Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-29
City Meeting Votes Fire Apparatus
 and All Other Appropriations

trolied if the town owned part and the city owned part. Mir Murphy replied that it should be the same as the high ways for which the town pays $24000.
 MT. Higgins said that he thought MT. Murphy was trying to thresh out an old | matter of the division; of the city and | town which was gone over several years | ago. MT. Higgins said that he made no | defense of the present system of town | and city, but as the conditions existed i we should deal with the facts and not | theory
 Chief Stanton in speaking on the mat ter said that it had been alluded that the lire department was answering calls out side the city limits. He said that he had answered very few calls outside the linn It's. How would I be held if there was fire at the Backus hospital. the Rock Nook home or any other humane institu- ton outside the city limits If I did not answer? If there was a fire I should certainly go, and take the blame for go- Ing Ii blame there was.
 ". J. Fitzgerald in Favor.
 William J. Fitzgerald spoke strongly in favor of the buying of new apparatus. especially a new aerial truck. He told of seeing the horses trying to pull the aerial over the Boswell avenue hill and getting l just so far and being unable to go any l further. What if your family were trapped in burning building and the | horses couldn't pull the aerial? I believe we need the apparatus, and need it bad | Mayor Lerou in speaking of the cost said that he was familiar with the de- | tails of the city's finnaces and that he did not think that 1000 would be hard
 to pay in five years. as during the past | five years the city has paid off practical | ly s116,000 for street improvements
 Mir. Murphy then made his final plea
 for the voters to consider well before | they voted their money away, as it was
 easy to vote money and then regret it
 afterward. Mir. Murphy said that this
 was the last time he should speak in the
 city meeting and ask the people to con
 slider well before they acted.
 For Retrcnchment.
 Albert Boardman said that the city
 could not afford to go into debt while
 every business in the country was adopt
 Ing plan of retrenchment. He saic
 that even if the city did get the new ap
 paratus the insurance companies would
 find some excuse to boost the rates. H,
 hinted that certain stations in the cit,
 had been abandoned with deliberate in
 tent" He then endorsed MT. Murphy
 idea of letting the town bear part of tn expense of the fire department.
 Edward Kirby then asked Chief Stan
 ton some questions about pressure. H f said: If there was an S5 pound pres
 sure at hydrant and a bumper wa
 pumping at S5 pounds from anothe
 hydrant, which would throw the highes
 stream"' This question brought fort
 no little laughter, and Mayor Lerou ask ed MT. Kirby sto state the questie } ] again. Mir Kirby had started on tn S 1 question when someone in the f~~k of tn hall called out: Write it, Ed. ite it. . Mir. Kirby stated he did not hw muc about hydraulics but was looking for ir | formation. , Chief Stanton explained to MT. Kirb
 that nowdays the fire departments wer
 not trying to see how high they coul
 throw a stream of water. but how man s gallons minute could be poured into y fire. He said that with the bumper 72 e gallons per minute could be pumped an e If. necessary increased. which could n, y be done at a hydrant with several line S of hose laid.
 = Vote is Taken.
 e The question was called for and tr :. vote was by ballot the result being tn; l s voted for the appropriation and 1: .. against it. e. n The next. matter taken up was the q, II ptNPA 4otAcAi Ol SI-AVu lOI the WlQenlnE = West Main street on the northerly sic f from Falls avenue to the West Sic e bridge. Gilbert s. Raymond. who intr, a auced the resolution, said that James e Mahoney would give the strn of lar IS necessary for the widening of the stre ,- if the city would pay for the sidewalk k. The resolution was unanimously voted it The resolution appropriating S3. 500 f, il establishing certain lines grades ar If sidewalks on Prospect street near u # new St. Mary's church was unanimous
 voted.
 n The last appropriation voted was s1I n 500 to conclude by compromise the sr <, of Miss Mae Richmond against the ci < of Norwich. case that Is now pendiI Tn the superior court. The court ga, Et judgment of s25.0o0 in favor of | ,t plaintiff and, the supreme court ordered " new trial of the case on the appe; III Cooperation Counsel Higgins said in
 he and the mayor and Attorney J. Ill Desmond had come to the conclusion tn i'd the best way would be to settle on [ O. above sum as compromise Mir. Dc
 rnond also sroke on the matter and I
 viewed the history of the case. T
 resolution was voted unanimously. 10 The last matter was the abatement As taxes and for street sprinkling whi to was unanimously voted. The meeti 'le then adjourned,