New Britain herald., 1927-01-25
FIRE DEPARTMENT
 BUDGET SA9,903
NeW Station in West End Would
 Cost $55,000

 tons are contained in the fire de- partment budget which was passed at a special meeting of the fire board last night. This years budget shows an increase of approximately s147,- 900. The board will appear before the board Of finance and taxation with a request for s349.903.60 in cluding requests for S231,264.S5 on the regular items and s11S,63s.75 for special items.
 On the special items probably the most interesting is the request for the assignment of new service lad der company to be intalled in the No. fire station house at cost of s950. The new fire station for the western section of thecity which will be known as Company No. 8 at cost of s55,000; for two men at the switchboard at headquarters com pany at cost of s2,4e75o, for the remodeling of Company No. station house at cost of $10,o00. for ad- ditional man for electrical depart ment at cost of $1,733.75, for addi- tional men for bumpers No. 1, 2, 3. companies at cost of $10.402.5o: for new cars for assistant chief and master mechanic at cost of s1,200; for new quarters for the electrical repair and master mechanics rooms at cost Of ss,oOo.
 In explaining the need for men at central fire headquarters to take care of the switchboard, Chief Noble said that the station Is left without any one to answer the telephone when the companies are out on one fire. There Is need, the chief said, of someone at headquarters in case of a second fire.
 In the payroll department of the regular budget provision is made for increases in tke salaries of the chief, deputy chiefs, master mechanic, electrical superintendent and assist ant electrical superintendent and the boards clerk. The total payroll Of the department, If the increases are granted by the finance board, will be $191,288.25. ..--
 Following are recommendation which are numbered among the regular items: Gasoline and oil, s1,- POO; automobile repair, s3,924; automobile equipment, s1.459.60; fire alarm siren, s95o; incidentals, s1,5oo: supplies, s1,4oo; light and power. $1.35o; fuel, s3.75o; fire alarm system, s1o.s11; subway rent; s2,35s; repairs to buildings, s4,s25; care of quarters, $500: telephones, sa7o; replacements $4,275; insur- ance. s20o.
 Siren for Fire Signal
 Probably the most important of the regular recommendations is the request for s95O for the installation of motor driven siren on the top Of a high building probably on the top of city hall. This would be used to give the alarm for all fires, also to gall the off platoon to duty in case of any large fire or series of fires that may start at approximately the same time. With the installation of this siren the present bell in the Irist Baptist church would go into discard.
 Fl New Fire Alarm Boxes
 Second in importance to the fire siren recommendation is that pro- viding for the installation of q new fire alarm boxes in the following To- cations: Hillcrest avenue and Foxen place, Miller street between Farm ington avenue and Burritt street, Hunter road and Queen street, North and Fremont streets. Hawkins and Hart streets, Osgood avenue and Hunter road, Commonwealth ave- nue and McClintock road, Vance and Monroe streets. Commonwealth ave nue and Park drive, Cabot street and Pennington avenue. Washington and Broad streets, Clinton and Bond | streets, Smith and Booth streets, | West and Short streets, Main and Lee streets Dover road and Corbin ! avenue, Woodland and Yale streets, { Henry and East streets, End and Ten Acre road, Main and Court ! streets. The cost would be s4,2oo.
 At the close of the meeting Chief Noble demonstrated a new fire 1 alarm box which the board decided | to adopt. Instead of the old method i Of breaking the glass to ring in an alarm, the person pulls open a small | door and can get directly in touch with the lever without opening the large door as had been the case formerly.