New Britain herald., 1921-01-20
recommends Finance Board Include This Item-Tech- nicality Prevents Election of Grcenberg as PrOsecu- tor.

platoon system In the lrc department, and recommended that the board of finance and taxation include in itS budget. an Item for It's adoption. The action followed thc presentation of d report by the board of fire CommiS- sioncrS recommending that the body consider tho advisroility of the sys- tom. and 1T it was found 10 hc n wise ono at this time. refer Il to the board of finance and taxation. While nd- hitting the plan to bc a good on" for the city. the hoard mado no positive recommendation.
 Text of Report
 The report follows:-
 Wo hog to submit e petition bN the members Of tho permanent forco ot the nro department for the adoption of the two platoon system. After rigid InvcstleatiOn md careful con sideration this board ta of the opinion that tho adoption of such system would bo of inc$tima ble benefit to tho city of New Britain and otherwise step in tho right direction. our ap- provaI. however. ia entirely contin- gent upon whether m adequate num- Der or men is added to properly safe gua rd tho city at all times. The pres ont force of permanent men eXclud- ing tho chief is fifty. Under the rule allowing one day or in seven tho ef- fcctive force is reduced to some forty three men daily. Tho fifty men are divided into six hose companies and two ladder companies as follows: Co. No. 1. men: Co. No. .. men: Co No. T. men: Co. No. {. men: co. No. 2. { men; No. truck. men; No. 2 truck. men.
 "It will he obvious thnt during the
 
 the number of men in each company available for immediate duty is sad ly depleted. reducing tho number in companies to as tow ns three men. Under tho proposed two platoon sys- tenn the minimum nhmbcr of addi- tional mon required would be forty two and together with tho present permanet force would he evenly di- vided into shifts among six hose companies and two ladder companies. ns follows: Co. No. l. seven men; Co. No. .. Ave men: Co. No. 2. ive men; Co. No. (. Ave men; Go. No. |. i've men: Go. No. C. five men: No. truck. eight men: No. 2 truck, six men. This means. of course. two twelvo-hour shifts of forty-six men as listed above. It is plain then that a full complement of forty-siN men Is on duty all of tho time and a reserve force Of approximately that number ready In event of their need. The plan as outlined above. would involve m increased expenditure Of nearly s73,O0 for the initial year. This es- innate based on present scale includes the wages Of Gorty-two additionap sugRested and the wage incrcaso ncccasitntcd by the creation of new cnptaincics. Provision has also been Al ,IG.. s.F hsa An of lieutenant and also the entire pres Cnt call torce.
 Tho board k fully cognizant of the fact that the adoption of tho two platoon system will mean rndIcni departure from the existing system. and will throw burden of taxation upon tho cltIzons which they may be dIslnclined to bear. Wo arc actuated, however. hy what VIC consider the best for tho interests of tho city of New Britain. Realizing that tho voters arc directly interested In this question wo feel that tho adoption or tho rejection of tho two platoon plan should be in tho last analysis left to them. owing to tho general dopres- sion and tho reprohensiblo business conditions obtaining throughout tho country during thlE period tho board fOels that this tmC K Tar from op- perfume for tho immediate adoption of this proposed system, and do not wish their action construed as advO- eating any such hurried course. In consideration of this fact VIC. while voicing our approval. respectfully request that tho matter he loft to your judgment
 on yea and nay voto 10 placo tho council on record as favoring tho project. tho following members voted for it: Aldermen Dehm. Gnl. Nurczak and Paonessa, and Council mon Wells. Rice. Eivhstaedt. Baker. Thompson Wall. wRIrath. King. Dunn. Kerwin and Mccormack Those voting against tho resolution wero Alderman Gilpatrlc. Couicilmen crnsbork, Carlson. Towers, Peterson. McRtrvfy and MylnnrskI.
 Alderman GiIpatric and Council man Mckirdy led tho opposition to tho resolution. explaining that the present wns m inopportune time for It's ndoption. Alderman Paonessn felt that too much was being asked Of tho firemen when they arc required 10 work 2I hours a day. Councilman Rice said tre iremcn had wuited long