably for all. The
 expense incident to such a change
 would be so low it would hardly be
 noticed in comparison with the bcnc-
 fits it would give.
 Road in Bad Condition. IlC IOdu rom lnlS town 10 SOutl- inEton is in very bad condition at the present time and is the object of
 criticism by all autoists who use it
 to any extent. From a point below the turn of the trolley tracks from the center to tho side of the road, the remainder of the road is a real "rocky road to Dublin." In several spots the street had been dug up and never properly repaired while in oth- CT spots it is worn through by heavy traffic to the dirt bottom below. The rutS in the road arc so numer- l ous that it is impossible for an auto iSt to dodge them and they servo as goat SCttCrS" for the drivers of light cars as well as spring brcakers'' for all kinds of cars. The road is an old one and has been receiving annual repairs by the state highway de- partmcnt for years past. The only remedy to tho road is to have a new one built but it will probably be some time before that is possible. At the present time there arc numerous piles of sand along side of the road in dicating that the department intends
 to have a coat of tar or oil spread ! on it, That will serve to better con- ditions materially for it will fill the
 
 Pian1illc to Aid Salvation Army. In cooperation with the other
 towns and cities throughout the state, Plainville will do it's share to raise money to support the organization which did so much for the service men during the war. The towns l quota, as far as is known, has not [ been definitely set. When it is, and [ the teams chosen, it will not take long l to raise the money throughout tho l town as the people here have heard 1 from local boys of the wonderful! 1 services of tho men and women of 1 the organization in tho trenches in | France As a local soldier terms if l I'll try and help them and in that 1 way pay back for tho many free feeds 1 l got up in the front area. Anything i that would help them would be the l smallest show of gratitude for what 1 they have dOnC." When the town 1 had it's campaign for the seven or {; Ssnizations during the Drogrcss of the war, the local quota was far over subscribed and it is certain that the some will result when the present quota is named.
 E,ngagCmcnt .Announccd At u party given at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Baldwin of 100 Winthrop street, New Britain, last evening, the cnGa cement of Viola Max, IIagGcrty of that city to George TT Miller of this town was announced Miss lIaGGCrtN has been in the employ Of Renipr. picl<hardt and Dunn of New Britain for some time. Miller ie one of the towns best known vOunm men having recently been discharced from tho army where he served in the aviation section.
 Change to Marine Corps. Nelson Morgan tried several limos to enlist in the navy and last week wae