New Britain herald., 1922-06-22
TWO PLATOON PLAN WILL GO TO
 COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERAT TON
Hjerpe.Kranowitz Draft Meets Approval of Council |, Members-June Session An Active One

Following an appeal for two pla- toon system in the Are department by cx-Chairman Emil Hjerpe and ex- Commissioner w. c. Kranowitz. the common council at It's regular June meeting last night referred q proposed plan submitted by Messrs. Hjerpe and kranowitz to a special committee of hve council members and three men outside the council, who are to work with the fire board.
 Fire Board Again.
 {, After Aldermen John r. Gill, George H. Wells and Gustave John- son caustically scored those respon- heaval. a report of that commission on a two platoon was brought be- fore the council. This report. with the Hjerpe- Kranowitz plan. will be considered by the special commission.
 For the last half of the fiscal year, beginning October 1, the two platoon would cost $l5.ooo more than the present system will amount to. but a 75 per cent increase in efficiency will be effected, Mir. Hjerpe said. The call force would be eliminated. and wages reduced. Instead of the present scale of $5, S5.25 end S5.50. the rates would be s5.5o, SAYS and $5.
 Hjerpe- -Kranowitz Plan.
 Messrs Hjerpe and kranowitz, in the following message to the council, explained their plan:
 ITO His Honor, the Mayor, and Mem-
 bers of the Common Council: "Gentlemen:
 We, as citizens and electors of the a proposed plan for the installation of a two- platoon system in the Fire De- partment. to become effective October 1st. 1922:
 Number of Men. Salary.
 Chief Engineer 1,38250
 First Asst. Chief Engineer 1.25o.oo
 2d Asst. Chief Engineer. 1,150.Oo Il Master Mechanic ..... 1.100.00 IS Captains, $3s.5o per week 16.016.o0 33 Men. s35 per week. ..... 30, ,030.o0 25 Men. $31.50 per week. .. .2O,4 .o0
 1otdl .."....... ....S l, 4US.oU Estimated balance on hand
 Oct. l, 1922 ........... $45, ,867.0o Estimated cost of installa
 ton Oct. 1st 1922 ......$25,536.5
 "1n view of the fact that the Con- mon Council did not approve of 10 per, cent cut as made in the salary list by the City Meeting Board at the time the annual appropriation was made, this department will need ap- proximately s1o,ooo more to carry on this years work. If the two- platoon is installed at this time it will cost $25,536.50. or, in view of the net de- felt for the year. the cost of installa- ton will be but S15,536.5o.
 This system will enable the de- partment to keep four men at all l times in each company excepting | Hook and Ladder Company No. H. which will have six men. and Hook and Ladder Company No. 2, which | will have five men, and Company Mo- | l, at headquarters, five men. In the event of second alarm eight men | will be available for each company, with ten and twelve men, respective ly,. in the ladder companies and ten men at Nok 1-all trained men. The proposition as stated above is for the remaining six months of this fiscal year. The cost of maintaining seventy-eight Ts) men over a per Tod of one whole year, under this pro- posed two-platoon plan, would be 
 We would respectfully call your attention to the fact that nineteen additional permanent men appointed making a total of five (5) regular men for each shift at headquarters. This arrangement would incur a sav- ng of $625.0O the first year. The ex- pense for personal service would be approximately $11 1,900.5S per month.
 We would also call your honorable , attention to the fact that these rec :, we are sure will in- crease the efficiency Of the department Q such an extent that the additional |, excellent investment and is our con- ,eption of step forward to a bright l. uture for a growing city
 Respectfully submitted,
 EMIL HJERPE,
 WILLIAM c. KRANOWITZ.
 Molander Seeks Action Councilman George Molander| moved that the plan be referred to he ordinance committee with in- tructions to draft ordinances consist Tt herewith.
 Councilman M. F. King wanted the, roposas to be considered first by a pecial commission to be named by he mayor. while Mayor Paonessa was 1 favor of some sort of public hear ng before final action was to be lken.
 Councilman F. S. Caldwell wanted he council to make haste slowly" as e expressed it. He felt the mayor hould name a committee to consider ne two platoon.
 A suggestion that the mayors