New Britain herald., 1924-02-05
NEEDS IN
 PRINTED PAMPHLET
Fire Board Puts Budget Reasons
 in Black and White .-

; of finance and taxation, hearings will be given the fire and police boards and the budgets prepared gy these commissions will be explained.
 The fire board has prepared print. ed pamphlet to explain its items and these have already been placed in the hands of the commissioners of finance.
 Among the items creating most in- terest are: For q new chiefs car, s3,- 500; for two telephone switchboard operators, S9,2S5 for a new fire sta ton. men, equipment, fuel supplies, etc., s50,229; for a new drill tower, s4,250.
 The payroll sought is s150.SS0, and 1000 for compensation. This is &c., 243.75 more than last year. made necessary by the addition of an cleo trical superintendent and assistant and the promotion of men appoint ed last year to a higher grade
 For repairs $500 is wanted to make repairs at Central fire station that have been ordered by the plumb ing inspector. An item of si00 is in cluded for painting at No. 6 fire house and $500 for miscellaneous re- pairs The board asks $500 for care of quarters.
 For gasoline and oil, s1,000 is es- timated and the pamphlet makes the following explanations:
 We use a high test naptha in all of our fire trucks and this costs us approximately eight cents gallon above the price of average gasoline. We are compelled to ovedraw our ap- propriation for this amount during the present fiscal year"
 For painting No. l Aerial ladder truck and No. chemical and hose truck, s700 is asked and for regular repairs $500 is estimated. An item of sl00 is included for overhauling the electrical department truck.
 For automobile equipment, 1850 is asked for four solid rubber tires Tor No. l aerial truck: s513.50 for four 3sA1 pneumatic tires of the city serv- ice ladder truck and a similar amount for four tires Of the same kind for No. hose and chemical truck: ssSo for twelve SsN7 inner tubes; si5o for three new batteries aid slo0 for tire
  have been in use from three to five years, and consequently need 10 be replaced.
 For fire alarm bell rental s200 is asked, which is fixed charge and for incidentals, sl,200 is estimated. 10 cover doctor, hospital and k-ray bills, trucking. horse hire, periodicals, and expenses or chief engineer at national convention. For supplies, si,- aho Is estimated 10 cover linen. blan- kets, spreads, towels. soaps mops, washing powder, electric bulbs, etc. For lighting and power, ss5U is os- timatad. to pay for all power fur- hished for charging batteries on the lire alarm system. alsof or electric service supplied for tho lighting of the six fire station houses.
 For fuel 900 tons are estimated at SIG Il ton. u total O. zoo. Forty tons arr need at No. l house, ten at i fire alarm headquarters, and thirty ! at each Of the five other stations. i
 Tor the tirr alarm system, i.i5o ! is asked for 5a0 battery cells with i acid; sliQ for 50 cross arms; $50 for 1 two miles Of line wire: s350 for re- ! pairs to instruments: si5p for extra help for line work: $50 Tor miscel- ianeons small items, and s2,000 for If fire alarm boxes, to be located at approximately the following places: North and Fremont, Lyman and | Horace; Myrtle and Burritt; Hart ford avenue and Winter street; Bar nett street; West Main and Jerome; l Hamilton and Hawley; south Dnrritt | and Garden; Grove and Broad. High land and Griswold; Hawkins and Hart. There is also an estimate of s559 for the 1o-in. whistle @ bclisD. s5s5 for one whistle machine; sio0 for one Cole transinitter; Si2g for two controllers with switches and re- sistanee coils: s24u for three traffic bells, to be located at Pearl and Arch, Stanley and East Main, Hart ford avenue and North street.
 For subway rent. s976-is estimated The fire department uses 2t,sSs feet of duets and laterais iii the city sub way located on Arch, Church, Com Court, East Main, Elm, La- fayettc, Main. Park and West Main street. The city ordinance fixes a charge Df f and onc-haf cents loot d year.
 For new equipment. s4,ggS is asked. The commissioners want 5000 feet of z inch rope. cost sI2g: i.50G feet Of 2 l. finch hose at s1.55, sg.325; 500 \ feet of 3-ineh hose at si.st, sl,1TG; 200 feet Of chemical hose at 55 cents. siiU: [ hose clamps at SIS, t45: 3 .i