Putnam patriot., 1925-01-09
CITY COURT OFFICIALS WANT
 CITY CHARTER AMENDED
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alarms. but only seventeen of these were for fires which did damage.
 343 .0es in Fines
 Police Captain William J Jarvis also had an annual report. That the police made 343 arrests during the year just closed. and the city court collected over Sfl,000 m fines and eosts. are the two most important facts shown by the paper. Both of these figures are records. Captain Jarvis points out that the income from these found guilty by the court amounted Co a greater figure than the police department appropriation. Over third of those arrested. l46, were charged with intoXication Forty=seven were accused of violation of the liquor law.
 Ninety=five of those arrested paid fines and costs tetalling Sll.095.03. Eighty more were taken % jail and thirty three bound over.
 The location of few new fire alarm boxes and the replacement of three old type boxes by newer ones were recommended in the annual re- port of Charles F Thayer. superin- teudent of fire alarms He also fav= ors the replacement of about a mile of iron wire by copper wire. during the coming year.
 Contagious Disease Prevalent
 The prevalence of several diseases especially scarlet fever. in Putnam during l924. is shown by the follow. ing report If Peter A. Gardner, heaitl officer Scarlet fever town 1S. city 1s; typhoid fever. 2 chicken poX. 29 small poN carrier. J chicken poX town ] lohar pneumonia. l0, pull monarE T. B. 5; humps. li whoop. ing cough. town 2. city if; measles 2I. German measles. 2.
 -Aifb08Eb # viii ba noted that there We're considerable number of eases 0f communicable disease ia the city during tht year the eases were for tbe mast part vry lieht lJ has been a busy ytaf fer itr fealth officer but the operation of the physicians, ir sending ln reports promptly. th. sCfau' physician anal school nurse for theif great assistance. she sup,ruten. dent of school and the citizens gener. ally have been great help. To all l wish Co extend my thanks and ap. preCiatlon far their valued eoopera- tion in strenuous year
 Frederick Dumas. street superin- teudent gave a summary of the work which his department has done dur ing the year and an inventory of the material which t now has on hand, in his annual statement
 Will Sue For Taxes
 Archibald Macdonald. city tax eol- lector, asked for and was granted power to bring suit in the name of the city against delinquent tax payers.
 Eugene Iaparle. Williams Riehael son. Charles Premiere and Frank Le- clair are new members of the hooS and ladder company and Stanley Eaeon and Charles Ga-nt of the mum a raHuauE These auuoi1.. #-af were rafIfI5i by Iha council
 HHEHHH Hf fha iHnrEa Construction Company af rawtucEe. far permission ta rlId min bail
 fer tde ! K r company aG pro teHuH .rsCt Na- aHta3 Tint U' .4e Ealaam sht aA Power com anE far ue HU te place four pol es nn Jefferson stHegt tn carty R5Wet th NatfH EhC Comrarr w referred ta tne highway commit tee.
 EheH- were & arrests during De cemher. sixteen af which vere fol violations of the liquor law Fine, and costs collected from seven ofl enders tdtalled Ss61 1q
 Aldermen Ames. Pigeon and nelisle were absent