Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-03
SAY CITY NEEDS ANOTHER
 PUMPER AND AERIAL TRUCK

The board of fire commissieners. Al, derman C. V. Pendleton, Councilman Ed ward Crooks and Councilman \. Flu gene Smith, in their annual report to the court of common council Monday even ing recommended the immediate purchase of at least one bumper of 750 gallon ca pacity and an aerial truck with a 70 foot ladder. A new aerial truck and two pumping engines are needed badly as the three horses on the truck are very old and must be displaced by new horses if the apparatus is to continue in service, says the report. One automobile pumping engine is not enough for the city and two mgre. one for the West Side and one for Greenevifle should be purchased In concluding their report the cemmis- ! sioners say:
 Unless a start is made to purchase the necessary fire apparatus very soon there will be a breakdown of the fir edepart- ment The report of the commissioners follow:
 | In compliance with an ordiance gov
 erning the fire department your board of fire commissioners respectfully present
 this, the nineteenth annual report since the organization of 3 part paid fire de partment The board has held twenty
 meetings for the dispatch of department business. Also one meeting with the pen
 sion fund commissioners as Joint bpard-
 On November 1. 1920, the station at the
 Falls section of the city known as Chem
 ical Co. No was ordered closed This
 action was made necessary on account
 of the age of the horses and the general
 condition of the station and in the inte-
 rest of economy. The men were trans
 ferred to other companies and the horse'
 were sold.
 Your committee are Of the opinion that
 a station should be erected at a more cen
 tral point point in this district and . piece of motor fire apparatus be located
 therein. also that. the old station be sold More fire apparatus is needed of auto mobile type as there are only three piec es of motor apparatus in addition to tn 7 two chiefs cars now in service. : The committee has been able to pur , chase three new fire alarm boxes and fair supply of hose from the regular ap f propriation.
 A new aerial truck and two pumbin I engines are needed badly as the .thre
 horses on the truck are very old and mus F be displaced by new horses if the apparai s is to continue in service. One automo V bile pumping engine is not enough fo Q the city and two more. one for the Wei
 Side and one for Greeneville should | purchased. The Thamesvtlle stxtio
 should be put in repair and a piece ( u apparatus located therein.
 n It does not appear to your committt g to be good business in neglecting the f' j. department in making appropriations an n we respectfully recommend that the ne n essary sum be placed in the fire depar IS ment estimates in addition to the regul;
 appropriation. A sum sufficient to pu n chase at least one bumper of 75O ga IT lon capacity. and an aerial truck with ss 75-foot ladder in addition to other euui lt ment.
 10 Unless start Is made to purchase tI IS necessary fire apparatus very soon the Id will be general breakdown of the fl ts department. The two companies T. Greeneville. known as volunteer orgar
 zatfons have horse apparatus and sd horses to draw the apparatus st A report from the chief of the q ns partment is made in Jnly which " op contain list of fires and losses and ot h. CT fire daUa artrnent in f0I-rn f{oo