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Both the Police and Fire Departments gave evidence of their usual splendid efficiency and the Chiefs of both departments deserve commendation for their cooperation and progressive attitude.
The Board wishes to acknowledge the honor bestowed upon the Town of Arlington by the appointment of Archie F. Bullock as Massachusetts Representative of the Interna- tional Association of Chiefs of Police, this appointment be- ing under a plan for international coordination of police ad- ministrative activity.
Plans which were accepted on October 10, 1938, for the landscaping and improvement of the grounds surrounding the Robbins Memorial Town Hall, the cost of which was provided in the terms of the will of former Judge William J. Wallace of Cazenovia, New York, a friend of the Robbins family, have been carried out, and in the opinion of the Board, the result is quite apparent from two angles; i. e., the beautification and protection of the grounds. A more complete report will be found in the Report of the Super- intendent of the Town House Grounds.
This report would not be complete without expressing the appreciation of the Board to every member of each de- partment as well as to the heads of departments for their fine spirit of cooperation and record of accomplishment throughout the past year.
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The Board is particularly fortunate in having as Ex- ecutive Secretary, James J. Golden, Jr. His contacts with the public as representing the Board have resulted in most cordial relations with our Townspeople. Our thanks are extended to the staff, who so cheerfully worked many extra hours in the performance of duties imposed upon all gov- ernments, and to expedite all matters of vital interest to the Townspeople; and in this manner has the work of the Board been materially reduced.
ERNEST W. DAVIS HAROLD M. ESTABROOK WILLIAM C. ADAMS
Selectmen of the Town of Arlington
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
REPORT OF PUBLIC WELFARE
January 1, 1940.
Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Town Hall, Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen :-
I herewith submit my report for the Welfare Aid and Soldiers' Relief Departments and Bureau of Old Age Assist- ance for the year ending December 31, 1939.
It has been the policy of the Board of Public Welfare and Bureau of Old Age Assistance, throughout the year, to main- tain adequate budgetary standards in aiding those proven to be in need of relief, and to conduct the administration of relief both economically and humanely and in accordance with policies, regulations and recommendations of the State Department of Public Welfare.
Our case load of all categories of relief (1073 cases) shows an increase of 76 cases over the previous year, with an increase in gross expenditures of $33,000. It is of suffi- cient interest to note however, that this increase in case load and expenditures appears only in Old Age Assistance and Aid to Dependent Children, both types of relief in which there is participation by the Federal Social Security Board. Welfare Aid and Soldiers' Relief, both strictly Town res- ponsibilities, remain substantially the same as in 1938, both as to the amount expended and case load.
The usual necessary legal procedure has been taken by our Town Counsel against delinquent municipalities toward the collection of overdue claims for cases aided by this de- partment with legal settlements elsewhere.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
63 young men between the ages of 17 and 23 were selected and assigned to this program during the year on quotas allotted to this town in January, April, July and September, preference being given to boys whose families were relief recipients. Many of these boys served in the Corps as far west as Wyoming. Since it is apparent that young men of these ages, unemployed, present probably one of our most serious social problems, this Federal program has been of invaluable assistance in providing occupation and training for these young men, as well as additional in- come to their families.
Medical and Dental Clinic
Out-patient care and treatment has been available at the Department Clinic, with Dr. Edward W. Feeley in at- tendance, at specified hours through the week for all per- sons receiving relief through this department and in need of this medical care. 2484 visits were made to the clinic during the year.
848 visits were made to the Dental Clinic for treat- ments, extractions, fillings and other necessary dental care.
Welfare Aid
Total Expenditures
$122,504.38*
Less reimbursements :
State
$25,327.57
Cities and Towns
9,902.11
Individuals
148.50
35,378.18
Net expenditures $ 87,126.20
*$22,126.72 paid other Cities and Towns included in this amount.
Welfare aid was granted to 439 cases including 1561 persons.
