New Britain herald., 1919-05-19

emergency truck would prove q meanc of fighting the newly discovered blazo until adequate help could be secured from the regular department The criticism would seem to be most lecit
 innate and one which it would moi . hurt the town officials to consider most carefully.
 The fact that the hNdrants are too 1 far apart IS a generally known fact ! IA test of the 1000 feet of hose was i held at the same location on Saturday afternoon to prove the assertion. which appeared in Saturday nights Herald, that the distance of ,O0O feet | was responsible for tho small stream ! of water which was available for ! fighting the fire. Selectman Johnson 1 was present at the afternoon trial | and admitted that the distance was | too great for high pressure. Super ! intcndcnt J. \. McKernan of the ] Planville Water company asserts that | the gauges that morning showed a | pressure of 95 to 97 pounds which 1 would have been just as strong at inc | factory had therc been a hvdrant in | front of the place. He points ont thar l insurance companies have rule mal1- l ing it necessary that a hydrant is within 500 feet of a building or else i the person getting the insurance must l pay a higher rate for the companv's risk. The water main is a six inch i one and not a four inch as many of i, the company's critics were wont to say. Mir. McKernan has also stated l. that the water company has been ask ing the town officials for some time to increase the number of hydrants in the town realizing the fact that the total number for the town was much too Sma II.
 One hazard has been very clearly pointed out since the fire and it should be rcmedied at Once It is a fact that there is not one hydrant on Bank street. This street is one of the oldest in the town. Ut has many old residents who have paid taxes into the town treasury since the town started. They have electric lights and some of them have gas but the city water has been slower than these la ter improvements and the section is without protection from fire. It also increases the danger to the schools of the town in case of fire. In such an instant the frcmen would have to connect hose with hydrants at the corner Of Canal street and Church street. They would have to have con- siderable hose to do even that and they would have no possible means to fight the fire from the rear. A hy- drant is needed to be installed in the rear Of the school houses and it would he nc disadvantage to have one in front of the schools. There are other localities in the town where the risks are almost as bad and they should be remcdied at once. The pay ment of $25 per annum to the water i when it would mean that a whole neighborhood would be protected in every emergency.
 Helping. to Seek NC-3. According to this mornings official navy dispatch the U. $. $. Texas is among the ships securing the Atlantic for the missing NC-3. Clarence Hem ingWay of this town is a member of the ships crew and his whereabouts is known to his people by the dis patch. He was recently home on a furlough and did not know where he would sail upon his return. The ship was evidently among those ordered to patrol the lane of the flying arships. 1
 Surprise Party for Birthday.
 Miss Dorothy COnlin was very 1 pleasantly surprised at her home on 1 Saturday evening when about 20 of 1 her young friends came to surprise 1 her and offer their congratulations l on the event of her ninth birthday. l Miss Conlin, after being surprised, l proved a most worthy hostess and en- tertaincd her friends in most Capa- 1 be manner. She was the recipient | of many pretty gifts. Guests were i present from New Haven, Bristol, ! New Britain, and this town.
 William Peace Homo.
 Corporal William Peace arrived a | his home hero late Saturday evening l after coming from Camp Upton where 1 he was discharged from the army. | He had been in this country a month, l landing at Newport News, Va, and 1 being shifted about until his dis l charge. Peace left this town and was | sent to Camp DeVens from where he | went overseas with a volunteer Cngi- ! neerng unit. Physical troubles pre- | vented his stay with that branch and | he was transferred to Base Hospital ! No. r. He has been on his way i home since January, when he started l for a port of em barkatiOn.
 MinStrels to Berlin.
 The Victory Minstrel troupe will | make it's appearance before the pub | lie for tho third time this evening l whor it presents the program of en- | tcrtainment at the T. A. R. fair under ! tho auspices of St. Paul's church in i Kensington. The troupe has held sev- eral rchearsals and has a few new specialties to offer. The mem hers arc i requested to remember that they ! should leave here on the [ o'clock car