Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1922-02-24
FIRE TRUCK BACK;
NORTH END HAPPY
Apparatus Is Again at Smith St.
Station With Old Company
In Command
Fred Dumas Retain. Office of Fore
man.-Ald. m.xnsn A,sistsnt


The reorganization of No. Com
pany of the Putnam fire department
with Frederick Dumas at its head as
foreman, and the transfer Of the mo-
tor chemical truck Thursday after
noon at o'clock from the downtown
headquarters TO the renovated Smith
street station, are two OF the newest
developments in the new administra-
tons efforts to straighten out the row
in the fire department and TO bring
harmony out of dissension. The for
nation of this No. ? company. prac-
tieally as it was two years ago. is re-
garded as decisive step forward in
accomplishing what the whole city
earnestly wants, being, as Alderman
Dean stated. something that was ac-
eomplished in two months that the old
council failed to achieve in two
years.
Supt. Of Streets and Sidewalks Du-
mas is in charge of the new company
as foreman, and his assistant is Al
derman Henorius Magnan The CLERK
Of the company is Alderman Eugene
Berthiaume The followinl members
were elected by the council: Louis
Beausoleil, driver: Armand Benoit.
driver: Simon Berthiaume. joseph
Dumas. Napoleon Duseault. Fiber
Anger, Eugene Robillard. Alfred Rer-
der, 0vila Cornoyer. Rosario La
croix. Alfred Bernier and Arthur
Brodeur
Smith Street Station Renovated
The old Smith Street fire station.
which was closed four years ago when
the apparatus was transferred to the
down town station. has been renovat-
ed throughout, Alderman Labby in
formed the council, carpenters. paint
ers and paper hangers having given
the place "A fresh, clean, attractive
look, at cost to the city of 500 or
$3.50.
With the disposition of the No. ,
company question, Alderman Pigeon
brought Up the matter of the reorgan-
ization Of 10. / company. He deelar-
ed that No. / company was made up
Of only four or five good firemen and
that the others simply drew their
money. He believed that the whole
company should be disbanded and a
new one formed.
Mayor Macdonald did not agree
with him, and declared that he
would veto any vote of the council to
disband No. l company. The mayor
said that plans were now developing
for the reorganization of No. COM
pany by taking men from the now dis
banded No. , company and adding
them to No. company in places of
those present members who have lost
their interest in the fire department
and are no longer desired as members.
Mayor Macdonald asked the aldermen
TO leave the whole matter in the hands
Of the committee on fire department.
and he promised that the reorganiza-
ton would take place and everything
Strengthened out. And so the matter
was dropped.
Firemen Plan Dance
MNAhbiis Vi tue hft utpai NHltiih art
making preparations for public
dance, the proceeds of which will be
used in meeting the expenses of a
banquet to be served in the not far
distant future, when all members of
the department, as it will be constitut-
ed after complete reorganization,
will gather around the festive board,
make merry and thereby forget all
their past differences and create anew
the old feeling of keen, friendly ri
valry that has made the Putnam fire
department, in the past, second TO no
volunteer department in the state.
The banquet will literally be ''love
feast" when the 'hatchet" will be
buried and. il is hoped. complete har-