New Britain herald., 1928-12-01

fire DEPARTMENT
PROMOTIONS Due
Appointment Of -Four to Force
Also TO Be Made
EXTRA POLICE PROTECTION

fOreNtS lille Residents Must DiS4On-
tinuc Dumping Refuse In Pcqua-
buck Rtver-Mut,al Relief Asso-
citation Funds TO BE Distributed.
With the finishing touches now
being put to the new tirchouse at
the corner of Pennington avenue
and Lewis street the city council
will be asked at its meeting nert
Tuesday evening to approve the ap-
pointmcnt of four new men and the
promotion of two men from the
present force. one to the rank OF
captain and the other to the rank Of
lieutenant. Chief John H. Hayes and
missioners would not divulge the
names OF the men to be promoted.
but it is believed that seniority will
be taken into consideration.
With the completion Of the new
tirehouse. the force at Hose Com
pany No. I on North Main street
will be reduced to four men. two to a
shift. Two OF the men now on duty
at that house, one from each SHIFT,
will be transferred to the new house.
which will provide a force OF six
men. three TO a shift.
The reduction of the force at the
North Main street house. Mayor W.
Raymond Crumb pointed out today.
would in no way handicap the ac-
tiyities Of the department.. In many
cases, he explained. the squad car
from the central station. in re-
spending to calls in the northern
section of the city. often passed the
North Main street house before that
company had departed for the scene
of the fire. As the squad car an
swers all calls In the first taxing dis
trict, a sufficient number OF men
would be available In the event it
should be necessary to use the
pumping apparatus attached to No.
Ones machine.
Councilman Homer III. Judd, who
is also member of the fire conf
mission. expressed the opinion Fri
day that it would be advisable to
move the appa ratus and men from
the North Main street house to the
central fire station on Meadow street.
This was suggested about two years
ago but property owners in the VI
entity of the fire station objected 80
strenuously that the matter Wal
dropped. However. the building ir
which the apparatus and men are
housed, Is in such condition that II
will probably be necessary to vacatt
1t within another year unless 1t II
sold prior to that time. A number
of real estate men have announced
that they would be willing to take
the property Off the city's hands II
the price was within reason.
Additional Police Protection
With the change OF police beat.
effective today. additional protection
will be furnished in the first taxing
district. One additional man will bt
available for patrol duty by the dis.
continuance Of the traffic officer If
the center of Forestville and hi.
transfer to night duty. Under tht
new arrangement Officer James Nc
Nance. who for the past severa
! years has directed traffic In that enc
of the city. will patrol the night bea'
in Forestville and Officer Victor Cha
bot. former night officer. will be as
signed to a beat within the limits o
the first taxing district. Further
protection will also be available
when Policeman James Burns Is re-
lieved from motorcycle duty.
The discontinuance Of the traffic
| officer in Forestville center wal
made possible by the installation o
an electro matte signal which is op
Grated by trips In the pavement. TIL.
system, according to Mayor Crumt
and police commissioners. ha
worked out very satisfactorily and i
| will probably be retained per
manently. On the other hand, Z
number Of Forcstville residents have
expressed the opinion that ther,
,, should he a day officer on duty ant
| that a beat should be assigned hin
where he would be available in cas-,
, of emergency. The lineup. however
as proposed by Mayor Crumb, call
for several visits during the day b.
a member Of the motorcycle squat
and a portion Of his salary will b.
assessed against the second taAin,
district. which comprises the cntir'
Forestvillc section.
While many agree that the electro
| matte signal has worked out favor
ably, It is also felt that sou,c pro
lection should be afforded pedes
trians while crossing the street. A
! present they are obliged to talk
their chances" although 1t is under
stood that the signal could be set 81
as TO furnish such protection as !;
needed.