New Britain herald., 1929-10-09
frs. Stanton's Request to Be lnvestigated-No. 3
 Station in Need of Re- palrs-Platoon to March.

ACIIllS unanimously, the mcm- oers of the board of fire commis- -loners voted last night to recom- mend to the common council the )urchasc of GMC truck at a cost 1i $9l2.25 and a Buick coupe at d 'oSt of $1,4Q2. Both of these figures 'cIude the cost of repainting to cor N2"pond to the departments red ,3lor.
 rms action was taken following nc decision Of the common council 'Iativc to the need of two automo- lies rather than a large car for the hrt. The latter recommendation aS rejected by the council. but the jlrd was given an opportunity to commend the purchase of a truck 'r the master mechanics and d '1Dc for the assistant chiefs.
 The board received many bids, as fIloWs: $. & F. Motor Sales, s1o95 IT the coupe, $1195 for the truck 'd $3h extra for the paint job; apmobile, $l113 for the coupe, D for the C. NJ. C. truck with per cent off; Capitol Buick Co.,, 300 for the coupe and no bid on truck; AutomOtiye Sales G3 Scry-
 Co.,, Ford, $G2O for one coupe: f5 for a second coupe and $G94 the truck; Studcbakcr, $1lSS the coupe and $l290 for the 'ch; Patterson Chevrolet Co, SG30 2 the coupe and $675.90 for the 'cE with a 10 per cent discount. During q long discussion the Hup- bile, Buick and Sudcbakcr pcs were given serious considcra- and the Chevrolet and Dodge lcks were also taken under advise .cnt.
 stanton Pension
 The matter of paying the widow the late Lieutenant John Stanton n5ion for the period between April '23 when he left duty, and Novem- r, 1928, when he was granted q nsion, was discussed at some @5th by the board. A heart con- ion which was traccablc to an ac- lent while he was on duty was q tor which caused him to be pen ned. After Mrs. Stanton'S letter Nesting consideration was read. was thought that possibly she ihcd to have the pension continue definitely and an attempt to en- Itcn the board was made by airman James J. Butler when he "phoned the Stanton home. No ormation could be learned last Int, and on the suggestion of trman Butler the board voted to ,oGate him to confer with Cor ~ation Counsel John H. Kirkham I the officers of the Fircmon's s nSOn &, Relief association about
 matter
 The board members wanted 10 de- mine whether or not they had Sed the matter of further pen ming when they had placed Lieu nant Stanton on the list in Noyem- IT.
 Reconstruction Needed
 That No. fire station is in need f several repairs which in the opin- n of Building Inspector Arthur N. therfOrd would cost at least $500 5 the information brought 10 tn T 'ard at the meeting. The vibration the sliding pole has looscncd the nf bn rni1ir,r IT,, ' not able to support weight hich is thrust upon them. There "re many other items of improve cnt contained in deailed report Building Inspector Rutherford lpplemc cntcd by a verbal report by Commissioner Angelo Tommasso.
 At present the department has lightly more than $500 in it's repair @m Chief Noble informed the mem IFS. It was his opinion that the re- ! ir cost would be more than $500. The board voted to hold a general spection and act on the matter at ] later date.
 Master Mechanics Hours
 The board voted to have Master ileChanic Edward Burke and his as- Stant John D. Blair report for "ork at o'clock in the morning and quit at D. m. in the future.
 Small Fire Loss
 According to the monthly report If Chief Noble there was little fire 'oss during the past month. The largest fire was in Adlers' store, which was damaged to the extent oi nearly $l0,O00.
 Two New Applicants
 Two applications for places on the fire department were received James A. Toomcy. 22. of 154 West Main street and Francis MorriSsey 32, of 173 Washington street filed their applications and the board voted to send them to the depart ment physician for examination.
 To Hold Annual Ball
 The Firemen's Pension and Relic association was granted permission