New Britain herald., 1929-12-07

dcial. it being the talk Of "sossipins outsiders
 The electrical superintendent said the siren may work for five blasts ;nd it may work for two or three. JIc said he heard from some people that it did work and from others that it did not function. Continuing he said:
 If l had been given official in- formation I would have fixed il. | When I did learn of it's failure l saw that it operated properly and i had an cnginccr examine it thor i oughly."
 Questioned by Chairman Butler l he sud he first learned of the sirens f failure to blow at 9:30 or 10 o'clock in the morning about two or three { hours after the morning fire. When | he was asked what action he took, 1 he answered in one word: Nothing.
 "Don't you think it was in ac- l cordancc with your duties to make i test when you heard of the failure 1 of the siren to perform as usual 1 the chairman asked. Outsiders Always Buttin@ In
 That's a funny question to ask but suppose you want an answer. The information was coming from outsiders who ara always putting in. | but just as soon as we heard from someone in authority we immedi- ately set to work and fixed it to the best of our ability. my assistant and myself"
 When asked 10 give the name of the first person who informed hlm Of the need of repair he said it was his assistant.
 DO you consider your assistant a 'sossiping outsidcr"'' Chairman Butler asked.
 In answer 10 Commissioner Tom @eso's question he told the board ht was in the scrvlcc 5S years and six lnonths and had been in charge o' thc electrical department for 4S years. During this time he has cn. dcavored at all times to keep things in the very best condition and his assistant feels the same, he said.
 Attorney Gaffncy asked the cleo. tric1l superintendent what was tn usual way of notifying him Whcr there IS need of repair and Mr 'Coolcy's answer was that the chici usually gives the information. al though the operators can inform him in cases of emergency.
 "Yorl appreciate that you Worl for the fire board. both you and thu chicf?" the chairman said. Don
 you think that this was an cmcr
 .cncy and you should have don' @omcthinG"'
 DOcSnt Act on Gossip
 q am not likely 10 do il on EOS
 sip niormatioh,' was the clectrica ; supcrntcndcnt's answer. It was brought out that Jamc Dorsey. who conducts 6 business il the ncighborhood, told Mr. Coolc. ; he thought he heard the siren ant then later admitted it might hay
 been tho one on the chiefs car . When asked if he had done any , thing about the siren after Mir. Dor , Scy hai brought 1t to his attention | he said he did nothing.
 "Do you recall we had 2 convcr
 sation in the chiefs ofiicc?" Chair , man Butler asked.
 :, 'Ycs. You asked me what wa wrong with the fire alarm" Coolc answered. At this point Attorne
 Gaffncy said; MT Cooley is a prct
 ty old man, is nervous and cXcitabl
 and he may say something whiC may not be the proper thing at tn
 timC.'
 The fire board chairman said h
 was agreeable 10 taking this int consideration as long as answer
 were given when the man was eH
 citablo and nervous, but Alr. Coolc wished to continue and the boar l allowed lIm to do so. Continui' h he told of the conversation bctNCC
 him and Chairman Butler. l Accuses Chairman Of Hccklin. n "l'm growing fired of this heel l lmI." Cooley said.
 - "Who IS hcckling you?" Charma Q Butler vdS Sald 10 have asked. IT s answer was You as well as 1T
 rest"
 C Continuing the electrical supcrl E tcndcnt said:
 : Mir. Butler certainly did h'