Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-10
DANlELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

to happen comes true. the Putnam | fire department is facing another cri- 1 sis. Five regular members of | Chemical Hose Company, No. l, and 1 20 associate members of the same 1 organization will tender their resig- nations tomorrow night, when the company meets to elect it's officers for the ensuing year. This informa- tion was given out on Tuesday and vouched for by members of the com pany.
 Hose company No. 2, located in the Providence street section of the city, has voted to resign in body. What the members of the Hook and Lad der company will do could not be ascertained on Tuesday, but mem bers of other companies stated that they expected some resignations from that organization.
 As accurately as could be ascer- tained on Tuesday, at least 40 and possibly as many as. 50 members of the present fire department, expect to have their reslgnations on file by tomorrow (Thursday) night. These resignations are to become effective on April 1.
 We do not wish to be placed in a false light by any publicity that may be attendant upon our filing our l resignations," one spok esnlan for those who are leaving the depart ment said Tuesday "We have given three weeks notice of our in- l'tention to leave the department, so | no person can accuse of us of taking | hurried action or Of getting out in such way as to possibly endanger the property of the city through 1 loss by fire. We are dissatisfied with l the way things have gone since the l department was 'Feorgahited' under l the new administration so we are 1 getting out. We have given what we consider ample notice of our in 1 tention to leave the department, and i there is no reason why others cannot 1 be found to take the places we are vacating before the first of the com l ing month
 | We feel ci1at we have been dis 1 criminated against. The reorgani- 1 zation has been little less than a
 farce. They have taken back men, l through action of the common counciu, who quit the department of
 a chief engineer, and these men did practically the same thing as did the Boston policemen when they went on strike last fall. The Boston men are accused of being disloyeI and have not been taken back. But Putnam 1renen who quit because they
 couldn't have their own way have
 been taken back and their taking bacl,
 has been officially apprived. We don't like this kind of politics, and
 we think it is nothing but politics so we are going to leave the de- | partment. Such action as we wish to i take in the future will be in accord with out desires to rectify what we
 consider a wrong to us. We expect
 to form a club of x-firemen we
 have been assured of strong backins
 in future elections. We will wait
 until the time comes for proper ac-
 ton and then we shall see who is tt
 have the say about the manher ir
 which the Putnam fire department i.
 to be conducted
 When seen Just after' noon or Tuesday F'reesericl1 Dumas. foreman of Hose Nos ?. stated that he hat
 resigned in that capacity. Tt wal suggested to me by Mayor Marc. ; that, as superintendent of street, i
 would be better if I were not identi fled with the fire department, be cause calls for fire would take m away from my street work" MT 5 Dumas said, "so 1 resigned at las Sundays meeting of Hose compan. No. 2. l understand that the com pany afterwards unanimously votet
 to resign from the department, bu , this action was entirely separat' r from the reasons for my resignation : which were as given. 1 think it bes : to give my entire attention to m , duties as superintendent of streets. Disconnected firemen who hay 2 rendered their resignation or who wi do so Thursday evening, acoJrdin to the present program, say that
 statement setting forth their positio | will be given out for publication i :. the near future. We do not wis 7 to be misrepresented before the pub 7 i lic,'' their spokesnen say. and will te r the public why we are getting out. f This latest blizzard in fire de ., partment affaics is another of tn Q series of like storms that have dis = turbed the equanimity of the de
 1 partment for months past. Nc f much relative to fire departme1 s troubles has been heard for sever; if weeks past-zsince a notice, signed
 Chief Enginser c. D. Arnold, wa Q posted at fire department headquar .a CTS, and which notice set forth vi d were. to be the members of Ho! Y company No. l, as regulars, and WI = was to 6e allowed in the station, u 2 notice also containing q warnir l. against the IFeQueHtlHS ol tAe cenlT h fire station by others than members
 the department.
 n This notice was posted followin l. a rather highly interesting session ,e the central fire station as to who "; l. who and a subsequent meeting 1t the mayor, chief engineer of the fl
 departnent and members of the fiji = committee of the common counc ; this meeting resulting in a decisic rt to the post the order, which hi E. since been in effect.
 The present climax of the fire d. l. partment situation follows a Tor l. drawnout controversy, dating bEe te more than two years, and having t. beginning with the appointment
 Former Chief Engineer Bourcier al le the subsequent resignation of a col IS siderable number of the regulars
 the fire department at that time. le An assistant sales and stock g CT is wanted for permanent position wi r. good pay. Apply at the Quineba,
 store.-adv.
 ID At it's meeting Tuesday eveni
 Putnam lodge of Elks elected it's C ne f1cers for the ensuing year. Edwa " w. Mulian is the new grand exalt Id ruler with J. J. McGarry, L. e. Macdinald, JE., as the esteemed lea Ee ing, loyal and featuring knights. N o chael Daigle is the secretary a I1 Eugene Mfgnau4t treasurts,. W.
 Bartlett was elected a trustee 1 of three years.
 ol w. J. Bartlett is the delegate of { II lodge to the supreme lodge meeti VI, to be held in Chicago next sumn IS and R. F. Thurston is alternate,