New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-02-28
NEWING70N VOTERS
IN HECTIC Battle
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mediate comment. Finally the mod
orator felt called upon to comment.
"Why the ominous silence" he in
Quired.
The question broke the ice. Her.
bert L. WEIGH, former chairman OF
the board Of education. objected to
the erection Of Z hre station at New
ington junction, and said he didn't
see the benefit OF a pumper to the
town and moved the whole matter
he tabled. The motion was lost by
:, large and loud vote. SO loud that
}Ir. WEIGH was heard to remark
mething about -Four making as
.uch noise as four hundred"
Fire Stations Approved
The resolution for the appropria-
ton was adopted. when Mr.. WEIGH
again raised the question Of = need
.or fire house at NeWington June
ton. Nathan c. Avery. chairman Of
The fire department committee read
the report Of the committee and
answered questions, pointing out
that desired reduction OF taxes.
according to the New England board
Of fire underwriters. could only be
brought about by adequate fire pro-
lection. He said this adequate pro-
lection means a fire house and
pumper in each OF the three dis
lricts. Newinston Junction is now
in insurance class L. which makes
insurance rates. he said. range from
S1.37 to $3.50 per 500. Maple Hill.
which has MIGRANTS but no apparat-
us, is in class Z with rate between
Fl and $i.12. The acquisition OF
proper apparatus and hydrants
would put these districts In class ID
with still further reductions. he en-
planned. Newington Center. accord
ing to Mr.. Avery is in class D be-
cause 1t has hydrants and a piece
of appar atus. The apparatus is not
a pu,nper and is not satisfactory.
and unless a pumper is procured
the district will 60 to Glass L again.
The proposed appropriation. he
continued. provided for three fire
houses and three bumpers with
total OF more than half mile of
hose, SO that water can be pumped
from a brook or stream to any house
in the town.
Mr.. WEIGH asked if smaller APP
paratus than bumpers would do. and
vas informed that anything smaller
than a pumper would not warrant
{, reduction IN insurance rates.
Three jumpers Needed
A question as to whether two
bumpers would not be enough for
the town. was answered by Mr..
Avery, who said the board Of UNDER
writer's had ruled that each district
needed its own pumper. and that
all three bumpers could be called TO.
il big fire at any one place.
1t was reported that the fire de-
partment proposed TO erect the
Junction fire house on a plot 50xl50
fect on the grounds OF the Junction
school. The school department has
made no objection to this plan.
In order that no more land be
taken from school grounds than is
needed. 1t finally was recommended
that the plot be reduced to 5oxl0".
This was accepted by the fire COM
mittec.
Health Commissioner John Fish
proposed against move to build a
shanty" on the school grounds. Mr..
Avery objected TO the term "shanty.'
Mr.. Fish did not think the apparatus
in other districts could be counted
on for much help. by the time you
get the south end pumper to a north
end fire, the building will be burned
down." he complained.
The project was approved, and the
fire department will be created.
In the case of the Center, it was
reported that the Newington Center
Volunteer Fire department now owns
some land which 1t will deed to the
town for a fire house, providing the
town builds on 1t within six months.
When it finally was understood
that this proviso means that work
must be commenced within six
months. the offer was accepted.
The meeting approved without ar
gument a resolution to present
bill to the legislature authorizing
the election of a board of three fire
commissioners.
Fight Over School
The resolution to accept the new
rInior high school was opposed by
Charles b. Russell and X. H. Bray
in an argument which rapidly be-
came heated.
Mr.. Russell contcnded that the