Putnam patriot., 1923-05-04
LOCAL POLICE SEEK
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Club. addition; Haoul Latour, two story tenement building, Church street.
 Several petitions for the oiling of streets were also rect wed and referr- led to the highway committee. I Asks For New Water Pump
 C. Allen Hawkins, speaking for the lefty water department, as member of the board of commissioners, asked the council Co ratify the purchase of d new water pump, the cost not t0 ex- lceed S7 800. He explained that the present water pump, which has been :. in use for 2s years, Is practically worn out, and there IS momentary danger of its ceasng to operate. Mir. flaw kins further explained that the pur- chase price of the pump would come out of the fund of the water depart fnent, and not directly from the city treasury. The council approved the purchase of the pump.
 James E. Tatem addressed the council, asking for action on his re- quest, filed about year ago, for q fire hydrant Co be located close by his factory on George street.
 Should Have Permanent Bremen l. was Mir. Tatem's opinion that the Icity should have at least one man on Iduty as the downtown fire station at all hours. His suggestion was to have one or more permanent tfremen at lthe station at all times, and it would be their duty to keep equipment and motor fire trucks in A condition, that the trucks should be in such shape that they could be run to fire with out moments loss, and that hose land other equipment should be so ex- Iamined and inspected that none but that which is in perfect condition should ba allowed to go out on the gtrucks to fires. Mir. Tstem feels that this new feature of fire departme nt procedure is so important that he would be willing, as one individual, to make special contribution to help pay for the expense entailed by the bring of ore or more permanent men. Alderman Dean Approve.
 Alderman Dean concurred heartily | in the suggestion of MT. Tatem Mir. Dean declared that the city had grown sufficiently and that the time was now ripe for the hiring of per manent firemen. his suggestion being that three be kept on duty. in eight hour shifts On his motion the mat ter was referred to the committee on the fire department with instructions to report back at the next Council meeting. To this committee was also referred the matter of installing a new fire hydrant on Bandy street, elase by the new garage being erect i ed by the Putnam Buick Sales Co.,, Inc.
 Mrs. Walter ] Bartlett appeared before the Council and toared com plaint against what she termed the practice af using the street sweeping machine, without operating the sprinkling apparatus at the same time She declared that the dust ris- es as high as the buildings and is n nuisance. Mrs. Bartlett also declared that rais have become SO numerous Ihat they are menace Co the public health and source of danger. She cited cases where large, sleek rats prevail. and may bc seen almost any time
 Garbage Health Menace
 Garbage. allowed to collect m back wards and alleys, she declared, was responsible in measure for the rats breeding so rapidly. She believed il would be piece of excellent pubic service if .hc city would take steps first, to have the garbage removed from places where it had been allow ed, wiIfully. to collect, and second, to do something for the exterminatior of the rats Mrs. Bartlett also lodg. ed complaint because Richmond street lis not cleaned frequently enough, in her opinion. especially iH view of the fact that horses are allowed to stand at hitching posts along the street long hours of the day, every day Superintendent of Streets Dumas ex. plained to the council some points in connection with the complaints lodged by Mrs Bartlett.