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SETTLEMENT STATUS AS FOLLOWS
Arlington
281
State 104
Other Cities and Towns 54
439
Employable persons were required to work at a $3 per diem rate, in return for Welfare aid granted. Town Departments to which these persons were assigned bene- fited by 5,091 man days' labor.
Old Age Assistance
Total Expenditures
$120,714.12
Less reimbursements and grants
Federal grants
$53,022.12
State
39,403.09
Cities and Towns
4,093.06
Individuals
415.93
96,934.63
Net expenditures
$ 23,779.49
CASE LOAD SUMMARY
Cases, January 1, 1939
...........
333
New cases, 1939
120
Total case load 1939
453
Cases closed, 1939
65
Cases December 31, 1939 ...... 388
SETTLEMENT STATUS
Arlington ....... ..... 309
State
83
Other Cities and Towns
61
453
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REASONS FOR DISCONTINUANCE
Death 32
Moved from Arlington
21
Sufficient income
8
Transferred to institutions
1
Other reasons
3
65
Aid to Dependent Children
Total Expenditures
$41,284.95
Less reimbursements and grants
Federal grants .... $ 7,156.65
State
11,499.79
Cities and Towns
589.33
19,245.77
Net expenditures
$22,039.18
This relief was granted to 55 cases, including 142 chil- dren under 16 years of age and 46 over that age.
Soldiers' Relief
Total Expenditures
$26,190.91
Less reimbursements from State 492.00
Net expenditures .......... $25,698.91
This relief was granted to 107 Veterans and their de- pendents, including 383 persons.
State and Military Aid
Total Expenditures
$ 2,750.00
Less reimbursements from State 2,088.75
Net expenditures
$ 661.25
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
State and Military Aid was granted to 19 disabled Vet- erans or their widows and children.
I take this opportunity to express my sincere apprecia- tion to the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Town Depart- ments and Officials, civic organizations, private relief agen- cies, the churches, individuals and employees of this department, whose assistance and co-operation have been so helpful during a most difficult year.
Respectfully submitted,
CLIFFORD W. COOK
Agent.
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REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Town of Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Animals for the year ending December 31, 1939.
Number of premises visited where cattle were kept 4
Number of cows examined on these premises 6 Number of goats found 2
Number of dogs and cats quarantined for biting and scratching 148
Number of dogs and cats quarantined for Rabies or contact none
Number of heads sent to the Laboratory by me none Number of Rabies cases in Arlington in 1939 none Number of calls made on dogs and cats after quaran- tine 196
Total number of calls on dogs and cats 344
Total number of calls on all animals 348
The Town of Arlington has been free from contagious diseases among the animals during the year.
The number of dog-bite cases has been about the same during the past three years, ranging from 148 to 156.
A well-attended series of Rabies Clinics, five in num- ber, was held during April, showing that the Public is still interested in vaccination against Rabies.
I wish to express my appreciation of the hearty support given me during the year by the Board of Health and the Arlington Police Department.
Respectfully submitted,
CHESTER L. BLAKELY, M. D. V.,
Inspector of Animals.
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BOARD OF APPEAL
BOARD OF APPEAL
January 1, 1940
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen :
The Board of Appeal respectfully submit the Eleventh Annual Report :
During the year ending December 31, 1939, nine (9) appeals, from the decision of the Inspector of Buildings, have been made to the Board.
The Board affirmed the decision of the Inspector of Buildings not to grant a permit in three (3) cases and an- nulled his decision in five (5) cases; and ordered a permit to be granted subject to such conditions and provisions as were required by the Board. One (1) appeal, the Board found, was not based on any order, requirement or refusal of a permit by the Inspector of Buildings but was a ques- tion of an advisory nature and the Board held that there was no issue before them.
Respectfully submitted,
FREDERIC F. LOW THOMAS J. DONNELLY, ALTON F. TUPPER
Board of Appeal
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BUILDING DEPARTMENT
January 8, 1940
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report of the inspection of build- ings, plumbing and gas for the year ending December 31, 1939.
