The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-08
PUBLIC SAFETY BOARD MEETS
Stratford Woman's Suf- frage Meeting Well
 Attended.
Especial to The Times.)

Stratford, July s.---After having served the town in the capacity of chief and assistant chief of the fire department 24 hours each day for long period of time, Allen D. Judson and Frederick Palmer were granted a respite from duty 36 hours each week from this date until September 1 by the members of the StAtford Board of Public Safety at the.r meeting held in the selectmen's office last evening. The few hours off each week Is a well merited vacation given the two men who have done much for the interests of the taxpayers and property owners of the town since their appointment to the department and will be greatly appreciated by the two men. Each man will have 12 hours off on three days of each week beginning at o'clock in the morning, sreporting at 8 o'clock in the evening when both will be on duty all night. One man will be on duty at the headquarters while the other one Is enjoying his time off. This method will not in any way hamper the efficiency of the depart ment and will greatly benefit the men who have heretofore been stationed at the headquarters or in the near vicinity continuously during the en- tire 24 hours
 The commissioners at their meeting also discussed the advisaibiity of pur- CnaS1nK a new 8lIeu LO Do p7dSCA Oh tho department headquarters at the center and after considerable discus sion when bids from three different concerns were considered the board voted to purchase the siren outfit as offered by the Federal Electric com pany o6 Chicago, III. This outfit will cost the town about $50 which amount will include special equipment and in stallation expenses. The siren, ac- cordine to information received by representative of the concern, can be heard for a. distance of from 1-2 to five miles and will be installed on 60 days free trial
 The matter of requesting the Con- necticut company to discontinue the practice of stoppdng their west bound cars at the corner of East Broadway and Main street for taking on or un- loading passengers was also discussed at length when it was voted to ask the Connecticut company to discontinue the practice This action was taken following complaints from the resi- dents of East Broadway who claimed that by the cars stopping at this point traffic was blocked for some dme causing autoists to toot their horns, causing considerable annoyance 1nas- much as the practice was indulged in during all hours of the night The company will be asked to discontinue stopping at this corner and stop in the center instead.
 The following is the report of the police and fire departments for the month of June which were presented ; and accepted by the board of public safety at their meeting last evening.
 Fire Department
 Total number of fires, 6; personal property, 1; sawdust pile, 8; trolley fire PrnnarfV involved S4.6On, Total loss, $150. Alarms answered, No 1 Hose, 8; No. Chemical, 4. Chemicals used, No. 1 Chemical, 3s gallons and 1-2 gallon Pyrene. Num- Der of feet of hose laid, No. 1 Hose, 300 feet. Gallons gas used, No. 1 Chemical, IS gallons, No. 2 Hose, 5 gallons.
 Police Department.
 Arrests made, 40; nolled with pay ments5 of costs, 6; fined. II: jail sen tence suspended. 1; nolied. 2; ap- pealled, 9; probation, Z; forfeited bonds, 8; sent to George Junior Re- public, 1; turned over to Federal authorities, 4; turned over to Bridge port police. 2; discharged by chief, 10. Fines collected, $158.00; costs collected, ss75; forfeited bonds col lected, $30.00. Expenses of depart ment, miscellaneous, $111.s1; sal aries. SITS. Complaints made and investigated, 143; accidents reported and records made of same, IA; lights reported out, 34; and ambulance calls, 2. Goods confiscated by the department, three barrels of cider one Oldsmobile truck, four barrels of wine, gallons of liquor, 150 gal Ions of Old Kentucky whiskey, and a Stewart truck. Goods reported stolen amounted. to s1s2.o0 and of this amount stolen goods were re- ezrned amounting to $91.0o. Goods reported stolen from out of town ano recovered here, one Oakland cal valued at $1.10O.o0, two bicycles val ued at s65.0o The following per sons were issued special officers badges during the month, William Howard Wilcoxson, Arthur King James Donahue and George F. Ashe
 A good sized audience was present at the meeting of y,the Stratford woman $ Suffrage association, whicf took place in the town hall, yester' day afternoon, at which time Mrs William H. Deming of Hartford secretary of the Connecticut State Wou,an's Suffrage association, wal the speaker of the afternoon and de. livered a most interesting address taking for her subject, The Repubn can woman's Viewpoint of the No vember Election Mrs. Demins tolc of many of the political problems which confront the state and natiol at the present time and spoke mos interestingly on the state poItica situation. A short business meet ing preceded the address of Mrs Deming when arrangements were made for the coming county suffras meeting which will be held in Strat ford on Thursday, July IS. at tn weatogue Country club. Miss Kath crime Ludington, state president, vii be among the speakers at this meet ing which will be open to the publi at the afternoon session. LuncheoI will be served at 1:3o D. m-, th public also being invited to take par at nominal cost. Yesterday meeting of tpe local association vot ed s75 to the state association
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