Putnam patriot., 1925-05-08
CITY. BUYS l,5OO
 FEET OF FIRE HOSE
Efficiency of Local Department and Degree of Fire Protec-
 ticn Increased
City Will Pay No More Hydrant Rent.
 tals.-Speeial City Meeting May IA

The degree of the city's protection against fire will be increased consid- erably when l .500 feet of hose arrives within week or two from the Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Company. At present the city has on hand only a little more than 1 i.500 feet for both the No. l and No. 7 trucks, less than they should carry. Most of this is in ques- tionable condition and would be likely to give out at a big fire. With this large new supply it will be possible to stock both trucks with good hose and have little reserve at the fire station. Chief R. E. Thurston had advised the city council that the purchase of hose right away was imperative. At it's meeting Tuesday evening this body considered the matter at length. There seemed to be no doubt as to the neces- sity of buying hose now. but how much should be bought was the question to be decided. Chief Thurston urged that 2,000 feet be ordered. while May .or Chapdelaine suggested that the de- partment try to get along with .0o0 for the present. They compromised at 500 feet.
 To Cost Si per Foo.
 Statesmen representing the Boston Woven Hose Company and the Eureka Fire Hose Company were present at the Tuesday evening meeting. Both gentlemen had an opportunity to give selling talks, bringing out all the feat ures of tkeir lines, end naming the prices and delivery terms. The alder men then discussed the matter and de- cided to purchase the Boston hose, on the basis of its previous excellent ser vice with the local department. One dollar per foot is the rate.
 A call was drawn up for a special city meeting on May l4. Thursday. at which time the following matters will be acted on: To see whether or not the city will appropriate S2,000 for oiing the streets; Co see whether or not the city will appropriate the sum of Sl00 to reimburse Mrs. Alice Flagg and the Sisters of the Holy Ghost So- eiety for curbing already laid
 In drawing up this notice the alder men decided that they did not have sufficient funds to lay any further at this time of Co extend sewer lines. The vote will be by ballot. and the polls will be open from 3 d. m. t1 D. nj.
 oiling Costs $2.0o0
 Streets 10 be oiled are the same as last year with the addition of Walnut street from Farrows to the city line. Canal street and Harris street. Six teen thousand gallons of oil will be re- quired, costing S2.0o0.
 Dating from January, 1925. the city government discontinues the practice of paying hydrant rental fees to the city water department. through a vote 1 passed Tuesday evening. As partial return the water department Is ex- rused from paying city taxes.
 Alderman Ames, chairman of the l street lighting committee, reported | that one light should be placed on Powhatan street. He was authorized | to have this done and also to inyesti- i gate the petition for lights on Van den Noort street.
 Fines Net $1,i3e.9s
 The police report showed an income of $l.i39.9s from fines and costs dur Ing April. The city court is certainly one of the best money makers that Putnam has. There were twenty-three i arrests, of which seventeen were for | Two more were for mo-
 
 tor law violations. two for liquor law one for breach of the peace and one for obtaining under false pre- lenses.
 Five of the offenders went to jail, ] two were placed on probation. two dis charged, two turned over to other of ficers, two cases continued and ten paid fines and costs. There were three applications for building permits. all to the highway committee. c. Fisher asked power to build a house on Prospect street; AL phonse Lacroix, barn on Sabin street; and William E. Davison, garage on Alpha street. Also referred to the highway committee was the appliea- ton of Morgan II. Delaney for a gaso- lene pump on Bridge street.
 New Alderman Needed
 Simeon Larose, Democratic alder man from Ward Four. has moved away. There will be a special meeting of the council fifteen minutes before the regular meeting of June 2, at which time a new alderman from this ward will be elected