Four hundred and fifty-six building permits were issued, compiled as follows :
Dwellings, 1-family
185
$896,760
Dwellings, 2-family
11
63,700
Dwellings, 4-family
3
2,700
Foundation for 1-family dwelling
2
4,000
Complete 1-family dwelling
2
6,500
Addition to Convent
1
40,000
Foundation for addition to Convent
1
2,500
Restaurant
1
12,000
Garages
32
13,355
Taxi Office
1
300
Storage shed
1
900
Foundation for Stable
1
200
Fieldhouse
1
2,380
Summer House
1
50
Henhouses
2
80
Fire Escape
1
198
Signs
38
3,681
Temporary bleachers
1
Additions & Alterations
78
48,035
Alter 1-family dwelling into 2-fam.
8
8,130
Alter garage into dwelling
1
600
Fire damage
4
5,850
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INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS
Alter 3 stores into 1 store
1
5,000
Reroof dwellings
46
7,684
Reroof buildings
5
285
Demolish dwellings
5
2,065
Demolish buildings
21
4,250
Move buildings
2
385
456
$1,155,888
Six hundred and eighty-four plumbing and eight hun- dred and sixty-nine gas permits have been issued.
FEES COLLECTED
456 Building permits ...
$1,393.00
684 Plumbing permits
1,161.75
869 Gas permits
433.50
Total
$2,988.25
The above table shows a substantial increase in the number of permits issued for residential buildings during the year, with two-family dwellings reappearing in the compilation.
There have been several violations of the Code but all were corrected without resorting to Court action.
My sincere thanks are extended to your Honorable Board and all other Town officials with whom we are in contact for the cooperation rendered me throughout the year.
Respectfully submitted,
PAUL H. MOSSMAN
Inspector of Buildings
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REPORT OF THE FIRE AND POLICE SIGNAL SYSTEM
January 1, 1940
Honorable Board of Selectmen Town Hall
Arlington, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I have the honor to present my Ninth Report as Superintendent of the Fire and Police Signal System for the year ending December 31, 1939.
The System was transferred to the Chief of the Fire Department on May 1, 1930. It was formerly in charge of Superintendent William E. Mason. On July 1, 1933, it was separated from the Fire Department and placed in charge of Lester W. Cameron. On September 25, 1934, it was made a Division of the Fire Department.
The salaries of the two men assigned to maintain the Fire and Police Signal System are included in the pay- roll of the Fire Department.
FIRE ALARM
Fire Circuits #1 and #2 were open August 21 caused by Edison lines crossing with Fire Alarm wires.
Three new fire boxes were installed: Box 6222 at Gray Street-Newport Street, Box 6813 at Longfellow Road-New- port Street, and Box 192 at Decatur Street-North Union Street.
Box 68 formerly located opposite #140 Mt. Vernon Street was transferred to Mt. Vernon Street at Spring Avenue.
Three new fire boxes were purchased, installation to be completed in the near future: Box 177 at Rawson Road-
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FIRE AND POLICE SIGNAL SYSTEM
Mystic Valley Parkway, Box 485 at Massachusetts Avenue- Highland Avenue and Box 1332 at Broadway-Foster Street.
A 6-conductor cable replaced 2-conductor cables from banjo at Pleasant Street-Lombard Road to underground pole on Lombard Road on Police Circuit #1 which was grounded April 14.
Overhead lines on Marathon Street were renewed from underground pole to Fire Box 153 at Marathon Street- Waldo Road, Fire Circuit #2, April 24.
Overhead lines on Thorndike Street were re-run from underground pole to Herbert Road, Fire Circuit #1 and Police Circuit #1, June 21.
The W. P. A. Cable Project, which closed temporarily January 25, was reopened August 3 and a 66-conductor cable was installed on Massachusetts Avenue from Mill Street to Brattle Street. A new test pedestal was installed at Massachusetts Avenue-Schouler Court and a test terminal at Highland Station.
