New Britain herald., 1923-11-14
SENT FIRE COMPANY
 ID THE WRONG BOX
Lieut.. Stanton to Have Hearing--
 Bremen Want Pay Raise

alarm tape incorrectly and sending z company to the wrong box, Lieutenant
 John r.. stanton will bC given hear ing before tho board Of fire commls s.oncrs either aj special meeting ol
 al tkc next regular ms citing. it was decided at meeting of that board
 last evening.
 According to 2 report made to the board by Chief William J. Noble 2
 call came in from box ii6, November 6 at 4:i6 D m. The lieutenant read 1.-the number. 419 and sent combination company No. to the corner of Tal- colt and Putnam streets, the location
 Of that box, when it should have re-
 ported al the corner Of Common
 wealth avenue and Pennington ave- nue. the location Of box i46. 1 Commissioner George Cans ez- pressed his regret that this had oc- cured again and if was decided to give Lieutenant Stanton a hearing so that he may tell his story.
 Petitions For salar, Increases
 Communication from several offi- cCrs ot the fire department requesting that they be sIven more pay, were re- cei,cd. First Assistant Chief Eugene r. Barnes potltioned for A raise in salary and the board decided to rec ommend an increase from s2,500 to se.5S0. Second Asst. Chief Michael T. Sonney also petitioned for raise. His present salary Is s2,a5O and the board will recommend s2,50o.
 George Cooley. superintendent uf tho electrical department and Leo Torzko. assistant city electrician, also pctitioncd for raises. but their re- quests were tabled until the next regular ting 5'hr former gets s@.25o and wants se.5uo. the latter now receives si, soc and wants S2.1oo.
 liirmen Want Pri,ilrgrs Restored
 petition was also received signed by practically all the fittIncn on inc force. requesting that they have cer- tain privileges restored to thcm that prevailed before the two-patoon sys- tenn sent into effect and that they he given incroases in pay of 70 cents 1sy. The nrst item was tabled in- definitely and the matter nf salary in- V council aith the recommendation that th" men rcceite the sainc pay they did brfnre the two platoon system went into effect which would result in q 5b cents day raise Master Me chanic Edward Burko's request for q r5isc ocnt in with those of the fire men. lie nos receives s37.1o a week The recommendation for increase fu the salaries of the first and second assistant chiefs nill be referred to the ss " committee
 Shortly before the ciosn ur the Commissioner Cans stated . ihat there was one man who had not ! seni in q petition for higher salary and who deserved more money. Hr stated that he was speaking of Chief ! Ngbl. and moved that it br recom- r ended to tbe salary committce that Thief Nobls's salary be increased form 's. gao to s3.5no. Commiasionef Cans urtHcf stated that New Efitsiu's "biff is ohe or tiso best in this section . of the country and is poorly paid.
 Three Want To Bc Fheme1
 Three applications for appointment To thc substitute force were received. from Edward ]. CroHin of Ss West .tr5ft Edmund r. l<erip of sgs Main strrst and John J. Noonau of Ss2 Park treot. The applications were accent .d and placed on file.
 Monthly reports wtrc received and tc"nPtr'l and three injuries fcports Nfr" alrO -rt.sfs cd TfFrlit1 No Parking aai Main st
 Chi'f SOilf catc g short report ou his rscert trip fo the convention of ire rhiefa. Ht slated that tIu traf- Tr nrnbl JH was about tn. main ftipv hat 0r~upiad tIfc round table meeting .vhirh uas held. He said that siI Q ar th" country this problem is be- u= confronted. So fnu-h trahic on br principal streets oT cities and 70 Hany vehicles parked along the ciiris would cause trouble should fire break Uut in large builGine on uaia tHor9Irffara- The chief aaH commissioners agreed that # is a .rriotIs problem ir this city and they were of the opinion that the day is .ot Tar Of when no parking law riI o. in force On the main streets ,f tiis city.
 The cbief reported that No. .UmpsT Is now back in service. after