New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-11-27
Bristol Meus
BRISTOL F|REMEN
ASK PAY INCREASE
Board Votes in Favor Of $3.50
Weekly Raise
ANNUAL REPORT BY HAYES

ANNUAL kEPUKl bY hAfES
Man Sues For Damages in Auto
Accident - Storm Floods City's
Streets.
The report of Chief John II. Hayes
of the fire department, submitted at
meeting of the board of fire COM
missioners held last evening show
ed that from December /, 1925. TO
the present time, s. box alarms, 4oS
telephone and IS still alarms had
been responded TO by the four regu-
lar companies of the city. During
the same period it was necessary to
lay a total of 29,2o0 feet of 2 IL
inch hose. 2,537 gallons of chemical
and 41S feet of ladder.
Squad A of the Control fire sta
ton. which answers practically all
calls, responded on 237 occasions
during the year while Hose Co. No
| responded TO 1l5 calls. Uncas Hose
Co. No. 10 81 and Welch Fire Co.
of Forcstville TO As calls. The busiest
month experienced by the depart
ment was April when SO alarms were
rung in and the quietest month was
September when but i calls were
received. There was but one gener-
al alI"m sounded during the year.
The total fire loss in the city dur
ing the year was $3.50 while the
value of property threatened totaIed
$l26S.700, a remarkably good rec
ord
petition signed by all members
of the fire department asking for an
increase in pay of 81 per day was
nc discussed and the board voted
to recommend to the city council
that an increase of $3.50 per week
be granted. The additional appro-
priation required to take care of this
increase would be S4.550, which
Chief Hayes pointed out was small
after taking into consideration the
Increase in the number of calls re-
cclyed. The present rates paid in
the local department are captain.
$500 per week: lieutenant. S95 per
week; regular men after first year.
$500; first year. regular men,
$3.50 per week. This rate is based
on seven day week. the men re-
ceiving one day off one week but the
next are obliged to work twenty
four hour Shift. Letters received
from the fire chiefs OF Hartford Wa
tcrbury, Torrington. Danbury. Nor
wich. New Britain, Stamford. Meri-
den and Norwalk were read by Chief
Hayes showing that men in the local
department We're receiving consider
ably less than regulars in the de-
partments of other cities.
This petition will be acted upon
ny the salary committee Of the city
council and il is believed that favor
able action will be taken so that the
increase may become effective Jan
uary l, 1927.
ThundcTshOwer Hits City.
New England lived up to its repu-
tation for changeable weather once
more when it handed Bristol a thln-
der shower of short duration shortly
before 10 o'clock last evening. A
heavy doWnpour of rain, which last
ed until about II o'clock, was ac-
companied by intermittent flashes of
lightning and several claps of thun-
der. Streets We're flooded in some
parts of the city due to the inability
OF surface water sewers to carry
away the rainfall promptly enough.
Maple Ends Play Tomorrow.
The Maple Ends football team will
line up against the Southington Col
legians at Heffernan Field tomorrow
afternoon for what may be the last
game of the season. The contest
will be started at $50 instead of 3
O'Clock as heretofore.
Local Men Sued For Auto Accident,
Frank eastman and Joseph Ro-
kosa Of this city have been made de-
PENDANTS in suit brought by Clay
ton White OF Plainville for SIS dam
ages as Il result of n collision he
tween his car and a truck owned hy
the defendants at the corner Of Pine
and Birch streets. Forcstville. on No
vember 18th. The hearing will be
held on Thursday. December 2nd,
before Justice Of the Peace William
Cunningham of Plainville. Attorney
Charles +. Conlon of Plainville
represents the plaintiff.
Christmas Seals On Sale.
Christmas seals are now in thu
mails and should be received by
every resident within the next two
or three days. The sales this year
will again be in the hands of the
Employees Health Protective League
who have arranged for a campaign
TO be conducted in the factories
starting next Monday. The none.
received through the sale of these
seals is used entirely for tubercu-
losis in the city, $1,000 being spent
last year for this purpose.
The officers of the league are
Samuel ]. Large, president; Walter