The old cable was pulled out of Massachusetts Avenue from Mill Street to Brattle Street, reeled, tested and pulled in on Broadway from Foster Street to the Somerville line. This completed a cable from Fire Headquarters to the Som- erville line with five spare pairs of wires on Broadway.
Pedestal, Fire Box 51 and Police Box 125 at Massa- chusetts Avenue-Pleasant Street; and Pedestal, Fire Box 53 and Police Box 32 at Massachusetts Avenue-Schouler Court, were changed from separate pedestals to combina- tion pedestals.
The banjo pedestals at Massachusetts Avenue-Newman Way and Massachusetts Avenue-Grove Street were discon- tinued.
The 600-volt D.C. motor on the air compressor of the whistle plant at Fire Headquarters was overhauled January 18.
A two-way radio was installed in the Fire Chief's car, March 27.
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A two-way radio was installed in the Watch Room at Fire Headquarters, May 25.
An eight-inch rattler gong was installed in the rear porch of the Highland Station, June 26.
A W. P. A. project of blue printing and recording all inventory of the Fire and Police Signal System is still in progress.
Flood lights were installed to illuminate THE HUN- TER on the Town Hall grounds, December 21.
Arranged and installed all Christmas decorations and illumination at Monument Park, Town Hall, Headquarters and Highland Stations, December 13.
SPECIAL CALLS
48 Emergency calls were received by radio from Headquarters while men were engaged in construction and repair work.
27 persons were admitted to their homes.
12 cats were rescued from trees or poles.
31 transfers were made of lines to new poles.
Two horses were rescued with the aid of the winch on the Fire Alarm Truck; one owned by the Kenney Estate, Forest Street, rescued from the railroad trestle at Forest Street bridge, October 10; and the other owned by Pasquale Allona, Thorndike Street, rescued from a ditch on farm land at the end of Thorndike Street, October 25.
RECOMMENDATIONS
I recommend that a start be made this year to place underground all wires of the Fire and Police Signal System, using Buried Cable.
A great part of the System is serviced by aerial lines which are not dependable and require frequent replacement and constant attention.
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FIRE AND POLICE SIGNAL SYSTEM
During the recent hurricane, seventy-two of the one hundred and twenty-five Fire Alarm Boxes and five Police Signal Boxes were rendered useless by fallen trees and poles.
That storm, of course, was of unusual severity, never- theless, much trouble is experienced during milder disturb- ances when swaying limbs of trees break the lines or cross them with high-powered electric lines and the work of restoring the service is attended by great danger to our linemen.
Park Avenue, Highland Avenue and Lake Street should be the first to be changed over to underground cable. This could well be a W. P. A. project or work for the Unem- ployed.
I understand that in the near future there will be a project of relaying the sewer on the westerly side of Park Avenue from Wollaston Avenue to Prospect Avenue under the sidewalk. Arrangements could be made to place cable in the same trench at a great saving in cost, and the same plan should be followed whenever a trench is opened in sections serviced by aerial lines.
I further recommend that in all new developments ar- rangements be made for our cables where needed.
For the year 1940 I recommend an appropriation of $2,875.00.
1939 Appropriation $ 1,790.00
Expended 1,780.39
Balance
$ 9.61
I am especially pleased with the fine work of Lester Cameron who has charge of the construction and mainten- ance of the Signal System, and greatly appreciate the splen- did spirit of helpfulness manifested by him on all occasions.
DANIEL B. TIERNEY
Superintendent, Fire and
Police Signal System
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REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
January 1, 1940
Honorable Board of Selectmen
Town Hall Arlington, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I have the honor to present my Seventeenth Annual Report as Chief of the Arlington Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1939.
MANUAL FORCE
The manual force consists of fifty men : the Chief, two Deputy Chiefs, five Captains, one Inspector-fireman as- signed to the Fire and Police Signal System, six Lieutenants, thirty-five Privates, one of whom is assigned to the Fire and Police Signal System; also a Department Surgeon, Dr. Winslow M. Kingman, and a Department Clerk, Anna B. Hurley.
