New Britain herald., 1922-04-01

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 Injured by ScaIding Watcr-Church
 NOticcs-ltcnls.
 Acting upon request from the
 board Of fire commissioners for moro apparatus at the local station the board of selectmen have issued n call TOT special town meeting 10 be held m the town hall on Monday evening Aprll 10. to commence at S o'clock
 The matter of the towns need of fire equipment will be presented 10 inc legal voters, and if so ordered. m nm. propriafion will be made for the pur- chase of the necessary apparatus.
 The commission calls attention of the townspeoplc to the urgent need of added equipment inasmuch as the present apparatus is far too small for Plainville. Robert Skelley is chair man Of the fire commission, and ihe other members are H. C. Thompson and Frederick Bullen.
 Plalnville today has one fire truck. This truck was rebuilt from an old car. although in excellent shap, is not capable of handling the fires which occur in the town from time to | time.
 In addition to the rebuilt truck, the fire department has 2,5o0 feet of hose and the regular supply of ladders. Most Of the fire fighting is done by the ! aid of the chemicals. The ladders are ! but .5 feet high and are not capable of reaching to A third story window in case of a large conf1agration. This ,, was seen at the recent serious fire in the Spencer home on West Main street when the blaze was confined 10 the attic. The ladders were not high enough to permit the firemen to reach [ he attic window, where stream Of water could be directed on the flames with the hose Instead the fire ight-
 IFS had to go through the house with heir chemicals and attack the blaze from inside. The commission recom- mends that SO foot ladders be pur- chased.
 Mir. Skelly is Investigating the prices of trucks in the various com panies throughout the state and will have some facts on this matter to pre- sent at the meeting. 1t is probable that the entire cost of the apparatus would come to ss,oo0 or not to ox ceed this amount.
 The question of getting the nppro- priation is one to be considered by :ht selectmen and will be taken up at the meeting. If the cost of the equipment will reach close to $S,000 1t is probable that a special tax vii have to- be levied by the selectmen This special tax was considered the best way to meet the needs as OK plained by one of the town officers The budget this year is large and can just about carry the estimated ex- oensos. In order to pay for the ap- paratus without the special tax, the l town would have to include tfa in next years budget.
 Daylight Saving Plan.
 The Chamber of Commerce will dis | ,uss the daylight saving plan at the l next meeting on April 6. Plainville l lid not follow out this plan last year although the railroad company and l many of the surrounding cities and not in favor of it and will probably ] -etain the same attitude this year. The merchants arc ffty-tfty on the prop osition and many of them favor it providing the factories follow suit The example Of New Britain com nencing on the new daylight saving ,an on April 80 may have some "f- ect upon Plainvile, and decision nay be reached at the meeting or hortly after.
 Mrs. F. Reach.
 Tho funeral of Mrs. Francis Reach ,as held at 2:3o o'clock this after oon from the home on 23 Church treet. Rev. Sherrod Soule of Hart ord and Rev. Charles $. Wyckoff pastor of the local Congregational hurch. officiated Burial was in the Vest cemetery.
 Attend Legion Conference.
 Commander John Guiden and 'haplain Harry Fisher are attending he American Legion convention being eld in the Chamber of Commerce ooms in New Haven this afternoon. he question of supporting Treasurer rank s. Butterworth in his proposals , solicit funds for his salary will be I 1e main discussion. The local dele ates were instructed to table the z natter until the meeting of Brock .arnes post which will be held Mon- ny evening. The matter will be l 1oroughIy threshed out between the ( \ service men then and an answer ' i'll be forwarded the state depart . Cnt.
 Taken to Hospital Hugh Trumbull of Maple street. lther of Senator John H. and Henry \ rumbull. was removed to the Hart rd hospital yesterday. Mir. Trumbull IS been seriously i'll for several eeks and will undergo an operation day.
 Miss Sahlin SCnlded. Miss Sahlin, school teacher in the nderEartcn of the PlainNille Gram