New Britain herald., 1924-03-08
BERLIN MAY HAVE
 FIRE APPARATUS Esas:nsLla Fire District Commit les i ill Consider Prospects NOT THIS YEAR, HOWEVER
nri,ling Corporation Win som Bc .iihe-l'ast Berlin Fire District 0Is, oa Assessments. - Notices in tlur ,,wp's thtuc!,cs-Itcms.

"i h,iluyc that the time win come ,-.,.. iap fire ii iricts of the town ,ai uHitc and purchase fro appa ra- ts. ,uid heDrgc M. sullivan. chair. .uu c, thc kunsiu gton hrc district, lhis morA.ng in speaking ot thu possi- L.. I, ics of Sec caring apparatus.
 ,Itrn Bsi,cd N Nnoihcr or not ihcfc is aa, truth to tho runor that inc uttr.tt M'iIl soon purchase tirc lighting ....i..,ni. MT. sullivan sad that t!yr, l. no truth 10 it. Hc said that t,.n appropriation this year iS limited. bnl tAat there is a possibility That l,"rlin wi have it's own equipment lp..t ,'car. iiu said that the Worth histJB district has bcun thinking of bt.. .n,, dppat, tus for some iinfv.
 :, hc uacstion Is likviy to conc up at the nics.tng uf tne kensineton ire I.s;tiicl committee Monday evening. according to Mr. sullivan IT." tai'l ihi.t inc members ai this time decide wii:thur or not to cooperate with ib" WoitlIington district in the measure.
 Mr. Sullivan characterized as q fool ish eSpcnditure 0. money tn" present ssstcm by which Berlin pays the New ljr:ain fire department s50 an hour for ti,o time that department spends in fighting fires in Berlin. He stated that ti: rh&rgc at tho end Of year is alniJt enough with which 10 buy fire appar ratus. "Thc time is not far distant when the town will wake up to the fact tliat it needs its own app paratus for fire protection he said.
 Considerable interest has been cX- pressed in some quarters regarding inc report that thc district was think ing of purchasing apparatus.
 Fire protection hga long been agi- lated in town and those in favor Of it, few there arc who arc not. will he pleased 10 know that inc kensington district iz at last giving fl a great deal Of consideration. it is expected that there will b. developments after Tuesdays meeting.
 Building Corp. tcti,itics
 Pardon C. Hickey. chairman Of the Berlin Building corporation. announc- .sd today that work will soon be start cd on thr proposed improvements on the old tavern property. Mir. Hickey said that the old building. in which inc Berlin post office is now located. will be removed to make room for 3 new Street. The corporation plans to cut this property up into building lots. 10 pave the street. put in wafer. gas and electricity and to plsnts trees and shrubs on the land.
 The corporation was formed about a year ago and the land was purchas- ed. Little has been done about the matter, as yet. but the annual meet ing of the organization will be held in the near future. at which officers will ne elected and work started in earnest.
 This will be one of the biggest im- movements in Berlin in recent years and many influential citizens are back ing the project. realizing that the best interests of the town will be served 1 in this way.
 Working on Assessment
 committee appointed in inc East l Berlin fire district Is busy at the pres I en line in getting line On the as- i s.ssDicnt in the district. iI order tO i r.quare tbe dist ficf for is tax The 1