APPARATUS
Two ladder trucks, four pumping units and a Special Service Unit are in active service.
The Department responded to 150 Box Alarms, 419 Still Alarms (telephone calls) 97 Mutual Aid Calls (out of town), a total of 666, 98 more than in 1938 and 91 more than the greatest number ever responded to in one year (1930).
Thirty false alarms were sounded (three of them tele- phone calls) as compared with 10 in 1938, 3 in 1937, 11 in 1936, 16 in 1935, 14 in 1934 and 21 in 1933.
Alarms each day of the week:
Sunday 101, Monday 79, Tuesday 78, Wednesday 97, Thursday 94, Friday 101, Saturday 116.
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REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Alarms each month of the year:
January 54, February 25, March 43, April 66, May 54, June 23, July 61, August 34, September 70, October 44, November 122, December 70.
Alarms each hour of the day:
A. M.
P. M.
12
-
1 14
12 -
1 43
1
2 16
1 - -
2 45
2
3 7
2
3 54
3
4
9
3
4 50
4
5 7
4
5 63
5
6
4
5
6 53
6
7
8
6
7 38
7
8
6
7
8 35
8
9
10
8
9 34
9
10 17
9
10 27
10
11 .30
10
11 38
11
12 40
11
12
18
FIRE LOSSES
Forty-eight losses occurred during the year, 9 of which accounted for $33,629.27 of the entire loss.
The total assessed value of property endangered, the in- surance thereon, the loss sustained, and the insurance paid are as follows :
Insurance Damage
Buildings
Assessed Value $322,060.00 45,700.00
320,372.00
29,034.82
Contents
40,700.00
11,884.02
Insurance Paid 28,634.82 11,384.02
367,760.00
361,072.00
40,918.84
40,018.84
Automobiles
(two)
1,710.00
1,670.00
1,608.00
1,608.00
Total
$369,470.00 $362,742.00 $42,526.84 $41,626.84
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. FIRES WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF MORE THAN $1,000
April 2 - Harold Pompey, 6-8 Edith Street $ 3,288.59 April 19 - Earl O. Barney, 16 Orvis Road 2,323.92 May 19 - Frank Tobin, 72-74 Gloucester Street 2,645.00 September 9 - John Enos, 36-38 Exeter Street 3,090.00 November 25 - Samuel J. Lowry, 65-67-69-71 Beacon Street 4,950.00
December 19 - Charles Lovrien, 10 Trowbridge Street 11,656.56
December 24 - Alice B. Cram (Estate) 25-27 Adams Street 1,367.00
December 26 - George E. Johnson, 83 Appleton Street 2,838.20
AUTOMOBILE LOSS
August 11 - Elmer Lantz, 38 Bow Street 1,470.00
LOSSES BY FIRE FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS
1939 1938
1937 1936
1935
$42,526.84 $31,397.48 $22,408.15 $15,760.67 $38,190.60
1934 1933
1932
1931 1930
$67,531.05 $37,141.01 $60,206.96 $58,326.73 $99,177.21
APPROPRIATION
Appropriation
$123,229.25
(by transfer)
13.00
$123,242.25
Expended ...
123,107.78
Balance
$ 134.47
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REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
CREDITS
Fees for 45 permits to blast
$22.50
Fees for 12 permits for sale of fireworks
6.00
Junk
133.68
$162.18
REPORT OF DR. KINGMAN
Dr. Winslow M. Kingman responded to 66 alarms and made 63 office and outcalls as follows :
Office visits
35
Station visits to firemen
12
Station visits to others
1
Illuminating gas victim
2
Firemen treated at fires
4
Others treated at fires
8
Automobile accident
1
FIRE PREVENTION
The Department made 17,582 twice-a-month inspec- tions of all business places and public buildings by fire- men when off-duty.
This very necessary and valuable work takes the fire- men into approximately eight hundred separate places twice each month and the splendid assistance given by practical- ly all owners and occupants has undoubtedly prevented seri- ous fires.
This year the total loss from the three fires in this type of building amounted to only $960.50.
Record of previous years : 3 in 1938, 5 in 1937, 4 in 1936, 7 in 1935, 4 in 1934, 3 in 1933, 6 in 1932, and 3 in 1931.
INSPECTION OF DWELLINGS
This highly important work was done by firemen on their "off-time" for the sixteenth consecutive year.
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Every cellar is closely inspected, potential fire hazards are pointed out to the householder and advice given as to the proper method of eliminating these dangers.
Statistics show that two-thirds of the nation's entire property loss and seven thousand of the ten thousand lives lost annually by fires, occur in dwellings.
We are not so fearful regarding the property loss from dwelling fires, although they do cause two-thirds of the nation's loss, as we are for the lives of the eleven thousand families occupying seven thousand and five hundred homes in Arlington.
The majority of the lives lost are those of the bed- ridden and children under ten years of age, usually by smoke and gas which can be produced by a small amount of burning rubbish.
Only ten fires occurred in the cellars this year.
The record of cellar fires has been favorable over a period of years: 11 in 1938, 12 in 1937, 9 in 1936, 11 in 1935, 9 in 1934, 11 in 1933, 7 in 1932, 11 in 1931 and 9 in 1930.
The following is some data compiled as a result of Dwelling House Inspections :
Total houses ...... 7,558
Single houses 4,520
Two-apartment houses
2,885
Of more than two apartments
153
Houses under construction
40
Vacant apartments
189
Combustible roofs
132
Oil burners
7,828
Total number of families
10,942
NUMBER OF HOUSES EACH YEAR
1939
7,558
1931
6,739
1938
7,355
1930 6,494
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REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
1937
7,161
1929
6,247
1936
7,098
1928
5,924
1935
6,990
1927
5,561
1934
6,942
1926
5,170
1933
6,893
1925
4,640
1932
6,849
1924
3,918
(first inspection)
INSPECTIONS
Mercantile
17,582
Dwellings
7,558
Power oil burners
441
Range oil burners
338
Total inspections
25,919
FIRE DRILLS IN SCHOOLS
Fire drills were given in all public, parochial and private schools.
A record was taken of the number of classrooms, pupils, exits used and the time required to vacate each building. A copy of the record was sent to the School Department.
Early in the Fall a thorough inspection of the school buildings was conducted by Inspectors of the New England Insurance Exchange in company with George Grimes, Su- perintendent of Maintenance for the School Department, to determine the need, if any, for further safeguarding the lives of the pupils and the buildings from fire.
The recommendations agreed upon by this group have been forwarded to the School Department and in the ag- gregate are minor defects that can be easily corrected as concerns the evacuation of the buildings in an emergency.
We are satisfied that the buildings are well supervised and that the janitor service without exception is excellent. Good housekeeping by the janitors and constant drilling by the principals clearly show that the safety of the pupils is keenly observed throughout our School System.
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Four hundred and sixty-nine fire extinguishers were recharged in schools and other public buildings, garages and factories.
I recommend that $129,470.00 be appropriated for the ensuing year (including four additional men).
Again this year, I ask that provision be made for the appointment of four additional men on May 1, 1940.
Four men were appointed in 1935 to fill vacancies caused by two deaths and two retirements. There has been no addition to the force since 1931 and none has been re- quested previous to 1938 because of the prevailing economic conditions although the need for more firemen has been increasing each year.
Previous to 1931 eight men were assigned to the Park Circle Station, four on each platoon. That year an additional Company was formed with the purchase of Engine 4. Two men were taken from the Park Circle Station who with the four new firemen formed this addi- tional Company.
When all men are on duty there are twenty-two (on each platoon) to operate four Engine Companies, two Ladder Trucks and one Emergency Truck.
The smallest number of men an Engine Company should have is five, for an Aerial Truck four, City Service Truck (with all portable ladders) five, and three on the Special Service Emergency Unit.
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